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This is a list of prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas, and the Bahamas. It does not include [[List of Cubans|Cubans]], [[List of Dominicans|Dominicans (from the Dominican Republic)]], [[List of Puerto Ricans|Puerto Ricans]], [[List of Jamaicans|Jamaicans]] or [[List of Haitians|Haitians]]. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading.
{{Infobox CVG| title = Halo: Combat Evolved
|image = [[Image:halobox.jpg|250px]]
|developer = [[Bungie Studios]]<br />Windows port: [[Gearbox Software]]<br />Mac port: [[MacSoft Games]]
|publisher = [[Microsoft Game Studios]]
|designer =
|engine =
|series = [[Halo series|''Halo'' series]]
|released = '''Xbox:'''<br />{{vgrelease|North America|NA|[[November 15]], [[2001 in video gaming|2001]]}}<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/halo?q=halo | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' on Metacritic}}</ref><br />{{vgrelease|PAL region|PAL|[[March 14]], [[2002 in video gaming|2002]]}}<ref name=neoseeker>{{cite web | url=http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/Xbox/halo/ | title= ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' at Neoseeker | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><br />{{vgrelease|Japan|JPN|[[April 24]], [[2002 in video gaming|2002]]}}<ref name="neoseeker"/><br />{{vgrelease|Australia|AU|[[March 10]], [[2003 in video gaming|2003]]}}<ref name="neoseeker"/><br />'''Windows:'''<br />{{vgrelease|North America|NA|[[September 30]], [[2003 in video gaming|2003]]}}<ref name=metacritic2>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' PC version on Metacritic|accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref></br />'''Mac:'''<br />{{vgrelease|North America|NA|[[December 3]], [[2003 in video gaming|2003]]}}<ref name=gamespot>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/mac/action/halo/index.html | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' Mac version at GameSpot | accessdate= August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
|genre = [[First-person shooter]]
|modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer game|multiplayer]], [[Cooperative gameplay|cooperative]]
|ratings = [[ESRB]]: Mature (M)<br />[[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]]: MA 15+<br />[[Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]]: C
|platforms = [[Xbox]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Apple Macintosh]]
|media = [[CD-ROM]], [[DVD]]
|requirements = 733 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, 32 MB video card
|input = [[Gamepad]] (Xbox) or [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]] and [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]] (PC and MAC)
}}
'''''Halo: Combat Evolved''''', or simply '''''Halo''''', is a [[science fiction]] [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Bungie Studios]], and the first installment of the [[Halo (video game series)|''Halo'' trilogy]]. It was released on [[November 15]], [[2001]] as a [[launch title]] for the [[Xbox]] gaming system,<ref name="metacritic"/> and is considered that platform's "[[killer application]]".<ref name=egmreview>''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' issue 150, pg 224</ref> With more than five million copies sold worldwide, ''Halo'' is second only to its sequel, ''[[Halo 2]]'', in sales for the Xbox video game console.<ref name=anniversary>{{cite web | url=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=h2anniversary | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060216053628/http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=h2anniversary | archivedate=February 16, 2006 | title=''Halo 2'' Anniversary Special | work=[[Bungie.net]] | acessdate=October 13 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
==[[Antigua and Barbuda]]==
The titular, [[Halo (megastructure)|Halo]] is an enormous, ring-shaped artificial [[space habitat]], and, according to Bungie Studios, has a diameter of ten thousand kilometers.<ref name=bungie>{{cite web | last=Errera | first=Claude | date=January 10, 2000|url=http://www.bungie.org/matt.interview.html | title= Interview with Matt Soell | work=Bungie.org | accessdate=August 4 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Halo sits at a [[Lagrangian point|Lagrange point]] between a planet and its moon. Rotation provides the station's gravity.<ref name=gravity>{{cite web | last=Perry | first=Douglass | date=May 11, 2000 | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/134/134552p1.html | title=Bungie's ambitious first-person shooter is coming... | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> In the game, the player assumes the role of the [[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]], a [[cyborg]] "super-soldier" with [[MJOLNIR battle armor|battle armor]]. The Master Chief is accompanied by [[Cortana]], an [[artificial intelligence]] who occupies the neural implant between the battle armor and the Master Chief's brain. Players battle various types of aliens on foot or in vehicles as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the Halo. The game has been called "easy to learn,"<ref name=dreamstation>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2003 | url=http://www.dreamstation.cc/reviews/xbox/halo/ | title= ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at DreamStation.cc | work=DreamStation | accessdate=August 5 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and has been praised for its "engaging story".<ref name=gamespyreview>{{cite web | last=Accardo | first=Sal | date=November 15, 2001| url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/november01/halo/| title=GameSpy's review of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for the Xbox |work=GameSpy | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Marie-Elena John]]
*[[Leonard Tim Hector]]
*[[Jamaica Kincaid]]
*[[Gregson Davis]]
*[[Basil Hill]] -
===Political leaders===
Widely considered to be one of the best, and most influential, first-person shooters of all time, ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s acclaim rivals that of ''[[GoldenEye 007]]'' and ''[[Half-Life]]''. For example, ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave ''Halo'' a full score of ten out of ten, only the fourth such designation in the magazine's 12-year history.<ref name=edgereview>''Edge'' issue 105, pg 1 <small>([http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=edge.promomag review scans])</small></ref> Nevertheless, ''Halo'' has its critics. The game was tenth on [[GameSpy]]'s "Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time"; one reviewer stated that the game "recycl[ed] the same areas over and over until you were bored to tears."<ref name=gamespy>{{cite web| date=September 15, 2003 | url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/september03/25overrated/index17.shtml|title=Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time| work=GameSpy | accessdate=June 26 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Vere Cornwall Bird]]
*[[Lester Bird]]
*[[James Carlisle]]
*[[Robert Hall]]
*[[Tim Hector]]
*[[Wilfred Jacobs]]
*[[Baldwin Spencer]]
*[[Reginald St. Clair Stevens]]
*[[Sydney Walling]]
*[[George Walter]]
===Religious leaders===
The game's popularity has led to labels such as "''Halo'' clone"<ref name=joystiq>{{cite web | last=Wiley | first=James | date=January 23, 2006 | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/23/joystiq-interview-peter-moore-ces/ | title=Joystiq Interview: Peter Moore @ CES |work=[[Joystiq]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and "''Halo'' killer", applied to games either similar to, or anticipated to be better than, ''Halo''.<ref name=amn>{{cite web | last=Sparks | first=Ryan | date=February 25, 2005 | url=http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4254 | title=Making a ''Halo'' Killer | work=Advanced Media Network | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> In addition, the game inspired and was used in the fan-created ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' video series, which is credited as the "first big success" of [[machinima]]<ref>{{cite paper|author=Tavares, José Pedro, Rui Gil, and Licino Roque|date=2005|url=http://www.gamesconference.org/digra2005/papers/e26b2f1eaba9ea18713eb00cb7df.doc|title=Player as Author: conjecturing online game creation modalities and infrastructure|accessdate=August 3 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> — the art of using real-time 3-D engines, often from computer and video games, to create animated films.
*[[George McGuire]]
===Actors and Comedians===
==Gameplay==
*[[Bert Williams]]
As a [[first-person shooter]], ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay is fundamentally similar to that of its peers, thus focusing on combat almost entirely in the [[First-person narrative|first-person perspective]]. The player can move around and look up, down, or to either side.<ref name=faq>{{cite web | url=http://halo.bungie.org/faq/gameplay.html | title=Frequently Asked Questions about ''Halo'': Gameplay | work=[[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear= 2006 }}</ref> ''Halo'' is credited with presenting one of the first successful sets of controls for a first-person shooter on a [[video game console]].<ref name=armchair>{{cite web | last=Dante | first=Tolen | date=November 20, 2001 | url=http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/XBox/halo.htm | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at The Armchair Empire | work=The Armchair Empire | accessdate=September 6 |accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The game features vehicles, ranging from [[Technical (fighting vehicle)|technicals]] and hovercraft to giant tanks and aircraft, several of which can be controlled by the player; the game switches to the [[Isometric projection|third-person perspective]] during vehicle use.<ref name=ignreview>{{cite web | last=Boulding | first=Aaron | date=November 9, 2001 | url= http://xbox.ign.com/articles/165/165922p1.html | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at IGN | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate= August 31 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Anna Maria Horsford]] - Actress (of Antiguan descent)
*[[Conrad Roberts]]
===Artists===
The player character is equipped with a damage-absorbing energy shield, in addition to [[hit point]]s. Its charge appears as a blue bar in the upper-right corner of the game's [[HUD (computer gaming)|heads-up display]]. When the shield is fully depleted, the player is highly vulnerable, and further damage reduces the character's health level.<ref name="gamespyreview" /> However, the shield will recharge if no further damage is sustained for a brief period of time.<ref name=manual>''Halo: Combat Evolved'' game manual</ref>
* [[Shermain Jeremy]]
* [[Gregory Abbott]] - Singer
* [[King Short Shirt]] - Calypsonian
* [[Swallow (Calypsonian)]] - Calypsonian
* [[King Obstinate]] - Calypsonian
* [[Burning Flames]] - Soca Band, (Official Web site [http://www.onyanandburningflames.com])
* [[Claudette "CP" Peters]] - Soca Artist
*[[Marie-Elena John]] - Author
===Athletes===
[[Image:Halo.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The [[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]] fires his Assault Rifle at a group of Grunts.]]
* [[Vivian Richards|Sir Issac Vivian Richards]] - Cricketer
* [[Curtly Ambrose]] - Cricketer
* [[Richie Richardson]] - Cricketer
* [[Andy Roberts]] - Cricketer
* [[Ledley King]] - Footballer
* [[Speedy Claxton|Craig Speedy Claxton]] - Basketball player (of Antiguan descent)
* [[Maurice Hope]] - Boxer
* [[Emile Heskey]] - Football player (of Antiguan descent)
* [[Colin Kazim-Richards]] - Football Player (of Antiguan descent)
==[[The Bahamas]]==
''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s arsenal consists of [[Weapons in science fiction|weapons from science fiction]]. The game has been praised for giving each a unique purpose, thus making them useful in different scenarios.<ref name=gamespotreview>{{cite web| last=Fielder | first= Joe | date=November 9, 2001 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/review.html?mode=gsreview&page=1&q=&q= | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at GameSpot | work= [[GameSpot]] | accessdate= August 2 | accessyear= 2006 }}</ref> For example, plasma weapons need time to cool if fired too rapidly, but require no reloading. Instead, players are forced to discard them after depleting their batteries.<ref name="manual" /> In contrast, conventional firearms cannot overheat, but require reloading and ammunition.<ref name="manual" /> All weapons include melee attacks,<ref name="manual" /> which also enables players to "stealth kill" opponents from behind, thereby avoiding alerting nearby enemies.<ref name=avault>{{cite web | last=Laidlaw | first=Mike| date=November 22, 2001 | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060207200557/http://www.avault.com/consoles/reviews/xbox/review_temp.asp?game=halo | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at The Adrenaline Vault | work=[[The Adrenaline Vault]] | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Players may carry only two weapons at once; thus, strategy is required when using and selecting firearms.<ref name=gameplanet>{{cite web | date=October 16, 2002 | url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/Reviews/2419.html | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at Gameplanet | work=[[Gameplanet]] | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
===Athletes===
*[[Christine Amertil]]
*[[Christopher Brown]]
*[[Tonique Williams]]
===Political leaders===
The player can carry up to eight grenades at one time: four fragmentation and four plasma grenades each.<ref name="neoseeker" /> Like the game's other weapons, the two types of grenades differ; the fragmentation grenade bounces and detonates quickly,<ref name=humanfaq>{{cite web | url=http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=Guides&subsection=WeaponsVehiclesPages&page=1 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060502144851/http://bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=Guides&subsection=WeaponsVehiclesPages&page=1 | archivedate=May 2, 2006 | title=Human Weapons Intro | work=[[Bungie.net]] | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> whereas the plasma grenade adheres to targets and takes longer to detonate.<ref name=covenantfaq>{{cite web | url=http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=Guides&subsection=WeaponsVehiclesPages&page=2 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060502144857/http://bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=Guides&subsection=WeaponsVehiclesPages&page=2 | archivedate=May 2, 2006 | title=Covenant Weapons Intro | work=[[Bungie.net]] | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> A button dedicated for grenades obviates the need to holster firearms before throwing.<ref name="manual" />
*[[Janet Bostwick]]
*Sir [[Milo Butler]]
*[[Perry Christie]]
*Dame [[Ivy Dumont]]
*[[Hubert Ingraham]]
*[[Fred Mitchell (Bahamas)|Fred Mitchell]]
*Sir [[Lynden Pindling]]
*[[Cynthia Pratt]]
*Sir [[Stafford Sands]]
*[[Brent Symonette]]
*Sir [[Roland Symonette]]
*Sir [[Orville Turnquest]]
*[[Tommy Turnquest]]
===Allies and enemiesActors===
*[[Calvin Lockhart]]
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*[[Earl Maynard]]
The game's main enemy force is [[Covenant (Halo)|the Covenant]], an alliance of alien species. Their forces include [[Covenant (Halo)#Grunts|Grunts]], which are short, cowardly creatures who often flee in terror instead of fighting; [[Covenant (Halo)#Jackals|Jackals]], which have highly durable energy shields attached to their arms; [[Covenant Elite|Elites]], fierce warriors protected by recharging energy shields; and [[Covenant (Halo)#Hunters|Hunters]], large, powerful creatures with thick armor plates that cover the majority of their bodies.<ref name=gamespotfaq>{{cite web | date=October 17, 2003 | url=http://au.gamespot.com/features/6075824/p-34.html | title=The GameSpot Guide to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' -- The Covenant | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006 }} Requires GameSpot registration.</ref>
*[[Sidney Poitier]]
*[[Roxie Roker]]
==[[Barbados]]==
A secondary enemy is [[Flood (Halo)|The Flood]], a parasitic alien life form that appears in three main variants.<ref name=gamespotfaq2>{{cite web | date=October 17,2003 | url=http://au.gamespot.com/features/6075824/p-36.html |title=The GameSpot Guide to ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' -- The Flood | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006 }} Requires GameSpot registration.</ref> [[Flood (Halo)#Infection forms|Infection Forms]], the true form of the Flood, are fragile, but often travel in swarms. [[Flood (Halo)#Combat forms|Combat Forms]] result from humans and Covenant Elites who are infested by Infection Forms, and have hideously deformed bodies. Bloated [[Flood (Halo)#Carrier forms|Carrier Forms]] serve as incubators for new Infection Forms. When wounded or near a potential victim, they explode suicidally to damage other nearby life forms and to release their spores. Battling the Flood, the Covenant, and the player are the Sentinels, robotic drones designed by a race called the [[Forerunner (Halo)|Forerunners]]. Sentinels lack durability, but use powerful beam weapons and are immune to infection by the Flood.<ref name="gamespotfaq2" />
===Athletes===
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*[[Andrea Blackett]]
*[[Anson Carter]]
*[[Joel Garner]]
*[[Gordon Greenidge]]
*[[Conrad Hunte|Sir Conrad Hunte]]
*[[Malcolm Marshall]]
*[[Earl Maynard]]
*[[Garfield Sobers|Sir Garfield Sobers]]
*[[Obadele Thompson]]
*[[Clyde Walcott|Sir Clyde Walcott]]
*[[Everton Weekes|Sir Everton Weekes]]
*[[Kevin Weekes]]
*[[Anson Carter]]
*[[Frank Worrell|Sir Frank Worrell]]
*[[Pierre Browne]]
===Mariners===
The [[artificial intelligence]] in ''Halo'' has been favorably received.<ref name=teamxbox>{{cite web | last=Soboleski | first=Brent | date=November 9, 2001 | url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/101/Halo/p1/ | title=''Halo'' Review (Xbox) | work=[[TeamXbox]]| accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Enemies take cover and use suppressive fire and grenades.<ref name="gamespotreview" /> Some enemies retreat when their superiors are killed.<ref name=talkxbox>{{cite web | date=October 13, 2003 | url=http://www.talkxbox.com/review1.html | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at TalkXbox | work=TalkXbox | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The player is often aided by [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC) Marines, who offer ground support, such as manning gun turrets or [[riding shotgun]] with the player in [[Technical (fighting vehicle)|technicals]].<ref name="gamespotreview" />
*[[William Shorey]]
===MultiplayerMusicians===
*[[Grandmaster Flash]]
Because ''Halo'' was released before [[Xbox Live]], online [[multiplayer game]]s were not officially supported.<ref name=bungiefaq>{{cite web | url=http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=FAQInfo&subsection=FAQs&page=1 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060427084242/http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=FAQInfo&subsection=FAQs&page=1 | archivedate=April 27, 2006 | title=Official ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' FAQ | work=[[Bungie.net]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The game instead uses local [[Ethernet]] or "[[System-link]]" that supports a maximum of sixteen players. This setup was revolutionary for a console game, but was often deemed impractical by critics.<ref name="avault" /><ref name="gamespotreview" /> Because ''Halo'' lacks [[Computer game bot|artificially intelligent game bots]], [[LAN party|LAN parties]] are needed to reach the game's sixteen-player limit.<ref name="faq" /> In addition to five customizable competitive multiplayer modes, two players may co-operatively play through the game's campaign.<ref name="faq" /> ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer components were generally well-received by critics.<ref name=gamerevolution>{{cite web | last=Sanders | first=Shawn | url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/xbox/action/halo.htm | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at Game Revolution | work=[[Game-Revolution]] | date=November 2001 | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name="edgereview" /><ref name="ignreview" />
*[[Anderson Armstrong]]
*[[Arturo Tappin]]
*[[Terry Arthur]]
*[[Adrian Clark]]
*[[Rupee (musician)|Rupert Clarke]]
*[[Rayvon]]
*[[Terencia Coward]] (TC)
*[[Mighty Gabby]]
*[[Grynner]]
*[[Alison Hinds]]
*[[Lil Rick]]
*[[Mac Fingall]]
*[[Jackie Opel]]
*[[Red Plastic Bag]]
*[[Zeeteah Massiah]]
*[[Rihanna]]
*[[Shontelle]]
*[[Edwin Yearwood]]
*[[Contone]]
*[[Pong]]
*[[Peter "Ram" Wiggins]]
*[[Richard Stoute]]
*[[Karl "Agany" Payne]]
*Natalie Burke
*Doug E. Fresh
===Political leaders===
Although the Xbox version of ''Halo'' lacks official support for online multiplayer play, [[XBConnect]] and [[GameSpy]]'s Xbox Connect packet tunnelling software provide unofficial means around this limitation.<ref name="gamespy" /> The PC port of ''Halo'' supports online matches involving up to sixteen players and includes multiplayer maps not in the original Xbox release.<ref name=ignreview4>{{cite web | last=Butts | first=Steve | date=September 27, 2003 | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/451/451902p1.html | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC review at IGN | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> However, co-operative play was removed because it would have required large amounts of recoding to implement.<ref name=eurogamer>{{cite web | last=Reed | first=Kristan | date=October 10, 2003 | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=53472 | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC review at Eurogamer | work=[[Eurogamer]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> On [[March 15]], [[2004]], [[Gearbox Software]] released ''[[Halo: Custom Edition]]'' for the PC, thus enabling players to use custom-made maps and [[mod (computer gaming)|game modifications]].<ref name=ign4>{{cite web | url=http://pc.ign.com/objects/692/692670.html | title= ''Halo: Custom Edition'' at IGN | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*Sir [[Grantley Adams]]
*Sir [[Courtney Blackman]]
*[[J.M.G. Adams]]
*[[Owen Arthur]]
*[[Errol Barrow]]
*[[Bussa]]
*[[Anne C. Cools]]
*Sir [[Clifford Husbands]]
*[[Clyde Mascoll]]
*Dame [[Billie Miller]]
*[[Richard B. Moore]]
*[[Charles O'Neale]]
*[[Clement Payne]]
*[[Erskine Sandiford]]
===Writers and intellectuals===
==Synopsis==
*[[Edward Brathwaite]]
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*[[Austin Clarke]]
===Setting===
*[[Geoffrey Drayton]]
{{main|Halo universe}}
*[[Alan Emtage]]
''Halo'' takes place in a science fiction universe created by Bungie Studios specifically for the game. According to the story, the overpopulation of Earth and the realization of [[faster-than-light|superluminal]] travel have caused the human race to colonize other planets.<ref name="manual" /> A keystone of these efforts is the planet Reach, an interstellar naval yard responsible for building starships, and a hub of scientific and military activity.<ref name="manual" /> A secret military endeavor, dubbed the [[SPARTAN-II Project]], was established on Reach to create an army of biologically-engineered, [[cyborg]] "super-soldiers". Thirty-two years before the beginning of the game, a technologically advanced collective of alien races, [[Covenant (Halo)|the Covenant]], began to attack human settlements.<ref name="manual" /> Declaring humanity an affront to their gods, the Covenant launched a [[holy war]] against the human race.<ref name="manual" /> The [[United Nations Space Command]] experienced a series of crushing defeats, and, although the super-soldiers of the SPARTAN-II Project fought impressively against the Covenant, they were too few in number to turn the tides of war.<ref name="manual" />
*[[George Lamming]]
*[[Glenville Lovell]]
==[[Dominica]]==
To prepare for a mission to discover the ___location of the Covenant homeworld by boarding one of its starships, SPARTAN-II soldiers were recalled to Reach for further augmentation.<ref name="manual" /> Two days before the mission was to begin, Covenant forces attacked Reach and destroyed the colony.<ref name="manual" /> A single starship, the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'', survived the onslaught and initiated a random jump to light speed,<ref>'''Keyes''': [sigh] We made a blind jump. How did they... / '''Cortana''': Get here first? Covenant ships have always been faster. As for tracking us all the way from ''Reach'', at light speed, my maneuvering options were limited.</ref> hoping to lead the enemy away from Earth.<ref>'''Sergeant Johnson''': Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep 'em from gettin' their filthy claws on Earth. But, we stumbled onto somethin' they're so hot for that they're scramblin' over each other to get it! Well, I don't care if it's God's own, personal anti-son-of-a-bitch machine, or a giant hula hoop, we're not gonna let them have it! What we ''will'' let them have is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in! Am I right, Marines?</ref>
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Irving Andre]]
*[[Lennox Honychurch]]
*[[Jean Rhys]]
===CharactersPolitical leaders===
*[[Phyllis Shand Allfrey]]
{{main|List of Halo series characters}}
*Dame [[Eugenia Charles]]
The [[player character]] is "[[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief John-117]]",<ref name=john-117>{{cite web | url=http://www.haloplanet.com/halo/game/story/ | title=''Halo'' Story | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> one of the few (see ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' and its sequels for more information) surviving super-soldiers of the SPARTAN-II project, and the main character of the story. Accompanying the Master Chief is the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s feminine artificial intelligence construct, [[Cortana]], who resides in a neural implant connected to his battle armor which is codenamed MJOLNIR. The ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s captain, [[Captain Jacob Keyes|Jacob Keyes]], is also a major character. Playing an antagonistic role in the game's events is [[343 Guilty Spark]], an eccentric artificial intelligence responsible for monitoring and maintaining Halo's systems.
*[[Pierre Charles]]
*[[Rosie Douglas]]
*[[Edison James]]
*[[Patrick R. John]]
*[[Edward Oliver LeBlanc]]
*[[Nicholas Liverpool]]
*Sir [[Clarence Seignoret]]
*[[Oliver Seraphine]]
*[[Vernon Shaw]]
*[[Roosevelt Skerrit]]
*[[Crispin Sorhaindo]]
===PlotReligious Leaders===
*[[Kelvin Felix]]
The story is presented through an instruction manual, scripted events and conversations during the game, and in-game [[cut scene]]s. The game begins as the ''Pillar of Autumn'' exits slip-space near a mysterious ring-shaped space station, called "Halo" by the Covenant.<ref>'''Keyes''': While the Covenant had us locked up in here, I overheard the guards talking about this ring world. They call it... Halo.</ref> A Covenant fleet attacks and heavily damages the ''Pillar of Autumn''. [[Captain Jacob Keyes|Jacob Keyes]] initiates "[[The Cole Protocol]]",<ref>'''Keyes''': All right then, I'm initiating Cole Protocol article two. We're abandoning the ''Autumn''. That means you too, Cortana.</ref> a procedure designed to prevent the Covenant from learning about Earth. While Keyes prepares to land the ship on Halo, the Master Chief and Cortana escape via an [[escape pod]], which crash lands on the ring.
==[[French Guiana]]==
Captain Keyes survives the ''Autumn''{{'}}s crash landing, but is captured by the Covenant.<ref>'''Cortana''': Warning: I've picked up reports that the Covenant has located and secured the Pillar of Autumn's crash site. Good news is the Captain's still alive. The bad news is that the Covenant have captured all of the surviving men. Let's hurry and find the final lifeboat so we can link up with the rest of the survivors.</ref> In the second and third levels of the game, the Master Chief and Cortana gather human survivors and rescue Captain Keyes, who then orders Master Chief to beat the Covenant to Halo's control center and to discover its purpose.<ref>'''Cortana''': According to the data in their networks, the ring has some kind of deep religious significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly, they believe that Halo is some kind of weapon—one with vast, unimaginable power. / '''Keyes''': And it's true. The Covenant kept saying that whoever who controls Halo controls the fate of the universe. / '''Cortana''': Now I see! I have intercepted a number of messages about a Covenant search team scouting for a control room. I thought they were looking for the bridge of a cruiser that I damaged during the battle above the ring, but they must be looking for Halo's control room! / '''Keyes''': That's bad news. If Halo is a weapon, and the Covenant gain control of it, they'll use it against us and wipe out the entire human race. Chief, Cortana, I have a new mission for you. We need to beat the Covenant to Halo's control room. Marines, let's move.</ref> The Master Chief and Cortana travel to a map room called the Silent Cartographer, which leads them to the control room.<ref>'''Cortana''': The Covenant believe that what they call the "Silent Cartographer" is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to Halo's control center.</ref> There, Cortana enters the systems and, discovering something urgent, suddenly sends the Master Chief to find Captain Keyes, while she stays behind.<ref>'''Master Chief''': So, what sort of weapon is it? / '''Cortana''': What are you talking about? '''Master Chief''': Let's stay focused. Halo: how do we use it against the Covenant? / '''Cortana''': This ring isn't a cudgel, you barbarian. It's something else. Something much more important. The Covenant were right. This ring, it's Forerunner. Give me a second to access... yes, the Forerunners built this place, what they called a fortress world, in order to-- Wait... No, that can't be! Oh, those Covenant fools! They must have known! There must have been signs! / '''Master Chief''': Slow down. You're losing me. / '''Cortana''': The Covenant... found something buried in this ring; something horrible. And now they're afraid. '''Master Chief''': Something buried? Where? / '''Cortana''': The Captain! We've got to stop the Captain! / '''Master Chief''': Keyes? What do we... / '''Cortana''': The weapons cache he's looking for is not really... We can't let him get inside! / '''Master Chief''': I don't understa-- / '''Cortana''': There's no time! Get out of here! Find Keyes. Stop him. Before it's too late!</ref> While searching for his commander, the Master Chief learns that the Covenant has accidentally released [[Flood (Halo)|the Flood]], a parasitic alien race capable of spreading itself by overwhelming and infesting other sentient lifeforms. Keyes falls victim to them while looking for a cache of weapons. The release of the Flood prompts [[343 Guilty Spark]] to recruit the Master Chief in retrieving [[Halo (megastructure)|the Index]], a device that will activate Halo and prevent the Flood from spreading beyond the facility.
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Léon Damas]]
*[[René Jadfard]]
===Political leaders===
[[Image:Halo_master_chief_343_guilty_spark_screenshot.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The [[Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]] (left) converses with [[343 Guilty Spark]] (right).]]
*[[Justin Catayée]]
After the Master Chief retrieves and begins to use the Index, Cortana re-appears and warns him against the activation. She has discovered that Halo's defense system is a weapon designed to kill all sentient life in the galaxy, thus effectively starving the Flood.<ref>'''Master Chief''': The Flood is spreading. If we activate Halo's defenses, we can wipe them out. / '''Cortana''': You have no idea how this ring works, do you? Why the Forerunners built it? Halo doesn't kill Flood; it kills their food. Humans, Covenant, whatever; we're all equally edible. The only way to stop the Flood is to starve them to death, and that's exactly what Halo is designed to do—wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient life. You don't believe me? Ask him!</ref> When confronted with this information, 343 Guilty Spark states that the installation technically only has a maximum radius of twenty-five thousand [[light-year]]s, but that its pulse would trigger other similar installations as well, killing all sentient life in the galaxy.<ref>'''Master Chief''': Is it true? / '''343 Guilty Spark''': More or less. Technically, this installation's pulse has a maximum effective radius of twenty-five thousand light years, but once the others follow suit, this galaxy will be quite devoid of life, or any least any life with sufficient biomass to sustain the Flood... but you already knew that. I mean, how couldn't you?</ref>
*[[Constant Chlore]]
*[[Félix Éboué]]
*[[Gaston Monnerville]]
*[[Victor Schoelcher]]
==[[Grenada]]==
With Cortana's help, and while fighting the Flood, the Covenant, and Guilty Spark's Sentinels, the Master Chief attempts to destroy Halo before 343 Guilty Spark activates it. Cortana discovers that the best way to destroy Halo is to cause the crashed ''Pillar of Autumn'' to self-destruct.<ref>'''Cortana''': We can't let the monitor activate Halo! We have to stop him—we have to destroy Halo. According to my analysis of the available data, I believe the best course of action is somewhat risky. An explosion of sufficient size will help destabilize the ring and will cut through a number of primary systems. We need to trigger a detonation on a large scale, however. A starship's fusion reactors going critical would do the job. I'm going to search what's left of the Covenant battle net' and see if I can locate the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash site. If the ship's fusion reactors are still relatively intact, we can use them to destroy Halo.</ref> However, Captain Keyes' authorization is required to destroy the ship.<ref>'''Cortana''': I've located the ''Pillar of Autumn''. She put down twelve hundred kilometers upspin. Energy readings show her fusion reactors are still powered up. The systems on the Pillar of Autumn have failsafes even I can't override without authorization from the Captain. We'll need to find him, or his neural implants, to start the fusion core detonation.</ref> By the time that they reach Keyes, he has been infested and turned into a [[Flood (Halo)#Brain forms|Brain Flood]]. The Master Chief retrieves Keyes' neural implants directly from his brain, and Cortana activates the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s self-destruct sequence. However, 343 Guilty Spark reappears and deactivates the countdown, discovering the record of human history in the process.<ref>'''Cortana''': This won't take long ... There. That should give us enough time to make it to a lifeboat and put some distance between ourselves and Halo before the detonation. / '''343 Guilty Spark''': I'm afraid that's out of the question, really. / '''Cortana''': Oh, hell! / '''343 Guilty Spark''': Ridiculous—that you and a warship's AI with such a wealth of knowledge ... Weren't you worried it might be captured, or destroyed? / '''Cortana''': He's in my data arrays—a local tap. / '''343 Guilty Spark''': You can't imagine how exciting this is to have a record of all our lost time. Human history is it? Fascinating. / '''343 Guilty Spark''': Oh, how will I enjoy every moment of its categorization. To think that you would destroy this installation, as well as this record. I am shocked. Almost too shocked for words. / '''Cortana''': He stopped the self-destruct sequence!</ref> The Master Chief manually causes the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fusion reactors to begin to melt down, giving him and Cortana only fifteen minutes to escape.<ref>'''Cortana''': That did it. The engine's gone critical. Based on the current rate of decay, you should have fifteen minutes to get off the ship. We don't have much time. We should move outside and signal for evac. Accessing schematics ... there's a service lift at the top of the engine room. It leads to a Class 7 service corridor that runs along the ship's dorsal structure. Hurry!</ref> The Master Chief and Cortana flee in a small starship before Halo explodes. The ending reveals that 343 Guilty Spark survives the explosion of Halo, and the story is continued in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
===Athletes===
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*[[Alleyne Francique]]
===Political leaders===
==Audio==
*[[Jean Augustine]]
{{main|Halo Original Soundtrack}}
*[[Maurice Bishop]]
''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s soundtrack was created by [[Bungie Studios]]' audio director, [[Martin O'Donnell]], and received enthusiastic praise from many critics.<ref name="ignreview" /><ref name="armchair" /><ref name="gamespotreview" /><ref name="gameplanet" /><ref name="gamespyreview" /> O'Donnell has stated that his goal was to provide "a feeling of importance, weight, and sense of the 'ancient'."<ref name=xbox.cominterview>{{cite web | url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/themakers3.htm |title= Just the Right Sense of "Ancient" | work=Xbox.com | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> He designed the music so that it "could be dissembled and remixed in such a way that would give [him] multiple, interchangeable loops that could be randomly recombined in order to keep the piece interesting as well as a variable length". Development involved the creation of "alternative middle sections that could be transitioned to if the game called for such a change (i.e. less or more intense)."<ref name=music4gamers>{{cite web | last=Marks | first=Aaron | date=December 2, 2002 | url=http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=24 | title=The Use and Effectiveness of Audio in ''Halo'': Game Music Evolved | work=Music 4 Games | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Nicholas Brathwaite]]
*[[Tubal Uriah Butler]]
*[[Bernard Coard]]
*[[Henri Christophe]]
*[[Julien Fédon]]
*[[Eric Gairy]]
*[[T.A. Marryshow]]
*[[David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead]]
*[[L.C.J Thomas]]
===Musicians===
O'Donnell has remarked that he "sat with the level designers and 'spotted' the level as though it was a movie, with the knowledge that the music would have to be malleable rather than static.... [T]he level designer would tell me what he hoped a player would feel at certain points or after accomplishing certain tasks". Based on this information, O'Donnell would "go back and develop appropriate music cues, then have the designer script the cues into the level, and then we'd play through it to see if it worked as desired."<ref name="music4gamers" /> He explained that the use of music in ''Halo'' is sparse because he believes that "[music] is best used in a game to quicken the emotional state of the player and it works best when used least", and that "[if] music is constantly playing it tends to become sonic wallpaper and loses its impact when it is needed to truly enhance some dramatic component of game play."<ref name=gdc>{{cite web | last=O'Donnell | first=Martin | date=March 24, 2002 | url=http://halo.bungie.org/misc/gdc.2002.music/ | title=Producing Audio for ''Halo'' | work=[[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | accessdate=September 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Mighty Sparrow]]
==Development[[Guadeloupe]]==
===Writers and intellectuals===
[[Image: First_official_halo_screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|The first official screenshot of ''Halo''.]]
*[[Jean Louis Baghio'o]]
On [[July 21]], [[1999]], during the [[Macworld Conference & Expo]], [[Steve Jobs]] announced that ''Halo'' would be released for [[Mac OS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] simultaneously.<ref name=ignpreview>{{cite web | last=Lopez | first=Vincent |date=July 21, 1999|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/068/068975p1.html | title= Heavenly Halo Announced from Bungie |work=[[IGN]]| accessdate= August 31 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the game in a private showing during [[E3]] [[1999]],<ref name=pcgamer>Morris, Daniel. Your first look at... Halo <small>([http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99 full text])</small>. ''[[PC Gamer]]'' October 1999 issue, pg 40.</ref> and were reportedly amazed.<ref name="ignpreview" /><ref name="pcgamer" /> Bungie Studios later stated an even earlier development build of the game centered on [[real-time strategy]] and was "basically ''[[Myth (computer game)|Myth]]'' in a sci-fi universe."<ref name=bungie.net20>{{cite web | url=http://bungie.net/Inside/CustomPage.aspx?section=History&subsection=Main&page=6 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060502035147/http://bungie.net/Inside/CustomPage.aspx?section=History&subsection=Main&page=6 | archivedate=May 2, 2006 | title= Inside Bungie: History | work=[[Bungie.net]] | accessdate= June 19 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Maryse Condé]]
*[[Daniel Maximin]]
*[[Paul Niger]]
*[[Saint-John Perse]]
*[[Simone Schwartz-Bart]]
===Political leaders===
At E3 2000, the first trailer of ''Halo'' was well-received.<ref name=bluesnews>{{cite web | last=Heaslip | first=Stephen | date=June 15, 2000 | url=http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=38 | title=Blue's News Best of E3 2000 | work=[[Blue's News]] | accessdate=September 5 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The version shown there differed greatly from the one exhibited previously, marking the first major overhaul in the game's development.<ref name=halo.bungie.org2>{{cite web | url=http://halo.bungie.org/faq/media.html | title=Frequently Asked Questions about ''Halo'': Media | work=[[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear= 2006 }}</ref> At this point, ''Halo'' was a third-person action game, in which a transport starship crashlands on a mysterious ring world that orbits a star.<ref name=cgw>Hiatt, Jesse (November 1999). Games That Will Change Gaming <small>([http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=cgw1199 scans])</small>. ''[[Computer Gaming World]]''. Retrieved on [[August 31]], [[2006]]</ref> Early versions of Covenant aliens appear in great numbers and loot what they can, and war erupts between them and the humans.<ref name="cgw"/> Unable to match the technologically advanced alien race, the humans on the ring world resort to [[guerrilla warfare]].<ref name="cgw"/> This version of the game featured Halo-specific fauna, which were later dropped because of design difficulties and the creatures' "detract[ion] from the surprise, drama and impact of the Flood."<ref name=fauna>{{cite web | url=http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=prexboxhistory040904 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060210224125/http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=prexboxhistory040904 | archivedate=February 10, 2006 | title= One Million Years B.X. (Before Xbox) | work=[[Bungie.net]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Gerty Archimède]]
*[[Louis Delgrès]]
*[[Victor Hugues]]
*[[Joseph Ignace]]
*[[Hégésippe Légitimus]]
*[[Patrick Reason]]
===Religious leaders===
In accordance with rumors,<ref name=rumors>{{cite web | date= June 15, 2000 | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/081/081018p1.html | title=Rumors, Rumors Everywhere, but None to Drink | work=[[IGN]]| accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> [[Microsoft]] announced on [[June 19]], [[2000]] that it had acquired Bungie Studios.<ref name=microsoftpressrelease>{{cite web | date=June 19, 2000 | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jun00/BungiePR.mspx | title=Microsoft to Acquire Bungie Software | work=[[Microsoft.com]] | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> ''Halo'' became an exclusive game for Microsoft's [[Xbox]] [[video game console]], and Bungie Studios rewrote the game's engine, heavily altering its presentation and turning it into a [[first-person shooter]].<ref name=gamecritics>{{cite web | last=Weir | first=Dale | date=April 14, 2001 | url=http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/preview/halo_xbox/page01.php | title=''Halo'' (Xbox) Preview | work=Gamecritics.com | accessdate=September 5 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Originally a key element, the game's online multiplayer component was dropped because [[Xbox Live]] was unfinished at the time of ''Halo''{{'}}s release. While a playable demonstration of the game at Gamestock 2001 was well-received,<ref name=gamestock>{{cite web | last=Lopez | first=Vincent | date=March, 2001 | url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/098/098271p1.html | title=Playable ''Halo'' at GameStock | work= [[IGN]] | accessdate=September 5 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> critics had mixed reactions to its exhibition at E3 2001.<ref name=nextgen>Toyama, Kevin. Holy ''Halo'' <small>([http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=nextgen.0501 scans])</small>. ''[[Next Generation Magazine]]'' May 2001 issue, pg 1.</ref><ref name=firingsquad>{{cite web | author=Wojnarowicz, Jakub / Colayco, Bob | date=May 18, 2001 | url=http://www.firingsquad.com/features/2001e3part1/ | title=2001 E3 Part 1 | work=FiringSquad | accessdate=September 5 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=gamepro>A World Apart <small>([http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=gamepro.0501 scans])</small>. ''[[GamePro]]'' May 1999 issue, pg 42.</ref> The game was released in [[North America]] simultaneously with the Xbox, on [[November 15]], [[2001]].<ref name="metacritic" />
*[[Jean Baptiste Labat]]
===Filmmakers===
A ''Halo'' port for Windows was announced to be under development by [[Gearbox Software]] on [[July 12]], [[2002]].<ref name=ign2000>{{cite web | date=July 12, 2002 | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/364/364726p1.html | title=''Halo'' Officially Official for the PC! | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 20 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Its showing at E3 2003 was positively received by some critics,<ref name=gamespy3>{{cite web | last=Accardo | first=Sal |date=May 13, 2003 | url=http://archive.gamespy.com/e32003/preview/pc/1001750/ | title=''Halo'' (PC): The Very First Look | work=[[GameSpy]] | accessdate=September 20 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=halopcgamespotpreview>{{cite web | last=Parker | first=Sam | date=May 15, 2003 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halo/news.html?sid=6028228 | title=''Halo'' PC Hands-On | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 20 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> with skepticism from others.<ref name=ign23>{{cite web | last=Sulic | first=Ivan | date=May 16, 2003 | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/403/403470p1.html | title= E3 2003: ''Halo'' Hands-On | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 20 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> It released on [[September 30]], [[2003]],<ref name="metacritic2" /> including support for online multiplayer play and featuring sharper graphics, but possessing compatibility issues that caused poor performance.<ref name=halopcreview>{{cite web | last=Kasavin | first=Greg | date=September 29, 2003 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halo/review.html?page=1 | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC Review | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name="ignreview4" /> ''Halo'' was later released for [[Mac OS X]] on [[December 11]], [[2003]].<ref name="gamespot" />
*[[Sarah Maldoror]]
==Reception[[Guyana]]==
===Writers and intellectuals===
<div style="font-size: 90%;float:right;border-left:1em solid white">
*[[Jan Carew]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Martin Carter]]
|+'''Reviews and awards'''
*[[Wilson Harris]]
!Publication
*[[Edgar Mittelholzer]]
!Score
*[[Walter Rodney]]
!Comment
*[[A.J. Seymour]]
|-
*[[Clive Thomas]]
|<center>[[IGN]]
*[[Eric D. Walrond|Eric Walrond]]
|<center>9.7 of 10<ref name="ignreview"/>
|<center>Editor's Choice,<br /> Game of the Year 2001
|-
|<center>''[[Game Informer]]''
|<center>9.5 of 10<ref name=gi>{{cite web | url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200111/R03.0805.1634.24132.htm?CS_pid=210001|title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' review at ''Game Informer'' | work=[[Game Informer]] | accessdate=September 27 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
|
|-
|<center>''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]''
|<center>10 of 10
|<center>Platinum Award, Game of the Year
|-
|<center>[[GameSpy]]
|<center>85 out of 100<ref name="gamespyreview" />
|<center>
|-
|<center>[[GameSpot]]
|<center>9.7 of 10.<ref name="gamespotreview" />
|<center> Editor's Choice
|-
|<center>''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]''
|<center>10 out of 10
|
|-
!colspan=3|Compilations of multiple reviews
|-
|<center>[[Game Rankings]]
|colspan=2|<center>96 of 100 (based on 90 reviews)<ref name=gamerankings>{{cite web | title=''Halo: Combat Evolved'' Reviews | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/472132.asp | accessdate= September 27 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
|-
|<center>[[Metacritic]]
|colspan=2|<center>97 of 100 (based on 68 reviews)<ref name="metacritic" />
|-
!colspan=3|Awards
|-
|<center>2002 [[Game Developers Choice Awards|Game Developers]]<br />[[Game Developers Choice Awards|Choice Awards]]
|colspan=2|<center>Excellence in Audio
|-
|<center>5th Annual [[Interactive Achievement Awards|Interactive]]<br />[[Interactive Achievement Awards|Achievement Awards]]
|colspan=2|<center>Console and Overall Game of the Year,<br />Console Action / Adventure, Visual Engineering
|-
|<center>2000 [[Game Critics Awards]]
|colspan=2|<center>Best Action Game
|}
</div>
===Political leaders===
''Halo'' broke sales records; by [[April 8]], [[2002]], one million units had been sold; this pace was faster than that of any previous [[history of video game consoles (sixth generation)|sixth-generation console]] game.<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite web |date=April 8, 2002 | url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/apr02/04-08halomillionpr.mspx| title="''Halo: Combat Evolved''" for Xbox Tops 1 Million Mark In Record Time: Xbox System And Games Are Off to Recording-Setting Start in Just Four Months | work=[[Microsoft.com]] | accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> During the first two months following ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, the game sold with more than fifty percent of Xbox consoles.<ref name=wired3>{{cite web | last=Patrizio | first=Andy | date=January 8, 2002 | url=http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,49600-0.html | title=Xbox Assault Only Starting | work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | accessdate=September 27 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s retail price remained at [[United States dollar|US$]]49.99 until [[November 30]], [[2003]].<ref name=gamespotnews2>{{cite web | last=Thorsen|first=Tor |date=November 20, 2003|url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/news.html?sid=6084021&mode=news | title=''Halo'' price nearly halved | work=[[GameSpot]]| accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> By [[July 14]], [[2003]], the game had sold three million copies worldwide,<ref name=gamespotnews>{{cite web | last=Parker | first=Sam | date=July 14, 2003 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/news.html?sid=6071658&mode=news | title=''Halo'' reaches 3 million | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and by [[January 28]], [[2004]], it had reached four million copies.<ref name=gamepro50>{{cite web| date=January 28, 2004 | url=http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=33151 |title=''Halo'' Sells Over Four Million for Xbox | work=[[GamePro]] | accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Since its release on [[November 15]], [[2001]], ''Halo'' has sold over five million copies worldwide.<ref name="anniversary" />
*[[Brindley Benn]]
*[[Forbes Burnham]]
*[[Arthur Chung]]
*[[Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow]]
*[[Cuffy (person)|Cuffy]]
*[[Jack Gladstone]]
*[[Bernie Grant]]
*[[Sam Hinds]]
*[[Desmond Hoyte]]
*[[Cheddi Jagan]]
*[[Janet Jagan]]
*[[Bharrat Jagdeo]]
*[[Eusi Kwayana]]
*Sir [[Shridath Ramphal]]
*[[Clement Rohee]]
*[[Rupert Roopnaraine]]
===Musicians===
''Halo'' was critically acclaimed, earning an overall score of 97% on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="metacritic" /> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' observed, "This game has me totally mesmerized ... [It] engages your intellect on a whole different level," and awarded the game a perfect score.<ref name="egmreview" /> [[GameSpot]] claimed that "''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s single-player game is worth picking up an Xbox for alone," commenting, "Not only is this easily the best of the Xbox launch games, but it's easily one of the best shooters ever, on any platform."<ref name="gamespotreview" /> [[IGN]] remarked similarly, calling ''Halo'' a "can't miss, no-brainer, sure thing, five star, triple A game."<ref name="ignreview" /> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' called it "the most important launch game for any console, ever," awarding it a 10 out of 10 score.<ref name="edgereview" /> The game received numerous [[Game of the Year]] awards, including those of the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]],<ref name>{{cite web | date= February 28, 2002 | url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2002&cat=200201#200201 | title=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards | work=[[The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] | accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', ''Edge'', and IGN.<ref name=xbox.com>{{cite web | url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/awards.htm | title= ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' - Awards | work=Xbox.com | accessdate=September 1 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] awarded ''Halo'' "Best Console Game", and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' presented it with their "Best Original Soundtrack" award.<ref name="xbox.com" /> According to Xbox.com, the game received a total of 48 awards.<ref name="xbox.com" />
*[[Eddy Grant]]
*[[Dave Martin (musician)|Dave Martin]]
*[[Shaya (singer)|Shaya]]
*
===Athletes===
Although ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s overall reception was positive, the game was criticized for its level design. IGN wrote that "the middle third of the game basically has ... the same level over again."<ref name="ignreview" /> [[GameSpy]] notably disliked the game, awarding it 10th place on its "Top 25 Most Overrated Games of All Time" list, stating that the levels often "degenerated into recycling the same areas over and over until you were bored to tears," in addition to complaining about the multiplayer's lack of online functionality.<ref name="gamespy" /> Noting the level design as a problem, an article on Game Studies.org stated that the game still "triumphs in understanding the anatomy of the FPS," and is "not so much about 'combat evolved' as the subtitle suggests, but about 'genre evolved'."<ref name=gamestudies>{{cite web | last=Järvinen|first=Aki | url=http://www.gamestudies.org/0102/jarvinen/ | title=''Halo'' and the Anatomy of the FPS | accessdate=September 4 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Clive Lloyd]]
*[[Lance Gibbs]]
*[[Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan]]
*[[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]
*[[Rohan Bholalall Kanhai]]
*[[Carl Hooper]]
==[[Martinique]]==
''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s PC rendition was subject to mixed reactions, receiving a score of 83% on Metacritic.<ref name="metacritic2" /> While GameSpot claimed that it was "still an incredible action game ... [and] a true classic,"<ref name="halopcreview" /> it received a score of 8.2 out of 10 from IGN, remarking "if you've played the game on the Xbox, there's not much for you here."<ref name="ignreview4" /> [[Eurogamer]] called the game "a missed opportunity," but stated that the online multiplayer component was "a massive draw .. for ''Halo'' veterans."<ref name="eurogamer" />
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Mayotte Capécia]]
*[[Aimé Césaire]]
*[[Patrick Chamoiseau]]
*[[Raphaël Confiant]]
*[[Frantz Fanon]]
*[[Édouard Glissant]]
*[[Gilbert Gratiant]]
*[[Étienne Léro]]
*[[René Maran]]
*[[Joseph Zobel]]
===LegacyPolitical leaders===
*[[Joséphine de Beauharnais]]
''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s influence has been called "undeniable",<ref name=joystiq2>{{cite web | last=Wiley |first=James | date=October 4, 2005 | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/04/halo-3-script-surfaces-along-with-multiplayer-details/ | title=''Halo 3'' script surfaces along with multiplayer details | work=[[Joystiq]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and its "numerous subtle innovations have been borrowed by countless other games since."<ref name=bestlaunchgames>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6134761/index.html | title=Best Launch Titles | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The game is often cited as the main reason for the Xbox's success,<ref name=theage>{{cite web | last=Hill | first=Jason | date=November 4, 2004 | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Livewire/Xbox-wears-a-Halo-of-success/2004/11/03/1099362207594.html | title=Xbox wears a Halo of success | work=[[The Age]] | accessdate=September 19 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and it began what is commonly known as the system's flagship franchise.<ref name=cnet>{{cite web | date=August 2, 2006 | url=http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9020_7-6556686-1.html | title=Xbox 360 games we can't wait to play | work=[[CNET]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear= 2006 }}</ref> Through criteria including revenue, average review scores, commentary, spin-offs and other elements, ''Halo'' has been estimated as the top second game of the twenty-first century, behind only ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''.<ref name=nextgen.biz>{{cite web | author= Campbell, Colin / Keiser, Joe | date=July 29, 2006 | url=http://www.next-gen.biz/page11.html | title= THE TOP 100 GAMES OF THE 21st CENTURY | work=Next Generation | accessdate=September 18 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The game's popularity sparked the usage of terms like "''Halo'' clone"<ref name=voodooextreme>{{cite web | last=Howarth | first=Robert | date=May 20, 2006 | url=http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/709/709510p1.html | title=VE3D Best of E3 2006 | work=Voodoo Extreme | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=xboxgamezone>{{cite web | last=Bedigian | first=Louis | date=May 28, 2003 | url=http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19468.htm | title=''Brute Force'' review at GameZone | work=GameZone | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=eurogamer5>{{cite web | last=Gibson | first=Ellie | date=November 14, 2005 | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61679 | title=Rare on Revolution controller | work=[[Eurogamer]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name="joystiq" /> and "''Halo'' killer".<ref name="amn" /> Notably, the game ''[[Killzone]]'' was billed as a "''Halo'' killer".<ref name=g4>{{cite web | last=Shamoon | first=Evan | date=November 12, 2004 | url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/50300/Killzone_Review.html | title=''Killzone'' review at G4 | work=[[X-Play]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=gamedaily>{{cite web | last=Gaudiosi | first=John | date=May 4, 2004 | url=http://ps2.gamedaily.com/game/news/?gameid=2685&id=6332 | title=Pre-E3: ''Killzone'' Hands-On | work=GameDaily | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The ''Halo'' engine has been utilized for the game ''[[Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"]]''.<ref name=gamespy100>{{cite web | last=Autrijve | first=Rainier | date=October 29, 2004 | url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/stubbs-the-zombie-in-rebel-without-a-pulse/561824p1.html | title=''Rebel Without a Pulse'' Announced | work=[[GameSpy]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Alfred Marie-Jeanne]]
===Filmmakers===
''Halo'' has been featured at both [[Major League Gaming]] and the [[World Cyber Games]].<ref name=gamespot10>{{cite web | last=Olsen | first=Jennifer | date=October 7, 2004 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/news.html?sid=6109868&mode=news | title=The pomp before the stomp: The World Cyber Games kicks off | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name=gamespot11>{{cite web | last=Calvert | first=Justin | date=September 10, 2003 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo/news.html?sid=6074860&mode=news | title=$10,000 in prize money for first MLG event | work=[[GameSpot]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> In machinima, the game was used as the basis for the extremely popular ''[[Red vs. Blue]]''. The game's sequel, ''[[Halo 2]]'', made [[United States dollars|US$]]125 million with unit sales of 2.38 million on the first day of its release,<ref name=msnbc>{{cite web | date=November 10, 2004 | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6456214/ | title=<nowiki>'</nowiki>''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki> reports $125 million in first-day sales | work=[[MSNBC]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> earning it the distinction of the fastest-selling [[United States]] media product in history.<ref name=gameindustry.biz>{{cite web | last=Fahey | first=Rob | date=November 11, 2004 | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=5436 | title=''Halo 2'' US sales top $125; UK retail celebrates successful launch | work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] | accessdate=September 7 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Euzhan Palcy]]
==[[Netherlands Antilles]], [[Aruba]] now a Protectorate of the Netherlands, [[Bonaire]], [[Curaçao]], [[St.Maarten]], [[St.Eustacius]], and [[Saba]]==
==Novelization==
===Political leaders===
The ''Halo'' universe has been adapted several times into novel form. The first such adaptation was ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', a [[prequel]] to the events of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. Published in October 2001, this novel was written by [[Eric S. Nylund|Eric Nylund]], who reportedly finished it in seven weeks.<ref name=xbox.com2>{{cite web | last=Longdale | first=Holly | url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight.htm | title=Game Worlds in Written Words | work=Xbox.com | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The novel eventually became a ''[[Publisher's Weekly]]'' bestseller with nearly two hundred thousand copies sold.<ref name=xbox.com3>{{cite web | last=Greene | first=Marty|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo2/spotlight2.htm | title=''First Strike'' Author Eric Nylund Q&A | work=Xbox.com | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The following novel, entitled ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', is a [[tie-in]] of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', describing not only the experiences of the Master Chief, but also those of other characters on Installation 04. Written by [[William C. Dietz]], this novel appeared on the ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestsellers list during May 2003.<ref name=gamingage>{{cite web | last=Klepek | first=Patrick | date=May 5, 2003 | url=http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2003/5/2-15 | title= ''Halo'' novel cracks bestseller | work=Gaming-Age | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Nylund returned to write the third novel, ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', which takes place between the events of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and those of ''Halo 2''. Written in sixteen weeks,<ref name="xbox.com3" /> it was published in December 2003.<ref name=randomhouse>{{cite web | url=http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345467812 | title=''Halo: First Strike'' by Eric Nylund | work=Random House.com | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Nylund also wrote the fourth novel, ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', which was released [[October 31]], [[2006]].<ref name=amazon>{{cite web | url=http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Onyx-Halo-Eric-Nylund/dp/0765315688 | title= Amazon.com: ''Ghosts of Onyx'' (Halo) | work=[[Amazon.com]] | accessdate=March 26 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref>
*[[Betico Croes]]
*[[Daniel De Leon]]
*[[Wilson Godett]]
*[[Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez]]
*[[Ben Komproe]]
*[[Maria Liberia-Peters]]
*[[Claude Wathey]]
===Athletes===
Another adaptation is the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', a collection of four [[short story|short stories]] released in July 2006.<ref name=igncomic>{{cite web | url=http://comics.ign.com/objects/818/818453.html | title= ''Halo Graphic Novel'' at IGN | work=[[IGN]] | accessdate=September 2 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> It was written and illustrated by well-known graphic novelists Lee Hammock, [[Jay Faerber]], [[Tsutomu Nihei]], Brett Lewis, [[Simon Bisley]], Ed Lee and [[Jean Giraud]]. [[Bungie Studios]] regards ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adaptations as [[Canon (fiction)|canon]].<ref name=joestaten>{{cite web |date=October 2004 |url=http://halosm.bungie.org/story/staten102204.html | title=Joe Staten Interview | work=[[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | accessdate= August 6 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
*[[Sidney Ponson]]
*[[Andruw Jones]]
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==References==
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*[[R.C.O. Benjamin]]
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*[[Caryl Phillips]]
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*[[Burt Caesar]]
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*[[Clement Arrindell]]
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*[[Robert Bradshaw]]
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*[[Denzil Douglas]]
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/default.htm ''Halo'' on Xbox.com]
*[[Alexander Hamilton]]
*[http://strategywiki.net/wiki/Halo ''Halo'' wiki walkthrough] at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki] (adapted from [[Wikibooks]])
*[[Rawlins Lowndes]]
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*[[Lee Moore]]
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*[[Cuthbert Sebastian]]
*[[Wikia:Halo:Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' at Halopedia]]
*[[Kennedy Simmonds]]
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===Political leaders===
[[ar:هليو]]
*[[Kenny Anthony]]
[[ca:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*[[Winston Cenac]]
[[da:Halo (computerspil)]]
*[[George Charles]]
[[de:Halo: Kampf um die Zukunft]]
*Sir [[John Compton]]
[[el:Halo]]
*[[Julian Hunte]]
[[es:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*Sir [[Allen Lewis]]
[[fr:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*[[Vaughan Lewis]]
[[nl:Halo (computerspel)]]
*Sir [[Allan Louisy]]
[[no:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*Dame [[Pearlette Louisy]]
[[ro:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*[[George Odlum]]
[[ru:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
[[fi:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
===Economists===
[[sv:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
* Sir [[Arthur Lewis (economist)|Arthur Lewis]]
===Artists===
*[[Dunstan St. Omer]]
*[[Cedric George]]
*[[C. Eudovic]]
===Actors===
*[[Joseph Marcell]]
===Musicians===
*[[Ronald "Boo" Hinkson]]
*[[Nicole David]]
*[[Gregory'Shining'Emmanuel]]
===Athletes===
*[[Darren Sammy]]
*[[Dominic Johnson]]
==[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]==
===Political leaders===
*Sir [[Charles Antrobus]]
*Sir [[Frederick Ballantyne]]
*[[Milton Cato]]
*[[Joseph Chatoyer]]
*[[Arnhim Eustace]]
*[[Ralph Gonsalves]]
*Sir [[David Jack]]
*[[Ebenezer Joshua]]
*Sir [[James F. Mitchell]]
*Sir [[Louis Straker]]
===Musicians===
* [[Kevin Lyttle]]
* [[Mattafix]]
* [[Jamsie P]]
===Athletes===
* [[Keneke Alexander]]
* [[Pamenous Ballentyne]]
* [[Adonal Foyle]]
* [[Sancho Lyttle]]
* [[Madonna Hickson]]
* [[Sophia Young]]
* [[Gailene Gordon]]
* [[John Gardiner]]
* [[Tenicia Gittens]]
* [[Shanna Brown]]
* [[Delroy Burke]]
* [[Isha Sam]]
* [[Orande Quammie]]
==[[Suriname]]==
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Aphra Behn]]
*[[Anton de Kom]]
===Political leaders===
*[[Jules Ajodhia]]
*[[Henck Arron]]
*[[Bram Behr]]
*[[Dési Bouterse]]
*[[Ronnie Brunswijk]]
*[[Fred Derby]]
*[[Johan Ferrier]]
*[[Otto Huiswood]]
*[[Harry Kisoensingh]]
*[[Jagernath Lachmon]]
*[[Johan Adolf Pengel]]
*[[Pretaapnarian Radhakishun]]
*[[Ram Sardjoe]]
*[[Ronald Venetiaan]]
*[[Jules Wijdenbosch]]
===Inventors===
*[[Jan Earnst Matzeliger]]
==[[Trinidad and Tobago]]==
===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Valerie Belgrave]]
*[[Lloyd Best]]
*[[Rafael de Boissiere]]
*[[Dionne Brand]]
*[[Rosa Guy]]
*[[Merle Hodge]]
*[[C. L. R. James]]
*[[Earl Lovelace]]
*[[Mustapha Matura]]
*[[Alfred Mendes]]
*Inga "[[Foxy Brown]]" Marchand
*[[Shiva Naipaul]]
*[[V.S. Naipaul]]
*[[Charles Petioni]]
*[[Marlene Philip]]
*[[Michel Philip|Michel Maxwell Philip]]
*[[Kenneth Ramchand]]
*[[Lall Sawh]]
*[[Leslie Scotland]]
*[[Samuel Selvon]]
*[[Eric Williams]]
*[[Dharmesh Michael Persad]]
*[[Aleth Bruce]]
*[[Stokely Carmichael]]
===Athletes===
*[[Inshan Ali]]
*[[Stephen Ames]]
*[[Marvin Andrews]]
*[[Ian Bishop]]
*[[Marlon Black]]
*[[Ato Boldon]]
*[[Darel Brown]]
*[[George Bovell|George Bovell III]]
*[[Marc Burns]]
*[[Learie Constantine]]
*[[Hasely Crawford]]
*[[Rajindra Dhanraj]]
*[[Mervyn Dillon]]
*[[Ansil Elcock]]
*[[Daren Ganga]]
*[[Gerry Gomez|Gerald "Gerry" Gomez]]
*[[Anthony Gray]]
*[[Shaka Hislop]]
*[[Clayton Ince]]
*[[Stern John]]
*[[Brian Lara]]
*[[Russell Latapy]]
*[[Leonson Lewis]]
*[[Gus Logie|Augustine "Gus" Logie]]
*[[Clint Marcelle]]
*[[Deryck Murray]]
*[[David Nahkid]]
*[[Jerren Nixon]]
*[[Sonny Ramadhin]]
*[[Manny Ramjohn]]
*[[Dinanath Ramnarine]]
*[[Anthony Rougier]]
*[[Phil Simmons]]
*[[Jeffrey Stollmeyer]]
*[[Victor Stollmeyer]]
*[[Evans Wise]]
*[[Dwight Yorke]]
===Political leaders===
*[[David Abdullah]]
*[[Yasin Abu Bakr]]
*[[Tubal Uriah Butler]]
*[[Rudranath Capildeo]]
*[[Simbhoonath Capildeo]]
*[[Stokely Carmichael]] a.k.a. [[Kwame Ture]]
*[[George Chambers]]
*[[Carson Charles]]
*[[Arthur Andrew Cipriani]] (A.A. Cipriani)
*[[Ellis Clarke]]
*[[Winston Dookeran]]
*[[Knowlson Gift]]
*[[Albert Gomes]]
*[[Geddes Granger]] (Makandal Daaga)
*[[Noor Hassanali]]
*[[Karl Hudson-Phillips]]
*[[A.P.T. James]]
*[[Roy Joseph]]
*[[Franklin Khan]]
*[[Fuad Khan]]
*[[Gillian Lucky]]
*[[Errol Mahabir]]
*[[Ramesh Maharaj]]
*[[Patrick Manning]]
*[[Bhadase Maraj|Bhadase Sagan Maraj]]
*[[Ralph Maraj]]
*[[Errol McLeod]]
*[[Kamaludeen Mohammed]]
*[[Roodal Moonilal]]
*[[Wendell Mottley]]
*[[George Padmore]]
*[[Basdeo Panday]]
*[[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]]
*[[David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead]]
*[[George Richards|George Maxwell Richards]]
*[[A. N. R. Robinson|A.N.R. Robinson]]
*[[Keith Rowley]]
*[[Adrian Cola Rienzi]] (born [[Krishna Deonarine]])
*[[Eric Williams]]
*[[Eric A. Williams]]
*[[Gerald Yetming]]
===Musicians===
*[[André Tanker]]
*[[Attila the Hun (calypsonian)|Atilla the Hun]] ([[Raymond Quevado]])
*[[Winifred Atwell]]
*Inga "[[Foxy Brown]]" Marchand
*[[Anil Bheem]]
*[[Pat Bishop]]
*[[Nisha Bissambhar]]
*[[Chalkdust]] ([[Hollis Liverpool]])
*[[Rasika Dindial]]
*[[Devanand Gattoo]]
*[[Haddaway]]
*[[Ray Holman|Raymond Holman]]
*[[Lord Invader]]
*[[Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)|Lord Kitchener]] ([[Alwyn Roberts]])
*[[Lord Melody]]
*[[Lennox Mohammed|Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed]]
*[[Machel Montano]]
*[[Billy Ocean]]
*[[Ken Philmore|Ken "Professor" Philmore]]
*[[Sundar Popo]]
*[[Richard Ramnarine]]
*[[David Rudder]]
*[[Adesh Samaroo]]
*[[Jit Samaroo]]
*[[Hazel Scott]]
*[[Lennox Sharpe|Len "Boogsie" Sharpe]]
*[[Lord Shorty]]/[[Ras Shorty I]] ([[Garfield Blackman]])
*[[Mighty Sparrow]] ([[Slinger Francisco]])
*[[Mighty Spoiler]]
*[[Black Stalin]] ([[Leroy Calliste]])
*[[Anand Yankaran]]
*[[Rakesh Yankaran]]
*[[Destra Garcia]]
*[[Heather Headley]]
*[[Denise Plummer]]
*[[Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon]]
*[[Maximus Dan]]
*[[KMC]]
*[[Bunji Garlin]]
===Dancers===
*[[Satnarine Balkaransingh]]
*[[Mondira Balkaransingh]]
*[[Percival Borde]]
*[[Eugene Joseph]]
*[[Torrance Mohammed]]
*[[Pearl Primus]]
*[[Susan Mohip]]
*[[Sandra Sookdeo]]
===Artists===
*[[Isaiah Boodhoo|Isaiah James Boodhoo]]
*[[Michel-Jean Cazabon]]
*[[LeRoy Clarke]]
*[[Willie Chen]]
*[[Jackie Hinkson]]
*[[Shastri Maharaj]]
*[[Edwin Hing Wan]]
*[[Geoffrey Holder]]
*[[Sonnylal Rambissoon]]
*[[Noel Vaucrosson]]
*[[Alfred Codallo]]
===Aviators===
*[[Mikey Cipriani]]
*[[Herbert Julian]]
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===Writers and intellectuals===
*[[Barbara Christian]]
*[[Geraldo Guirty]]
*[[Ariel Melchior|Ariel Melchior, Sr.]]
*[[Arthur Schomburg]]
===Doctors and Scientists===
*[[John Lettsome|Dr. John C. Lettsome]]
===Political leaders===
*[[Judah Philip Benjamin]]
*[[Edward Blyden]]
*[[Frank Rudolph Crosswaith]]
*[[Rothschild Francis]]
*[[Hubert Henry Harrison]]
*[[Elizabeth Anna Hendrickson]]
*[[Casper Holstein]]
*[[Roy Innis]]
*[[D. Hamilton Jackson]]
*[[J. Raymond Jones]]
*[[William Alexander Leidesdorff]]
*[[T. McCants Stewart]]
*[[Terence Todman]]
*[[Ashley Totten]]
*[[Denmark Vesey]]
===Artists and Architects===
*[[Austin Hansen]]
*[[Camille Pissarro]]
*[[William Thornton|Dr. William Thornton]]
===Actors===
*[[Kelsey Grammer]]
*[[Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs]]
===Athletes===
*[[Raja Bell]]
*[[Tim Duncan]]
*[[Julian Jackson]]
*[[Calvin Pickering]]
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