Bahamians
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 460,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|
| |
 | 56,498 (2015)[2] |
 | 1,585 (2006)[3] |
 | 1,797 (2001)[4] |
| Languages | |
| English, Bahamian Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, Other Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%[5] | |
Bahamians are a people that are ethnically associated with The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, or by citizenship.
History
Culture
Olympic Games
World Championships in Athletics
Notable Bahamians
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and World record holder in 200m straight
- Buddy Hield, NBA player
- Klay Thompson, NBA player
- Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox pro-gaming organization
- Sidney Poitier, first Black male to win an Oscar, first black American actor to win Best Actor, first black American actor to be nominated for best actor.
- 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, the first Black mayor in Britain
- Bert Williams, first black to star in lead role 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, UFC fighter
- Kimbo Slice, popular street fighter, MMA fighter, and boxer
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 (5 October 2010). "Results". American FactFinder. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2006 Census)". statcan.gc.ca. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 May 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ↑ http://thebahamasguide.com/facts/religion/
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