Bahamians

Bahamians
Flag of the Bahamas
Total population
c. 460,000
Regions with significant populations
Bahamas 400,516 (2022)[1]
United States56,498 (2015)[2]
Canada3,675 (2016)[3]
United Kingdom1,797 (2001)[4]
Jamaica1,000[5]
Languages
English, Bahamian Creole, Haitian Creole, Spanish[6]
Historically Lucayan
Religion
Christianity ∙ Irreligion ∙ Judaism ∙ Baháʼí Faith ∙ Rastafari ∙ Obeah ∙ Islam ∙ Black Hebrew Israelites ∙ Hinduism[7]
Related ethnic groups
Caribbean people

Bahamians /bəˈheɪmiənz/ are people originating or having roots from The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

History

Main articles: Battle of the Bahamas and History of the Bahamas

The Lucayan people, the original inhabitants, migrated from Hispaniola and Cuba to settle in the southern islands of the Bahamas around the 11th century CE.[8]

Culture

Main articles: Culture of the Bahamas, Music of the Bahamas, Bahamian literature, Bahamian cuisine, and Bahamian Creole

Religion

Religion of Bahamians. [9]
  1. Baptist (32.0%)
  2. Anglican (20.0%)
  3. Roman Catholic (19.0%)
  4. Protestant (12.0%)
  5. Methodist (6.00%)
  6. Church of God (6.00%)
  7. None or unknown (3.00%)
  8. Other (2.00%)

Olympic Games

See also: Bahamas at the Olympics

World Championships in Athletics

List

  • Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black Bahamian actor to win Best Actor, first black Bahamian actor to be nominated for best actor.
  • Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straight
  • Buddy Hield, basketball player
  • Klay Thompson, basketball player
  • Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox
  • Lynden Oscar Pindling, first Prime Minister of the Bahamas.
  • Joseph Robert Love, important pan-African leader of the 19th and 20th century who influenced Marcus Garvey
  • Allan Glaisyer Minns, first black British mayor
  • Bert Williams, first black lead actor on Broadway
  • Deandre Ayton, was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015
  • Mychal Thompson, two-time NBA champion and first foreign-born player to be selected as 1st pick in the NBA draft history.
  • Angela Palacious, first woman deacon and priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Yves Edwards, mixed martial artist
  • Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist
  • Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
    Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
  • Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
    Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
  • Negro Bahamians
    Negro Bahamians

See also

References

  1. ^ Bahamas 2017. Population Pyramid.
  2. ^ Access, Data; (DADS), Dissemination Systems (October 5, 2010). "Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2006 Census)". statcan.gc.ca. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on May 11, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ The World in Your Hands. Vol 01.
  7. ^ "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bahamas, The".
  8. ^ Ethnic Groups of the Americas.
  9. ^ "Religion | The Bahamas Guide". www.thebahamasguide.com.

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