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Sir Theodore Wilson Harris (24 March 1921 – 8 March 2018) was a Guyanese writer. He initially wrote poetry, but subsequently became a novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter wide-ranging.
Aubrey Cummings (1947-2010), Guyana-born Barbadian musician; Central Cee (born 1998), English rapper of Guyanese and Chinese ancestry; Leona Lewis (born 1985), English singer of Guyanese descent; Lynette Dolphin (1916–2000), musician, educator, chair of the Guyana Department of Culture; Rudolph Dunbar (1907–1988), conductor, composer, musician
Guyana: Born Janet Rosenberg, a native of Chicago, she emigrated to Guyana in 1943 with her husband, Indo-Guyanese politician Cheddi Jagan. She renounced U.S. citizenship in 1947 and in 1997 became the sixth president of Guyana. [166] 1947: 1950: Too early Henry James: Writer Jus soli: United Kingdom
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The following list of Guyanese artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Guyana, of Guyanese descent or who produce works that are primarily about Guyana.
David A. Granger, President of Guyana; Hamilton Green, 1st Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana, and in the Western world, 1985-1992; Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana, 1985-1992; Sam Hinds, former President of Guyana, Prime Minister of Guyana; Eusi Kwayana, former Guyanese cabinet member and veteran politician; Lincoln Lewis, trade union leader
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Guyana is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As of 2019, there are 231,649 Guyanese Americans currently living in the United States. The majority of Guyanese live in New York City – some 140,000 – making them the fifth-largest foreign-born population in the city.