Bahamian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of Bahamian ancestry. The 2000 U.S. census counted 31,984 people of Bahamian ancestry. Most (about 21,000) live in Miami, Florida, with the Bahamian community centered in Coconut Grove. There is also a growing Bahamian-American population in Atlanta, Georgia, evident from the recent opening of an honorary consulate in the Georgian capital. Miami redirects here. ... Alternate spelling: see Cocoanut Grove (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ...

Notable Bahamian Americans

• Rick Fox (former NBA player; born in Canada)
• Lenny Kravitz (singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist)
• Calvin Lockhart (actor)
• Sidney Poitier (actor)
• Al Roker (television broadcaster)
• Roxie Roker (actress, mother of Lenny Kravitz)
• Esther Rolle (actress)
• Mychal Thompson (former NBA player, current radio announcer)
• Shakara Ledard (supermodel, fashion designer, actress)
• Persia White (actress)
• Yves Edwards (professional mixed martial artist)
• Rosanna Carter (actress, sister of Esther Rolle)
• Estelle Evans (actress, sister of Esther Rolle)
• Wendy Coakley-Thompson (writer)

Rick Fox Ulrich Alexander (Rick) Fox (born July 24, 1969 in Toronto, Canada) is an actor and former professional basketball player. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Leonard Albert Lenny Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American rock singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist whose retro-style amalgam of rock, pop, funk, and even techno is inspired by such music icons as Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Guess Who and John Lennon. ... Calvin Lockhart is an actor born on September 18, 1934 in Nassau, Bahamas. ... Sir Sidney Poitier KBE, (IPA pronunciation: ) (born February 20, 1927), is a Bahamian American Academy Award-winning actor (film and stage), film director, and activist. ... Al Roker PR shot, prior to his gastric bypass procedure. ... Roxie Roker Roxie Roker (August 28, 1929–December 2, 1995) was an American actress of Bahamian descent who was best known for her groundbreaking role as Helen Willis on the sitcom, The Jeffersons, one half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime-time TV. She also... Esther Rolle (November 8, 1920–November 17, 1998) was an American actress. ... Mychal Thompson (born January 30, 1955 in Nassau, Bahamas), is a Bahamian American former National Basketball Association player who was the #1 pick in the 1978 NBA Draft. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Shakara in UNleashed Magazine Shakara Ledard is a model and actress originally from The Bahamas, now residing in New York. ... Persia White Persia White (born October 25, 1972 in Miami, Florida) is an American actress and musician. ... Yves Edduvill Edwards (born September 30th, 1976) is a Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter. ... Mixed martial arts (commonly referred to as MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... Estelle Evans is an actress. ... Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born December 27, 1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is the author of Back to Life (September 2004) and What You Wont Do For Love (November 2005). ...

See Also

Celebrity Residents of the Bahamas The Bahamas has one of the largest register of celebrities who reside permanently or have legal residential status in a country not of their native birth, hometown or place of origin. ...