Derek Walcott
- Birthday: 1/23/1930
- Deathday: 3/17/2017
- Place of birth: Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
- Fame for: Acting
Biography
Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros, which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement."