Bahamians

Bahamians
Flag of the Bahamas
Total population
c. 460,000
Regions with significant populations
Bahamas 400,516 (2022)[1]
United States56,498 (2015)[2]
Canada3,675 (2016)[3]
United Kingdom1,797 (2001)[4]
Jamaica1,000[5]
Languages
English, Bahamian Creole
Religion
Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, Other Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%[6]
Related ethnic groups
Caribbean people

Bahamians /bəˈheɪmiənz/ are people originating or having roots from 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

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
  • 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. ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on May 11, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  5. ^ https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination
  6. ^ "Religion | The Bahamas Guide". www.thebahamasguide.com.

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