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Sidney Poitier

Diplomat · Politician

Sidney Poitier is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Sidney Poitier · Sidni Puatye · Sidnijs Puatjē · Σίντνεϊ Πουατιέ · Сидни Поатие · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Sidney L. Poitier · Sir Sidney L. Poitier · Sir Sidney Poitier · Сэр Сидни Пуатье · السير سيدني بواتييه · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	シドニー・ポワチエ				[sources]
Birth date	1927-02-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Miami				[sources]
Death date	2022-01-06				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Bahamas · United States of America				[sources]
First name	Sidney				[sources]
Last name	Poitier				[sources]
Title	Sir				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q104049				[sources]
Position	ambassador of the Bahamas (1997-2007) · ambassador of the Bahamas (2002-2007)				[sources]
Religion	deism				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2025-03-26

Descriptions

Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-03-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Juanita Hardy Close Associate	spouse	1950	1965
Joanna Shimkus Close Associate	spouse	1976-01-23	-
Sydney Tamiia Poitier Close Associate	child	-	-
Diahann Carroll Close Associate	unmarried partner	1959	1968

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of the Bahamas	2002-01-01	2007-01-01
ambassador of the Bahamas	1997-01-01	2007-01-01

Data sources

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