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.
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2. Bennie Benjamin, St. Croix
The St. Croix-born Benjamin co-authored the 1952 musical hit, “Wheel of Fortune.”
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3. Tim Duncan, St. Croix
Born April 25, 1976, the St. Croix native plays basketball for the San Antonio Spurs.
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4. Peter Holmberg, St. Thomas
Silver medalist in sailing (Finn class) at the 1988 Olympics.
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5. Emile Griffith, St. Thomas
This fighter born in 1938 holds professional boxing titles.
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6. Elrod Hendricks, St. Thomas
Played baseball, mainly for the Baltimore Orioles (1968–79).
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7. Camille Pissarro, St. Thomas
A major French Impressionist painter, Pissarro (1830–1903) was born in St. Thomas.
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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.
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9. Samuel Hodge, Tortola
The first black man to receive Britain’s Victoria Cross, this Tortola native fought in the 1866 Ashanti wars.
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10. William Thornton, Jost Van Dyke
The Jost Van Dyke-born Thornton designed the US Capitol building in 1792–93.
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