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Famous people · Grenada

20 famous people from Grenada, many of them musicians

Trent Lott, the united States Senator from Mississippi, is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Close behind are Magic Sam and Dave Parker. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 16.2, close to the 14.3 of the typical Mississippi town.

#1 best knownTrent LottPolitics & Law · born 1941
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20
notable people
Best known
Trent Lott
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Joseph D. Sayers
Youngest
2000
Howard Waugh
Most common field
Sports
8 people

What stands out about Grenada’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Grenada is known for

Grenada has 5.5× the usual share of musicians.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Grenada

Three names lead: Trent Lott (31 languages), Magic Sam (18) and Dave Parker (14).

Trent Lott#1
Politics & Law

Trent Lott

born 1941

United States Senator from Mississippi

31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Magic Sam#2
Music

Magic Sam

1937–1969

American Chicago blues musician

18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Dave Parker#3
Sports

Dave Parker

1951–2025

American Hall of Fame baseball player

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Grenada’s famous people were born

The 1930s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Trent LottMagic SamJoseph D. Sayers
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Grenada

17 more, from 1841 to 2000.

William Winter

William Winter

1923–2020

American attorney and politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Joseph D. Sayers

Joseph D. Sayers

1841–1929

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Ace Cannon

Ace Cannon

1934–2018

American Solo Music Artist of the Saxophone

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Eddie Willis

Eddie Willis

1936–2018

African-American soul musician

WD

Walter Davis

1912–1963

African American blues singer and pianist

FW

Frank Wright

1935–1990

American jazz musician

BB

Big George Brock

1932–2020

American blues musician

CA

Chris Avery

born 1975

American football player

FR

Freeman Ransom

1880–1947

American lawyer, civic leader

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GR

Greg Robinson

born 1969

American football player

IP

Ike Pearson

1917–1985

American baseball player

JM

James Charlie Miles

born 1943

American baseball player

HS

Homer Spragins

1920–2002

American baseball player

TS

Trumaine Sykes

born 1982

Player of American and Canadian football

HW

Howard Waugh

2000–2009

Canadian football player

YD

YGD Tha Top Dogg

born 1979

Musical artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grenada and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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