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Historical figures born in Barbados

164 notable historical figures were born in Barbados. These are the most notable:

• Rihanna (born 1988, Arts & Music)
• Mia Mottley (born 1965, Politics)
• Sandra Mason (born 1949, Politics)
• Jeffrey Bostic (born 1960, Politics)
• Errol Barrow (1920 to 1987, Politics)
• Owen Arthur (1949 to 2020, Politics)
• Kamau Brathwaite (1930 to 2020, Literature)
• Freundel Stuart (born 1951, Politics)
• Grantley Herbert Adams (1898 to 1971, Politics)
• Tom Adams (politician) (1931 to 1985, Politics)
• Arthur Barclay (1854 to 1938, Politics)
• George Lamming (1927 to 2022, Literature)
• Austin Clarke (novelist) (1934 to 2016, Literature)
• Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937 to 2023, Politics)
• Hilary Beckles (born 1955, Literature)

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