List of Saint Lucians

This is a list of people from Saint Lucia in the eastern Caribbean.

A

Makeba Alcide (born 1990) – athlete, born in Castries^[1]
Pamela Alfred (born 1978) – international cricketer^[2]
Kenny Davis Anthony (born 1951) – Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Laborie
Joyce Auguste – musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices
Marie Grace Augustin (1897–1996) – businesswoman^[3]
Julien Alfred (born 2001) – athlete

B

Michelle Baptiste (born 1977) – Olympic long jumper, born in St Lucia
Danielle Beaubrun (born 1990) – Olympic swimmer, born in St Lucia^[4]
Kevin Bertin also known as Monét X Change (born 1990) – drag queen, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 contestant and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner, born in St Lucia
Chris Boucher (born 1993) – NBA basketball player, born in Castries
Rufus George Bousquet (born 1958) – politician, cabinet minister, born in St Lucia
Winston Branch (born 1947) – artist, living in California, born in Castries^[5]
Desmond Brathwaite – politician and government minister^[6]

C

Ignatius Cadette (born 1957) – international cricketer, born in Castries^[7]
Neville Cenac – Foreign Minister of St Lucia, born in Soufriere
Winston Francis Cenac (1925–2004) – Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Soufriere
George Frederick Lawrence Charles (1916–2004) – Chief Minister of St Lucia
Johnson Charles (born 1989) – international cricketer, born in Castries^[8]
Ryan Charles (born 1986) – St Lucian, British based boxer, mother born in St Lucia^[9]
Allen Michael Chastanet – Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Sir Frederick Joseph Clarke (1912–1980) – St Lucia’s first native governor (1967–1973)^[10]
Sir John George Melvin Compton (1925–2007) – Chief Minister of St Lucia, born St Vincent and the Grenadines but raised in St Lucia
Petrus Compton – politician and government minister

D

Stephen Dantes (born 1982) – poet and novelist, born in Saltibus, Choiseul^[11]
Suzie Agnes-Ida d'Auvergne (1942–2014) – High Court judge^[12]
Nicole David – soca musician
Sir Justin Louis Devaux (1884–1943) – lawyer and colonial Chief Justice^[13]

E

Darvin Edwards (born 1986) – high jumper, St Lucian record holder, born in Castries^[14]
Craig Walt Emmanuel (born 1986) – international cricketer, born in St Lucia^[15]
Edmund Estephane (born 1968) – politician, cabinet minister^[16]
Erma-Gene Evans (born 1984) – javelin thrower, born in Castries^[17]
Nathalie Emmanuel (born 1989) – actress, born in England ^[18]

F

Verena Marcelle Felicien (born 1964) – women's Test cricketer, born in Castries^[19]
Alvin La Feuille (born 1978) – international cricketer^[20]
Felix Finisterre – politician
Sir Vincent Floissac (1928–2010) – lawyer and judge, born in St Lucia
Sarah Lucy Flood-Beaubrun (born 1969) – politician and government minister,^[21] born in Desruisseaux
Emile Ford (born Michael Emile Telford Miller) (born 1937) – singer and musician (Emile Ford and the Checkmates), born in Castries, raised in the Bahamas^[22]
Claudius James Francis (born 1959) – politician
Hunter J. Francois (1924–2014) – politician and government minister^[23]
Walter Francois – politician
Richard Frederick (born 1965) – lawyer, politician and government minister, born in Micoud^[24]

G

Louis Bertrand George – politician and government minister^[25]

H

Cornelius Cyprian Henry (born 1956) – international cricketer (for Canada), born in St Lucia^[26]
Ronald "Boo" Hinkson – jazz guitarist, born in St Lucia^[27]
Emma Hippolyte – OBE, politician
Kendel Hippolyte – poet and playwright, born in St Lucia^{[citation needed]}
Julian Robert Hunte (born 1940) – politician, foreign minister, born in Castries^[28]

J

Arsene Vigil James (1944) – politician, born in Desruisseaux^[29]^[30]
Earl Jude Jean (born 1971) – professional footballer, St Lucian international, born in St Lucia
Ignatius Jean – politician
Teddyson John – musician, born in Castries^[31]
Velon Leo John – politician
Sonia M. Johnny (born 1953) – permanent member of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, first woman ambassador to the United States
Dominic Laurence Johnson – Olympic athlete, multiple St Lucian record holder^[32]
Ezechiel Joseph – politician
Guy Joseph – politician
Zepherinus Joseph (born 1975) – middle and long distance runner, St Lucian multiple record holder, born in Mon Repos^[33]
Peter Josie – former politician, born in Vieux Fort
Didacus Jules (born c.1957) – educator^[34]

K

Jane King (born 1952) – poet, born in Castries^[35]
Stephenson King (born 1958) – Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Castries

L

Cyprian Lansiquot – lawyer and politician
Cecil Lay – politician
Vernetta Lesforis (born 1975) – Olympic sprinter, born in St Lucia
Alderman Rowe Nicholas Lesmond (born 1978) – international cricketer, born in St Lucia^[36]
Allen Montgomery Lewis (1909–1993) – Governor-General of St Lucia, born in Castries^[37]
Vaughan Allen Lewis (born 1940) – Prime Minister of St Lucia^[38]
Sir William Arthur Lewis (1915–1991) – economist, Nobel Prize for Economics in 1979, born in Castries
Sir Allan Fitzgerald Laurent Louisy (1916–2011) – Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Labourie
Dame Pearlette Louisy (born 1946) – Governor General of St Lucia, born in Laborie
Vladimir Lucien (born 1988) – writer, critic and actor^[39]

M

William George Mallet (1923–2010) – Deputy Prime Minister, Governor-General, born Panama and raised in St Lucia^[40]
Gabriel Malzaire (born 1957) – clergyman, Bishop of Roseau, Dominica and Archbishop-elect of Castries, born in Mon Repos^[41]
Joseph Marcell (born 1948) – actor (played the butler in Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in St Lucia but moved to England at nine years of age^[42]
Mario Michel (born 1960) – lawyer, high court judge and politician, government minister^[43]
Monét X Change (born 1990) – drag queen and contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race
Keith Mondesir (born 1948) – politician and government minister, born in Castries
Peter Lenard Montoute (born 1962) – politician and government minister, born in Gros Islet^[44]

N

Marcus Neill Nicholas – politician

O

George Odlum (1934–2003) – Deputy Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Castries

P

Jamie Peterkin (born 1982) – Olympic swimmer, born in Castries^[45]
Philip Joseph Pierre – Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
Michael Pilgrim (born 1947) – Acting Prime Minister of St Lucia
Alain Providence (born 1976 November 29) – football manager, ex St Lucia national football team manager
Dalton Polius (born 1991 September 12) – first class cricketer

R

Menissa Rambally (born 1976) – politician and government minister
Alvina Reynolds – politician and government Minister for Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations ^[46]
Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert – politician,^[47] born in Micoud^[48]
Lennard Riviere – MP and Attorney-General, from Soufriere
Ives Heraldine Rock (1933–2012) – politician and government minister^[49]

S

Darren Julius Garvey Sammy (born 1983) – international test cricketer, born in Dugard, Micoud^[50]
Jonel Scott (born 1992) – played in ESPN Rise High School National Basketball Game 2011 ^[51]
Sesenne or Dame Marie Selipha Descartes, DBE, BEM (1914–2010) – folk singer, born in Malgretoute, Micoud^[52]
Anthony Bryan Severin (born 1955) – Ambassador to the United Nations^[53]
Aimran Simmons – musician and pan player
Joseph Solomon (died 1995) – executed murderer
Levern Donaline Spencer (born 1984) – high jumper, born in Castries^[54]
Clement Springer – musician and folklorist
Hilary Stewart (1924-2014) writer and illustrator on the first nations people of northern Canada^[55]

T

Isidore Philip Tisson (1985–2010) – international footballer, shot in New York^[56]

W

Derek Alton Walcott (1930–2017) – poet and playwright, Nobel Prizewinner 1992, born in Castries^[57]
Roderick Walcott (1930–2000) – dramatist, twin brother of Derek Alton Walcott, born in Castries
Rick Wayne (born Learie Carasco) (born 1938) – bodybuilder, publisher and talk-show host, born in St Lucia^[58]
Boswell Williams (1926–2014) – politician, Governor General, born in St Lucia
David R. Williams – Harvard University public health sociologist
Marius Wilson – politician
Trix Worrell (born 1960) – writer and director, born in St Lucia^[59]

X

Llewellyn Xavier, OBE (born 1945) – artist, born in St Lucia^[60]

Y

Marland Yarde – rugby union player who has played for the English national side, born in St Lucia

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