Bahamians































Bahamians

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Flag of The Bahamas

Total population

c. 460,000
Regions with significant populations

 Bahamas 397,164 (2017)[1]

 United States
 56,498 (2015)[2]

 Canada
 1,585 (2006)[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 are a people that are ethnically associated with The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, or by citizenship.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Culture


  • 3 Olympic Games


  • 4 World Championships in Athletics


  • 5 Notable Bahamians


  • 6 Gallery


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


Main article: Battle of the Bahamas
Main article: History of the Bahamas


Culture


Main article: Culture of the Bahamas
Main article: Music of the Bahamas
Main article: Bahamian literature
Main article: Bahamian cuisine
Main article: Bahamian Creole


Olympic Games


See also: Bahamas at the Olympics


World Championships in Athletics


See also: Bahamas at the World Championships in Athletics


Notable Bahamians


Main article: List of Bahamians



  • Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and World record holder in 200m straight


  • Buddy Hield, NBA player


  • Klay Thompson, NBA player


  • Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox pro-gaming organization


  • Sidney Poitier, first Black male to win an Oscar, first black American actor to win Best Actor, first black American actor to be nominated for best actor.


  • 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, the first Black mayor in Britain


  • Bert Williams, first black to star in lead role 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, UFC fighter


  • Kimbo Slice, popular street fighter, MMA fighter, and boxer



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.






See also



  • Demographics of the Bahamas

  • Bahamian Americans



References





  1. ^ Bahamas 2017. Population Pyramid.


  2. ^ Access, Data; (DADS), Dissemination Systems (5 October 2010). "Results". American FactFinder. Retrieved 27 August 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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 11 May 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.


  5. ^ http://thebahamasguide.com/facts/religion/




External links


Media related to People of the Bahamas at Wikimedia Commons










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