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Top 10 Top 10 Virgin Islanders

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  • 1. Alexander Hamilton, St. Croix

    Born in Nevis but raised in St. Croix, Hamilton became the first secretary of the US Treasury in 1789.

  • 2. Bennie Benjamin, St. Croix

    The St. Croix-born Benjamin co-authored the 1952 musical hit, “Wheel of Fortune.”

  • 3. Tim Duncan, St. Croix

    Born April 25, 1976, the St. Croix native plays basketball for the San Antonio Spurs.

  • 4. Peter Holmberg, St. Thomas

    Silver medalist in sailing (Finn class) at the 1988 Olympics.

  • 5. Emile Griffith, St. Thomas

    This fighter born in 1938 holds professional boxing titles.

  • 6. Elrod Hendricks, St. Thomas

    Played baseball, mainly for the Baltimore Orioles (1968–79).

  • 7. Camille Pissarro, St. Thomas

    A major French Impressionist painter, Pissarro (1830–1903) was born in St. Thomas.

  • 8. Richard Humphreys, Tortola

    A Tortola-born Quaker, Richard Humphreys’ 1837 bequest of $10,000 funded the US’s first black college, now Cheney University in Pennsylvania.

  • 9. Samuel Hodge, Tortola

    The first black man to receive Britain’s Victoria Cross, this Tortola native fought in the 1866 Ashanti wars.

  • 10. William Thornton, Jost Van Dyke

    The Jost Van Dyke-born Thornton designed the US Capitol building in 1792–93.

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