Bahamians are people originating or having roots from
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.
History
Culture
Olympic Games
World Championships in Athletics
List
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Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black Bahamian actor to win Best Actor, first black Bahamian actor to be nominated for best actor.
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Shaunae Miller-Uibo (born 15 April 1994) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She is a two-time Olympic champion after winning the women's 400 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 ...
, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straight
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Buddy Hield, basketball player
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Klay Thompson, basketball player
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Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of
Echo Fox
Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various ...
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Lynden Oscar Pindling, first Prime Minister of the Bahamas.
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Joseph Robert Love, important pan-African leader of the 19th and 20th century who influenced
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) (commonly known a ...
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Allan Glaisyer Minns, first black British mayor
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Bert Williams, first black lead actor on Broadway
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Deandre Ayton, was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015
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Mychal Thompson, two-time NBA champion and first foreign-born player to be selected as 1st pick in the NBA draft history.
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Angela Palacious, first woman deacon and priest of the
Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Yves Edwards, mixed martial artist
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Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist
Gallery
File:Bahamas Women Large 2012.jpg, Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
File:Bahamas Women Small 2012.jpg, Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
See also
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Demographics of the Bahamas
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Bahamian Americans
References
External links
Society of the Bahamas
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