This is a list of notable

Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845. Indo-Trinidadians a ...

Politics and government

* Basdeo Panday *

Kamla Persad-Bissesar Kamla Persad-Bissessar ( ; born Kamla Susheila Persad, 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB, is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer, politician and educator who is the Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, politica ...

* Noor Hassanali * Christine Kangaloo * Rudranath Capildeo * Simbhoonath Capildeo * Ramesh Maharaj * Bhadase Sagan Maraj * Roodal Moonilal * Adrian Cola Rienzi * Ashford Sinanan *

Ranji Chandisingh Ranji Chandisingh was a political leader in Guyana. He was born on 5 January 1930 at San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, and died on 15 June 2009 at his home at Waterloo Street, Guyana. He was the son of Dr. Charles Washington Chandisingh and Ame ...

Dana Seetahal Dana Saroop Seetahal SC (July 8, 1955 – May 4, 2014) was an Independent Senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Senate. She was an attorney at law in private practice and was formerly a lecturer at the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago, ...

Kenneth Lalla Kenneth Lalla S.C. C.M.T is a lawyer and politician from Trinidad and Tobago, formerly the Democratic Labour Party Member of Parliament for Couva. He founded K. R. Lalla and Company and has been in practice for the past 50 years. He has had ...

Sarran Teelucksingh Ramsaran Lionel "Sarran" Teelucksingh (2 August 1889 – 08 March 1952) was a Trinidad and Tobago businessman and politician. The first Indo-Trinidadian elected to the Legislative Council, Teelucksingh represented the county of Caroni from 1 ...

* George F. Fitzpatrick *

Isaac Hyatali Sir Isaac Emanuel Hyatali was the Chief Justice of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 1972 until 1983. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973. He died of diverticular disease on 2 December 2000. Education After attending Naparima ...

Satnarine Sharma Satnarine Sharma (1942/1943 – October 9, 2019) was the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 2002 until 2008. He was succeeded by Ivor Archie. Controversy In July 2006, Sharma was arrested and accused of trying to help Basdeo Panday, a for ...

* Hardeo Hardath *

* Richie Sookhai *Kamaluddin Mohammed

Literature

* Neil Bissoondath * Vahni Capildeo *

Ismith Khan Mohamed Ismith Khan (March 16, 1925 – April 24, 2002), better known as Ismith Khan, was a Trinidad and Tobago-born American author and educator. He is best known for his novel ''The Jumbie Bird'', a semi-autobiographical work which blends Indi ...

* Seepersad Naipaul *

Shiva Naipaul Shiva Naipaul (; 25 February 1945 – 13 August 1985), born Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was an Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist. Life and work Shiva Na ...

* V. S. Naipaul *

Kenneth Vidia Parmasad Kenneth Vidia Parmasad (1946 – 17 April 2006) was an Indo-Trinidadian writer who specialized in writing children's books. Parmasad was also a noted lecturer at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine. Parmasad was responsible for wri ...

Lakshmi Persaud Lakshmi Persaud is a Trinidad-born, British-based writer who resides in London, England. She is the author of five novels: ''Butterfly in the Wind'' (1990), ''Sastra'' (1993), ''For the Love of My Name'' (2000), ''Raise the Lanterns High'' (2004) an ...

* Arnold Rampersad * Kris Rampersad * Kenneth Ramchand *

Rabi Maharaj Rabi Maharaj (born 8 August 1947) is Trinidadian-born Indian author and evangelist. He is descendant of a long line of Brahmin priests and gurus from the city of Varanasi ( Banaras) in Uttar Pradesh, India. Before moving to London 1967, he conv ...

Harold Sonny Ladoo Harold Sonny Ladoo (4 February 1945 – 17 August 1973)Coleman, Daniel"Ladoo, Harold Sonny" in William H. New (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada'', University of Toronto Press, 2002, p. 601. was a Caribbean novelist, who was the author ...

Shani Mootoo Shani Mootoo, writer, visual artist and video maker, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1957 to Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian parents. She grew up in Trinidad and relocated at the age of 19 to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She currently l ...

* Sam Selvon *

Bhaskar Sunkara Bhaskar Sunkara (born June 1989) is an American political writer. He is the founding editor of '' Jacobin,'' the president of ''The Nation,'' and publisher of ''Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy'' and London's ''Tribune''. He is a former ...

Kevin Jared Hosein Kevin Jared Hosein (born 1986) is a Caribbean novelist and short-story writer from Trinidad and Tobago. He is known for winning the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize with his story "Passage". He also won the regional (Caribbean) section of the ...

*Awadh Jaggernath

Sports

* Samuel Badree * Denesh Ramdin * Ravi Rampaul *

Manny Ramjohn Manny L. Ramjohn (15 November 1915 – 23 January 1998) was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, born in San Fernando, and educated at Naparima College in San Fernando. A long-distance runner (5,000 m and 10,000 m), Ramjohn was the first to wi ...

Sunil Narine Sunil Philip Narine (born 26 May 1988) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. Primarily an off-spin bowler, he ...

* Daren Ganga * Hermat Gangapersad * Robin Singh * Adrian Barath *

Inshan Ali Inshan Ali (25 September 1949 – 24 June 1995) was a West Indian international cricketer who played in 12 Test matches from 1971 to 1977. Biography Born in Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago, of Indian descent, Ali was the second of eight children ...

* Rayad Emrit * Rangy Nanan *

Sonny Ramadhin Sonny Ramadhin, Chaconia Medal, CM (1 May 1929 – 27 February 2022) was a West Indian cricket team, West Indian cricketer, and was a dominant bowler of the 1950s. He was the first of many West Indian cricketers of Indo-Trinidadian, Indian orig ...

Rajindra Dhanraj Rajindra Dhanraj (born 6 February 1969) was a cricket player for the West Indies. He played four Tests and six One Day Internationals. He was also successful playing for the Trinidad & Tobago team. Career Dhanraj was a prolific wicket taker at r ...

Amit Jaggernauth Amit Sheldon Jaggernauth (born 16 November 1983) is a former West Indian cricketer who featured as an off spinner. Jaggernauth mainly played as a first-class cricketer for Trinidad and Tobago. Career In recent years, Jaggernauth has been one o ...

Ishwar Maraj Ishwar Maraj (born January 26, 1969) is a Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Before his move to Canada he played club cricket in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds the world record for the slowest ever fi ...

Suruj Ragoonath Suruj Ragoonath (born 22 March 1968) is a former West Indies international cricketer. An aggressive right-handed opening batsman, Ragoonath played domestically for Trinidad and Tobago between 1989 and 2001. He played in two Test match Test match ...

Dinanath Ramnarine Dinanath Ramnarine (born June 4, 1975) is a Trinidadian cricketer who retired in 2002. He was a leg-spin bowler who retired at an early age (28 years). He has a Test bowling average of around 30, taking 45 wickets in his 12 test matches, which is ...

* Charran Singh *

Subhash Gupte Subhashchandra Pandharinath "Fergie" Gupte (Marathi: सुभाष गुप्ते) (; 11 December 1929 – 31 May 2002) was one of Test cricket's finest spin bowlers. Sir Garry Sobers, EAS Prasanna and Jim Laker pronounced him the best ...

* Greg Ranjitsingh *

Anisa Mohammed Anisa Mohammed (born 7 September 1988) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL), Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies women's cricket tea ...

* Nicholas Pooran * Gopaul Sahadeo *

Kendall Jagdeosingh Kendall Jagdeosingh (born May 30, 1986 in Manzanilla) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently plays for Ayutthaya in Thai League 3 Career Club Jagdeosingh began his career in his native Trinidad, playing four seasons for North East Stars an ...

* Ria Ramnarine * Vikash Mohan *

Dave Mohammed Dave Mohammad (born 8 October 1979) is a former West Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler, and bats left-handed. Having played only three first-class matches for Trinidad and Tobago, Mohammad was called up to the West In ...

Capil Rampersad Capil Rabin Rampersad (12 September 1960 – 13 April 2007 in Port of Spain) was a West Indies cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island ...

Rajesh Latchoo Rajesh Joseph Latchoo (born 8 June 1984) is a Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Trinidadian association football, football coach, currently managing Dominica national football team, Dominica. Managerial career In June 2011, Latchoo was appointed hea ...

* Aditi Soondarsingh * Amarnath Basdeo * Donald Ramsamooj * Karishma Ramharack

Arts and entertainment

* Sundar Popo * Sam Boodram *

Ravi Bissambhar Ravi Bissambhar, also known as Ravi B, (; born October 27, 1982) is a Trinidadian chutney musician. Personal life Ravi Bissambhar, born to a musical family in Sangre Grande but currently lives Cunupia, Trinidad and Tobago, attended the Sangre ...

Rikki Jai Rikki Jai (born Samraj Jaimungal; ) is an Indo-Trinidadian chutney music, chutney and chutney-soca musician. Career Jai's 1988 debut single ''Sumintra'' told the tale of an Indo-Trinidadian woman from Debe who informed her boyfriend of her pref ...

Rakesh Yankaran Rakesh Yankaran, nicknamed ''The Raja'' (; born 03 December 1959) is an Indo-Trinidadian musician. He is the son of the late Indian classical musician, Isaac Yankarran and brother of the late Indian classical and chutney musicians Anand, Suresh, ...

* Parvati Khan * Heeralal Rampartap *

Adesh Samaroo Adesh Samaroo is a Trinidadian chutney soca singer born in Tacarigua in central Trinidad. He gained notice on the local scene in late 2002 with his song "Rum Till I Die" from the album of the same name. His second release, entitled "Caroni Clos ...

* Drupatee Ramgoonai *

Jit Samaroo Jit Sukha Samaroo (24 February 1950 – 7 January 2016) was a Trinidadian composer and steelpan musician. Life and work Jit Samaroo was born in Surrey village, in Lopinot, Trinidad and Tobago, the seventh of 13 children in a family of Indian origi ...

* Neeshan Prabhoo *

Lakshmi Singh Lakshmi Singh ''LAK-shmee'' is a journalist and the anchor of Midday for NPR Newscasts, which is one of the top three most downloaded podcasts in the United States. Early life According to Singh, growing up, she struggled with shyness and stut ...

* Gerry Bednob * Errol Sitahal * Chris Bisson *

Valene Maharaj Valene Maharaj (born April 25, 1986) is a Trinidadian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2007 title holder, and Miss World of the Caribbean for 2007. She has been active in the fashion business since sh ...

* Ian Hanomansing *

Ira Mathur Ira Mathur is an Indian-born Trinidad and Tobago multimedia freelance journalist, '' Sunday Guardian'' columnist and writer. The longest-running columnist for the ''Sunday Guardian'', she has been writing an op-ed for the paper since 1995, except ...

* Wendy Rahamut *

Lennox Mohammed Lennox Sylvanus "Bobby" Mohammed (2 June 1942 - 25 May 2021) was a musician and pannist from Trinidad and Tobago. He was the youngest arranger to win Panorama. Career Lennox Mohammed was born on 2 June 1942 in Siparia; his family moved to Mo ...

Surujpat Mathura Surujpat "Pat" Mathura, (1923 – 9 August 2007) was the longest serving radio broadcaster in Trinidad. Biography Surujpat Mathura, the son of Chandar Bahadoor Mathura and Rookmin, was working in his father's printery when he decided to embark up ...

Kimberly Farrah Singh Kimberly Farrah Singh is a Trinidadian beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Trinidad and Tobago in Miss World 2015 in Sanya, China on December 19, 2015. Personal life Kimberly Farrah Singh hails from the country side of Trinidad, in the ...

Chandini Chanka Miss World 2017, the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in China. 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her success ...

* Dominic Kallipersad * Shelly Dass *

Niala Boodhoo Niala Boodhoo is an American journalist, Knight-Wallace Fellow and the host of Axios Today. For three years she was the founding host and executive producer of Illinois Public Media's statewide radio talk show, ''The 21st''. Previously a busin ...

Al Ramsawack Albert Ramsawack (25 August 1932 – 25 September 2021) was a Trinidad and Tobago folklorist, author, broadcaster and educator who was the author of more than 300 children's stories and books including the ''Folklore Stories of Trinidad and Tobago ...

* John Agitation *

Valiama Narain Lady Valiamma Narain (1869–1954) was a Tamil Indian immigrant coming from the city of Nagapatnam in the Madras Presidency of southern British India (present-day Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India). Valiamma spent quite a few years on the islan ...

* Sintra Bronte *

M. P. Alladin Mahmoud Pharouk Alladin Michael Anthony and others give his name as Mohammed, rather than Mahmoud. (1919–1980) was a Trinidad and Tobago artist, poet, writer, teacher and public servant. Alladin played a major role in the expansion of art educa ...

Science, medicine, and health

Rajendra Persaud Rajendra 'Raj' Persaud FRCPsych (born 13 May 1963) is an English consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster and author of books about psychiatry. He is known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media, ...

* Krishan Kumar * Lall Ramnath Sawh *

Jean Ramjohn-Richards Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards (born 1936) is a Trinidadian doctor and the former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago from 2003 until 2013. She was born in San Fernando and was educated at Naparima Girls' High School and Naparima College before attend ...

* Sandra Ramdhanie *

Ria Persad Ria Nutan Persad (born on June 18, 1974, in Trinidad and Tobago), also known as Ria Carlo, is a mathematician and a classical musician of Indian descent. She moved to the United States of America as a small child and was a child prodigy. She curr ...

Anna Mahase Dr. Anna Mahase is a Trinidadian educator and administrator. She was principal of the St. Augustine Girls' High School in Trinidad and Tobago. She currently is the commissioner of teaching of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She is noted for ...

Stella Abidh Stella Piari Abidh (1903–1989) was a Trinidad and Tobago public health physician. She served as the Medical Officer of Health for San Fernando and as medical supervisor of schools in south Trinidad. She is believed to be the first Indo-Trinid ...

Joan Latchman Joan L. Latchman is a seismologist from Trinidad and Tobago who was the first woman to lead the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre. She was awarded the 2019 Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Council Award. Early ...

* Rudranath Capildeo

Business, economics, and finance

Krishna Maharaj Krishna Nanan Maharaj (; born 26 January 1939) is a British Trinidadian businessman. In 1987 he was convicted by a Florida court for the double murders of Chinese Jamaican businessmen Derrick Moo Young and Duane Moo Young, and was sentenced to ...

Haji Gokool Meah Haji Gokool Meah (1847–1939) was a Kashmiri Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian industrialist and philanthropist. He was born into an Indian Kashmiri Muslim family to Caulloo and Puddoo in Kashmir which then was part of the Princely State of Jammu ...

Reema Harrysingh-Carmona Reema Harrysingh-Carmona (born 22 November 1970) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian economist who served as the First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 until 2018. She is the wife of the fifth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, A ...

* Avinash Persaud * Mahaboob Ben Ali * Helen Bhagwansingh *Sayeed Khan

Religion, philanthropy, and philosophy

* Bhadase Sagan Maraj * Pt. Dr. Rampersad Parasram * Satnarayan Maharaj *

Anantanand Rambachan Anantanand Rambachan is a professor of religion at St. Olaf College. Education Rambachan completed his undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. He received his M.A. (Distinction) and Ph.D. degrees fr ...

* Simbhoonath Capildeo * Capildeo family *

Sahadeo Tiwari Pt. Sahadeo Tiwari (Trinidadian Hindustani: सहदेव तिवारी) was born in the village of Sarwan in Arwal district, Bihar, India on 25 February 1892. He came to Trinidad and Tobago as an indentured laborer in 1912 upon the vesse ...

Imran N. Hosein Imran Nazar Hosein (born 1942) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Islamic scholar, author and philosopher, who specializes in Islamic eschatology, world politics, economics, and modern socio-economic/political issues. He is the author of ''Jerusalem ...

Military

Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan (February 12, 1987 – August 6, 2007) was a United States Army specialist who was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service, and is buried in Arling ...

, U. S. soldier

Criminals

Dole Chadee Dole Chadee (born Nankissoon Boodram) (executed June 4, 1999) was a drug lord and convicted murderer. His base of operation was in Piparo, Trinidad and Tobago. Chadee was reputed to be one of the top drug lords in the Caribbean, but was never conv ...

(born Nankissoon Boodram) *

Annie Dookhan Annie Dookhan (born 1977) is an American convicted felon who formerly worked as a chemist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Abuse lab and admitted to falsifying evidence affecting up to 34,000 cases. Early life and education A ...

Boysie Singh Boysie Singh, (5 April 1908 – 20 August 1957) also referred to as John Boysie Singh and also as the Raja (the Hindi word for king), or just Boysie, was born on 5 April 1908 on 17 Luis Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Saint George County, Briti ...

References

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