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The following is a list of prominent
Afro-Guyanese, or people of Afro-Guyanese descent.
Notable people of Afro-Guyanese descent
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Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer-songwriter with longest-running #1 R&B track on charts
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Jason David, Canadian-born American football cornerback
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JDiggz, Canadian rapper, Afro-Guyanese mother
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Melanie Fiona, Canadian R&B singer-songwriter, who is also of
Indo-Guyanese descent
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Nubya Garcia, English saxophonist and jazz musician, Guyanese mother
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David Lammy, British-born politician and lawyer
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Tessa McWatt, Guyanese-born Canadian writer
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Des'ree, English singer, Afro-Guyanese mother
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Sonnet L'Abbé, Canadian writer
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Yolanda T. Marshall, Guyanese-born Canadian writer
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Dawnn Lewis, American actress
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Leona Lewis, singer and the first winner of "The X Factor" (series 3), Guyanese father
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Jermain Jackman, singer and "The Voice UK" (2015) winner
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Derek Luke, American actor
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Maestro, Canadian rapper and actor
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Nicole Narain,
Playboy model, has an Afro-Guyanese mother and her father, who is of mixed Indo-Guyanese and Chinese-Guyanese descent
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Trevor Phillips, British politician
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Joy Reid, American news correspondent for
MSNBC, Afro-Guyanese mother
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Rihanna, Barbados-born singer/billionaire, Afro-Guyanese mother
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Saukrates, Canadian rapper/singer
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Eon Sinclair, bassist of Canadian rock/ska/reggae band
Bedouin Soundclash
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Sean Patrick Thomas, actor (
Save the Last Dance and
Barbershop)
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Phil Lynott, English-born frontman of the Irish rock band
Thin Lizzy, Afro-Guyanese father
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Wretch 32, British rapper, Guyanese mother
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Vanessa Lee Chester, former American child actress ("
A Little Princess", "
Harriet the Spy", and "
The Lost World: Jurassic Park")
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Letitia Wright, actress, who is best-known for playing Shuri in the 2018 film version of "
Black Panther" and the 2022 sequel "
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
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Roy Woods, Canadian R&B artist
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Saint JHN,
Guyanese-American rapper
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Shaunette Renée Wilson, Guyanese-born American actress ("
The Resident", "
Billions", and "Black Panther")
Arts
Sports
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Clifford Anderson, former British Empire featherweight contender
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Basil Butcher, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Colin Croft, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Chelsea Edghill, Guyanese table tennis player
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Roy Fredericks, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Lance Gibbs, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Vivian Harris, former WBA super lightweight champion
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Roger Harper, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket captain
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Ezekiel Jackson, professional wrestler
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Clayton Lambert, American, Guyanese and West Indian cricketer, scored the most runs for Guyana
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Andrew Lewis, former WBA welterweight champion
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Clive Lloyd, former Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
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Aliann Pompey, Guyanese 400 meter sprinter
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Alana Shipp - Barbadian IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Mark McKoy, Guyanese-born Canadian sprinter
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Michael Anthony, Guyanese Boxer
Politicians and social leaders
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Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana, 1980-1985
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Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, father of the trade union movement in British Guiana
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Cuffy, leader of the
Berbice slave uprising
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Karen de Souza (born 1958), women and children's activist
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Jack Gladstone, leader of the
Demerara rebellion of 1823
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David A. Granger, President of Guyana
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Hamilton Green, 1st Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana, and in the
Western world, 1985-1992
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Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana, 1985-1992
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Sam Hinds, former President of Guyana, Prime Minister of Guyana
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Eusi Kwayana, former Guyanese cabinet member and veteran politician
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Lincoln Lewis, trade union leader
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Quamina, leader of the Demerara rebellion of 1823
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Ptolemy Reid, former Prime Minister of Guyana
Academics
Models