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Politicians

John Charles Brudenell-Bruce John Charles Brudenell-Bruce, MBE, OStJ (6 March 1885 – 13 February 1960), was a diplomat in the British service and a politician who served during the years immediately after the reintroduction of democracy in the British Virgin Islands in 1950 ...

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Alvin Christopher J. Alvin Christopher, is a politician who presently serves as leader of the People's Empowerment Party in the British Virgin Islands. He is not currently a member of the House of Assembly, but was the longstanding elected member for the second d ...

Ivan Dawson Ivan Dawson, CBE was a British Virgin Islands politician. Subsequent to the restoration of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Counci ...

Isaac Glanville Fonseca Isaac Glanville Fonseca was one of the early political figures in the British Virgin Islands around the time of the restoration of democracy in 1950. Fonseca was one of the community leaders who participated in the " march of 1949" and later w ...

* Andrew Fahie *

Julian Fraser Julian Fraser (born 5 July 1950) is a British Virgin Islander politician who formerly belonged to the opposition Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands, and in August 2018 formed a new party, Progressives United. He is the current L ...

Omar Hodge Omar Wallace Hodge (2 February 1942 – 20 December 2017) was a politician in the British Virgin Islands. Hodge was the third longest serving member of the House of Assembly (including its former incarnation as the Legislative Council) after Lavi ...

Terrance B. Lettsome Terrance Buckley Lettsome (11 March 1935 – 12 January 2007) was a politician after whom the main airport in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is named. Born in Long Look to Francis Henry and Frances Lettsome, he was one of the territory's ...

Conrad Maduro Conrad Antonio Maduro is a British Virgin Islander politician and longtime leader of the United Party. Remarkably, Conrad Maduro has led his party to victory at three different general elections, but has never been appointed Chief Minister. * ...

Ralph T. O'Neal Ralph Telford O'Neal, OBE (15 December 1933 – 11 November 2019) was a British Virgin Islander politician. He was the longest ever serving elected representative in the British Virgin Islands, and served as Chief Minister (when the office was ...

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Qwominer William Osborne Dr Qwominer William Osborne, OBE (usually referred to as Q.W. Osborne or William Osborne) was a British Virgin Islander politician and physician. His political career started in the 1963 general election, when he was elected to the seat for ...

Eileen Parsons Eileen Parsons Order of the British Empire, OBE who served as a member of the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, including as Minister for of Health, Education and Welfare, Deputy Premier and Deputy Speaker during the course of her p ...

* Dancia Penn *

Howard Reynold Penn Howard Reynold Penn OBE (1903–1994), more commonly known simply as H.R. Penn, was a politician who served during the years immediately after the reintroduction of democracy in the British Virgin Islands in 1950. He was elected as a member ...

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Cyril Romney Cyril Brandtford Romney (1 March 1931 – 19 July 2007) was a British Virgin Islander politician who served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British ...

Ethlyn Smith Ethlyn Smith (23 April 1940 – 31 December 2007) was a civil servant from the British Virgin Islands, who became one of the first two women elected to the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands. After a career of more than two decades as ...

Orlando Smith Daniel Orlando Smith, OBE (born 28 August 1944) is a British Virgin Islands politician and the former Premier of the British Virgin Islands from 2011 to 2019 and from 2003 to 2007. He also formerly served as Chief Minister of the British Vir ...

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Willard Wheatley Willard Wheatley MBE (16 July 1915 – 22 January 1997) was a British Virgin Islands educator and politician who served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the second ever Chief Min ...

Authors, writers and poets

Richard Georges Richard Georges (born 1982) is the first poet laureate of the British Virgin Islands. He is the current president of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and a founding editor of MOKO: Caribbean Arts & Letters. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, G ...

Jennie Wheatley Jennie N. Wheatley MBE (born 1939) is a writer and historian from the British Virgin Islands. A long-standing member of the country's intellectual community, she has worked to preserve and share the islands' history and culture. Early life and ed ...

Sports People

J'maal Alexander J'maal Alexander (born 26 October 1993 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a runner from the British Virgin Islands who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only en ...

Matthew Arneborg Matthew Arneborg (born July 15, 1970, in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a windsurfer who competed in the Summer Olympics for the British Virgin Islands. Arneborg was just seventeen years old when he competed in the windsurfing cla ...

Steve Augustine Steve Augustine (born 11 March 1977 in Road Town, Tortola) is a sprinter who represented the British Virgin Islands. Augustine represented British Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics when he competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he ...

Keita Cline Keita Cline (born 29 November 1974 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an athlete who represented the British Virgin Islands. Cline competed in two Olympics in three different events, at the 1996 Summer Olympics he entered the long jump whe ...

Dion Crabbe Dion Kwasi Crabbe (born March 10, 1977) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. He won the 100 metres race at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games. Born in Tortola, Crabbe won the bronze medal over 200 metres at the 1999 Centr ...

Peter Crook Peter Crook (born January 9, 1993 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islander freestyle skiing, freestyle skier who has competed since 2009 in the halfpipe discipline. Crook has qualified to compete f ...

Erroll Fraser Erroll Canute Fraser (July 30, 1950 – December 24, 2002) was an ice speed skater from the British Virgin Islands, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia at the age of 33. There he finished in 40th ...

* Dean Greenaway *

Tahesia Harrigan Tahesia Gaynell Harrigan-Scott (born 15 February 1982) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.

Eldred Henry Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands competing in the shot put and discus throw. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing last in the qualifying round. Earlier, he competed at ...

* Guy Hill *

Lindel Hodge Lindel Hodge (born 5 April 1959, in Road Town, Tortola) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. Hodge was part of the first ever team to represent British Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics when he competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics ...

Ashley Kelly (athlete) Ashley Natasha Kelly (born March 25, 1991) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands specializing in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. She represented ...

* Chantel Malone * Eric Matthias *

Kyron McMaster Kyron McMaster (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships where he finished in the top three in his heat only to be dis ...

* Jerry Molyneaux *

Elinah Phillip Elinah Phillip (born 3 April 2000) is a British Virgin Islander swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Game ...

* Greg Rhymer *

Karl Scatliffe Karl Scatliffe (born 4 May 1967, Road Town, Tortola) is an athlete who represented the British Virgin Islands. Scatliffe competed in the high jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeas ...

* John Shirley (sailor) *

Keith Thomas (sailor) Keith Thomas (born January 18, 1956) is a sailor who competed for the British Virgin Islands. Thomas competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A. ...

Robin Tattersall Dr. Robin Erskine Tattersall OBE (born 21 July 1930) is a British doctor, model and sailor who competed in the Summer Olympics for the British Virgin Islands. Biography Tattersall was born in Manchester, United Kingdom. In the 1950s, while traini ...

* Willis Todman *

Mario Todman Mario Todman (born 29 November 1974 in Road Town, Tortola) is a former sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. Todman represented British Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, competing in the 4x100 and ...

* Ralston Varlack

Military

Samuel Hodge Samuel Hodge, VC ( 1840 – 14 January 1868) was a West Indian soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers. ...

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Tony Snell (RAF officer) :''See also other people called Tony Snell (disambiguation).'' Flight Lieutenant Anthony Noel Snell (19 March 1922 – 4 August 2013), was a British RAF pilot during the Second World War. He flew in the North African campaign in 1942 and w ...

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Other public figures

Melanie Amaro Melanie Ann Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is an American singer who won the first season of ''The X Factor USA'' in 2011, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and Epic Records. Amaro was also the youngest contestant to win the c ...

* Inez Archibald *

Joseph Archibald Dr. Joseph Samuel Archibald, Queen's Counsel, QCArchibald received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies. Despite the Honorary degree#Use of title associated with honorary doctorates, social convention on honorary doctorate ...

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Iyaz Keidran Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter, formerly signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records. He is known for his singles " Replay", "Solo" and " Pretty ...

* Dancia Penn, QC (also served as a politician representing the VIP in 8th district) *

Michael Riegels Michael Riegels (pronounced ) was the inaugural chairman of the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands. He is a qualified barrister and was formerly the senior partner of Harneys from 1984 to 1997, and he also served the ...

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Famous residents

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Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed ...

Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received ...

Henry Jarecki Henry George Jarecki (born April 15, 1933) is a German-born American academic, psychiatrist, entrepreneur, .html" ;"title="/sup>">/sup> producer and philanthropist. Early life and career Henry Jarecki was born into a German-Jewish family in S ...

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. He dropped o ...

Larry Page Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American business magnate, computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. He is best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin. Page was the chief executive officer of Google from 1997 unt ...

* Curt Richardson *

Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Leopold Wildenstein (11 September 1917 – 23 October 2001) was a French art dealer, historian and owner-breeder of thoroughbred race horses. He was the third member of the family to preside over Wildenstein & Co., one of the most succes ...

Historical figures

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Samuel Bellamy Captain Samuel Bellamy ( c. 23 February, 1689 – 26 April 1717), later known as "Black Sam" Bellamy, was an English sailor, turned pirate, who operated in the early 18th century. He is best known as the wealthiest pirate in recorded history, an ...

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Joost van Dyk Joost van Dyk (sometimes spelled Joost van Dyke) was a Dutch privateer (and, reportedly, sometime pirate) who was one of the earliest European settlers in the British Virgin Islands in the seventeenth century, and established the first permanent ...

(privateer) * Arthur William Hodge (murderer) *

John C. Lettsome John Coakley Lettsom (1744 – 1 November 1815, also Lettsome) was an English physician and philanthropist born on Little Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands into an early Quaker settlement. The son of a West Indian planter and an Iris ...

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Samuel Nottingham Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

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William Thornton William Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the Uni ...

(architect) British Virgin Islanders