Canadians of Guyanese descent
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Guyanese Canadians |
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Total population |
51,570 (2001 census) |
Regions with significant populations |
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Calgary |
Languages |
Guyanese Creole & English |
Religions |
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism |
Related ethnic groups |
Indo-Canadian, Black Canadian, Chinese Caribbean-Canadian, Indo-Guyanese' Afro-Guyanese, Guyanese British and Guyanese Americans. |
Contents |
[edit] Notable Guyanese Canadians
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[edit] Entertainers
- Maiko Watson - Former member of Sugar Jones.
- Maestro (rapper) - Rapper and actor.
- Dave Baksh - Lead Guitarist for the band Sum 41 (now Brown Brigade)
- More Or Les - Rapper and DJ
- Eon Sinclair- Bassist for the band Bedouin Soundclash
- Saukrates- Rapper and hip hop producer.
- Rich London- Rapper.
- Rhea- R&B singer.
- Deborah Cox
- Vaughn Lal- Bassist and Backing Vocals for Brown Brigade.
[edit] Politics
- Ovid Jackson - Former Liberal Member of Parliament, also former Mayor of Owen Sound.
- John Rodriquez - Former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nickle Belt
- Sharene Shaw - Former Toronto City Councillor
[edit] Non-Politics
- Joseph A. Sanders - Former broadcaster & diplomat
[edit] Sports
- Alex Bunbury - Retired professional soccer player
- Sunil Dhaniram - Retired first-class cricketer
- Nicholas de Groot - Retired first-class cricketer
- Dwayne de Rosario - Professional soccer player
- Lyndon Hooper - Retired professional soccer player
- Philip Edwards - Olympic Sprinter 1928, 1932, 5 time Olympic Medalist (2nd Most by a Canadian)
- Danny Ramnarais - Retired first-class cricketer
- Abdool Samad - First-class cricketer