Bahamians /bəˈheɪmiənz/ are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

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Bahamians

Flag of the Bahamas
Total population
c. 460,000
Regions with significant populations
Bahamas 400,516 (2022)[1]
United States	56,498 (2015)[2]
Canada	3,675 (2016)[3]
United Kingdom	1,797 (2001)[4]
Languages
English, Bahamian Creole
Religion
Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, Other Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%[5]

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• Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black American actor to win Best Actor, first black American actor to be nominated for best actor.
• Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straight
• Buddy Hield, basketball player
• Klay Thompson, basketball player
• Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox
• Lynden Oscar Pindling, first Prime Minister of the Bahamas.
• Joseph Robert Love, important pan-African leader of the 19th and 20th century who influenced Marcus Garvey
• Allan Glaisyer Minns, first black British mayor
• Bert Williams, first black lead actor on Broadway
• Deandre Ayton, was ranked number-one high-school basketball player in the USA by scout in 2015
• Mychal Thompson, two-time NBA champion and first foreign-born player to be selected as 1st pick in the NBA draft history.
• Angela Palacious, first woman deacon and priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands
• Yves Edwards, mixed martial artist
• Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial artist

• Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.
• Some women featured in the Leading Women of the Bahamas exhibit, Nassau, 2012.

• Demographics of the Bahamas
• Bahamian Americans