Famous People with Name Walcott

Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott: was a West Indian cricketer. Walcott was a member of the "three W's", the other two being Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell: all were very successful batsmen from Barbados, born within a short distance of each other in Bridgetown, Barbados in a period of 1

Leslie Arthur Walcott            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Leslie Arthur Walcott: was a West Indian cricketer who played for Barbados between 1929 and 1936 and in one Test for the West Indies in 1930. Walcott was born atSaint Michael Parish, Barbados. He was educated at Combermere School and Harrison College. In 1923 he became games ma

Frederic Collin Walcott            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederic Collin Walcott: was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in New York Mills, Oneida County, New York, he attended the public schools of Utica, New York and graduated from Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) in 1886, from Phillips Academy (Andover, M

Sir Frank Leslie Walcott            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Sir Frank Leslie Walcott: was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados. He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement and was a major figure in stimulating participation in the nation's political process.In politics, Walcott served as a Member of Parliament in the Barbados House of Assembly representing the Democratic Labour Party from 1945 to 1966 and again from 1971 to 1976. During the time between these terms he served as a Senator, and was President of that body from 1986 to 1991. After Barbados gained its independence in 1966, Walcott served as the nation's first Ambassador to the United Nations. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours. In 1987 Walcott was conferred the highest honour in Barbados; he was made a Knight of St. Andrew (KA) of the Order of Barbados.