Editing Saint Kitts

{{Short description|Island in the West Indies; part of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis}}
{{About|the island in the West Indies|the Canadian city sometimes referred to as St. Kitts|St. Catharines}}
{{Redirect2|Saint Christopher Island|Île Saint-Christophe|other islands with these names|Saint Christopher Island (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Saint Kitts
| image_name = Saint Kitts and Nevis Regions map.png
| image_caption = Map showing Saint Kitts and Nevis
| image_size =
| map_image = LocationSaintKitts.PNG
| map_caption = Location of Saint Kitts among the [[Leeward Islands]].
| nickname =
| location = [[Caribbean Sea]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.31|N|62.72|W|region:KN|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = [[Leeward Islands]]
| total_islands =8
| major_islands =2
| area_km2 = 174
| length_km = 29
| width_km = 8
| highest_mount = [[Mount Liamuiga]]
| elevation_m = 1156
| country = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
| country_admin_divisions_title =
| country_admin_divisions =2 divisions of Saint Kitts
| country_largest_city = [[Basseterre]]
| country_largest_city_population = 15,500
| population = 34,918<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/StKittsNevis.html|title=ST. KITTS AND NEVIS |publisher=citypopulation.de|access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| density_km2 = 208.33
| ethnic_groups = [[African diaspora|African descent]], [[Indians in Saint Kitts and Nevis|Indian]], [[British people|British]], [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]]
| additional_info =
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'''Saint Kitts''', officially '''Saint Christopher''', is an [[island]] in the [[West Indies]]. The west side of the island borders the [[Caribbean]] Sea, and the eastern coast faces the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of [[Nevis]] constitute one country: the Federation of [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow {{convert|3|km|0|adj=on}} channel known as "[[The Narrows (Saint Kitts and Nevis)|The Narrows]]".

Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s.<ref name=":2">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nf04AQAAIAAJ&pg=PP14| title=A Historical Geography of the British Colonies: The West Indies | access-date=2017-07-30| last1=Lucas | first1=Sir Charles Prestwood | year=1890 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|title=St Kitts: the Gibraltar of the West Indies|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=5 February 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/saint-kitts-and-nevis/articles/St-Kitts-the-Gibraltar-of-the-West-Indies/|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=30 July 2017|last1=Tisdall |first1=Nigel }}</ref> Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the [[British West Indies]] until gaining independence on 19 September 1983.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal | url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1983/0919/091914.html | access-date=2017-07-30 | title=Caribbean's St. Kitts gets independence, new name | journal=Christian Science Monitor }}</ref>

The island is one of the [[Leeward Islands]] in the [[Lesser Antilles]]. It is situated about {{convert|2100|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]], US. The land area of Saint Kitts is about {{convert|168|km2|abbr=on}}, being approximately {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} long and on average about {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} across.

Saint Kitts has a population of about 40,000, the majority of whom are of [[African diaspora|African descent]]. The primary language is [[English language|English]], with a literacy rate of approximately 98%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis/|title=Saint Kitts and Nevis {{!}} CIA World Factbook|website=www.cia.gov |language=en|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref> Residents call themselves ''Kittitians''. The island is named after the Christian [[Saint Christopher]]; "Kit" was formerly a common diminutive of "Christopher".

[[Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]], is the largest fortress ever built in the Eastern Caribbean. The island of Saint Kitts is home to the [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Cricket Stadium]], which was used to host [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] matches. This made Saint Kitts and Nevis the smallest nation to ever host a [[World cup competition|World Cup event]]. Saint Kitts is also home to several institutions of higher education, including [[Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine]], [[Windsor University School of Medicine]], and the [[University of Medicine and Health Sciences]].

==Geography==
{{See also|Saint Kitts and Nevis#Climate}}
The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of [[Basseterre]] on Saint Kitts. There is a modern facility for handling large [[cruise ship]]s there. A ring road goes around the perimeter of the island with smaller roads branching off it; the interior of the island is too steep for habitation.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Saint Kitts is {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Sint Eustatius]] to the north and {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}}  from [[Nevis]] to the south. St. Kitts has three distinct groups of [[volcanic]] peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano {{convert|1156|m|ft}} high.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

===Geology===
The youngest volcanic centre is [[Mount Liamuiga|Mt. Liamuiga]], {{convert|5|km|mi}} in diameter and rising to an elevation of {{convert|1155|m|ft}}.  Its last eruption was 1,620 years ago, corresponding with the Steel Dust series of [[Pyroclastic rock|pyroclastic]] deposits on the western flank.  The Mansion Series of pyroclastic deposits and andesite with basalt layers occur on the northern flank, along with [[mudflow]]s.  This volcano has a crater {{convert|900|m|ft}} wide and {{convert|244|m|ft}} deep, plus two distinct parasitic domes consisting primarily of [[andesite]], Brimstone Hill and Sandy Point Hill which is coalesced with Farm Flat.  Brimstone Hill is noted for having [[limestone]] on its flanks, which was dragged upward with the formation of the dome 44,400 years ago.  Mt. Liamuiga partially overlays the Middle Range to the southeast.  This Middle Range is another [[stratovolcano]] 976 m in height with a small summit crater containing a lake.  Next in line is the {{convert|900|m|ft}} South East Range, 1 [[Myr]] in age, consisting of four peaks.  Ottley's [[lava dome|dome]] and Monkey Hill dome are on the flanks, while the older volcanoes represented by Canada Hills, and Conaree Hills lie past the airport and Basseterre on the southeast flank.  The Salt Dome Peninsula contains the oldest volcanic deposits, 2.3–2.77 Myr in age, consisting of at least nine [[Pelean eruption|Pelean domes]] rising up to {{convert|319|m|ft}} in height, which includes Williams Hill and [[St. Anthony's Peak]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Kitts – Geology|url=http://uwiseismic.com/General.aspx?id=60|website=[[The UWI Seismic Research Centre|University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre]]|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003142411/http://uwiseismic.com/General.aspx?id=60|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St. Kitts Geology|url=http://caribbeanvolcanoes.com/st-kitts-geology/|website=Caribbean Volcanoes|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004084901/http://caribbeanvolcanoes.com/st-kitts-geology/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Volcanic Hazard Assessment for St. Kitts|url=http://www.oas.org/pgdm/hazmap/volcano/stk_volc.htm|website=Volcanic Hazard Assessment for St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wetsermann|first1=J.H.|last2=Kiel|first2=H.|title=The Geology of Saba and St. Eustatius|date=1961|publisher=Kemink & Zn|location=Utrecht|pages=158–161}}</ref>

==History==
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[[File:StKitts Brimstomhill.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Siege of Brimstone Hill]], 1782, as described by an observer in a French engraving titled "Attaque de Brimstomhill".]]
{{Main|History of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

During the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]], the sea level was up to {{convert|300|ft|m|order=flip}} lower and St. Kitts and Nevis were one island along with [[Saba (island)|Saba]] and [[Sint Eustatius]] (also known as Statia).<ref name=Hubbard>{{cite book|last1=Hubbard|first1=Vincent|title=A History of St. Kitts|date=2002|publisher=Macmillan Caribbean|isbn=9780333747605|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstkitts00vinc/page/1 1]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstkitts00vinc/page/1}}</ref>

St. Kitts was originally settled by pre-agricultural, pre-ceramic "Archaic people", who migrated south down the archipelago from Florida. In a few hundred years they disappeared, to be replaced by the [[ceramic]]-using and [[agriculturalist]] [[Saladoid]] people around 100 BC, who migrated to St. Kitts north up the archipelago from the banks of the [[Orinoco River]] in [[Venezuela]]. Around 800 AD, they were replaced by the [[Igneri]] people, members of the [[Arawak peoples|Arawak]] group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Jim |date=2016-01-14 |title=St Kitts - a very quick history in 317 words |url=https://acrew.com/st-kitts-a-very-quick-history-in-317-words-2/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ACREW |language=en-US}}</ref>

Around 1300 AD, the [[Kalinago]], or Carib people arrived on the islands. These agriculturalists quickly dispersed the Igneri, and forced them northwards to the [[Greater Antilles]]. They named Saint Kitts "Liamuiga" meaning "fertile island", and would likely have expanded further north if not for the arrival of Europeans.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

A [[Spain|Spanish]] expedition under [[Christopher Columbus]] arrived and claimed the island for Spain in 1493.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Saint Kitts and Nevis {{!}} Colonizer, Population, Map, & Independence {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

The first [[England|English]] [[colony]] was established in 1623, followed by a [[France|French]] colony in 1625. The English and French briefly united to pre-empt a Kalinago ambush. They [[Kalinago Genocide of 1626|massacred the local Kalinago]],<ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/oct/01/top-10-attractions-st-kitts-caribbean Top 10 attractions in St Kitts]". ''[[The Guardian]]''. 1 October 2013.</ref> and then partitioned the island, with the English colonists in the middle and the French on either end. [[Anglo-Spanish War (1625-1630)|In 1629]], a [[New Spain|Spanish force]] sent to clear the islands of foreign settlement [[Battle of St. Kitts (1629)|seized]] St. Kitts. The English settlement was rebuilt following the [[Treaty of Madrid (1630)|1630 peace]] between England and Spain.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The island alternated repeatedly between [[Kingdom of England|English]] (then [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]]) and [[Early modern France|French]] control during the 17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due to treaties or military action. Actions included [[Siege_of_Brimstone_Hill|the Siege of Brimstone Hill]] and [[Battle_of_Saint_Kitts|the Battle of Saint Kitts]]. Parts of the island were heavily fortified, as exemplified by the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] at [[Brimstone Hill]] and the now-crumbling [[Fort Charles (Saint Kitts)|Fort Charles]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Since 1783, Saint Kitts has been affiliated with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], which became the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Kitts and Nevis |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis |access-date=Jun 4, 2024 |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref>

===Slavery===
The island originally produced [[tobacco]], but farmers switched to [[sugarcane]] in 1640 because of stiff competition from the colony of [[Virginia]]. The labour-intensive cultivation of sugar cane was the reason for the large-scale importation of [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] [[slave]]s. The importation began almost immediately upon the arrival of Europeans to the region even though sugarcane wasn't cultivated for another two hundred years on the island, leading some to discredit the earliest claims of imported African labour.<ref>{{Cite book|title=To Hell or Barbados|last=O'Callaghan|first=Sean|publisher=Brandon, O'Brien Press|year=2000|isbn=978-0-86322-287-0|location=Dublin|pages=66,137,148,173,176, 202}}</ref>

The [[Atlantic slave trade|purchasing of enslaved Africans]] was outlawed in the [[British Empire]] by an Act of Parliament in 1807.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did the slave trade end in Britain? {{!}} Royal Museums Greenwich |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/how-did-slave-trade-end-britain |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[Slavery]] was abolished by an Act of Parliament which became law on 1 August 1834. This emancipation was followed by four years of forced enslavement (1834-1838) against which the nominally freed Africans on St. Kitts revolted and martial law was declared with British warships sent from Antigua to force the rebels back to the plantations.<ref>{{Citation |last=Schroedl |first=Gerald F. |title=Enslaved Africans and the British Military at the Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts, West Indies |date=2018-04-10 |work=British Forts and Their Communities |url=https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813056753.003.0008 |access-date=2025-04-30 |publisher=University Press of Florida |isbn=978-0-8130-5675-3}}</ref> The four years of forced enslavement was referred to as the apprenticeship system and was put in place to protect the "planters" (plantation owners) from losing their free labour force.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sugar Reform will offer EU producers long-term competitive future |url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_05_776 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=European Commission - European Commission}}</ref>

1 August is now celebrated as a public holiday and is called [[Emancipation Day]]. In 1883, Saint Kitts, [[Nevis]], and [[Anguilla]] were all linked under one presidency, located on Saint Kitts, to the dismay of the Nevisians and Anguillans. Anguilla left this arrangement in 1971, after an armed raid on Saint Kitts on the 10th of June 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction ::Anguilla|date=10 January 2023 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/anguilla/}}</ref>

Sugar production continued to dominate the local economy until 2005, when, after 365 years of having a [[monoculture]], the government closed the [[sugar industry]]. This decision was made because of huge losses and [[European Union]] plans to greatly cut sugar prices.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Government==
{{Main|Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
For purposes of governing, the island is divided into nine [[Parish (administrative division)|parish]]es:
* [[Christ Church Nichola Town]]
* [[Saint Anne Sandy Point]]
* [[Saint George Basseterre]]
* [[Saint John Capisterre]]
* [[Saint Mary Cayon]]
* [[Saint Paul Capisterre Parish|Saint Paul Capisterre]]
* [[Saint Peter Basseterre]]
* [[Saint Thomas Middle Island]]
* [[Trinity Palmetto Point]]

==Economy==
Saint Kitts & Nevis uses the [[Eastern Caribbean dollar]], which maintains a fixed exchange rate of 2.7-to-one with the [[United States dollar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=XCD |title=USD/XCD Chart |publisher=XE.com |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> The US dollar is almost as widely accepted on the island as the Eastern Caribbean dollar.<ref>[http://www.stkittstourism.kn/useful_facts_55.html St Kitts Tourism Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513021409/http://stkittstourism.kn/useful_facts_55.html |date=13 May 2011 }} Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD$). U.S. bills are accepted by most stores and businesses and change is given in E.C. currency. U.S. coins are not accepted.</ref>

For hundreds of years, Saint Kitts operated as a [[sugar]] [[monoculture]], but due to decreasing profitability, the government closed the industry in 2005. [[Tourism]] is a major and growing source of income to the island, although the number and density of resorts is less than on many other Caribbean islands. [[Transportation]], non-sugar agriculture, manufacturing and construction are the other growing sectors of the economy.<ref>[http://www.gov.kn/pdf/200512_13%20Budget%20Address%20FY%202006.pdf]{{dead link|date=April 2017|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

Saint Kitts is dependent on tourism to drive its economy. Tourism has been increasing since 1978. In 2009, there were 587,479 arrivals to Saint Kitts compared to 379,473 in 2007, a growth of just under 40% in a two-year period. As tourism grows, the demand for vacation property increases in conjunction.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Saint Kitts & Nevis also acquires foreign direct investment from their unique citizenship-by-investment programme, outlined in their Citizenship Act of 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elevay.com/programmes/citizenship/st-kitts-nevis/ |title=Citizenship-by-Investment Introduction |publisher=Elevay Global |access-date=2 November 2014 }}</ref> Interested parties can acquire citizenship if they pass the government's strict background checks and make an investment into an approved real estate development. Purchasers who pass government due diligence and make a minimum investment of US$400,000, into qualifying government-approved real estate, are entitled to apply for citizenship of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Many projects are approved under the citizenship-by-investment programme.

The country hosts an annual [[St. Kitts Music Festival]].

==Transportation==
[[Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport]] serves Saint Kitts. 

The Basseterre Ferry Terminal facilitates travel between Saint Kitts and sister island Nevis.<ref>https://www.visitstkitts.com/plan-your-trip/st-kitts-ferry</ref>

The [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] (30 inches<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KTEDAAAAMBAJ&dq=30+inch+railway+gauge+st+kitts&pg=PA44 Schwartzman, M. T.  "St. Kitts Railway:  One Sweet Ride,"]{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Cruise Travel,'' December 2005, accessed 15 December 2012.</ref>) [[St. Kitts Scenic Railway]] circles the island and offers passenger service from its headquarters near the airport, although the service is geared more for tourists than as day-to-day transportation for residents. Built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from farms to the sugar factory in Basseterre, since 2003 the railway has offered a 3.5-hour, 30-mile circle tour of the island on specially designed double-decker open-air coaches, with 12 miles of the trip being by bus.<ref>[http://www.stkittsscenicrailway.com/ Saint Kitts Scenic Railway], official site, accessed 15 December 2012.</ref>

==Notable natives and residents==
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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 &#124; MRO Fansite &#124; History of Mr. and Masters Olympia &#124; 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 (2015–2022).
* [[Terrance Drew | The Hon Dr. Terrance Drew]], Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2022–present).
* [[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]].

==Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:2016 02 FRD Caribbean Cruise S0577137.jpg|View from Sir Timothy's Hill
File:Stkitts-view-lookingatsea.jpg|[[Southeast Peninsula (Saint Kitts)]]. The island on the left is [[Nevis]].
File:Saint Kitts at Dawn.JPG|St. Kitts at dawn as seen from a ship entering the port of Basseterre
File:Downtown Basseterre, St. Kitts.jpg|Downtown Basseterre
File:Diver and fish, MV River Taw wreck, St. Kitts.jpg|Diver and fish, MV River Taw wreck
File:BrimstoneHill01.jpg|Brimstone Hill Fortress
File:2016 02 FRD Caribbean Cruise Brimstone Hill Fortress S0357090.jpg|Ruins at Brimstone Hill
File:Bataille de Saint Kitts janvier 1782.jpg|Battle of St. Kitts in January 1782
File:Flyingoverstkitts.jpg|Flying towards the north end of the island, looking down part of the west or Caribbean coast
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands]]
* [[Culture of St. Kitts and Nevis]]
* [[:File:Sc-map.png|Map of Saint Kitts]]
* [[Nevis]], St. Kitts' sister island

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Saint Kitts}}
{{Commons category|Saint Kitts}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191114101653/https://www.gov.kn/ Official Government of Saint Kitts & Nevis website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150624041359/http://www.winnfm.com/ Saint Kitts & Nevis News]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190124093506/https://inskn.com/ Saint Kitts & Nevis Media Portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060830111525/http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/kitts.htm Mustrad.org.uk: "Christmas Sports in Saint Kitts"]
* [https://www.stkittstourism.kn: St. Kitts Tourism Authority Website]

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