Barbadian National Heroes are the designees of the Order of National Heroes Act, as passed by the Parliament of Barbados

Parliament of Barbados

The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of: HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the...

 in 1998. The act formally recognized the stature of ten major figures in the history of Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

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The first National Heroes Day was celebrated on 28 April 1998, the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams.

Roster

National Heroes are styled by "The Right Excellent." The ten National Heroes are:

• The Right Excellent Bussa
  Bussa
  Bussa was an African-born Barbadian slave who in 1816 led a slave uprising in Barbados popularly known as Bussa's Rebellion. Bussa was born a free man in Africa, possibly of Igbo origin, and was captured by African slave merchants, sold to the British, and brought to Barbados in the late 18th...
  
   (Born in Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  
   and killed during a 1816 slave uprising fighting for his freedom in Barbados.)
• The Right Excellent Sarah Ann Gill
  Sarah Ann Gill
  Sarah Ann Gill was a social and religious leader in Barbados during the era of slavery. By an act of Parliament in 1998, she was named as one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados.-Biography:...
  
   (1795–1866)
• The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806–1871)
• The Right Excellent Dr. Charles Duncan O'Neal (1879–1936)
• The Right Excellent Clement Osbourne Payne
  Clement Payne
  Clement Osbourne Payne was a Barbadian pioneer in the Caribbean trade union movement. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Payne was named as one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados....
  
   (1904–1941)
• The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Herbert Adams
  Grantley Herbert Adams
  Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC was a Barbadian and British West Indian politician.Grantley Herbert Adams was born at Colliston, Government Hill, St. Michael on April 28, 1898. He was the third child of seven born to Fitzherbert Adams and the former Rosa Frances Turney. Grantley was educated...
  
   (1898–1987)
• The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow (1920–1987)
• The Right Excellent Sir Hugh Worrell Springer
  Hugh Springer
  Sir Hugh Worrell Springer was the organiser and first General Secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union and Barbados' third native Governor-General. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados.-References:...
  
   (1913–1994)
• The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers
  Garfield Sobers
  Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers AO, OCC is a former cricketer who captained West Indies. His first name of Garfield is variously abbreviated as Gary or Garry. He is widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest ever all-rounders, having excelled at all the essential skills of batting, bowling and...
  
   (1936– )
• The Right Excellent Sir Frank Leslie Walcott
  Frank Leslie Walcott
  Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados...
  
  (1916–1999)

External links

• Barbados' ten national heroes - Government of Barbados