Antiguan British
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Antiguan and Barbudan British
Total population
Antigua and Barbuda born 2001: 3,891[1] Full Antigua and Barbuda born and ancestry 2008: 11,000[1] Up to 0.02% of the UK's population
Regions with significant populations
Throughout the UK, in particular Greater London, West Midlands and Greater Manchester
Languages
English (British English, Antiguan Creole)
Religion
Primarily Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
British African-Caribbean community, Caribbean British, Black British, Black African, Mulatto

Antiguan British, also Antiguan and Barbudan British people are citizens or resident of the United Kingdom who's ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda.

Population

According to the 2001 UK Census, 3,891 people born in Antigua and Barbuda were living in the United Kingdom, and considering the growth rate of the British African-Caribbean community, there could be up to 11,000, if not more Antiguan people in the UK. This represents around 0.02% of the British population.

Notables

This is a list of famous Antiguan and Barbudan British people

• Jazzie B, Music Producer (Founding member of the musical group Soul II Soul)
• Dexter Blackstock, Footballer (currently at Queens Park Rangers)
• Ben Challenger, Athlete (High Jumper for UK Athletics)
• Romeo Challenger, drummer for the band Showaddywaddy and father of Ben and Tamzin Challenger
• Tamzin Challenger, British Bassline/R&B singer
• Justin Cochrane, Footballer (currently at Millwall F.C.)
• Dion Dublin, Footballer
• Kieron Dyer, Footballer (currently at West Ham)
• Ruel Fox, Footballer (former Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Newcastle United)

• Emile Heskey, Footballer (currently at Wigan Athletic)
• Maurice Hope, Boxer
• Nicola Hughes, Actress
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Actress (most notably of Without a Trace)
• Marc Joseph, Footballer (currently at Rotherham United)
• Colin Kazim-Richards, Footballer (currently at Fenerbahçe)
• Ledley King, Footballer (currently at Tottenham Hotspur)
• Mikele Leigertwood, Footballer (Currently at Queens Park Rangers)
• Samuel Martin, Politician
• Baroness Scotland ,barrister and the current Attorney General for England and Wales
• Josette Simon, Actress (First black woman in a British sci-fi series (Blake's 7))
• Moira Stuart, Journalist and first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television
• Wiley - Grime MC and producer

See also

• Black British
• British Mixed
• Caribbean British
• British African-Caribbean community

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls

External links

• The Antiguan Embassy in London
• BBC Born Abroad - The Caribbean

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