Family name Poitier (Poitier 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Poitier is characteristic of Bahamas, where it is a common surname, France, where it is a rare surname, and Belgium. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Bahamas, and France. Very seldom, Poitier is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Poitier | Portugal, France, United States, Belgium, Bahamas |
| jane poitier Poitier [married names Vernon, Thompson], Jane Henrietta (b. 1736, d. in or after 1788), singer and dancer (b. 1736) |
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| manuel frutos rodriguez poitier Chilean politician, CL (b. 1780) |
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sidney poitier Bahamian and American actor (1927–2022), BS (b. 1927) |
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sydney tamiia poitier American actress, US (b. 1973) |
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| earl c. poitier American actor, US (b. 1974) |
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| barbara poitier actress |
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| charles poitier Est 1750 - |
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| maxwell poitier researcher |
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| damion poitier actor, US (b. 1982) |
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