Bahamians
Bahamians are an people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.
 Flag of The Bahamas | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 460,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| |
 | 56,498 (2015)[2] |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 3,675 (2016)[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] | |
History
Culture
Olympic Games
World Championships in Athletics
Notable Bahamians
- 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.
- 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-
- 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.
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.
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