List of people from the United States Virgin Islands explained

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

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

Raja Bell (born 1976), former professional basketball player
Tombi Bell (born 1979), former professional basketball player (sister to Raja Bell)
Aliyah Boston (born 2001), professional basketball player
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

- Sosthenes Behn (1882–1957), founder of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company and ITT Corporation William Leidesdorff, (1810–1848), entrepreneur
Bartholomew Sharp, (c1650–1702), buccaneer

Historians

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938), historian, writer, activist, namesake of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; born in Puerto Rico to a mother from St. Croix, attended school on St. Thomas

Models

Hannah Jeter (born 1990), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model; born and raised on St. Thomas

Musicians

Alton Adams (1889–1987), musician, first black bandmaster in the United States Navy
Bennie Benjamin (1907–1989), composer
Delyno Brown, reggae artist
Vanessa Daou, international singer-songwriter, dancer, writer, poet
Jon Lucien (1942–2007), vocalist and musician; born on the island of Tortola and raised on Saint Thomas
Rock City, musical duo also known as R. City and Planet VI; formed 2003 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Theron Thomas, member of musical duo Rock City
Rich Nice, 1st Rapper signed to Motown Records

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

Albert Heinrich Riise (1810 – 1882), often referred to as A. H. Riise, was a Danish pharmacist and Rum manufacturer from St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies.

Political leaders

Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), first United States Secretary of the Treasury, an American "founding father", economist, and political philosopher; born in Nevis, raised on St. Croix
Archie Alexander (1888–1958), mathematician, engineer, former Governor of the Virgin Islands
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), first Jewish U.S. Senator; Secretary of State, Confederate States of America
Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832–1912), Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician
Frank Rudolph Crosswaith (1892–1965), socialist and labor leader
Gabriel Milan governor from 7 May 1684 to 27 February 1686
Ron De Lugo, St. Croix politician and former candidate for governor
Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927), orator, political activist
William H. Hastie (1904–1976), jurist, lawyer, Governor of the Virgin Islands
Ulises Heureaux (1845–1899), former President of the Dominican Republic (mother born in Saint Thomas)^[1]
Casper Holstein (1888–1944), humanitarian
Roy Innis (born 1934), African-American activist, civil rights leader
D. Hamilton Jackson (1884–1946), journalist, labor leader, attorney, judge
J. Raymond Jones (1899–1991), political leader, humanitarian
William Leidesdorff (1810–1848), entrepreneur
Juan Francisco Luis (1940–2011), 24th Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876), President of Mexico
Terence Todman (1926–2014), former U.S. ambassador
Denmark Vesey (1767–1822), slave revolt leader
Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784–1854), Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848

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

External links

Notes and References

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