Bahamians
People who originate from The Bahamas
Ethnic group
Bahamians c. 460,000 Bahamas 400,516 (2022)[ 1] United States 56,498 (2015) [ 2] Canada 3,675 (2016) [ 3] United Kingdom 1,797 (2001) [ 4] English , Bahamian Creole Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, Other Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%[ 5] Caribbean people
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
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.Shaunae Miller-Uibo , sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straightBuddy Hield , basketball playerKlay Thompson , basketball playerRick Fox , three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox Lynden Oscar Pindling , first Prime Minister of the Bahamas.Joseph Robert Love , important pan-African leader of the 19th and 20th century who influenced Marcus Garvey Allan Glaisyer Minns , first black British mayorBert Williams , first black lead actor on BroadwayDeandre Ayton , was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015Mychal Thompson , two-time NBA champion and first foreign-born player to be selected as 1st pick in the NBA draft history.Angela Palacious , first woman deacon and priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands Yves Edwards , mixed martial artistKimbo Slice , streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist
Gallery
Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
See also
References
^ Bahamas 2017 . Population Pyramid.^ Access, Data; (DADS), Dissemination Systems (October 5, 2010). "Results" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 27, 2017 . ^ "Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2006 Census)" . statcan.gc.ca. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2010 .^ "Country-of-birth database" . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . Archived from the original on May 11, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .^ "Religion | The Bahamas Guide" . www.thebahamasguide.com .
External links
People of the Bahamas at Wikimedia Commons
