Could somebody tell me a list of famous people that are afro carribbean?
2007-01-30 03:07:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Other - Caribbean
The list is so long. All listed are either born West Indians or of West Indian parentage. This is just a small sampling.
Louis Farrakhan
Malcolm X
Marcus Garvey
Shirley Chisholm
Colin Powell
Obadele Thompson (olympic medalist)
Grand Master Flash (rapper)
Alicia Keys (singer)
Mya (singer)
L'il Kim (rapper)
Foxy Brown (rapper)
DJ Kool Herc
Patrick Ewing (NBA star)
Busta Rhymes (rapper)
Notorious BIG (rapper)
Alphonso Ribiero (actor)
Grace Jones
Tyson Beckford (model)
Perdita Felicien (champion hurdler)
Donovan Bailey (sprinter)
Persia White
Nicolas Anelka (French futbol player)
Lilian Thuram (French futbol player)
Tatyana Ali (actress)
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Harry Belafonte (singer)
Brian Charles Lara (cricketer)
Bob Marley (reggae artiste)
Doug E Fresh (rapper)
Stokely Carmichael (All-African People's Revolutionary Party)
Rihanna (singer)
Tim Duncan (NBA star)
2007-01-30 10:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Angela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll just add a few from the above list
* Andruw Jones, a Major League Baseball player
* Izaline Calister, a singer of jazz, ethno-jazz and Curaçao krioyo music
* Randal Corsen, jazz and fusion pianist.
* Tania Kross, mezzo-soprano singer.
* Kizzy Getrouw, a singer songwriter and television personality based in the United States
* Willem Gerard Statius Muller, a pianist and composer.
* George Maduro, a war hero and namesake of Madurodam in The Hague.
* Manuel Carlos Piar, an important figure during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
* Hensley Meulens, former Major League Baseball player
All these are from the island of Curacao
2007-01-30 12:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was surprised to learn that the mother of Malcolm X was born in Grenada, a small island in the Caribbean.
The Mighty sparrow is also a Great Caribbean man; he's a great calypso singer from Jamaica.
2007-01-30 13:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some famouse people thate are from the caribbean:
Sean Paul
Beenie Man
Baby Cham
Tania Stevens
Daville
Just to name a few
2007-01-30 08:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Billy Ocean...singer
Garfield Sobers...Cricketer
Maurice Bishop ..Politician
Marcus Garvey....Black activist
Brian Lara...Cricket genius
Now do a Goggle for more.
2007-01-30 10:08:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heather Headly
Rhianna
Fatima, The mighty Sparrow is from TRINIDAD!!!!
2007-01-30 05:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olivia from G-Unit is from Jamaica
2007-01-30 05:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by RACQUEL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋