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 (from the Dominican Republic), Haitians, Jamaicans, or Puerto Ricans.
Antigua and Barbuda
- List of British people of Antigua and Barbuda descent
Actors and comedians
- Anna Maria Horsford - actress (of Antiguan descent)
Artists
- Gregory Abbott - singer
- Jazzie B - singer (Soul II Soul)
- Shermain Jeremy
Athletes
- Curtly Ambrose - cricketer
- Craig Speedy Claxton - basketball player (of Antiguan descent)
- Carl Herrera - former NBA basketball player
- Emile Heskey - football player (of Antiguan descent)
- Maurice Hope - boxer
- Colin Kazim-Richards - football player (of Antiguan descent)
- Ledley King - footballer
- Sir Isaac Vivian Richards - cricketer
- Richie Richardson - cricketer
- Andy Roberts - cricketer
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Barbados 
Actors
- Stacey Dash (Bajan father)
- Melyssa Ford
- Doug E. Fresh
- Meagan Good
- Cuba Gooding Jr. (father is a first-generation Bajan American)
- Omar Gooding
- David Harewood (both parents Bajan)
- LL Cool J (mother is a first-generation Bajan American)
- Mari Morrow
- Gwyneth Paltrow (White Bajan descendant)
- Redd Pepper
- Rihanna
- Robert Christopher Riley (Trini mother, Bajan father)
- Lamman Rucker (mother is a first-generation Bajan American)
- Denzel Washington
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 (born in Canada; both parents are from Barbados)
- Pierre Browne
- Anson Carter - NHL player (born in Canada to parents from Barbados)
- Ashley Cole - English footballer (parents are from Barbados)
- Jon Cornish - CFL player (born in Canada to father from Barbados)
- Joel Garner
- Joshua Gibson - Aussie rules footballer (parents are from Barbados)
- Gordon Greenidge
- Ramon Harewood - American football player (Baltimore Ravens)
- Desmond Haynes
- George Headley
- Sir Conrad Hunte
- Paul Ince - English footballer and football manager (parents are from Christ Church, Barbados)
- Winston Justice - American football player (Denver Broncos)
- 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 (both parents are immigrants from Barbados)
- Sir Everton Weekes
- Kevin Weekes - NHL goalie (born in Canada, parents are both from Barbados)
- Sir Frank Worrell
Mariners
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
- Alison Hinds
- Jaicko - R&B and pop music singer/songwriter
- Tory Lanez
- Ryan Leslie
- Hal Linton
- Zeeteah Massiah
- Mighty Gabby
- Jackie Opel
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock - member of Little Mix
- Rayvon
- Red Plastic Bag
- Rihanna - pop and R&B singer
- 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
- 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
- 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 Taylor - former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine
Dominica
- List of British people of Dominica descent
Media
Political leaders
Cricketers
Writers and intellectuals
French Guiana
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Grenada
- List of British people of Grenadian descent
Artists
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
Musicians
- Rihanna
- Ajamu
- Casey Benjamin - member of the Robert Glasper Project
- Craig David (of Grenadian descent)
- 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 (of Grenadian descent)
- Keith Mitchell
- David Paterson (Grenadian grandfather)
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- Tillman Thomas
Writers and intellectuals
- Tobias S. Buckell
- Merle Collins
- Audre Lorde (of Grenadian descent)
Guadeloupe
Artists
Athletes
Filmmakers
Political leaders
Religious leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Guyana
Athletes
Musicians
- Red Cafe
- Rihanna Fenty (Guyanese mother)
- 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
Martinique
Athletes
Filmmakers
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
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Singers
- Tory Lanez (mother from Curaçao)
Athletes
- Leroy Fer (parents both Curaçaoan descent)
- Andruw Jones
- Patrick Kluivert (mother of Curaçaoan descent)
- Churandy Martina
- Sidney Ponson
Comedians
Political leaders
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- List of British people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
Athletes
Business and agriculture
Political leaders
Writers, intellectuals, filmmakers, and artists
Saint Lucia
- See also List of Saint Lucians
- List of British people of Saint Lucian descent
Actors
Artists
Athletes
- Jermain Defoe
- Anton Ferdinand (St Lucian father)
- Les Ferdinand
- Rio Ferdinand (St Lucian father)
- Dominic Johnson
- Cyrille Regis
- Dave Regis
- John Regis
- Rene Regis
- Darren Sammy
Economists
- Sir Arthur Lewis
Musicians
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Athletes
Musicians
Political leaders
Suriname
Artists
Athletes
Inventors
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Trinidad and Tobago
Artists
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
Filmmakers
Musicians
- Attila the Hun (Raymond Quevado) - calypsonian
- Winifred Atwell
- Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon
- Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand
- Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)
- Ken Marlon Charles (KMC)
- Maximus Dan
- Destra Garcia
- Bunji Garlin
- Haddaway
- Heather Headley
- Raymond Holman
- Lord Invader
- Lord Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts)
- Lord Melody
- Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez
- Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco)
- Mighty Spoiler
- Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) - rapper
- PartyNextDoor (Trinidadian father)
- Cardi B (Trinidadian mother)
- 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 (Garfield Blackman)
- Black Stalin (Leroy Calliste)
- 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 (A.A. Cipriani)
- Sir Ellis Clarke
- Winston Dookeran
- Knowlson Gift
- Albert Gomes
- Geddes Granger (Makandal Daaga)
- 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 (born Krishna Deonarine)
- A.N.R. Robinson
- Keith Rowley
- Austin "Jack" Warner
- Dr. Eric Williams
- Eric A. Williams
- Gerald Yetming
Writers and intellectuals
United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
Actors
Artists and architects
Athletes
Doctors and scientists
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
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