List of people from the United States Virgin Islands

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This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with the United States Virgin Islands (which are composed of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas). This list does not include people from the British Virgin Islands. The list covers notable individuals who have garnered international recognition in artistic, cultural, economic, historical, notorious, and political arenas.

Actors

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Kelsey Grammer
  • Lisa Canning (born 1966), television actress
  • Kelsey Grammer (born 1955), actor
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (born 1953), actor
  • Janelle James (born 1979), actor
  • Jasmin St. Claire (born 1970), adult film actress

Artists

  • Fraser Kershaw, philanthropist, film artist
  • Fritz Melbye (1826–1869), marine painter; born in Denmark, lived and painted in the Danish West Indies
  • Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), artist, French Impressionist painter

Athletes

Duncan smiling on the court
Olympic athlete basketball player and swimmer Tim Duncan (2010).
  • Raja Bell (born 1976), former professional basketball player
  • Tombi Bell (born 1979), former professional basketball player (sister to Raja Bell)
  • Livingstone Bramble (born 1960 on St. Kitts & Nevis; raised on St. Croix), former professional boxing champion
  • Jerry Browne (born 1966), professional baseball player
  • Joe Christopher (born 1935), first baseball player born in the territory to play in Major League Baseball
  • Horace Clarke (born 1940), professional baseball player
  • Callix Crabbe (born 1983), Major League Baseball Player (San Diego Padres)
  • Midre Cummings (born 1971), professional baseball player
  • Tim Duncan (born 1976), former professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs
  • Brasheedah Elohim, American-Israeli women's professional basketball player
  • Emile Griffith (1938–2013), professional boxing champion
  • Elrod Hendricks (1940–2005), professional baseball player and coach
  • Peter Holmberg (born 1960), Olympic sailor; as of 2016, the only member of the USVI Olympic Team to win an Olympic medal
  • John Jackson (born 1989), professional boxer (son of Julian Jackson; brother to Julius Jackson)
  • Julian Jackson (born 1960), former professional boxing champion
  • Julius Jackson (born 1987), professional boxer (son of Julian Jackson)
  • Milt Newton, former professional basketball player; administrator for multiple NBA teams
  • Calvin Pickering (born 1976), professional baseball player
  • "Sugar" Ray Seales (born 1952 in Saint Croix), the only American boxer to win gold in the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, professional sprinter and Olympian

Entrepreneurs

Historians

Models

Musicians

Nurses

  • Ianthe Blyden (1899–1984), pioneer of nursing at Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital on St. Thomas
  • Myrah Keating Smith (1908–1994), the only health provider on St. John for two decades

Pharmacist

Political leaders

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Judah P. Benjamin

Writers

  • Barbara Christian (1943–2000), educator and writer
  • Doris Jadan (1925–2004), author and environmental activist; lived on St. John from 1955 until her death
  • Audre Lorde (1934–1992), writer, feminist, civil rights activist; born in New York, died on St. Croix
  • Karrine Steffans (born 1978), author
  • Tiphanie Yanique (born 1978), author; born and raised on St. Thomas

See also

References

  1. ^ Hijos de Inmigrantes en República Dominicana Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine from ariskelvyn.com

External links

  • University of the Virgin Islands: Profiles of outstanding Virgin Islanders (1972)
  • Media Library Services, Department of Education, St. Croix District: Profiles of Outstanding Virgin Islanders