Bahamians

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Bahamians
Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%[5]

Bahamians

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

History

Main articles: Battle of the Bahamas and History of the Bahamas

Culture

Main articles: Culture of the Bahamas, Music of the Bahamas, Bahamian literature, Bahamian cuisine, and Bahamian Creole

Olympic Games

See also: Bahamas at the Olympics

World Championships in Athletics

See also:
Bahamas at the World Championships in Athletics

List

Main 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.
  • Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Yves Edwards, mixed martial artist
  • Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist

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.
  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bahamas 2017. Population Pyramid.
  2. ^ Access, Data; (DADS), Dissemination Systems (October 5, 2010). "Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original
    on May 11, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Religion | The Bahamas Guide". www.thebahamasguide.com.

External links

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