1. Rihanna (1988)

Singer Songwriter

Pop and R&B singer who released her debut album, Music of the Sun, in 2005, then had her big breakthrough with the 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, which featured...

2. Rajad R Fenty (1996)

Family Member

Rajad R Fenty is a famous Family Member, who was born on April 15, 1996 in Barbados. Most well known as the younger brother of internationally renowned R&B star Rihanna....

3. 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.

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. Jaicko Lawrence (1991)

Pop Singer

Barbadian pop and R&B singer known for the singles "Oh Yeah!," from the album Can I, and "Remember to Forget." He goes by the name "Jaicko."

8. Wes Hall (1937)

Barbadian Cricketer And Politici

West Indies Cricket Hall of Famer who played international cricket for West Indies and domestic cricket for teams like Barbados. He later became a politician, serving in the Senate and...

9. Courtney Browne (1970)

West Indian Cricketer

He is the first English-born cricketer to make a test for the West Indies.

10. Mia Mottley (1965)

Leaders Of The Barbados Labour P

Politician who has gained fame as Prime Minister of Barbados and leader of the Barbados Labour Party. She is particularly notable for leading Barbados' transition from a monarchy to a...

11. Tony Howard (1946)

West Indian Cricketer

Right-arm offbreak player who made one test for the West Indian team in 1972.

12. Mighty Gabby (1948)

Calypso Musician

Born Anthony Carter, he rose to prominence as singer Mighty Gabby. As a Barbadian Calypsonian, he became a Cultural Ambassador for Barbados.

13. Owen Arthur (1949)

Barbadian Politician

This member of the Barbados Labour Party served from 1994 until 2008 as his country's Prime Minister. After losing the 2008 election to Democratic Labour Party candidate David Thompson, he...

14. Hal Linton (1986)

Barbadian Singer

Soul singer from Barbados who made waves in his native country by signing a million dollar record deal with Universal Mowtown. His popular single, "She's Dangerous (Bang Bang)", was released...

15. Freundel Stuart (1951)

Prime Minister Of Barbados

Democratic Labour Party politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Barbados beginning in 2010. He was appointed to the UN Global Panel on Sustainability in 2011.

16. Tino Best (1981)

Cricketer

Barbadian fast bowler who made his ODI debut with the West Indies in 2004, a year after making his Test debut with the team. He's also played for Barbados's national...

17. 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...

18. Challan Trishann (1998)

TikTok Star

TikTok star and model who is known for her cosplay work as well as her short lip synch and comedy based clips. She shares additional makeup tutorials and Duets through...

19. Jade Bailey (1983)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Sprinter who made her Olympic debut in 2008 for Barbados, competing in the 100M sprint.

20. Ashley Nurse (1988)

Cricketer

Right-arm off-break bowler and right-handed batsman who made his Twenty20 international cricket debut for the West Indies in April, 2011 and joined Barbados national team in 2007.

21. Jason Holder (1991)

Cricket Player

Barbadian cricketer who has made a name for himself as a member of the Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League. He has captained West Indies internationally,...

22. Dwayne Smith (1983)

West Indian Cricketer

Right-arm medium-pace bowler for teams like the Mumbai Indians, whom he played for from 2008 to 2012. He won a Twenty20 Cup title with Sussex.

23. Brian Carter (1973)

American Author Marketer Speaker

Author and marketer who has become known for his self-help and educational marketing books Powerful Body, Peaceful Mind, Facebook Marketing, The Like Economy, and more.

24. Alison Hinds (1970)

Barbadian Singer

Singer better known as the Queen of Soca who won the Barbados Song Contest in 1992 with the duet, "Hold You in a Song."

25. Kadeem Atkins (1992)

Barbadian Footballer

Kadeem Atkins is a Barbadian international footballer who plays for Barbados Defence Force as a striker.

26. Ian Bradshaw (1974)

West Indian Cricketer

Ian David Russell Bradshaw is a Barbadian cricketer who played for West Indies as a left-arm medium-fast bowler and a left-handed batsman. He captained the West Indies U-19 team but...

27. 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.

28. Dwane Husbands (1985)

Barbadian Singer

Dwane Husbands is a Barbadian singer who is best known for being featured on the Rihanna song Dem Haters thus appearing on her 2006 second album A Girl like Me....

29. Daryl Ferguson (1985)

Barbadian Footballer

Daryl Ferguson is a Barbadian footballer currently playing for Fredericksburg Hotspur in the USL Premier Development League.

30. Gabriel Burnett (1975)

Barbadian Hurdler

Gabriel Randolph Burnett is a retired Barbadian athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the second...

31. Ryan Hurley (1975)

Semi Professional Hockey Star

Ryan The Man Hurley is a former West Indian cricketer who played nine ODIs in 2003–04. He made his ODI debut in May 2003 against Australia where he took 1...

32. Leah Marville (1985)

Barbadian Television Personality

Leah Janine Marville is a model TV host and former Miss Barbados World. Born and raised in Barbados Marville started her international career after being spotted at Barbados Fashion Week...

33. Ryan Hinds (1981)

West Indian Cricketer

Ryan O'Neal Hinds is a West Indian cricketer. He is a left-hand batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Hinds made his debut for Barbados during the 1998 Commonwealth Games...

34. Natalie Griffith (1990)

Barbadian Model

Natalie Olivia Griffith is a beauty pageant contestant who represented Barbados in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg South Africa where she won the talent fast track competition and therefore advanced...

35. Elvis Defreitas (1981)

Barbadian Footballer

Elvis Defreitas is an international football player from Barbados. Defreitas currently plays for English Southern League Division 1 South and West side Guildford City F. C. He previously played briefly...

36. 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...

37. 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...

38. Ezra Moseley (1958)

West Indian Cricketer

Ezra Alphonsa Moseley is a former West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests and nine One Day Internationals from 1990 to 1991. The Barbadian-born Moseley made his First Class...

39. Everton Weekes (1925)

Barbadian Cricketer

Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes KCMG GCM OBE is a leading former West Indian cricketer. Along with Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott he formed what was known as The Three Ws...

40. Philip Corbin (Unknow)

Barbadian Chess Player

Philip Corbin is a chess FIDE Master from Barbados. Corbin has represented Barbados in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008 playing first board in 1986 1990 1998 and 2000....

41. George Lamming (1927)

Barbadian Writer

George Lamming is a novelist essayist and poet who is the most famous writer to emerge from Barbados and one of the Caribbean's most important novelists.

42. Kyle Maxwell (1990)

Barbadian Judoka

Kyle Maxwell is a Barbadian judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the second round by Riki Nakaya.

43. 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....

44. 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...

45. 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...

46. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937)

Prime Minister Of Barbados

Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford KA is a Barbadian politician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Barbados from 1987 to 1994. As of 2010 Sir Lloyd is serving as...

47. Kemar Roach (1988)

Cricketer

Kemar Andre Jamal Roach is a Bajan cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in Test and One...

48. 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...

49. Dawn-Marie Layne (1988)

Cricketer

50. Samuel Jackman Prescod (Unknow)

Barbadian Politician

The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod became the first person of African descent to be elected to Barbados's Parliament in 1843. He also helped found the Liberal Party whose following...