List of Barbadian Americans explained

This is a list of notable Barbadian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Actors

• Meagan Good - actress (paternal grandfather)^{[1] [2]}
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. - actor (paternal grandfather was from Barbados)
• Omar Gooding - actor (same grandfather as Cuba Jr.)
• Adrian Holmes - Canadian actor (ancestry vague)
• Nia Long - actress (ancestry vague)
• Mari Morrow - actress (ancestry vague)
• Gwyneth Paltrow - (her great-grandmother was Barbadian) ^[3]
• Redd Pepper - (born Richard Green in Barbados)
• Jada Pinkett Smith - actress (ancestry vague on mother's side)
• Robert Christopher Riley - actor (father from Barbados)
• Lamman Rucker - (ancestry vague) ^[4]

Entertainers

• Lene Hall - supermodel
• Norma Miller - dancer (both parents from Barbados)

Musicians

• Tory Lanez - rapper
• A$AP Rocky - real name Rakim Mayers, rapper
• KRS-One - real name Lawrence Parker, rapper
• Afrika Bambaataa - musician^[5]
• Damon Dash - co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records; Stacey Dash's cousin
• Grandmaster Flash - hip hop musician and DJ
• Dave East - rapper
• Faith Evans - singer and actress
• Doug E. Fresh - hip hop musician
• Desiigner - hip hop musician/rapper
• Cuba Gooding, Sr. - singer^[6]
• Ryan Leslie - musician, producer
• Mr. Lif - hip hop musician
• LL Cool J - musician^[7]
• Lord Burgess - songwriter
• Shontelle - musician
• Arturo Tappin - musician
• Tweet - real name Charlene Keys, singer
• Rayvon - real name Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster, Barbadian singer-songwriter
• Remy Ma - rapper
• Rowdy Rebel - rapper
• Lil’ Kim - rapper

Public service figures

• Shirley Chisholm - Congresswoman
• Adrian Fenty - former Mayor of Washington, District of Columbia^{[8] [9]}
• Charles Gittens - first black United States Secret Service agent^[10]
• Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix - New York State Supreme Court Judge^{[11] [12]}
• Eric Holder - former Attorney General of the United States^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Sherrilyn Ifill - lawyer and activist
• Thomas Jones - former Civil Court judge and civil rights activist in Brooklyn, New York
• Chirlane McCray - poet, public speech writer, married to New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio
• Bret Schundler - former Mayor of Jersey City, NJ^[16]
• Lloyd Sealy - first African American NYPD officer to command a police precinct and patrol borough^[17]
• Dennis M. Walcott - Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development in New York City, New York^[18]

Religious figures

• Arnold Josiah Ford - rabbi

Scientists

• Cardinal Warde - physicist, full professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19]

Sports figures

• Robert Bailey - National Football League player
• Anson Carter - Canadian hockey player
• Rajah Caruth - American NASCAR driver
• Andre De Grasse - Canadian Sprinter
• Ramon Harewood - National Football League player
• Orlando Jordan - professional wrestler
• Winston Justice - National Football League player
• Sam Seale - National Football League player
• Alana Shipp - American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Christian Taylor - track and field athlete
• Obadele Thompson - track and field athlete
• Kevin Weekes - Canadian hockey player
• Andrew Wiggins - Canadian basketball player
• Nick Wiggins - Canadian basketball player

Writers

• Gwen Ifill - American journalist and television newscaster^{[20] [21]}
• Agymah Kamau - novelist
• Odimumba Kwamdela - poet and novelist
• Paule Marshall - novelist
• Susan L. Taylor - editor-in-chief of Essence magazine
• Neville Goddard - writer and mystic

Others

• Frank L. White - chef, the original chef's face on Cream of Wheat box

See also

• List of Barbadians
• List of Barbadian Britons
• Barbadian Canadians

Notes and References

1. News: DallasBlack.com: Interview: Meagan Good. 2009-03-11. DallasBlack.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090123063714/http://www.dallasblack.com/entertainment/interviewmeagangood. 2009-01-23.
2. Web site: Kam Williams. Meagan Good: The Unborn Interview. 2009-01-20 . KamWilliams.com. 2009-06-30.
3. News: Hollywood celebrity finds family links in Barbados . Staff writer . . 31 March 2011 . 31 March 2011 . The Paltrow episode, which forms a part of the television network’s programme entitled “Who Do You Think You Are?” will air this Friday, April 1, at 8:00 p.m. local time, and local and international viewers will witness the Academy Award-winning actress’s visit to the island where she traces the roots of her paternal grandfather. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119080432/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=lifestyle&NewsID=16711 . 19 January 2012 . dead .
4. News: Black celebs in Barbados . NSH . . 24 February 2012 . 24 February 2012 . Rucker surprised NationNews.com with the information that he is sorry to leave so early (he departs Monday) because he wanted to formalize his dual citizenship — his grandfather is Barbadian Ebenezer Ray from St Michael. .
5. Web site: Afrika Bambaataa: "djhistory Interview" . 2010-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122220459/http://djhistory.com/interviews/afrika-bambaataa . 2010-11-22 . dead .
6. News: Stage Preview: Acting takes Cuba Gooding Sr. on an inspirational tour . 2008-11-19 . Eve . Modzelewski . 2000-09-27 . .
7. Chappell . Kevin . 2003-01-01 . L.L. Cool J Turns Up the Heat and Talks About Love, Marriage, and Why He Gave Up 'The Naked Look' . . January . 116–120 . Johnson Publishing . September 30, 2009 . My grandfather has told me that I was a genius for as long as I can remember. Believe in myself. Believe that I can make it. Believe that I can do anything I put my mind to. My mother told me those things a lot when I was growing up. that's what I've been focused on my whole life". And while it was those pep talks that molded his worth ethic, it was the love his grandparent showed for each other that molded his beliefs about love and romance. "My grandfather was a hardworking man who came to the U.S. from Barbados," LL Cool J says. "He always told me to take care of my family. He took great care of my grandmother. They put each other on the pedestal. .
8. News: NEW YORK NEW YORK: Bajan mayor shown door . Tony . Best . . 24 September 2010 . 2 January 2011 . There is the United States Attorney-General Eric Holder Jr. Next is Dr Vilma Scantlebury, the world’s first black, female organ transplant surgeon. Then there is Gail Brathwaite, the chief operating officer of one of Connecticut’s largest banks. To that list, Bajans can add Adrian Fenty, mayor of the nation’s capital. This energetic son of a Bajan became the city’s youngest mayor in 2006 and people across the capital looked to him to change the fortunes of a municipality which often seemed mired in scandal, mismanagement and corruption. By any measure, he succeeded in changing things. Unfortunately, Fenty, 39, who speaks openly about his Bajan family connections, now has less than three months before he must leave office. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120623220615/http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/new-york-new-york-bajan-mayor-shown-door/. 2012-06-23. dead .
9. News: D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Honored by Italian American Community . Francesco . Isgrò . Ciao Media Group, LLC . May 2007 . 2 January 2011 . By many accounts, the star attraction of the evening was the Mayor’s mother, Jeanette Bianchi Perno Fenty, whose family hails from Monte San Giovanni Campano, a small town located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 14 km east of Frosinone in the region of Lazio. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1920. Mrs. Fenty and her husband, Phil Fenty (a native of Buffalo, N.Y., whose roots are traced to Barbados and Panama) moved to Washington in 1967. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723042229/http://ciaoamerica.net/stories_07/adrian_fenty.html . 23 July 2011 . dead .
10. News: Charles Gittens . . 2011-08-10. 2011-08-18.
11. http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/12/27/inducted.htm First Barbadian inducted as New York State Supreme Court Justice
12. http://www.nycourtsystem.com/Applications/JudicialDirectory/Bio.php?ID=7029854 Profile Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix
13. News: November 19, 2008 . Eric H. Holder, Jr.. David . Johnston . The New Team . Series . . November 11, 2008.
14. News: Obama's AG may be Bajan . November 18, 2008 . Tony . Best . November 16, 2008 . Local News . . Barbados . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714155641/http://www.nationnews.com/story/347652135987365.php . July 14, 2011 .
15. News: Eric H. Holder Jr. . Johnston. David. The New York Times. 2009-01-31 . November 12, 2008.
16. http://www.njfaq.com/bret2001/preex/meetthenewkidonthefasttrack.shtml Meet The New Kid On The Fast Track
17. Web site: Lloyd George Sealy: An Appreciation . Gerald . Markowitz . Lloyd Sealy Library . .
18. News: Mayor Bloomberg to host West Indians at Gracie Mansion . Bevan . Springer . . 5 August 2010 . 8 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001051208/http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/pr360/34844.html#axzz1Iz1dQ4SW. 2011-10-01. dead .
19. Web site: Science & Engineering Faculty Directory: Cardinal Warde. 2015-01-14.
20. Web site: Gwen Ifill Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20081001051535/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=212144 . dead . 2008-10-01 . Biography . 2008 . 2008-09-18 .
21. Web site: Carol Brennan . Black Biography: Gwen Ifill . Contemporary Black Biography . The Gale Group . 2008 . 2008-09-18.