Sidney Poitier
 Sir Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ or /ˈpwɑːti.eɪ/; born February 20 1927) is a Bahamian-American actor film director author and diplomat.In 1964 Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.