Guyana
Historical figures born in Guyana
181 notable historical figures were born in Guyana. These are the most notable:
Guyana ranks #143 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Gambia.
By occupation
- Politician: 14
- Head of State/President: 8
- Writer/Author: 8
- Diplomat: 3
- Lawyer: 3
- Visual Artist: 3
- Poet: 3
- Economist: 2
- Irfaan Ali (born 1980, Politics)
- Bharrat Jagdeo (born 1964, Politics)
- Cheddi Jagan (1918 to 1997, Politics)
- Forbes Burnham (1923 to 1985, Politics)
- Mark Phillips (Guyanese politician) (born 1961, Politics)
- Arthur Chung (1918 to 2008, Politics)
- David A. Granger (born 1945, Politics)
- Sam Hinds (born 1943, Politics)
- Donald Ramotar (born 1950, Politics)
- E. R. Braithwaite (1912 to 2016, Literature)
- Desmond Hoyte (1929 to 2002, Politics)
- Frank Bowling (born 1936, Arts & Music)
- Grace Nichols (born 1950, Literature)
- Shridath Ramphal (1928 to 2024, Politics)
- Moses Nagamootoo (born 2001, Politics)
- Pauline Melville (born 1948, Literature)
- Mike Phillips (writer) (born 1941, Literature)
- John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer) (1885 to 1962, Military)
- David Dabydeen (born 1955, Literature)
- Hamilton Green (born 1934, Politics)
- Beryl Gilroy (1924 to 2001, Literature)
- Oswald Hussein (born 1954, Arts & Music)
- Ptolemy Reid (1912 to 2003, Politics)
- Letitia Wright (born 1993, Entertainment)
- Khaleel Mohammed (1955 to 2022, Religion)
- Suchitra Mattai (born 1973, Arts & Music)
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