Famous people from the Caribbean

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  1. 6. He was a Belizean newspaper editor, activist and politician. The international airport of Belize was renamed after him.
  2. 8. He established the first large sugar estate in Antigua in 1674, and leased Barbuda to raise provisions for his plantations. Barbuda's only town is named after him.
  3. 10. A key political figure during the period leading up to Saint Lucia's independence.
  4. 12. A Saint Lucian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.
  5. 13. She is the most decorated American gymnast in history and she also holds Belizean citizenship.
  6. 15. A former West Indies cricketer of Indo-Guyanese descent.
  7. 16. He was a mixed-race planter who led a rebellion against British rule in 1795.
  8. 17. Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time.
  9. 19. Founding Father of America who was from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  10. 20. An African slave who led the Bussa Rebellion of 1816 against slavery in Barbados.
  11. 23. A Grenadian sprinter who won the country's first Olympic gold medal in 2012.
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  1. 1. Paramount chief of the Garifuna people who resisted British colonization in the late 18th century.
  2. 2. He is a recipient of the Golden Drum Award for preservation of Dominica's cultural heritage as well as the Dominica Sisserou Medal of Honour for his contribution to historical and archaeological research.
  3. 3. An Ashanti warrior and leader of the Jamaican Maroons who fought against British forces.
  4. 4. A key political figure in the struggle for Guyanese independence, later becoming the country's first Prime Minister.
  5. 5. A former sprinter and Olympic medalist from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  6. 7. She became the Caribbean’s first female prime minister.
  7. 9. He was appointed as the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas, he helped restore order after a period of piracy.
  8. 11. a Trinidadian-born rapper and singer based in the United States. Often referred to as the "Queen of Rap". She shot the music video of her song "Pound the Alarm" during the Carnival of Port of Spain.
  9. 13. The first Bahamian and African-American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
  10. 14. A Vincentian soca artist, who had a worldwide hit with "Turn Me On" in 2004.
  11. 18. A Trinidadian historian, journalist, activist, and writer. He figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature.
  12. 21. A legendary West Indian cricketer who hails from Antigua, considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport.
  13. 22. A globally renowned Barbadian singer, actress, and entrepreneur.