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==Notable natives and residents== <!--Residents in this list should be "notable" with a Wikipedia article.--> Saint Kitts is or was the residence of: * [[Kennedy Simmonds|Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds]], first Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Simmonds instigated Porte Zante and the South East Peninsula Road on Frigate Bay in Saint Kitts which is named in his honour: Dr. Kennedy Simmonds Highway. *[[Joan Armatrading]], a British singer-songwriter. * [[George Astaphan]], born in St. Kitts, was a physician who gave steroids to the sprinter [[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Ben Johnson]]. * [[Imruh Bakari]], born in St. Kitts, film maker and writer. * [[Hutchens Chews Bishop|Hutchens C. Bishop]], pre-civil-rights-era clergyman who led the 1917 [[Silent Parade|Negro Silent Protest Parade]] in New York, U.S.<ref name="findingCharitysFolks">{{cite book|last1=Milward|first1=Jessica|title=Finding Charity's Folks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DgboCgAAQBAJ&q=hutchens+chew+bishop+obituary&pg=PA70|date=15 December 2015|isbn=9780820348797|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> * [[Robert Bradshaw (politician)|Robert Bradshaw]], first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis. * [[Archibald Burt]], born in Saint Kitts, first Chief Justice of Western Australia. * [[Burt Caesar]], born in Saint Kitts, actor, broadcaster and director. * [[Pogus Caesar]], British artist, author, television producer and director. * [[Linda Carty]], possessing both United States and British citizenship and on death row in Texas. * [[Kim Collins]], a former world champion sprinter (2003). * [[Felix Dexter]], an actor, comedian, and writer. * [[Pavel Durov]], co-founder of [[VK (service)|VK]] and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]]. * [[Nikolai Durov]], co-founder of [[VK (service)|VK]] and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]]. * [[Bertil Fox]], born in Saint Kitts, became a professional bodybuilder and was convicted of murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_10_23/ai_n15894917/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114180744/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_10_23/ai_n15894917 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-11-14 |work=Flex |title=A letter from Bertil: Bertil Fox is serving a life sentence for double murder on the island of St. Kitts. In this FLEX exclusive, he gives his version of what happened on that fateful day in 1997 |year=2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012887/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503024327/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012887/index.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 May 2010 | work=CNN | title=The Muscle Murders | date=18 May 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/fox.html |title=BERTIL FOX: STARS OF BODYBUILDING | MRO Fansite | History of Mr. and Masters Olympia | The Best Bodybuilders, Muscle Gallery, Bodybuilder, photos, links, pics, videos, biography, news, interview |publisher=Schwarzenegger.it |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bertilfox.com/trial.html Bertilfox.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826234315/http://www.bertilfox.com/trial.html|date=26 August 2009}}</ref> * [[James Grainger]], Scottish doctor and planter, who published the georgic poem ''[[The Sugar Cane]]'' in 1764 and also wrote about diseases among the slaves. * [[Keith Gumbs]], an international football player who currently plays as a striker for the Liga Indonesia side Sriwijaya FC. * Sir [[James Harford]], Administrator of Saint Christopher from 1940 to 1946. * [[Atiba Harris]], a Kittitian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas, United States, in Major League Soccer.<ref>[http://whitecapsfc.com/player/atiba-harris Atiba Harris]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129181350/http://whitecapsfc.com/player/atiba-harris|date=29 November 2010}}</ref> * [[Virgil Hodge]], a sprinter specialising in the 200 metres event. * [[Konris Maynard]], a Calypso musician and politician. * [[Robert Nickle (army)|Major-General Sir Robert Nickle]], governor of Saint Christopher from 1830. * [[Caryl Phillips]], born in St. Kitts, novelist, playwright and essayist. * [[Tiandra Ponteen]], a sprinter specialising in the 200 metres and the 400 metres. * [[Marcus Rashford]], professional footballer for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and England. Born in Manchester of Kittitian descent. * [[Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead]], governor of Saint Christopher from 1855 to 1859. * Sir [[Cuthbert Sebastian]], Governor-General of St Kitts-Nevis from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2012, his retirement. * [[Joseph Matthew Sebastian]], a Caribbean trade union leader and politician. * [[Shirley Skerrit-Andrew]], former High Commissioner to Canada. * [[Julius Soubise]], a freed Afro-Caribbean slave who became a well-known fop in the UK during the 1760s and 1770s. * [[Neil Strauss]], an American author and journalist. * [[Roger Ver]], businessman who renounced his U.S. citizenship. * [[Nathaniel Wells]], born in St Kitts, British planter, politician and the first black High Sheriff in Britain * [[Desai Williams]], a former sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics. * [[Ned Young]], born in Saint Kitts, was a sailor, mutineer from the [[Mutiny on the Bounty|HMS ''Bounty'' incident]] and co-founder of the mutineers' [[Pitcairn Island]] settlement. * [[Timothy Harris|The Hon Dr Timothy Harris]], Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015โ2022). * [[Terrance Drew | The Hon Dr. Terrance Drew]], Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2022โpresent). * [[Angela Griffin]], a British actress and television presenter. Born in Leeds of Kittitian descent. * [[Mikyle Louis]], first Kittitian to play Test cricket for the [[West Indies]].
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