New Providence as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Bahamian police officer, Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women's rights activist and politician, Admiral of the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland (1756–1833)): Ellison Greenslade, Bertha Isaacs, James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier and some more.
Celebrities from New Providence