List of Antiguans and Barbudans

This is a list of notable people from Antigua and Barbuda.

Artists Heather Doram, artists and designer of the national costume.

Athletes

Curtly Ambrose (born 1963), cricketer born in Antigua. Steveroy Anthony (born 1971), professional footballer from Antigua and Barbuda. Daniel Bailey (born 1986), Olympic sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda. Kenny Benjamin (born 1967), cricketer from Antigua and Barbuda. Rai Benjamin (born 1997), Olympic athlete raised in Antigua. Tamiko Butler (born 1991), cyclist from Antigua and Barbuda. Peter Byers (footballer) (born 1984), Antiguan footballer. Brendan Christian (born 1983), Olympic sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda. Miguel Francis (born 1995), runner raised in Antigua and Barbuda. Rowan Gomes (1962 - 2023), Antiguan basketball player. Hugh Gore (cricketer) (born 1953), Antiguan cricketer. James Grayman (born 1985), Antiguan high jumper. Cejhae Greene (born 1995), Antiguan sprinter. Quinton Griffith (born 1992), Antiguan footballer. Maurice Hope (born 1951), boxer from Antigua and Barbuda. Dale Jones (runner) (born 1964), runner from Antigua and Barbuda. S. D. Jones (1945 - 2008), American wrestler born in Antigua. Howard Lindsay (athlete) (born 1963), Olympic runner from Antigua and Barbuda. Danny Livingstone (1933 - 1988), Antiguan cricketer. Joella Lloyd (born 2002), Antiguan sprinter and runner. Kurt Looby (born 1984), Antiguan basketball player. Jody Maginley (born 1995), tennis player from Antigua and Barbuda. Tony Merrick (born 1963), Antiguan cricketer.Tony Merrick, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 July 2026 Norvel Pelle (born 1993), basketball player born in Antigua and Barbuda. Viv Richards (born 1952), cricketer from Antigua. Richie Richardson (born 1962), cricketer born in Five Islands Village. Andy Roberts (born 1951), cricketer born in Urlings Village. Carl Simon (born 1973), Antiguan cricketer. Heather Samuel (born 1970), Antiguan Olympic sprinter. Tamorley Thomas (born 1983), Antiguan footballer. Sydney Walling (1907 - 2009), Antiguan cricketer. Chavaughn Walsh (born 1987), Antiguan sprinter. Sonia Williams (born 1979), track and field sprint athlete from Antigua and Barbuda.

Educators and scientists

Nellie Robinson (educator) (1880 - 1972), educator and civil rights activist from Antigua. H. B. D. Woodcock (1867–1957), amateur botanist and jurist, born in Antigua and Barbuda.

Entertainers

Xiea Hull (born 1993), Antiguan model. Shermain Jeremy (born 1983), pageant winner. June Ambrose (born 1971), celebrity fashion designer and stylist. Veronica Yearwood, choreographer and dance company founder from Antigua.

Entrepreneurs Robert De Niro (born 1943), runs a Nobu Hotel on Barbuda. Allen Stanford (born 1950), Texan business tycoon, convicted and sentenced to 110 years in prison for investment fraud.

Musicians

Au/Ra, singer raised in Antigua. Romeo Challenger (born 1950), drummer born in St. Johns, Antigua. DJ Red Alert, disc Jockey born in Antigua. Claudette Peters (born 1979), singer and songwriter from Antigua and Barbuda.

Politicians and activists

John William Ashe (1954 - 2016), Antiguan diplomat and politician. Lester Bird (1938 - 2021), Antiguan politician and former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Vere Cornwall Bird (1910 - 1999), first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua James Carlisle (born 1937), former governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda. Delano Christopher (1950 - 2024), first woman to serve as a police commissioner in the Caribbean. Charles Fernandez (born 1954), politician from Antigua and Barbuda. Dwight Cuthbert Revire Gardiner (born 1962), ambassador and diplomat for Antigua and Barbuda. Tim Hector (1942 - 2002), Antiguan politician and civil rights activist. Wilfred Jacobs (1919 - 1995), Antiguan politician. Rick James (1939–2018), actor and politician/activist who founded the Free and Fair Elections LeagueGeorge Rick James dies and unsuccessfully contested in the 1999 Antigua Freedom PartyGeorge James - Caribbean Elections Biography ABilly S. Jones-Hennin (1942 - 2024), civil rights activist born in St. Johns, Antigua. Deborah-Mae Lovell, diplomat from Antigua and Barbuda. Harold Lovell (born 1955), politician from Antigua. Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888), British colonial administrator born at Antigua. Sheila Roseau, women´s rights advocate from Antigua and Barbuda. Ronald Sanders (diplomat) (born 1948), ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda. Baldwin Spencer (born 1948), trade unionist and politician. Torsten Stenzel (born 1971), German music producer and consulate to Antigua and Barbuda. George Walter (1948 - 2008), politician from Antigua and Barbuda. Sir William Young FRS, first governor of Dominica

Religious leaders

George Bennett (bishop) (1875 - 1946), Roman Catholic bishop born on Antigua. Denzil Angus Carty (1904 - 1975), civil rights activist and Episcopal priest born in St. John's Antigua.

Writers Zahra Airall, writer and playwright from Antigua and Barbuda. Melvin Claxton, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. pulitzer.org Winston Derrick (1951 - 2013), Antiguan journalist. Joanne C. Hillhouse (born 1973), Antiguan writer and journalist. Jamaica Kincaid (born 1949), Antiguan writer. Marie-Elena John, writer born and raised in Antigua.

List of Antiguans and Barbudans

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