Famous People from Trinidad & Tobago
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Dr. Eric Williams
First Prime Minister and Key Independence Leader
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
First Female Prime Minister
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Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)
Civil Rights Strategist, Black Power Leader
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Geoffrey Holder
Multidisciplinary Artist, Dancer, Actor, Cultural Icon
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V. S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize, Winning Author
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Machel Montano
The King of Soca, International Carnival Icon
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Billy Ocean
Grammy-winning Pop & R&B singer
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Lorraine Toussaint
Actress
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Peter Minshall
Legendary Carnival Costume Designer & Artist
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Ato Boldon
Olympic Medalist
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Naomie Harris
Actress
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Hasely Crawford
First Olympic Gold Medalist
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Janelle Commissiong
First Black Miss Universe (1977)
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Brian Lara
Record-breaking Cricket Legend
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C. L. R. James
Historian, Marxist Intellectual
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Wendy Fitzwilliam
Miss Universe, Activist
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Frances-Anne Solomon
Filmmaker, Cultural Producer
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The Mighty Sparrow
Calypso Legend
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George Padmore
Pan-African Theorist, Strategist
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Cricket Icon
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Paula-Mae Weekes
First Female President
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Winston Duke
Actor
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A. N. R. Robinson
Former Prime Minister
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Nicki Minaj
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Entrepreneur
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Steven Pressfield
Author, Screenwriter, and Philosopher
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Heather Headley
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Broadway Performer
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Kenwyne Jones
Professional Footballer, Striker, National Team Captain
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Hazel Scott
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Actress, Activist
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Calypso Rose
Calypso Legend & Songwriter
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Lord Kitchener
Calypso Legend, Songwriter, and Cultural Icon