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== Actors and entertainers == |
== Actors and entertainers == |
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* [[Robert Adams (actor)|Robert Adams]] (1902–1965), British Guyanese actor, of stage and screen |
* [[Robert Adams (actor)|Robert Adams]] (1902–1965), British Guyanese actor, of stage and screen |
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* [[Harry Baird (actor)|Harry Baird]] (1931–2005), Guyanese-born British actor |
* [[Harry Baird (actor)|Harry Baird]] (1931–2005), Guyanese-born British actor |
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==Artists== |
==Artists== |
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{{See also|List of Guyanese artists}} |
{{See also|List of Guyanese artists}} |
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* [[Kwesi Abbensetts]], Guyanese-born American photographer |
* [[Kwesi Abbensetts]], Guyanese-born American photographer |
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* [[Damali Abrams]], American-born video artist and performance artist, of Guyanese descent |
* [[Damali Abrams]], American-born video artist and performance artist, of Guyanese descent |
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* [[Doris Rogers]] (1929–2016), Guyanese academic who specialized in fine arts |
* [[Doris Rogers]] (1929–2016), Guyanese academic who specialized in fine arts |
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== Athletes == |
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* [[Martin Braithwaite]] (born 1991), Danish professional [[Association football|footballer]], of Guyanese descent |
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* [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] (born 1974), cricket coach and former captain of the [[West Indies cricket team]] |
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* [[Nicolette Fernandes]] (born 1983), British squash player, representing Guyana |
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* [[Lance Gibbs]] (born 1934), cricketer |
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* [[Carl Hooper]] (born 1966), cricketer |
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* [[Rohan Kanhai]] (born 1935), cricketer |
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* [[Clive Lloyd]] (born 1944), British Guyanese cricketer |
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* [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] (born 1980), cricketer |
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== Businesspeople == |
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* [[Arif Ali (publisher)|Arif Ali]] (born 1935), Guyana-born British publisher, and newspaper proprietor |
* [[Arif Ali (publisher)|Arif Ali]] (born 1935), Guyana-born British publisher, and newspaper proprietor |
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* [[Elizabeth Swain Bannister]] (1785–1828), Barbadian-born businessperson and freewoman, who lived in [[Berbice]], a Dutch Colony (what is now Guyana) |
* [[Elizabeth Swain Bannister]] (1785–1828), Barbadian-born businessperson and freewoman, who lived in [[Berbice]], a Dutch Colony (what is now Guyana) |
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== Musicians == |
== Musicians == |
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{{See also|Category:Guyanese musicians}} |
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* [[Aubrey Cummings]] (1947–2010), Guyana-born Barbadian musician |
* [[Aubrey Cummings]] (1947–2010), Guyana-born Barbadian musician |
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* [[Lynette Dolphin]] (1916–2000), musician, educator, chair of the Guyana Department of Culture |
* [[Lynette Dolphin]] (1916–2000), musician, educator, chair of the Guyana Department of Culture |
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== Politicians and activists == |
== Politicians and activists == |
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* [[Margaret Ackman]] (?–2013), politician and a founding member of the [[People's National Congress (Guyana)|People’s National Congress Reform]] |
* [[Margaret Ackman]] (?–2013), politician and a founding member of the [[People's National Congress (Guyana)|People’s National Congress Reform]] |
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* [[Andaiye]] (1942–2019), social, political, and gender rights activist |
* [[Andaiye]] (1942–2019), social, political, and gender rights activist |
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Revision as of 04:21, 22 June 2024
This is a list of notable Guyanese. This list includes people born in Guyana, notably of Guyanese descent, or otherwise strongly associated to Guyana.
Actors and entertainers
- Robert Adams (1902–1965), British Guyanese actor, of stage and screen
- Harry Baird (1931–2005), Guyanese-born British actor
- Marc Matthews (born c. 1940), actor, broadcaster, writer, and producer
- T-Bone Wilson, Guyanese-born British actor, dramatist, and poet
- Ian Valz (1957–2010), actor, playwright, and filmmaker
Artists
- Kwesi Abbensetts, Guyanese-born American photographer
- Damali Abrams, American-born video artist and performance artist, of Guyanese descent
- George Barber (born 1958), British Guyanese video artist
- Frank Bowling (born 1939), British Guyanese painter, based in the United Kingdom
- Theresa Chromati (born 1992) American-born painter, of Guyanese descent
- Victor Davson (born 1948), Guyanese-born American collagist, curator, and gallerist
- Ann Gollifer (born 1960) British Guyanese painter, printmaker, writer and photographer, based in Gaborone, Botswana
- Maggie Harris, poet, writer, and visual artist, based in the United Kingdom
- Oswald Hussein (born 1946), Guyanese sculptor of wood, of Lokono descent
- Donald Locke (1930–2010), drafter, painter, sculptor
- Hew Locke (born 1959), Scottish-born sculptor, raised in Guyana and based in London
- Leila Locke (1936–1992), English-born Guyanese painter
- Suchitra Mattai (born 1973), Guyanese-born American multidisciplinary contemporary artist
- Philip Moore (1921–2012), sculptor and painter
- Bernadette Persaud (born 1946), painter
- Ingrid Pollard (born 1953) British Guyanese photographer
- Lenny Prince (born 1965), Guyanese-born American sculptor and large scale installation artist
- Doris Rogers (1929–2016), Guyanese academic who specialized in fine arts
Athletes
- Martin Braithwaite (born 1991), Danish professional footballer, of Guyanese descent
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul (born 1974), cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team
- Nicolette Fernandes (born 1983), British squash player, representing Guyana
- Lance Gibbs (born 1934), cricketer
- Carl Hooper (born 1966), cricketer
- Rohan Kanhai (born 1935), cricketer
- Clive Lloyd (born 1944), British Guyanese cricketer
- Ramnaresh Sarwan (born 1980), cricketer
Businesspeople
- Arif Ali (born 1935), Guyana-born British publisher, and newspaper proprietor
- Elizabeth Swain Bannister (1785–1828), Barbadian-born businessperson and freewoman, who lived in Berbice, a Dutch Colony (what is now Guyana)
- John Meredith Ford (1923–1995), businessman and politician
Musicians
- Aubrey Cummings (1947–2010), Guyana-born Barbadian musician
- Lynette Dolphin (1916–2000), musician, educator, chair of the Guyana Department of Culture
- Rudolph Dunbar (1907–1988), conductor, composer, musician
- Keko (Guyanese rapper) (born 1974), rapper, radio personality
- Sol Raye (1936–2006), cabaret musician
Politicians and activists
- Margaret Ackman (?–2013), politician and a founding member of the People’s National Congress Reform
- Andaiye (1942–2019), social, political, and gender rights activist
- Antony Beaujon (c. 1763–1805), civil servant and politician
- Juan Edghill (born 1964), pastor and politician; founder and bishop of Zadok Ministers Fellowship
- John Meredith Ford (1923–1995), businessman and politician
- Valerie Hart (1933–2021), indigenous political leader from the Wapishana ethnic group and a member of Guyana's Amerindian Party
- Edwina Melville (1926–1993), writer, teacher, politician, and advocate of the Wapishana peoples
Writers
- Michael Abbensetts (1938–2016), Guyana-born British playwright and screenwriter
- John Agard (born 1949), Guyana-born British playwright, poet and children's writer
- Arif Ali (born 1935), Guyana-born British publisher, and newspaper proprietor
- Shana Yardan (1943–1989), poet and broadcaster