1. Gwendolyn Knight (1913)

American Artist

Painter whose work was displayed in a 2003 retrospective at the Tacoma Art Museum.

2. Patrick Husbands (1973)

Barbadian Jockey

One of the greatest jockeys to come from the island nation of Barbados, he won the Canadian Triple Crown on the horse Wando.

3. Kamau Brathwaite (1930)

Barbadian Poet

Caribbean poet and academic known for a 2006 Griffin Poetry Prize-winning collection entitled Born to Slow Horses. His scholarly works include History of the Voice and Afternoon of the Status...

4. Jofra Archer (1995)

Cricket Player

Barbadian-born English cricket player who's been a member of the Hobart Hurricanes, Rajasthan Royals and Sussex County Cricket Club. In 2019, he made his debut with the English national team...

5. Garfield Sobers (1936)

West Indian Cricketer

One of cricket's greatest all-rounders, he scored over 8,000 Test runs and took 235 wickets, bowling both spin and seam. He averaged more than 57 with the bat and was...

6. Chelsea Tuach (1995)

Surfer

Barbadian surfer who has won professional surfing events in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados. She was also first Barbadian surfer to win a Women's Pro event outside of the Caribbean when...

7. Sue Gardner (1967)

Executive Director Of The Wikime

Journalist known for being the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation and the director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website. She was ranked as the 70th most powerful woman in...

8. Ruel Brathwaite (1985)

Cricketer

Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite is a Barbadian cricketer. Brathwaite is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bridgetown Barbados.

9. Jon Nurse (1981)

Footballer

Jonathan David Jon Nurse is a Barbadian footballer. Nurse began his career at Sutton United in 2003 spending a season with the club before signing for Stevenage Borough ahead of...

10. Malcolm Marshall (1958)

West Indian Cricketer

Malcolm Denzil Marshall was a West Indian cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler Marshall is regarded as one of the finest and fastest pacemen ever to have played Test cricket. His...

11. Kierre Beckles (1990)

Barbadian Hurdler

Kierre Beckles is a Barbadian athlete specializing in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2011 World Championships failing to advance to the semi-finals. Her personal bests of 13....

12. Shane Brathwaite (1990)

Barbadian Hurdler

Shane Brathwaite is a hurdler from Barbados who competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats. Brathwaite...

13. Ramon Gittens (1987)

Barbadian Olympic Athlete

Ramon Gittens is a sprinter from Barbados. Ramon competed in the 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the preliminaries of the 100 metres Ramon finished sixth in his...

14. Ryan Brathwaite (1988)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Ryan Brathwaite is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. In...

15. Dawn-Marie Layne (1988)

Cricketer

16. Ryan Moseley (1982)

Austrian Sprinter

Ryan Moseley is a Barbados-born Austrian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Ryan is several times Austrian champion sprinter for 60m 100m and 200m track &...

17. Alvin Rouse (1982)

Barbadian Footballer

Alvin Rouse is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Northern Irish club Ballinamallard United in the IFA Premiership.

18. Cecil Foster (1954)

Canadian Sociologist And Writer

Cecil Foster is a Canadian novelist essayist journalist and scholar.

19. Kraigg Brathwaite (1992)

West Indian Cricketer

Kraigg Clairmonte Brathwaite known as Kraigg Brathwaite is an international cricketer from Barbados who is part of the West Indian cricket team. He is a right handed batsman. On 6...

20. Elson Seale (1955)

American Soccer Player

Elson Seale was a Barbados-American soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently an independent businessman in...

21. Nicholas Ifill (1968)

Canadian Cricketer

Nicholas Ifill is a Barbadian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played in the 1988–89 Under-19s World Cup in Australia and was a...

22. Tyrone Downes (1957)

Barbados Boxer

Tyrone Downes 24 February 1957) born in Bridgetown is a Barbadian professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1970s '80s and '90s who won the Barbados featherweight title Barbados...

23. Simon Husbands (1969)

Barbadian Jockey

Simon Husbands is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Husbands began racing in his native Barbados in the mid nineteen eighties then a few years later relocated to Fort Erie...

24. Slade Callaghan (1970)

Barbadian Jockey

Slade Callaghan is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Considered tall for a jockey at 5' 8 Callaghan competed in his native Barbados where his success led him to relocate...

25. Steve Tomlinson (1978)

Welsh Cricketer

Steven Charles Benjamin Tomlinson is a Barbadian born former Welsh cricketer. Tomlinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Bridgetown Barbados. Educated at The Oratory...

26. Nicholas Neckles (1978)

Swimmer

Nicholas Alfred Neckles is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996 2000 and 2004 Olympics.

27. Leah Martindale (1978)

Olympic Swimmer

Leah Simone Martindale-Stancil is a retired Barbadian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. Martindale represented Barbados in two editions of the Olympic Games where she became the...

28. Eric Lavine (1971)

Barbadian Footballer

Eric Lavine is a Barbadian football player who played in the League of Ireland for over a decade. He has represented the Barbados national football team in World Cup qualifying...

29. Greggmar Swift (1991)

Barbadian Hurdler

Greggmar Swift is a sprinter from Barbados. Greggmar attended Indiana State University. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

30. Andrei Cross (1984)

Olympic Swimmer

Andrei Cross is a breaststroke swimmer from Barbados. Cross qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he finished fifty-fifth overall in the...

31. Vernon Goodridge (1984)

Basketball Player

Vernon Goodridge is an American professional basketball player. Goodridge was the 5th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft by the Armor. He attended Mississippi State University and...