Bahamians

Bahamians are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

List

 * Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black American actor to win Best Actor, first black American actor to be nominated for best actor.
 * Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straight
 * Buddy Hield, basketball player
 * Klay Thompson, basketball player
 * Rick 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 mayor
 * Bert Williams, first black lead actor on Broadway
 * Deandre Ayton, was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015
 * Mychal 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 artist
 * Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist