This a list of notable people from Antigua and Barbuda. *

DJ Red Alert Frederick Crute (born November 27, 1956), known professionally as Kool DJ Red Alert, is an American disc jockey who rose to fame on WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM in New York City and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip hop music and cultur ...

, disc Jockey on Power 105.1 FM and has been recognized as a hip-hop pioneer *

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 13 January 1993) is a British-Anguillan politician and the Minister for Education and Social Development of Anguilla. She has been a model, beauty pageant titleholder and athlete. She was crowned as Miss Universe Gr ...

, British-Anguillan Athlete, Barrister, Beauty Queen, Model and Politician who represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon event and was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and placed Top 20 at

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Joel Anthony Joel Vincent Anthony (born August 9, 1982) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two champion ...

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professional NBA player with Antiguan parentage *

Craig "Speedy" Claxton Craig Elliott "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Hofstra University men's basketball team. Claxton won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Anto ...

, retired professional basketball player, is of Antiguan parentage *

Melvin Claxton Melvin L. Claxton (born 1958) is an American journalist, author, and entrepreneur. He has written about crime, corruption, and the abuse of political power. He is best known for his 1995 series of Investigative journalism, investigative reports ...

, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author * Heather Doram, artists and designer of the national costume * Verton Harris (born 1980), football player *

Maurice Hope Maurice Hope (born 6 December 1951) is a British former boxer, who was world junior middleweight champion. Born in Antigua, he grew up in Hackney, London. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Box ...

, world champion boxer * Anna Marie Horsford, actress, of Antiguan parentage * Jazzie B, Musician and

Soul II Soul Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their two major hits; 1989's UK number five and US number eleven " Keep On Movin'", and its follow-up, the UK number one and US number four " Back to ...

founder *

Marianne Jean-Baptiste Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Secrets & Lies'', for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Sup ...

, actress, of Antiguan parentage * Marie-Elena John, Antiguan writer and former African Development Foundation specialist. Her

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, '' Unburnable'', was selected as Best Debut of 2006 by '' Black Issues Book Review'' * S. D. Jones, Conrad Efraim former professional wrestler *

Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid (; born May 25, 1949) is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. She was born in St. John's, Antigua (part of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda). She lives in North Bennington, Vermo ...

, novelist famous for her writings about life on Antigua. Her book '' A Small Place'' was banned under the

Vere Bird Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1910 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero. He was an officer in ...

administration *

Howard Lindsay Howard Lindsay, born Herman Nelke, (March 29, 1889 – February 11, 1968) was an American playwright, librettist, director, actor and theatrical producer. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse ...

, three-time Olympian 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Seoul), and 1996 (Atlanta), in 100 dash and long jump *

Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Batting generally at number three in a dominant West Indies side, Richards is widely ...

, West Indian cricketer; the

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seating double ...

in Antigua was named in his honour *Dame Nellie Robinson (1880–1972), national hero and creator of the first school to admit students regardless of race, religion or class. *

Kenroy Smith Kenroy Smith is an Antigua and Barbudan football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the ...

, foot player *

Allen Stanford Robert Allen Stanford (born March 24, 1950) is an American financial fraudster, former financier, and sponsor of professional sports. He is serving a 110-year federal prison sentence, having been convicted in 2012 of fraud, on charges that his i ...

, Texan business tycoon, convicted and sentenced to 110 years in prison for investment fraud *

June Ambrose June Ambrose (born 5 June 1971) is an Antiguan-born American stylist, costume designer, author, creative director, influencer, and TV host. She is currently the creative director of women's basketball for Puma (brand). Ambrose is best known for s ...

, celebrity fashion designer and stylist *Judge H. B. D. Woodcock (1867–1957), amateur botanist and jurist * Sir William Young FRS, first governor of Dominica
Sir W. Arthur Lewis
(1915–1991), Nobel prize-winning economist, of Antiguan parentage *

Curtly Ambrose Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN (born 21 September 1963) is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, he took 405 Test wickets at ...

, West Indian cricketer

Rai Benjamin Rai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17 ...

Hurdler who won Olympic Gold and Silver medals *

Daniel Bailey Daniel Bakka Everton Bailey (born 9 September 1986) is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 100m. Career Bailey represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Summer Ol ...

, Olympic Sprinter * Brendan Christian Olympic Sprinter *

James Grayman James Theophilus Grayman (born 11 October 1985) is a male high jumper from Antigua and Barbuda. He was born and raised in Parham Town by his mother Evelyn Sheppard. His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Pergine Vals ...

, Olympic High Jumper *

Cejhae Greene Cejhae Colin Greene (born 6 October 1995) is an Antiguan sprinter. He attended the Princess Margaret School. Cejhae is the first of three children born to Jonah Greene and Colin Greene. Greene won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2012 ...

, Olympic Sprinter *

Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel (born 6 July 1970) is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 me ...

, Olympic Sprinter *

Miguel Francis Miguel Francis (born 28 March 1995) is a sprinter born in Montserrat, a British overseas territory, who as of 5 April 2017 represents Great Britain internationally. Francis, a resident of Antigua and Barbuda following his evacuation from Montse ...

, Sprinter * Zahra Airall, Feminist playwright and filmmaker *

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...

(1939–2018), actor and politician/activist who founded the Free and Fair Elections League and unsuccessfully contested in the 1999

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George James - Caribbean Elections Biography
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Gaston Browne Gaston Alfonso Browne (born 9 February 1967) is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been its leader since 2014. Before entering politics, he was a banker and businessman. Early life Browne wa ...

, Prime Minister of Antigua * Baldwin Spencer, Former Prime Minister of Antigua *See: Antiguans and Barbudans in the United Kingdom

People who own homes in Antigua

* Oprah Winfrey, American television/entertainment icon and entrepreneur, owns a home near Jumby Bay * Eric Clapton, established an Antiguan drug treatment centre; has a home in the south of the island * Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, owns a home near Galley Bay * Calvin Ayre, founder of internet gambling company Bodog Entertainment Group *

, Texan business tycoon, convicted and sentenced to 110 years in prison for investment fraud *

Robin Leach Robin Douglas Leach (29 August 1941 – 24 August 2018) was a British entertainment reporter and writer from London. After beginning his career as a print journalist, first in England and then in the United States, he became best known fo ...

, ''

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' is an American television series that aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995. The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers, athletes, socialites and magnates. It was hosted by Rob ...

'' host *

Larry Flynt Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (; November 1, 1942 – February 10, 2021) was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces pornographic magazines, such as ''Hustler'', pornographic videos, and three por ...

, U.S.-based publisher *

, actress, of Antiguan parentage * Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football player *

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies f ...

, Italian Prime Minister *

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama '' The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence a ...

, portrayed James Bond in ''

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'' and ''

Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursues t ...

'' * Richard Branson,

Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, England. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and ...

mogul *

Ken Follett Kenneth Martin Follett, (born 5 June 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works. Many of his books have achieved high ranking on best seller lists. For example, in the ...

, British author of '' Eye of the Needle'', owns a house on Jumby Bay

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