Kittian and Nevisian Americans
Kittitian and Nevisian Americans are Americans of Saint Kitts and Nevis ancestry, or Americans that were born in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,368[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York · Florida · California | |
| Languages | |
| English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Notable people
| Lists of Americans |
|---|
| By US state |
| By ethnicity or nationality |
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- Bertram L. Baker, former member of the New York State Assembly[2]
- Rupert Crosse, actor; first African American to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award
- Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader
- Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Constance Baker Motley, civil rights activist, judge, and politician
- Diane Patrick, lawyer and former First Lady of Massachusetts[3]
- Tregenza Roach, Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands[4]
- Neil Strauss, author of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
- Susan L. Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence
- Bill Thompson, New York City politician
- Cicely Tyson, actress who was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, science communicator, and director of the Hayden Planetarium
- John Gorrie, credited inventor of mechanical refrigeration
References
- "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- Howell, Ron (2018-11-02). "How Alexander Hamilton Inspired Bertram Baker, Brooklyn's First Black Elected Official". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Bertram Baker Legacy in Bedford-Stuyvesant". Out Time Press. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- "About Us – Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands". United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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