Bahamians

People who originate from The Bahamas

Bahamians
Total population
Flag of the Bahamas
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]
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%^[5]

Bahamians /bəˈheɪmiənz/ are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

History

Culture

Olympic Games

World Championships in Athletics

List

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.
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.

References

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