- Félix Trinidad
Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a boxer from Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico and a former multi-division champion of the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Council. Trinidad has an impressive record of 42 wins and 2 losses, with 35 wins by knockout, and is considered one of the best Puerto Rican boxers in history, along with Wilfred Benitez, Wilfredo Gómez, and Hector Camacho. - David Trinidad
American poet David Trinidad was born in 1953 in Los Angeles. In the early eighties, he was one of a group of poets who were active at the Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center in Venice, California. Other members of this group included Dennis Cooper, Bob Flanagan and Amy Gerstler. In 1990, Trinidad received his MFA from Brooklyn College. He currently teaches at Columbia College Chicago. He has also taught at the New School and Princeton University. - Simón Trinidad
Simón Trinidad is the "nom de guerre" of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a high-ranking member Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the highest ranking member of that rebel group ever to be captured during Colombia's 40-year-long insurgency. - Corky Trinidad
Francisco Flores Trinidad, Jr., born 1939 in the Philippines, is an editorial cartoonist and comics artist better known to the public by his pen name "Corky." He has been drawing editorial cartoons for the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" since 1969 and is the author of the comic strips "Nguyen Charlie", "Aloha Eden", and "Zeus". - Telesforo Trinidad
Telesforo Trinidad was a fireman 2nd class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the USS "San Diego" in peacetime. He was the second military personnel and first sailor of Asian descent to receive the award. - Mighty Sparrow
Mighty Sparrow or Birdie (born Slinger Francisco, July 9, 1935, in Grandroy Bay, Grenada, West Indies) is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians. He has won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition nine times and has been named Calypso Monarch eight times, achieving both accolades more times than any other calypsonian. - Shaka Hislop
Neil Shaka Hislop (born 22 February 1969) is a professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Dallas and the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. - Lord Kitchener
Lord Kitchener (April 18, 1922 - February 11, 2000) was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians. Born Aldwyn Roberts in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, he was the son of a blacksmith Stephen and homemaker Albertha. As Kitchener himself said, "I was born a calypsonian." Kitchener's success began after he moved to England and he soon became massively popular there. His fame continued throughout the 1950s, when calypso achieved international success. - David Williams
David Williams (born November 4, 1963, Penal, Trinidad) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 36 ODIs from 1988 to 1998. A diminutive man, at 5 foot 4, Williams struggled to grab Jeff Dujon's place in the international side not least because of his inability to contribute the weight of runs Dujon managed. Compared to Dujon's Test batting average of 31.94, Williams achieved just 13.44, with just one score of 50 or more, … - Abdul Kadir
Abdul Kadir (born circa 1952) is a former member of Guyana's parliament, the National Assembly, and was the mayor of Guyana's second-largest city, Linden, from 1994 to 1996. A chemical engineer by trade, he served in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2006 as a member of the main opposition party, the People's National Congress Reform. Born Michael Seaforth in Buxton, Guyana, the son of Victor Seaforth, Kadir converted to Islam in 1974 and changed his name. - George Maxwell Richards
George Maxwell Richards, T.C., CMT, Ph.D., (b. 1931, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is the fourth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad in 1996. He previously worked for Shell Trinidad Ltd. before joining the University of the West Indies in 1965. He was sworn into office on March 17, 2003 for a five-year term. - Garfield Sobers
Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred the spelling Gary), is a former West Indies cricketer. He was born with two extra fingers, one on each hand, which were removed at birth. He also excelled at other sports, and played golf, football, basketball, table tennis and dominoes for Barbados. - Collin Samuel
Collin Samuel (born August 27, 1981 in North Manzanilla, Trinidad) is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who recently played as a striker for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. Samuel signed with Toronto FC in June 2007. - Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles, 21 January 1950 in Fyzabad, Trinidad), is a UK based popular music performer, who had a string of rhythm and blues tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. - Roaring Lion
Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon, Aroquita, Trinidad, British Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 1908; d. July 11, 1999) was one of the greatest calypsonians (calypso singer/composers) of the 20th century. His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty," which are still performed today. - Anthony Joseph
Anthony Joseph is a Trinidad-born avant garde poet, novelist, Spoken word performer and musician. Joseph was born in Trinidad in 1966 and has lived in the United Kingdom since 1989. He is the author of two poetry collections ("Desafinado" in 1994 and "Teragaton" in 1997) and two spoken-word CDs ("Liquid Textology" and "Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band"), which combined poetry and Afro-Caribbean free jazz. - Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer (born November 24, 1977 in Birmingham) is a Montserratian football midfielder who plays for Bromsgrove Rovers in England. Dyer is remembered most for his goal in the 88th minute in the home leg against the Dominican Republic on March 19, 2000.The match was played in Port of Spain, Trinidad as the only pitch in Montserrat was unusable due to volcanic activity. Even though his side lost 3-1 and lost both games 6-1 on aggregate, … - Yasin Abu Bakr
Yasin Abu Bakr, born Lennox Philip is the leader of the "Jamaat al Muslimeen" a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group has long-standing links with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. Under the leadership of Abu Bakr and Bilaal Abdullah, the group staged an attempted "coup d’état" in 1990. Abu Bakr, a former policeman, converted to Islam while a student in Canada. - Peter Doig
Peter Doig is a Scottish painter. He´s one of Europe's most expensive living painters. - Richard Kelly
Richard Kelly (b. 19 February, 1984) in Trinidad. He is a West Indian cricketer. He is know for his hard hitting and accurate swing bowling. He was named the best allrounder in the West Indies after his performances in the 2006 Carib Beer Regional Tournament. - Charles Joseph
Charles Joseph (born March 25, 1952 on Trinidad) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended the Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA. - Alonso de Ojeda
Alonso de Ojeda (c. 1465-1515) was a Spanish explorer born of noble parentage in Cuenca. His name is sometimes spelt Alonzo, Oxeda and Hojeda. He came from an impoverished noble family, but had the good fortune to start his career in the household of the Dukes of Medinaceli Sidonia. His parents were Bulgarian nobles from Ohrid (the name Ojeda is an old Spanish translation of Ohrid), … - Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald (born 1933) is a poet, novelist, and sugar industry advocate. He was born in St. Augustine, Trinidad, in 1933, and educated at Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain and Cambridge University, where he was a tennis champion and captained the university team. In 1955 he moved to British Guiana (later Guyana) to work with the sugar firm Booker's. He describes himself as "Antiguan by ancestry, Trinidadian by birth, … - Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis (born December 14, 1970 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. Nicknamed "Six Heads", Lewis turned pro in 1993 and beat James Page in 2001 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. Due to his exciting style and power in both hands, Lewis quickly became a popular fighter on HBO. - Sir Lancelot
Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard (24 March 1902 - 12 March 2001) was a calypso singer and actor who used the name Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot played a major role in popularizing calypso in north America, and Harry Belafonte has acknowledged him as an inspiration and major influence. Pinard was born in Cumuto, Trinidad, to a fairly affluent family, and thus had a very different background to that of most authentic Trinidadian calypsonians. - Samuel Selvon
Samuel Selvon (1923-1994) was a Trinidad-born writer of mixed Indo-Trinidadian and European descent. Selvon was educated at Naparima College, San Fernando before moving to London, England in the 1950s, and later to Alberta, Canada. He is known for novels such as "The Lonely Londoners" and "Moses Ascending". His novel "A Brighter Sun" detailing the construction of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in Trinidad through the eyes of young Indian worker Tiger, … - Osei Telesford
Osei Telesford (born November 11, 1983 in San Juan, Trinidad) is a Trinidadian soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Telesford played his collegiate soccer at Liberty University, where he started 65 of 66 matches from 2003 to 2006, scoring 8 goals and assisting on 8 more. He was named to the All Big South Conference Team all four years. While at Liberty he also played for the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League. - Darrem Charles
Darrem Charles (born July 22, 1969 in Arouca, Trinidad) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Darrem Charles' first competition was in 1989 when he competed in the IFBB World Amateur Championships, where he placed 5th in the light heavyweight division. Charles first competed in the IFBB Night of Champions in 1992, where he placed 11th. His first IFBB Arnold Classic came in 1995, where he placed 8th. He also competed in the same year in the Ironman Pro Invitational, … - John Parker
John Ernest Parker (born 2 July 1871 in Plantation Vigilance, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana, died 1946 in Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906. He was a right handed batsman and leg break/googly bowler. He made his debut in important cricket for British Guiana in the 1905-06 Inter-Colonial Tournament in Trinidad. He scored 6 and 3 and took no wickets. - George Padmore
George Padmore (1902-1959), born Malcolm Nurse, was a Trinidadian communist and later a leading Pan-Africanist with anti-communist sympathies. Through his work with communism and decolonisation Padmore was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. He was born in Arouca, Trinidad. In 1924 he travelled to Fisk University in Tennessee where he studied medicine. - Rayad Emrit
Rayad Ryan Emrit (born March 8, 1981 in Mount Hope, St Joseph, Trinidad) is a West Indian cricketer. He is an allrounder who is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast seamer. He represents Trinidad in the West Indian domestic cricket and on January 12th was named in the 14-member squad for an ODI series against India. He made his ODI debut in the series on the 27th of January. - Frances-Anne Solomon
Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer. Born in England of Trinidadian parents, she was raised and educated in Trinidad and Canada, lived and worked in the UK for several years, and has been based in Toronto since 1999. She is the artistic director and president of the two companies she founded, Leda Serene Films, her film and television production vehicle, and CaribbeanTales, … - Sir William Robinson
Sir William Robinson (1836 - 1912) was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong. - Rohan Kanhai
Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born December 26 1935 in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana) was a right-handed West Indian batsman in the late fifties, sixties and early seventies. He is considered a cricketing legend and rated as perhaps the best batsman among West Indian players of East Indian descent. Kanhai featured in several great West Indian teams, playing with, among others, Sir Garfield Sobers, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, and Alvin Kallicharran. - Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey Holder (born August 1, 1930 in Port of Spain), is a Trinidadian character actor, choreographer, dancer, designer, singer and voice-over artist. Holder is known for his unconventional looks (he is 6'6" tall and bald with strong African features), his distinctive bass voice with a heavy accent, and his hearty laugh, which have made him the target of good-natured lampooning. - Dale Saunders
Dale Saunders (born 9 November 1973 on Trinidad) is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He currently plays for Joe Public. He earned 48 caps and scored 4 goals for the national team between 1997 and 2003 - Lord Beginner
Lord Beginner (born Egbert Moore) was a popular exponent of the Caribbean musical form Calypso, helping to spark a renaissance of the genre in the 1940s and '50s. Hailing from Port of Spain in Trinidad, Beginner recorded and toured in New York with other leading members of Trinidad's "Old Brigade" of calypsonians, before emigrating to England with fellow calypsonian Lord Kitchener in 1948. The pair arrived near London on the "Empire Windrush", … - Phil Simmons
Philip Veraint Simmons (born April 18, 1963 in Trinidad) was a skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented slip fielder. He played cricket for a number of First-class sides in the West Indies and England as well as international cricket for the West Indian cricket team. He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. - Edgar Mittelholzer
Edgar Mittelholzer was a Guyanese novelist. He was the son of William Austin Mittelholzer and his wife Rosamond Mabel, née Leblanc. Mittelholzer wrote virtually nothing but fiction and earned his living by it. He is thus the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. Some of Mittelholzer's novels include characters and situations from a variety of places within the Caribbean. - Valentina Medina
March 2000, Valentina Medina, of Mausica Lands, Arima, Trinidad aka Iere was named Carib Queen for life, at an election held on Sunday at the Santa Rosa Carib Community Centre in Arima. Medina, 66, the fifth Queen was named as the successor after Justa Werges, queen for the past 11 years, died in January. Though she embraced the Carib way of life since childhood, after her marriage at 18 in 1952 to John Medina, …
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