Sport in Guyana - Notable People

Notable People

For a more complete list, see Category:Guyanese people and its subcategories.
  • John Agard, poet.
  • Valerie Amos, British politician and member of the UK House of Lords.
  • E. R. Braithwaite, writer of the novel To Sir, With Love.
  • Forbes Burnham, former president of Guyana.
  • Shakira Caine, former Miss Guyana and wife of actor Michael Caine.
  • Jan Carew, writer and educator.
  • Martin Carter, writer and poet.
  • David Case, the highest ranking black officer in the British Armed Forces.
  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul, professional cricketer for the West Indies cricket team.
  • Cuffy, leader of the Berbice Slave Uprising.
  • Bernie Grant, British politician and Member of the UK Parliament.
  • Eddy Grant, musician.
  • Wilson Harris, writer (The Palace of the Peacock, 1960).
  • Roy Heath, writer.
  • Ezekiel Jackson, professional wrestler.
  • Cheddi Jagan, president from 1992–1997.
  • Janet Jagan, née Rosenberg, president from 1997–1999, the first and only female Jewish head of state outside Israel.
  • Rohan Kanhai, former West Indies cricket captain.
  • Leona Lewis, singer.
  • Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain.
  • Lionel Luckhoo, politician, diplomat and lawyer, famed for his 245 consecutive successful murder defences.
  • Edgar Mittelholzer, author.
  • Grace Nichols, poet.
  • HH Prince Shad Al-Sherif Pasha, raised in Berbice.
  • Deborah Persaud, pioneer in the field of pediatric HIV and winner of the 2013 Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award.
  • CCH Pounder, an Emmy-nominated actress and activist.
  • Walter Rodney, a Pan-Africanist and socialist politician.
  • Ivan Van Sertima, an Afro-centric historian.
  • Dušan Velkaverh, born in Georgetown, a Slovenian lyricist.

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