Noted Vincentians
For other noted West Indians, visit Afiwi.com’s Caribbean Hall of Fame
This page pays tribute to people born on the island, living and dead, who have
found fame in many occupations; and also others who have made contributions to
the island by living and working there.
We welcome additions to this list. Please contact us if you know about other Noted Vincentians who should be included here.
Our thanks to Lorna for sending us many names for this list.
ANDERSON - Dr. Irwin Stanley ANDERSON, Washington, D. C. (USA) Oncologist - Profile
ANDREWS - John Alan ANDREWS, actor and screenwriter in USA. Profile
AUDAIN - Cheryl AUDAIN - Women’s College Basketball in U. S. - Photo & Profile
AUSTIN - Roy L. AUSTIN - United States Ambassador - Profile 1 Profile 2
BAILEY, Dr. Lorraine BAILEY - Scientist in Canada. No Profile Available.
BALLANTYNE - Pamenos BALLANTYNE, long-distance runner. Profile
BASKETBALL — Players in U. S. - Various College Teams - Players List
BAYNES - John BAYNES - Minister in New York City, USA - Profile
BAYNES - Wesley Maxwell BAYNES - Artist in New York City, USA - Profile
BLUCHER - Bridget BLUCHER - Gospel Singer/Songwriter - Her “Winner By Choice” album won the Caribbean Gospel Music Award’s Gospel Album of the Year 2001 - Profile Email Bridget BOBB - Donn BOBB - United Nations Broadcaster - Caribbean Radio Section - ProfileBOUCHER - Judy BOUCHER - Recording Artist - Photo & Albums
BYNOE - Louise BYNOE - Restaurant Owner “Louise’s Restaurant” (Serving St. Vincent dishes) - 54 Rockaway Ave., Brooklyn, NY. No Profile Available.
CAMBRIDGE - Douglas R. CAMBRIDGE, Cricket Player. Profile
CARRINGTON - McKen Vincent CARRINGTON - Dean and Professor of Law - Texas
Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law (Houston). Brother to Dr.
Lynette Carrington COX (below) Profile; Dean’s Message
CATO - Robert Milton CATO - First Prime Minister & “Father of Independence” - Profile
CHARLES - George Hamilton CHARLES - Late SVG Political Pioneer & Legislator - Obituary & Profile
CHARLES - Wesley CHARLES - Sports figure — Soccer - Profile
CHATOYER - Joseph CHATOYER - Carib Chief & First National Hero of SVG - Profile;
Monument Photo
CLARKE - Mark CLARKE - Member of The United States National Martial Arts/Karate team
COMPTON - Sir John COMPTON - Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia - News Story Profile
COOMBS - Orde Musgrave COOMBS - New York City (USA) writer, editor, documentary producer, & TV show host - Profile. Film Credits.
COTTLE - Eric R. I. COTTLE- Trial Attorney in Pittsburgh, PA – USA, Profile 1 Profile 2
COX - Dr. Lynette Carrington COX - New York Physician & Woman of the Year 2004 Honoree
from the Association of Adventist Women for her work in combining spiritual
guidance and health care - Profile
CUFFY - Victor CUFFY - Lawyer, President and founding member of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Human Rights Association - Profile
CYRUS - Alston “Becket” CYRUS - Singer & Musician - Profile1 Profile 2 Profile 3
CYRUS - Dr. Arthur Cecil CYRUS (OBE 2002) - Surgeon & Museum Founder - Profile Museum
DASENT - Sir George Webbe DASENT - Author in England -Profile
DAVIS - Winston Walter DAVIS - Former Cricket Player - Profile
DELLIMORE - Ossie DELLIMORE- Reggae recording artist - Profile 1 Profile 2
DENNIE - Earl DENNIE - Canadian Musician - Profile no longer on the internet, email us for details
DOUGAN - Dr. Hughes D. DOUGAN – Surgeon - Profile1 Profile2
DURANT - Dr. Leroy A. DURANT - Claflin University (Orangeburg, South Carolina -
USA) V.P. for Student Dev. & Svcs.
DYER, Qushan DYER - Up & coming Reggae Singer/Songwriter
ELLIS - Dr. Harry ELLIS - Psychiatrist & Psychiatric Hospital Founder - USA
EUSTACE - Dr. John Parmenas EUSTACE- Mayreau Native & Education Pioneer - Profile
FEDDOES - Sadie FEDDOES- Former Citibank Vice President & Community & Government Relations Officer/Also Brooklyn, NY Community Leader - Profile
FOYLE - Adonal David FOYLE - NBA Player USA & Political Activist - Profile Website Article
FOYLE - Alexus FOYLE- Professional Basketball Player – USA, Profile
FRANCIS - Joel FRANCIS - Radio broadcaster, Cayman Islands.
FRANCOIS - Elma Constance FRANCOIS - African Heritage Advocate & National Heroine -
Profile
GAMBLE - Marcia King GAMBLE- National Bestselling Author in U. S. - Profile
GARDENER - Patrick GARDENER- NY (USA) Chef & Restaurant Owner - Profile
GAYMES - Dr. Charles Harry GAYMES - Professor of Pediatrics & Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology - University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS – USA, Profile
GLASGOW - Clinton GLASGOW- Field Operations Manager in U. S. for SEAT (Special Event And Transportation) -Company
Website Profile
GONSALVES - Rennie GONSALVES, Ph. D. - Language Professor/Linguistics & Semantics Expert - Profile
GRANT - Derwin GRANT, Brooklyn, New York (USA) church leader.
GRATTON - George Alexander GRATTON - Known as “The Spotted Boy” in England - Profile
GUNN - Anthony Allen Richardson GUNN - Cariaccess Telecom Owner - Barbados. Died 2007. News Story
GURLEY - Ossie GURLEY - Soca/calypso music arranger in Toronto, Canada
HACKSHAW - Aubrey E. HACKSHAW - East Bay, California - USA Community Leader - Received community award in 1973
HARRY- Jessel HARRY- Singer-Songwriter – USA, Profile
HAYNES - Dr. C.E.P. “Val” HAYNES - Attorney, Legal Expert & CEO/Managing Director of NiuMedia Pacific Pty Ltd.
HAZELL - Cheryl HAZELL - Poet, Editor, Writer in Canada, & Contributor of family information to this website - Profile
Family Info
HECTOR - Winsley Benjamin HECTOR- Church Pastor in the U. S. - Profile
HENDRICKSON - Ezra HENDRICKSON - Soccer Player - Profile
HINDS - Karen S. HINDS, Author. Profile
HORNE - Charles R. HORNE. Mayor & Judge in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Died in 1907.
HORNE - Patrick HORNE, College Soccer Coach, New York (USA).
HUGGINS - Horatio Nelson HUGGINS - Writer of the epic poem “Hiroona” (1885) about the struggles of the Caribs to hold on to St. Vincent - Profile
HUMPHREYS - John or Alexander HUMPHREYS - Known as “Alicamousa” - Lion Tamer in Great Britain & France (late 1800’s) -
Profile
ISAACS-MASCOLL - June P. ISAACS-MASCOLL – Poet - Profile
ISLES - Sam ISLES, Cricket Player
ITON - Wain (Wainwright) ITON - Famed artist and painter in Jamaica. He was General Manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and retired about 2003. His twin brother William is a registrar at St Augustine.- Profile
JACK - Rodney JACK, Cricket Player
JAMES - Trevor JAMES, Musician with Impack2, USA. Profile.
JOHNSON - Grace JOHNSON - Health Care Pioneer & Health Services Business Owner in NYC - USA
JOHNSON - Moeth JOHNSON, Mortgage Industry Leader, Florida, USA
JOSEPH - Ian JOSEPH - Microbiologist in USA - Profile
JOSHUA - Ebenezer Theodore JOSHUA - Labor Rights Activist & Politician - Profile
KEANE - Ellsworth McGranahan “Shake” KEANE - Author & Musician - Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3
KEANE, Moulton W. KEANE- OB/GYN Physician, Professor & Author - Profile
KING, Betty KING, United States Ambassador
KING, Dr. Errol G. KING. - Medical Doctor & Advocate for St. Vincent - Profile Articles Other
KING, Noel KING - Canadian Department of National Defence -Profile
KIRBY, Ian A. Earle KIRBY - Veterinarian, Archaeologist, National Museum Curator, Historian & Author - Profile
KIRBY, Kenton K. KIRBY, Co-Editor, Health Power Caribbean Channel - Profile
LAWRENCE - Gene LAWRENCE - Well-Known Musician, now living in St. Lucia.
LIVERPOOL - Dr. J. Alban LIVERPOOL (died May 2005). Graduate of McGill University, Toronto, Canada. Founder of CARIBANA festival in Toronto.
LEWIS, Isabelle LEWIS – Author - Profile
LEWIS, Tyrone “Ty” LEWIS - World Record Athlete - Track Star -Profile 1 - Profile 2
LYTTLE, Kevin LYTTLE - Soca/R&B Singer - Latest hit “Turn Me On” - Profile1 Profile2
LYTTLE, Sancho LYTTLE - Women’s Basketball Player – USA, Profile
MARKSMAN, Samori MARKSMAN - Journalist & Former General Manager of WBAI/Pacifica
Network - Profile1 Profile 2 Profile3
MATTIS, Gemma MATTIS - Author residing in the USA - Profile
McINTOSH, Frankie McINTOSH - Famous Soca/Calypso arranger & musician - Profile
McINTOSH, George Augustus McINTOSH - Pharmacist & Politician -Profile
McMILLAN, Elizabeth McMILLAN - International Fashion Model
MERRICK - Dr. Walter Ernest MERRICK, Physician, New York City, USA
MILLER, Morris MILLER - Health care advocate in USA - Profile
MITCHELL, Sir James Fitz-Allen MITCHELL - SVG Prime Minister -Profile
MORGAN, James “Jamesy P” MORGAN - Soca Singer - Profile
MULZAC, Captain Hugh MULZAC - First Black to captain a ship in the U. S. Merchant Marine - Profile
MUSSER, Camille Saunders MUSSER - Artist, Art Professor in USA, Founder of the Youlou Arts Foundation
NANTON - Philip NANTON - Freelance writer based in Barbados. Profile.
NICHOLS - Edris NICHOLS - NYC Hair Salon Owner & Stylist - Visit Her Website
NILES - Gainet NILES, Cricket Player. Profile
OLLIVIERRE - Charles Augustus OLLIVIERRE - Cricket Player - Profile
OLLIVIERRE - Helon OLLIVIERRE - Cricket Player - Profile
OLLIVIERRE - Michael OLLIVIERRE, AKA ”Lord Have Mercy” - Former calypso King, and director of the OECS Sports desk (St.
Lucia). Former husband of Jamaican National cultural icon Lorna BENNETT. Former coach of the Jamaican national Olympic Track and Field team. - Photo
OLLIVIERRE - Richard Cordice OLLIVIERRE - Cricket Player - Profile
PATRICK - “Junior” PATRICK - Reggae Artist/Song Writer – USA, Profile 1 Profile 2
PATTERSON - James Edward PATTERSON - First Black Steward for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company -
California – USA, Reference from Book “The Man Who Cried Genocide: An Autobiography” by William L. PATTERSON
PETERS - Igor PETERS - Chef in Tortola - Profile
PHILLIPS - Sir Fred (Albert) PHILLIPS - CVO, MCL, QC, & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines barrister
PHILLIPS - Noreen PHILLIPS - Haute Couture Fashion Designer – Antigua - Store Listing
PHOENIX - Ann PHOENIX, Professor and Co-Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. Profile
POPE - Kelvin “The Mighty Duke” POPE - Calypso Pioneer - Profile
PRIMADONNA - Singer in USA - Website
PRIMUS - Daria PRIMUS, Singer with Impack2, USA. Profile
Charities, Inc. (VINCI) - Profile
PROVIDENCE - L. FitzGerald PROVIDENCE, Forestry Official & Ecologist. Profile.
PROVIDENCE - Lloyd PROVIDENCE - Late Calypso Singer
RAMJEET - Oscar RAMJEET - Guyanese-born Attorney & Journalist who served 6 years as Solicitor General & Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Articles from Google by and about Oscar Ramjeet
RICHARDS - Lincoln RICHARDS, Tunnel “Sandhog”, New York City, USA
ROBERTS - Alphonso “Alfie” ROBERTS - 1950’s Cricket Player/Later Social Activist in Montreal, Canada
ROBERTS - Zephaniah “Zeph” ROBERTS - Reggae-Gospel Artist, based in Tortola. - Profile Website
ROJAS - Don ROJAS - Journalist & current GM of WBAI/Pacifica Network - Profile
ROSE - Aikeke ROSE - Musician & Recording Artist - Profile
SAMUEL - Vin G. SAMUEL - Teacher & Author (The Life and Times of Dr. John Parmenas Eustace) - Book & Profile
SAUNDERS - Adrian SAUNDERS - Caribbean Court of Justice Judge
SEALES - Franklyn SEALES - Late TV & Film Actor – USA, To view or buy Franklyn SEALES artwork, click here - Profile 1
Profile 2
SLACK - Wilfred Norris “Wilf” SLACK - Sports figure in England – Cricket - Profile
SMITH - Alan SMITH - Popular businessman & proprietor of the famed ”Alan’s Bakery,” in Brooklyn, NY’s Caribbean community - USA
SOLEYN - Sam SOLEYN - Motivational speaker - Profile
SPENCE - Leslie SPENCE - Microbiology Professor USA - Received Canadian Association of Medical Microbiology Founder’s Award for 1999.
STEWART - Dr. Kendall STEWART - NYC Council Member & Podiatrist - Profile
STRAKER, - Granville STRAKER - Popular buisnessman & owner of ”Straker Records,” in Brooklyn. Called the ”God- Father of Soca” -
Profile1 Profile 2
STRAKER - Nathaniel STRAKER - Village Builder in Trinidad - Profile
SYLVESTER - Othniel SYLVESTER, Solicitor, also Legal Service Commissioner, St. Lucia.
TEXEIRA - Albert Douglas TEXEIRA - Cricket Player - Profile
THOMAS - Dr. Archimedes K. THOMAS, American Cardiologist, died in 2002.
THOMAS - G. C. H. THOMAS - Author & Government Adviser - Profile
THOMAS - Nigel THOMAS - Author & Poet in Canada
THOMAS - Roxann THOMAS, Fashion Model, Europe
THOMPSON - E. Walford THOMPSON - Ministry leader - Profile
THOMPSON - Merlin THOMPSON, Assistant Athletic Director, Queens College, New York, USA
TONEY - Dr. Joyce TONEY - University History Professor – USA, Profile
VENNER - Sir K. Dwight VENNER - Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
VUSI - British Fashion Designer, University Lecturer in Design, & African Culture Advocate - Profile
WALKER - Rose WALKER, Educator, Toronto, Canada
WALL - McTair WALL - Ministry leader - Profile
WANETTA - Isola WANETTA - Educator in England
WATTLE - Jessie WATTLE - Organized first black parade (called “The West Indies Parade” - celebrating Carnival) in NYC - USA (1947)
WILLIAMS - Brian D. WILLIAMS - Author in Canada - Profile Website
WILLIAMS - Garvin “Max” WILLIAMS, Musician with Impack2, USA. Profile.
YOUNG - Sophia YOUNG - College women’s basketball player (U. S.) - Profile