National Heroes of Barbados

Passed by Parliament in 1998, the Order of National Heroes Act established April 28th (the birthday of Sir Grantley Adams) as National Heroes Day and declared ten national heroes. All national heroes are elevated to the title “The Right Excellent”. 

• Sir Grantley Adams (1898 -1971) 
  
• Errol Walton Barrow (1920 – 1987)
  
• Bussa (???? – 1816)
  
• Sarah Ann Gill (1795 – 1866)
  
• Charles Duncan O’Neal (1879 – 1936)
  
• Clement Osbourne Payne ((1904 – 1941)
  
• Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806 – 1871)
  
• Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers (1936 -  )
  
• Sir Hugh Worrell Springer (1913 – 1994)
  

• Sir Frank Leslie Walcott (1916 – 1999)