Kittian and Nevisian Americans
Americans of Kittitian and Nevisian birth or descent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| Connecticut, New York · Florida · California | |
| Languages | |
| English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Demographics
The counties with the largest Kittitian and Nevisian population is Kings County, New York and Queens County, New York.[2]
Notable people
- Bertram L. Baker, former member of the New York State Assembly[3]
- 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[4]
- Tregenza Roach, Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands[5]
- 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
See also
References
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