Celebrity residents of the Bahamas
- Celebrity residents of the Bahamas
The Bahamas has one of the largest register of Anglo-Saxon and influential black celebrities who reside permanently or have legal residential status in a country not of their native birth, hometown or place of origin.
This is primarily due to the fact that the country has a favorable financial sector that is tax free (from income, capital gains, sales tax, among others) and is one of the top three worldwide centres in offshore banking. Also, there is an unmatched tourism product, boasting #1 in the Caribbean and Atlantic region among island destinations. Another is a favorable immigration policy toward wealthy nationals who invest (commercial or residential) $500k or more qualifies automatically for permanent residential status. Proximity to the United States and Canada also play a vital role in this social phenomenon.
Notable residents
* Sean Connery - Owns a property in Lyford Cay
* Nicolas Cage - Owns estates residence on Paradise Island and a private island in the Exuma chains.
* Shakira Mebarak
* Sidney Poitier - Bahamian
* Johnny Depp - Owns Private Island
* Anna Nicole Smith (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007)
* Dannielynn Marshall Birkhead (Anna Nicole Smith daughter)
* Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - Own Private Island
* Rick Fox - Bahamian/Canadian
* Michael Jordan
* Bill Gates
* Tiger Woods - Owns the Albany Estate
* David Copperfield
* Joe Lewis (British businessman) - British Billionaire (486th richest person of Forbes The World's Richest People list 2006)
* Lenny Kravitz
* Sean "Diddy" Combs
* John Travolta
* Daniel Nestor
* Eddie Murphy
* Mariah Carey - Owns a private island near Eleuthera, where she got married to Nick Cannon in 2008.
* Peter Nygår - Fashion Executive, who owns a cay off the southern coast of New Providence.
ee also
*Bahamian American
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