This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with the United States Virgin Islands (which are composed of the islands of St. Croix , St. John , and St. Thomas ). This list does not include people from the British Virgin Islands . The list covers notable individuals who have garnered international recognition in artistic, cultural, economic, historical, notorious, and political arenas.
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Olympic athlete basketball player and swimmer Tim Duncan (2010). Raja Bell (born 1976), former professional basketball playerTombi Bell (born 1979), former professional basketball player (sister to Raja Bell )Aliyah Boston (born 2001), professional basketball playerLivingstone Bramble (born 1960 on St. Kitts & Nevis; raised on St. Croix), former professional boxing championJerry Browne (born 1966), professional baseball playerJoe Christopher (born 1935), first baseball player born in the territory to play in Major League Baseball Horace Clarke (born 1940), professional baseball playerCallix Crabbe (born 1983), Major League Baseball Player (San Diego Padres)Midre Cummings (born 1971), professional baseball playerTim Duncan (born 1976), former professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs Brasheedah Elohim , American-Israeli women's professional basketball playerEmile Griffith (1938–2013), professional boxing championElrod Hendricks (1940–2005), professional baseball player and coach Peter Holmberg (born 1960), Olympic sailor; as of 2016, the only member of the USVI Olympic Team to win an Olympic medalJohn Jackson (born 1989), professional boxer (son of Julian Jackson; brother to Julius Jackson)Julian Jackson (born 1960), former professional boxing championJulius Jackson (born 1987), professional boxer (son of Julian Jackson)Milt Newton (born 1965), former professional basketball player; administrator for multiple NBA teamsCalvin Pickering (born 1976), professional baseball player"Sugar" Ray Seales (born 1952 in Saint Croix), the only American boxer to win gold in the 1972 Summer OlympicsLaVerne Jones-Ferrette , professional sprinter and Olympian
Alton Adams (1889–1987), musician, first black bandmaster in the United States NavyBennie Benjamin (1907–1989), composerDelyno Brown (born 1981), reggae artistVanessa Daou (born 1967), international singer-songwriter, dancer, writer, poetJon Lucien (1942–2007), vocalist and musician; born on the island of Tortola and raised on Saint Thomas Rock City , musical duo also known as R. City and Planet VI; formed 2003 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Theron Thomas , member of musical duo Rock CityRich Nice , 1st Rapper signed to Motown Records
Ianthe Blyden (1899–1984), pioneer of nursing at Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital on St. ThomasMyrah Keating Smith (1908–1994), the only health provider on St. John for two decades
Alexander Hamilton Judah P. Benjamin Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), first United States Secretary of the Treasury , an American "founding father" , economist, and political philosopher; born in Nevis , raised on St. CroixArchie Alexander (1888–1958), mathematician, engineer, former Governor of the Virgin IslandsJudah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), first Jewish U.S. Senator; Secretary of State, Confederate States of AmericaEdward Wilmot Blyden (1832–1912), Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politicianFrank Rudolph Crosswaith (1892–1965), socialist and labor leaderGabriel Milan (c. 1631Ron De Lugo (1930–2020), St. Croix politician and former candidate for governorHubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927), orator, political activistWilliam H. Hastie (1904–1976), jurist, lawyer, Governor of the Virgin IslandsUlises Heureaux (1845–1899), former President of the Dominican Republic (mother born in Saint Thomas)[1] Casper Holstein (1888–1944), humanitarianRoy Innis (born 1934), African-American activist, civil rights leaderD. Hamilton Jackson (1884–1946), journalist, labor leader, attorney, judgeJ. Raymond Jones (1899–1991), political leader, humanitarianWilliam Leidesdorff (1810–1848), entrepreneurJuan Francisco Luis (1940–2011), 24th Governor of the U.S. Virgin IslandsAntonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876), President of MexicoTerence Todman (1926–2014), former U.S. ambassadorDenmark Vesey (1767–1822), slave revolt leaderPeter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784–1854), Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848
Barbara Christian (1943–2000), educator and writerDoris Jadan (1925–2004), author and environmental activist; lived on St. John from 1955 until her deathAudre Lorde (1934–1992), writer, feminist, civil rights activist; born in New York, died on St. CroixKarrine Steffans (born 1978), authorTiphanie Yanique (born 1978), author; born and raised on St. Thomas 
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