Kittian and Nevisian Americans
Americans of Kittitian and Nevisian birth or descent
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Kittitian and Nevisian Americans are Americans of Saint Kitts and Nevis ancestry, or Americans that were born in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,846 alone or in any combination 6,038 alone[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| English, Saint Kitts Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Demographics
The counties with the largest Kittitian and Nevisian population is Kings County, New York and Queens County, New York.[2]
Notable people
- Bertram L. Baker, former member of the New York State Assembly[3]
- Rupert Crosse, actor; first African American to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award
- Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader
- Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Akeel Morris, professional baseball player
- Constance Baker Motley, civil rights activist, judge, and politician
- Diane Patrick, lawyer and former First Lady of Massachusetts[4]
- Tregenza Roach, Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands[5]
- Neil Strauss, author of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
- Susan L. Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence
- Bill Thompson, New York City politician
- Cicely Tyson, actress who was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, science communicator, and director of the Hayden Planetarium
- John Gorrie, credited inventor of mechanical refrigeration
- Lady Leshurr Rapper
