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List of Barbadian Americans

November 01, 2023

This is a list of notable Barbadian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Actors edit

Entertainers edit

Musicians edit

Public service figures edit

Religious figures edit

Scientists edit

Sports figures edit

Writers edit

Others edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . DallasBlack.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  2. ^ Kam Williams (2009-01-20). "Meagan Good: The Unborn Interview". KamWilliams.com. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  3. ^ Staff writer (31 March 2011). . The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011. The Paltrow episode, which forms a part of the television network's programme entitled "Who Do You Think You Are?" will air this Friday, April 1, at 8:00 p.m. local time, and local and international viewers will witness the Academy Award-winning actress's visit to the island where she traces the roots of her paternal grandfather.
  4. ^ NSH (24 February 2012). "Black celebs in Barbados". Barbados Daily Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Rucker surprised NationNews.com with the information that he is sorry to leave so early (he departs Monday) because he wanted to formalize his dual citizenship — his grandfather is Barbadian Ebenezer Ray from St Michael.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  6. ^ Modzelewski, Eve (2000-09-27). "Stage Preview: Acting takes Cuba Gooding Sr. on an inspirational tour". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  7. ^ Chappell, Kevin (2003-01-01). "L.L. Cool J Turns Up the Heat and Talks About Love, Marriage, and Why He Gave Up 'The Naked Look'". Ebony Magazine. Johnson Publishing (January): 116–120. Retrieved September 30, 2009. My grandfather has told me that I was a genius for as long as I can remember. Believe in myself. Believe that I can make it. Believe that I can do anything I put my mind to. My mother told me those things a lot when I was growing up. that's what I've been focused on my whole life". And while it was those pep talks that molded his worth ethic, it was the love his grandparent showed for each other that molded his beliefs about love and romance. "My grandfather was a hardworking man who came to the U.S. from Barbados," LL Cool J says. "He always told me to take care of my family. He took great care of my grandmother. They put each other on the pedestal.
  8. ^ Best, Tony (24 September 2010). . Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2 January 2011. There is the United States Attorney-General Eric Holder Jr. Next is Dr Vilma Scantlebury, the world's first black, female organ transplant surgeon. Then there is Gail Brathwaite, the chief operating officer of one of Connecticut's largest banks. To that list, Bajans can add Adrian Fenty, mayor of the nation's capital. This energetic son of a Bajan became the city's youngest mayor in 2006 and people across the capital looked to him to change the fortunes of a municipality which often seemed mired in scandal, mismanagement and corruption. By any measure, he succeeded in changing things. Unfortunately, Fenty, 39, who speaks openly about his Bajan family connections, now has less than three months before he must leave office.
  9. ^ Isgrò, Francesco (May 2007). . Ciao Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011. By many accounts, the star attraction of the evening was the Mayor's mother, Jeanette Bianchi Perno Fenty, whose family hails from Monte San Giovanni Campano, a small town located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 14 km east of Frosinone in the region of Lazio. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1920. Mrs. Fenty and her husband, Phil Fenty (a native of Buffalo, N.Y., whose roots are traced to Barbados and Panama) moved to Washington in 1967.
  10. ^ "Charles Gittens". The Daily Telegraph. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  11. ^ First Barbadian inducted as New York State Supreme Court Justice 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, Monday, December 27, 2004, CaribbeanNetNews.com
  12. ^ Profile Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, New York State Unified Court System
  13. ^ Johnston, David (November 11, 2008). "Eric H. Holder, Jr" (Series). The New Team. The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  14. ^ Best, Tony (November 16, 2008). . Local News. Barbados: Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  15. ^ Johnston, David (November 12, 2008). "Eric H. Holder Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  16. ^ Meet The New Kid On The Fast Track, August 22, 1993, North Jersey Herald & News
  17. ^ Markowitz, Gerald. "Lloyd George Sealy: An Appreciation". Lloyd Sealy Library. John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
  18. ^ Springer, Bevan (5 August 2010). . Caribbean360. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  19. ^ "Science & Engineering Faculty Directory: Cardinal Warde". Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  20. ^ . Biography. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  21. ^ Carol Brennan (2008). "Black Biography: Gwen Ifill". Contemporary Black Biography. The Gale Group. Retrieved 2008-09-18.

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This is a list of notable Barbadian Americans including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 Actors 2 Entertainers 3 Musicians 4 Public service figures 5 Religious figures 6 Scientists 7 Sports figures 8 Writers 9 Others 10 See also 11 ReferencesActors editMeagan Good actress paternal grandfather 1 2 Cuba Gooding Jr actor paternal grandfather was from Barbados Omar Gooding actor same grandfather as Cuba Jr Adrian Holmes Canadian actor ancestry vague Nia Long actress ancestry vague Mari Morrow actress ancestry vague Gwyneth Paltrow her great grandmother was Barbadian 3 Redd Pepper born Richard Green in Barbados Jada Pinkett Smith actress ancestry vague on mother s side Robert Christopher Riley actor father from Barbados Lamman Rucker ancestry vague 4 Entertainers editLene Hall supermodel Norma Miller dancer both parents from Barbados Musicians editRihanna full name Robyn Rihanna Fenty Tory Lanez rapper A AP Rocky real name Rakim Mayers rapper KRS One real name Lawrence Parker rapper Afrika Bambaataa musician 5 Damon Dash co founder of Roc A Fella Records Stacey Dash s cousin Grandmaster Flash hip hop musician and DJ Dave East rapper Faith Evans singer and actress Doug E Fresh hip hop musician Desiigner hip hop musician rapper Cuba Gooding Sr singer 6 Ryan Leslie musician producer Mr Lif hip hop musician LL Cool J musician 7 Lord Burgess songwriter Shontelle musician Arturo Tappin musician Tweet real name Charlene Keys singer Rayvon real name Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster Barbadian singer songwriter Remy Ma rapper Rowdy Rebel rapper Lil Kim rapperPublic service figures editShirley Chisholm Congresswoman Adrian Fenty former Mayor of Washington District of Columbia 8 9 Charles Gittens first black United States Secret Service agent 10 Sylvia O Hinds Radix New York State Supreme Court Judge 11 12 Eric Holder former Attorney General of the United States 13 14 15 Sherrilyn Ifill lawyer and activist Thomas Jones former Civil Court judge and civil rights activist in Brooklyn New York Chirlane McCray poet public speech writer married to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bret Schundler former Mayor of Jersey City NJ 16 Lloyd Sealy first African American NYPD officer to command a police precinct and patrol borough 17 Dennis M Walcott Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development in New York City New York 18 Religious figures editArnold Josiah Ford rabbiScientists editCardinal Warde physicist full professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19 Sports figures editRobert Bailey National Football League player Anson Carter Canadian hockey player Rajah Caruth American NASCAR driver Andre De Grasse Canadian Sprinter Ramon Harewood National Football League player Orlando Jordan professional wrestler Winston Justice National Football League player Sam Seale National Football League player Alana Shipp American Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder Christian Taylor track and field athlete Obadele Thompson track and field athlete Kevin Weekes Canadian hockey player Andrew Wiggins Canadian basketball player Nick Wiggins Canadian basketball playerWriters editGwen Ifill American journalist and television newscaster 20 21 Agymah Kamau novelist Odimumba Kwamdela poet and novelist Paule Marshall novelist Susan L Taylor editor in chief of Essence magazine Neville Goddard writer and mysticOthers editFrank L White chef the original chef s face on Cream of Wheat boxSee also editList of Barbadians List of Barbadian Britons Barbadian CanadiansReferences edit DallasBlack com Interview Meagan Good DallasBlack com Archived from the original on 2009 01 23 Retrieved 2009 03 11 Kam Williams 2009 01 20 Meagan Good The Unborn Interview KamWilliams com Retrieved 2009 06 30 Staff writer 31 March 2011 Hollywood celebrity finds family links in Barbados The Barbados Advocate Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 Retrieved 31 March 2011 The Paltrow episode which forms a part of the television network s programme entitled Who Do You Think You Are will air this Friday April 1 at 8 00 p m local time and local and international viewers will witness the Academy Award winning actress s visit to the island where she traces the roots of her paternal grandfather NSH 24 February 2012 Black celebs in Barbados Barbados Daily Nation Retrieved 24 February 2012 Rucker surprised NationNews com with the information that he is sorry to leave so early he departs Monday because he wanted to formalize his dual citizenship his grandfather is Barbadian Ebenezer Ray from St Michael Afrika Bambaataa djhistory Interview Archived from the original on 2010 11 22 Retrieved 2010 12 04 Modzelewski Eve 2000 09 27 Stage Preview Acting takes Cuba Gooding Sr on an inspirational tour Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2008 11 19 Chappell Kevin 2003 01 01 L L Cool J Turns Up the Heat and Talks About Love Marriage and Why He Gave Up The Naked Look Ebony Magazine Johnson Publishing January 116 120 Retrieved September 30 2009 My grandfather has told me that I was a genius for as long as I can remember Believe in myself Believe that I can make it Believe that I can do anything I put my mind to My mother told me those things a lot when I was growing up that s what I ve been focused on my whole life And while it was those pep talks that molded his worth ethic it was the love his grandparent showed for each other that molded his beliefs about love and romance My grandfather was a hardworking man who came to the U S from Barbados LL Cool J says He always told me to take care of my family He took great care of my grandmother They put each other on the pedestal Best Tony 24 September 2010 NEW YORK NEW YORK Bajan mayor shown door Nation Newspaper Archived from the original on 2012 06 23 Retrieved 2 January 2011 There is the United States Attorney General Eric Holder Jr Next is Dr Vilma Scantlebury the world s first black female organ transplant surgeon Then there is Gail Brathwaite the chief operating officer of one of Connecticut s largest banks To that list Bajans can add Adrian Fenty mayor of the nation s capital This energetic son of a Bajan became the city s youngest mayor in 2006 and people across the capital looked to him to change the fortunes of a municipality which often seemed mired in scandal mismanagement and corruption By any measure he succeeded in changing things Unfortunately Fenty 39 who speaks openly about his Bajan family connections now has less than three months before he must leave office Isgro Francesco May 2007 D C Mayor Adrian Fenty Honored by Italian American Community Ciao Media Group LLC Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 Retrieved 2 January 2011 By many accounts the star attraction of the evening was the Mayor s mother Jeanette Bianchi Perno Fenty whose family hails from Monte San Giovanni Campano a small town located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 14 km east of Frosinone in the region of Lazio Her family emigrated to the United States in 1920 Mrs Fenty and her husband Phil Fenty a native of Buffalo N Y whose roots are traced to Barbados and Panama moved to Washington in 1967 Charles Gittens The Daily Telegraph 2011 08 10 Retrieved 2011 08 18 First Barbadian inducted as New York State Supreme Court Justice Archived 2008 06 19 at the Wayback Machine Monday December 27 2004 CaribbeanNetNews com Profile Hon Sylvia O Hinds Radix New York State Unified Court System Johnston David November 11 2008 Eric H Holder Jr Series The New Team The New York Times Retrieved November 19 2008 Best Tony November 16 2008 Obama s AG may be Bajan Local News Barbados Nation Newspaper Archived from the original on July 14 2011 Retrieved November 18 2008 Johnston David November 12 2008 Eric H Holder Jr The New York Times Retrieved 2009 01 31 Meet The New Kid On The Fast Track August 22 1993 North Jersey Herald amp News Markowitz Gerald Lloyd George Sealy An Appreciation Lloyd Sealy Library John Jay College of Criminal Justice Springer Bevan 5 August 2010 Mayor Bloomberg to host West Indians at Gracie Mansion Caribbean360 Archived from the original on 2011 10 01 Retrieved 8 April 2011 Science amp Engineering Faculty Directory Cardinal Warde Retrieved 2015 01 14 Gwen Ifill Biography Biography 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 10 01 Retrieved 2008 09 18 Carol Brennan 2008 Black Biography Gwen Ifill Contemporary Black Biography The Gale Group Retrieved 2008 09 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Barbadian Americans amp oldid 1175880605 Actors, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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