The Most Famous
ATHLETES from U.S. Virgin Islands
This page contains a list of the greatest Virgin Islander Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 3 of which were born in U.S. Virgin Islands. This makes U.S. Virgin Islands the birth place of the 145th most number of Athletes behind Malawi, and Sierra Leone.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Virgin Islander Athletes of all time. This list of famous Virgin Islander Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Peter Holmberg (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 44.61, Peter Holmberg is the most famous Virgin Islander Athlete. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Peter William Holmberg (born October 4, 1960) is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn class at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Holmberg is the first and only Virgin Islander to earn an Olympic medal so far. He was born on Saint Thomas.
2. LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 33.84, LaVerne Jones-Ferrette is the 2nd most famous Virgin Islander Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette (born September 16, 1981) is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012. She won the silver medal over 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in a time of 6.97 seconds; a subsequent drug test revealed a banned substance in her system and she was stripped of her medal. Jones-Ferrette competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2005, 2007 and 2009, but did not reach an event final on any of those occasions. Her first international medal came at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where she was the 100 m silver medalist. She represented her country at the 2007 Pan American Games. She holds all the US Virgin Islands records for the sprint events from 60 to 400 meters.
3. Nicholas D'Amour (b. 2001)
With an HPI of 13.83, Nicholas D'Amour is the 3rd most famous Virgin Islander Athlete. His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Nicholas D'Amour (born September 4, 2001) is a recurve archer from the United States Virgin Islands. He competed for the Virgin Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. He also competed for the Virgin Islands at the 2023 Pan American Games. D'Amour attended the University of the Virgin Islands. He represented U.S. Virgin Island before switching his international allegiance to United Stated of America after finishig 2024 Olympics. Since 2025 he represents United States since 2025.
4. Rose Davies (b. 0)
With an HPI of 9.50, Rose Davies is the 4th most famous Virgin Islander Athlete. Their biography has been translated into 1 different languages.
Rose Davies may refer to: Rose Davies (activist) (1882–1958), Welsh activist Rose Davies (athlete) (born 1999), Australian runner
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Virgin Islander athletes born between 1960 and 2001. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Virgin Islander athletes include Peter Holmberg, LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, and Nicholas D'Amour. As of April 2024, 1 new Virgin Islander athletes have been added to Pantheon including LaVerne Jones-Ferrette.
Living Virgin Islander Athletes
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Peter Holmberg
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.61
LaVerne Jones-Ferrette
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Nicholas D'Amour
2001 - Present
HPI: 13.83
Rose Davies
HPI: 9.50
