Bahamians
People who originate from The Bahamas
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Bahamians /bəˈheɪmiənz/ are people originating or having roots from The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 460,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Bahamas 400,516 (2022)[1] | |
 United States | 56,498 (2015)[2] |
 Canada | 3,675 (2016)[3] |
 United Kingdom | 1,797 (2001)[4] |
 Jamaica | 1,000[5] |
| Languages | |
| English, Bahamian Creole, Haitian Creole, Spanish[6] Historically Lucayan | |
| Religion | |
 Christianity ∙ Irreligion ∙ Judaism ∙ Baháʼí Faith ∙ Rastafari ∙ Obeah ∙ Islam ∙ Black Hebrew Israelites ∙ Hinduism[7] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Caribbean people | |
History
The Lucayan people, the original inhabitants, migrated from Hispaniola and Cuba to settle in the southern islands of the Bahamas around the 11th century CE.[8]
Culture
Religion
Religion of Bahamians. [9]
- Baptist (32.0%)
- Anglican (20.0%)
- Roman Catholic (19.0%)
- Protestant (12.0%)
- Methodist (6.00%)
- Church of God (6.00%)
- None or unknown (3.00%)
- Other (2.00%)
Olympic Games
World Championships in Athletics
List
- Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black Bahamian actor to win Best Actor, first black Bahamian 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 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.
Negro Bahamians
