List of Eastern Caribbean people
Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Bahamians, Belizeans, Cubans, Dominicans, Haitians, Jamaicans, or Puerto Ricans.
[Antigua and Barbuda]
- :Category:English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent|List of British people of Antigua and Barbuda descent
Actors and comedians
- Anna Maria Horsford - actress
Artists
- Gregory Abbott - singer
- Jazzie B - singer
- Shermain Jeremy
Athletes
- Curtly Ambrose - cricketer
- Craig Speedy Claxton - basketball player
- Carl Herrera - former NBA basketball player
- Emile Heskey - football player
- Maurice Hope - boxer
- Colin Kazim-Richards - football player
- Ledley King - footballer
- Sir Isaac Vivian Richards - cricketer
- Richie Richardson - cricketer
- Andy Roberts - cricketer
Political leaders
- Lester Bird
- Sir Vere Cornwall Bird
- Sir James Carlisle
- Tim Hector
- Sir Wilfred Jacobs
- Baldwin Spencer
- Sydney Walling
- Sir George Walter
Writers and intellectuals
- Leonard Tim Hector
- Marie-Elena John
- Jamaica Kincaid
[Barbados]
Actors
- Stacey Dash
- Melyssa Ford
- Doug E. Fresh
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Meagan Good
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Omar Gooding
- David Harewood
- LL Cool J
- Mari Morrow
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Redd Pepper
- Robert Christopher Riley
- Lamman Rucker
Athletes
- Robert Bailey - American football player
- Nigel Benn
- Andrea Blackett
- Emmerson Boyce - footballer who captained the 2013 FA Cup winning Wigan Athletic side
- Fred Brathwaite - NHL goalie
- Pierre Browne
- Anson Carter - NHL player
- Ashley Cole - English footballer
- Jon Cornish - CFL player
- Joel Garner
- Joshua Gibson - Aussie rules footballer
- Gordon Greenidge
- Ramon Harewood - American football player
- Desmond Haynes
- George Headley
- Sir Conrad Hunte
- Paul Ince - English footballer and football manager
- Winston Justice - American football player
- Zane Maloney - racing driver
- Malcolm Marshall
- Fran Matthews - Negro league baseball player
- Earl Maynard
- Anton Norris - high jumper
- Kemar Roach
- Sam Seale - American football player
- Alana Shipp - American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Sir Garfield Sobers
- Obadele Thompson
- Walter Tull - English footballer; first British-born black Army officer; father was from Barbados
- Sir Clyde Walcott
- Joel Ward
- Sir Everton Weekes
- Kevin Weekes - NHL goalie
- Andrew Wiggins - NBA basketball player
- Sir Frank Worrell
Mariners
- Stede Bonnet
- William Shorey
Musicians
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Kelly Beckett - member of the Paradiso Girls
- Vita Chambers
- CJ Fly - rapper
- Mark Morrison
- Carl Cox - producer, DJ
- Charles D. Lewis - artist, bassist, producer
- Damon Dash
- Cover Drive - pop band consisting of Amanda Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong, Barry "Bar-Man" Hill and Jamar Harding
- Faith Evans
- Livvi Franc
- Doug E. Fresh
- Cuba Gooding, Sr.
- Grandmaster Flash
- Grynner
- Killy
- Alison Hinds
- Jaicko - R&B and pop music singer/songwriter
- Tory Lanez
- Ryan Leslie
- Hal Linton
- Magnet Man
- Zeeteah Massiah
- Mighty Gabby
- Jackie Opel
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock - member of Little Mix
- Rayvon
- Red Plastic Bag
- Rihanna - singer
- Rakim Mayers - artist
- Rupee - musician, born Rupert Clarke
- Shontelle - pop, reggae, and R&B singer
- Arturo Tappin
- Tweet - singer, born Charlene Keys
- Joseph L. Walcott - founded the first black-owned nightclub in New England, featuring many jazz greats
- Dave East - rapper
Political leaders
- Sir Grantley Adams
- J.M.G. Adams
- Owen Arthur
- Errol Barrow
- Sir Courtney Blackman
- Bussa
- Shirley Chisholm - Congresswoman
- Anne C. Cools
- Adrian Fenty - former Mayor of Washington, District of Columbia
- Charles Gittens - first black United States Secret Service agent
- Eric Holder - Attorney General of the United States
- Sir Clifford Husbands
- Gwen Ifill - American political journalist; television newscaster
- Thomas R. Jones - former Civil Court judge and Civil Rights activist in Brooklyn, New York
- Clyde Mascoll
- Chirlane McCray - poet, public speech writer; married to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Dame Billie Miller
- Richard B. Moore
- Charles O'Neale
- Clement Payne
- Erskine Sandiford
- Bret Schundler - former Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Lloyd Sealy - first African American NYPD officer to command a police precinct and patrol borough
- David Thompson
- Elizabeth Thompson, politician, Permanent Representative to the UN
- Dennis M. Walcott - Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development in New York City
- Frank L. White - original chef face on Cream Of Wheat box
Writers and intellectuals
- Adisa Andwele
- Hilary Beckles - historian
- Edward Brathwaite
- Austin Clarke
- Tony Cozier - cricket writer and broadcaster
- Alan Emtage - Internet pioneer
- Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge
- Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge
- Ted Harris - Sweden-based pastor, theologian and writer
- Agymah Kamau - novelist
- Odimumba Kwamdela - poet and novelist
- George Lamming
- Glenville Lovell
- Paule Marshall - novelist
- Avinash Persaud - businessman
- Susan L. Taylor - former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine
[Dominica]
- :Category:English people of Dominica descent|List of British people of Dominica descent
Media
- Maurice DuBois
Political leaders
- Phyllis Shand Allfrey
- Dame Eugenia Charles
- Pierre Charles
- Rosie Douglas
- Edison James
- Patrick R. John
- Edward Oliver LeBlanc
- Nicholas Liverpool
- Doreen Paul
- Sir Clarence Seignoret
- Oliver Seraphin
- Vernon Shaw
- Roosevelt Skerrit
- Crispin Sorhaindo
Cricketers
- Liam Sebastien
- Shane Shillingford
Writers and intellectuals
- Lennox Honychurch
- Jean Rhys
[French Guiana]
Political leaders
- Léon Bertrand
- Justin Catayée
- Félix Éboué
- Gaston Monnerville
- Victor Schoelcher
- Christiane Taubira
Writers and intellectuals
- Léon Damas
[Grenada]
- :Category:English people of Grenadian descent|List of British people of Grenadian descent
Artists
- Canute Caliste
Athletes
- Lewis Hamilton - F1 driver and World Champion 2007/2008 season, 2014 season, and 2015 season.
- Kirani James - Grenadian sprinter who specialises in 200 and 400 meters; the reigning 400 meters world champion
- Jason Roberts - footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers
Business people and agriculturalists
- James Baillie
Musicians
- Ajamu
- Casey Benjamin - member of the Robert Glasper Project
- Craig David
- Dollarman
- David Emmanuel
- Sir Galba
- Leslie Hutchinson
- Finley Jeffrey
- Jemeni
- Row Lewis
- Mighty Sparrow
- Ms. Dynamite
- Sonika
Political leaders
- Jean Augustine
- Maurice Bishop
- Herbert A. Blaize
- Nicholas Brathwaite
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Henri Christophe
- Bernard Coard
- Eric Gairy
- Malcolm X
- Keith Mitchell
- David Paterson
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- Tillman Thomas
Writers and intellectuals
- Tobias S. Buckell
- Merle Collins
- Audre Lorde
- Franklyn Harvey
[Guadeloupe]
Artists
- Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Athletes
- Eric Abidal
- Jocelyn Angloma
- Christine Arron
- Jim Bilba
- Pascal Chimbonda
- Laura Flessel-Colovic
- William Gallas
- Thierry Henry
- Jérôme Moïso
- Jean-Marc Mormeck
- Marie-José Pérec
- Mickaël Piétrus
- Therry Racon
- Teddy Riner
- Louis Saha
- Lilian Thuram
- Marius Trésor
Filmmakers
- Sarah Maldoror
Political leaders
- Louis Delgrès
- Victor Hugues
- Victorin Lurel
- Stéphane Pocrain
- Patrick Reason
Religious leaders
- Jean Baptiste Labat
Writers and intellectuals
- Maryse Condé
- Daniel Maximin
- Saint-John Perse
[Guyana]
- List of Guyanese British people
Athletes
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Lance Gibbs
- Carl Hooper
- Rohan Bholalall Kanhai
- Clive Lloyd
- Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan
Musicians
- Red Cafe
- Rihanna
- Saint Jhn
- Melanie Fiona
- Eddy Grant
- P. Reign
Political leaders
- Brindley Benn
- Forbes Burnham
- Arthur Chung
- Clinton Collymore
- Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow
- Cuffy
- Jack Gladstone
- Quamina Gladstone
- Bernie Grant
- Sam Hinds
- Desmond Hoyte
- Cheddi Jagan
- Janet Jagan
- Bharrat Jagdeo
- Eusi Kwayana
- Moses Nagamootoo
- Reepu Daman Persaud
- Sir Shridath Ramphal
- Clement Rohee
- Rupert Roopnaraine
Writers and intellectuals
- Edward Ricardo Braithwaite
- Jan Carew
- Martin Carter
- David Dabydeen
- Wilson Harris
- Roy Heath
- Matthew James Higgins
- Edgar Mittelholzer
- Walter Rodney
- Ivan Van Sertima
- A.J. Seymour
- Eric Walrond
[Martinique]
Athletes
- Nicolas Anelka
- Ronny Turiaf
Filmmakers
- Euzhan Palcy
Political leaders
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Alfred Marie-Jeanne
Writers and intellectuals
- Aimé Césaire
- Patrick Chamoiseau
- Raphaël Confiant
- Frantz Fanon
- Édouard Glissant
- René Maran
- Joseph Zobel
- Paulette Nardal
- Jeanne Nardal
[Netherlands Antilles] , [Curacao] and [Aruba]
Singers
- Tory Lanez
Athletes
- Leroy Fer
- Andruw Jones
- Patrick Kluivert
- Churandy Martina
- Sidney Ponson
- Errol Zimmerman
Comedians
- Jandino Asporaat
Political leaders
- Betico Croes
- Daniel De Leon
- Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
- Ben Komproe
- Maria Liberia-Peters
- Claude Wathey
[Saint Kitts and Nevis]
- :Category:British people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent|List of British people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
Sports Personalities
- Keith Arthurton
- Kim Collins
- Derick Parry
- Stuart Williams
- Elquemedo Willett
Business and agriculture
- James Baillie
Political leaders
- Sir Clement Arrindell
- Robert Bradshaw
- Denzil Douglas
- Alexander Hamilton
- Rawlins Lowndes
- Sir Lee Moore
- Sir Cuthbert Sebastian
- Sir Kennedy Simmonds
- Paul Southwell
Writers, intellectuals, filmmakers, and artists
- Joan Armatrading
- Imruh Bakari
- Christene Browne
- Burt Caesar
- Pogus Caesar
- Caryl Phillips
- Cicely Tyson
[Saint Lucia]
- See also List of Saint Lucians
- :Category:English people of Saint Lucian descent|List of British people of Saint Lucian descent
Actors
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- Joseph Marcell
Artists
- Llewellyn Xavier
Athletes
- Jermain Defoe
- Anton Ferdinand
- Les Ferdinand
- Rio Ferdinand
- Dominic Johnson
- Cyrille Regis
- Dave Regis
- John Regis
- Rene Regis
- Darren Sammy
Economists
- Sir Arthur Lewis
Musicians
- Shola Ama
- Nicole David
- Ronald "Boo" Hinkson
- Trevor Nelson
- Joey Badass
Political leaders
- Kenny Anthony
- Winston Cenac
- George Charles
- Sir John Compton
- Julian Hunte
- Sir Allen Lewis
- Vaughan Lewis
- Sir Allan Louisy
- Dame Pearlette Louisy
- George Odlum
Writers and intellectuals
- Derek Walcott
[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]
Athletes
- Adonal Foyle
- Sancho Lyttle
- Sophia Young
Musicians
- Kevin Lyttle
- Mattafix
Political leaders
- Sir Charles Antrobus
- Sir Frederick Ballantyne
- Milton Cato
- Joseph Chatoyer
- Arnhim Eustace
- Ralph Gonsalves
- Sir David Jack
- Ebenezer Joshua
- Sir James F. Mitchell
- Sir Louis Straker
[Suriname]
Artists
- Ramdew Chaitoe
- Damaru
- Dropati
- Natalie La Rose
Athletes
- Tommy Asinga
- Ryan Babel
- Remy Bonjasky
- Edgar Davids
- Eljero Elia
- Ilonka Elmont
- Ruud Gullit
- Ernesto Hoost
- Patrick Kluivert
- Anthony Nesty
- Frank Rijkaard
- Clarence Seedorf
- Tyrone Spong
- Letitia Vriesde
- Aron Winter
Inventors
- Jan Earnst Matzeliger
Political leaders
- Jules Ajodhia
- Henck Arron
- Bram Behr
- Dési Bouterse
- Ronnie Brunswijk
- Johan Ferrier
- Otto Huiswoud
- Harry Kisoensingh
- Jagernath Lachmon
- Pretaapnarian Radhakishun
- Ram Sardjoe
- Ronald Venetiaan
- Jules Wijdenbosch
Writers and intellectuals
- Aphra Behn
- Anton de Kom
- Lou Lichtveld
[Trinidad and Tobago]
- List of Trinidadian Britons
Artists
- Isaiah James Boodhoo
- Michel-Jean Cazabon
- Boscoe Holder
- Geoffrey Holder
Athletes
- Inshan Ali
- Stephen Ames
- Marvin Andrews
- Ian Bishop
- Marlon Black
- Ato Boldon
- George Bovell III
- Dwayne Bravo
- Darrel Brown
- Marc Burns
- Learie Constantine
- Hasely Crawford
- Rajindra Dhanraj
- Mervyn Dillon
- Ansil Elcock
- Daren Ganga
- Roger Gibbon
- Hilary Angelo "Larry" Gomes
- Gerald "Gerry" Gomez
- Anthony Gray
- Shaka Hislop
- Clayton Ince
- Stern John
- Kenwyne Jones
- Brian Lara
- Russell Latapy
- Leonson Lewis
- Augustine "Gus" Logie
- Clint Marcelle
- Wendell Mottley
- Deryck Murray
- Jerren Nixon
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Manny Ramjohn
- Dinanath Ramnarine
- Anthony Rougier
- Phil Simmons
- Jeffrey Stollmeyer
- Victor Stollmeyer
- Richard Thompson
- Evans Wise
- Dwight Yorke
Dancers
- Pearl Primus
Filmmakers
- Horace Ové
- Frances-Anne Solomon
Musicians
- Attila the Hun - calypsonian
- Winifred Atwell
- Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon
- Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand
- Chalkdust
- Ken Marlon Charles
- Maximus Dan
- Destra Garcia
- Bunji Garlin
- Haddaway
- Heather Headley
- Raymond Holman
- Lord Invader
- Lord Kitchener
- Lord Melody
- Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez
- Mighty Sparrow
- Mighty Spoiler
- Nicki Minaj - rapper
- PartyNextDoor
- Cardi B
- Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed
- Machel Montano
- Billy Ocean
- Denise Plummer
- Sundar Popo
- Patrice Roberts
- David Rudder
- Adesh Samaroo
- Jit Samaroo
- Hazel Scott
- Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
- Lord Shorty/Ras Shorty I
- Black Stalin
- André Tanker
- Rakesh Yankaran
Political leaders
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Rudranath Capildeo
- Simbhoonath Capildeo
- Stokely Carmichael a.k.a. Kwame Ture
- George Chambers
- Carson Charles
- Arthur Andrew Cipriani
- Sir Ellis Clarke
- Winston Dookeran
- Knowlson Gift
- Albert Gomes
- Geddes Granger
- Noor Hassanali
- Karl Hudson-Phillips
- A.P.T. James
- Roy Joseph
- Franklin Khan
- Fuad Khan
- Gillian Lucky
- Ramesh Maharaj
- Patrick Manning
- Bhadase Sagan Maraj
- Ralph Maraj
- Wendell Mottley
- George Padmore
- Basdeo Panday
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- George Maxwell Richards
- Adrian Cola Rienzi
- A.N.R. Robinson
- Keith Rowley
- Austin "Jack" Warner
- Dr. Eric Williams
- Eric A. Williams
- Gerald Yetming
Writers and intellectuals
- Lloyd Best
- Ralph de Boissière
- Dionne Brand
- Stokely Carmichael
- Rosa Guy
- Merle Hodge
- C. L. R. James
- Earl Lovelace
- Mustapha Matura
- Shiva Naipaul
- V.S. Naipaul
- Kenneth Ramchand
- Lall Sawh
- Samuel Selvon
- Eric Williams
[United States Virgin Islands] and [British Virgin Islands]
Actors
- Kelsey Grammer
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Artists and architects
- Camille Pissarro
- Dr. William Thornton
Athletes
- Raja Bell
- Horace Clarke
- Midre Cummings
- Tim Duncan
- Julian Jackson
- Calvin Pickering
- Elmo Plaskett
Doctors and scientists
- Dr John C. Lettsom
- Morris Simmonds
Political leaders
- Edward Blyden
- Frank Rudolph Crosswaith
- Hubert Henry Harrison
- Casper Holstein
- Roy Innis
- D. Hamilton Jackson
- J. Raymond Jones
- William Alexander Leidesdorff
- T. McCants Stewart
- Terence Todman
- Denmark Vesey
Writers and intellectuals
- Barbara Christian
- Arthur Schomburg