Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados.
[1] He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement and was a major figure in stimulating participation in the nation's political process.
He was raised in Bridgetown, where he attended Wesley Hall Boys' Secondary School, excelling in mathematics and debate from an early age.
Becoming an active unionist in his mid-twenties, Walcott served the Barbados Workers' Union for over fifty years.
In addition to these posts, Walcott also served with the American Institute for Free Labour Development and was Chairman of the World Employment Conference.