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
bahamians, people, originating, having, roots, from, commonwealth, bahamas, also, become, bahamian, acquiring, citizenship, flag, bahamastotal, populationc, 000regions, with, significant, populations, bahamas, 2022, united, states56, 2015, canada3, 2016, unite. Bahamians b e ˈ h eɪ m i en z are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship BahamiansFlag of the BahamasTotal populationc 460 000Regions with significant populations Bahamas 400 516 2022 1 United States56 498 2015 2 Canada3 675 2016 3 United Kingdom1 797 2001 4 LanguagesEnglish Bahamian CreoleReligionBaptist 32 Anglican 20 Roman Catholic 19 Methodist 6 Church of God 6 Other Protestants 12 none or unknown 3 other 2 5 Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Olympic Games 4 World Championships in Athletics 5 List 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editMain articles Battle of the Bahamas and History of the BahamasCulture editMain articles Culture of the Bahamas Music of the Bahamas Bahamian literature Bahamian cuisine and Bahamian CreoleOlympic Games editSee also Bahamas at the OlympicsWorld Championships in Athletics editSee also Bahamas at the World Championships in AthleticsList editMain article List of Bahamians 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 artistGallery edit nbsp Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit Nassau 2012 nbsp Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit Nassau 2012 See also editDemographics of the Bahamas Bahamian AmericansReferences edit 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 edit nbsp Media related to People of the Bahamas at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Bahamas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bahamians amp oldid 1181715592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
