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Encyclopedia > List of Jamaicans

The following is a list of notable people from Jamaica:

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Artists and writers

Edward Baugh (born 10 January 1936) is a Jamaican poet and scholar, recognised as an authority on the work of Derek Walcott. ... this is not my essay but i noticed you had nothing on her so anyone one with information they made feel free to edit my post. ... George Campbell may refer to: Politicians: George Campbell (Australian politician) (born 1943), senator from the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales George W. Campbell (1769–1848), American statesman George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll (1768–1839), Whig MP George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823–1900), UK Liberal... Colin Channer is a Jamaican writer, often referred to as “Bob Marley with a pen,” due to the spiritual, sensual, social themes presented from a literary Jamaican perspective. ... Michelle Cliff (1946 - ) is a Jamaican-American author whose notable works include No Telephone To Heaven, Abeng, and Free Enterprise. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A poet, actor, editor, critic, musician and professor of English at the University of South Carolina in Columbia Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana in 1962 and grew up in Jamaica where he attended Jamaica College and the University of the West Indies at Mona. ... John Joseph Maria Figueroa (1920-1999) was a white Jamaican poet and educator, of Galician origin. ... Honor Maria Ford-Smith (b. ... Marcus Garvey in 1924 Marcus Mosiah Garvey National Hero of Jamaica (August 17, 1887– June 10, 1940) was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). ... Lorna Goodison (born 1947) is a Jamaican poet, a leading West Indian writer of the generation born after World War 2, currently dividing her time between Jamaica and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she teaches at the University of Michigan. ... Stuart Hall (born 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a cultural theorist from the United Kingdom. ... Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy (May 22, 1804 - June 15, 1878), English antiquary, was the third son of Major Thomas Bartholomew Price Hardy, and belonged to a family several members of which had distinguished themselves in the British navy. ... John Edgar Colwell Hearne (1926, Montreal, Canada, 1994, Stony Hill, Jamaica) was a white Jamaican novelist, journalist, and teacher. ... Philip Henry is a Jamaican artist. ... Roger Mais (1904-1955) was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. ... Edna Manley OM (Jamaica) (née Swithenbank) (1900-1987) was an English-born Jamaican artist and social activist. ... Claude McKay. ... Roy Anthony Tony McNeill (1941-1996) was a Jamaican poet, considered one of the most promising West Indian writers of his generation, whose career was cut short by his early death. ... Brian Meeks was born in Montreal, Canada, of West Indian parents, and grew up in Jamaica. ... Pamela Mordecai (b. ... Mervyn Eustace Morris (b. ... Kei Miller (born October 24, 1978) is a Jamaican poet, fiction writer, and anthologist. ... Mutabaruka (b. ... Oku Onuora (formerly Orlando Wong) is a Jamaican dub poet and performer. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Patricia Powell. ... Claudia Rankine is an American poet born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and New York City. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Dennis Scott (b. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Death, the tarot card, from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck Pamela Colman Smith (February 16th 1878 - september 18th 1951) was an artist, illustrator, and writer. ... Robert Wedderburn - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sylvia Wynter (born 1928 in Cuba) is a Caribbbean novelist, dramatist and essayist. ...

Business

  • Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman/CEO of AIC Limited., Chairman of NCB Jamaica
  • joice Ize-iyamu, (CEO of Rouge Entertainment,artiste managers for 2face Idibia)
  • Michael Mordecai, past president of the Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA). Civil engineer, real estate entrepreneur, sportsman and longtime community leader.

Michael Lee-Chin (1951 - Present) is a Jamaican/Canadian investor, of Afro-Caribbean and Chinese heritage. ... For other uses of chair, see chair (disambiguation). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

Musicians

Inna heights album cover, Original Release Date: November 25, 1997 Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. ... Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay, known for his hard work in combating poverty and helping new artists. ... Cecil Bustamente Campbell (born May 28, 1938), better known as Prince Buster, is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica and regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. ... Gene Chaplin (unrelated to the creat comedian of the same name) is a Jamaican dancehall and ragga singer. ... Clive Chin is a legendary Jamaican record producer whose work includes seminal recordings by The Wailers, Dennis Brown, Lee Perry and Black Uhuru, among others. ... Jimmy Cliff, real name James Chambers (born April 1, 1948, in St Catherines, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known among mainstream audiences for songs like Many Rivers to Cross from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped break reggae into markets across the world. ... Clement Seymour Sir Coxsone Dodd (Kingston, Jamaica, January 26, 1932 – May 5, 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of reggae and other forms of Jamaican music in the 1950s, 60s and later. ... Alexander Minto Hughes (1945 - March 12, 1998), better known as Judge Dread, a British reggae and ska artist. ... DLG (Dark Latin Groove) was a very popular salsa band of the late 1990s whose members were Huey Dunbar, Fragancia, and Da Barba. ... Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born January 8, 1973) is a popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. ... This article is about the singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Beenie Man (born Anthony Moses Davis August 22, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a well established Deejay. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Elephant Man born September 11, 1976 as ONeil Bryant in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as The Energy God is arguably one of the most colorful characters on the dancehall scene. ... Eek a Mouse is one of Jamaicas premiere reggae stars. ... Prince Malachi, born Mark Wynter in 1969 in London, has been acclaimed as an international New Roots Messenger. He worked as a DJ and appeared with several artists on tour before he became a Rastafari and changed his name to Malachi. At this point, his musical style became reggae, and... Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Damian Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest male child (or veteran, as stated in the song Me Name Jr. ... David Nesta Ziggy Marley (born October 17, 1935-2003) is a Jamaican musician. ... Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. ... Lee Scratch Perry Lee Scratch Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. ... Duke Reid was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner. ... Trevor Smith, Jr. ... Winston Rodney (born March 1, 1948) a. ... Lady Saw on cover of her 2004 release Strip Tease Lady Saw is a Jamaican singer, known as the first Lady of Dancehall. She is the first female deejay to win a Grammy (which she did with No Doubt for Underneath It All — Best Performance by a Duo or Group... Michael Smith, usually referred to as Mikey Smith, was a Jamaican dub poet. ... Shabba Ranks was the (internationally) most popular dancehall artist before Shaggy. ... Peter Tosh on the cover of his album The Toughest Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. ... King Tubby King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Wynton Kelly (1931–1971) was an American jazz pianist, born in Jamaica. ... Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known as Canibus and also as Can-I-Bus and Rip the Jacker, is a Jamaican-born, American MC and rapper. ... Ernest Ranglin (born 1932) is an important Jamaican musician. ... Shaggy (born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell), is a Jamaican reggae deejay who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doos companion (possibly from the similarity of their first names). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. ... Kiprich (born Marlon Plunkett in Waterhouse, Jamaica), formerly known as Crazy Kid, is a popular dancehall deejay. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Lexxus, a. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Founded in the early 1990s, T.O.K. are a dancehall boyband hailing from Kingston, Jamaica was comprised of 4 young adults playing reggae. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Sasha (born in Kingston, Jamaica) is a popular dancehall deejay. ... A Deejay (in a dancehall context) sings or toasts to an instrumental riddim (rhythm). ... Dawn Pickering (born 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica), better known as Dawn Penn, is a Jamaican reggae singer. ... Tami Chynn (born Tamaar Chin) is a Jamaican artist set to now make her debut in the United States of America. ...

Painters

  • Barrington Watson,
  • Edna Manley, Painter/Sculptor and wife of the late Jamaican National Hero; Norman Manley, Mother of Late Jamaican Prime Minister; Michael Manley.
  • Cecil Cooper,
  • Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Edna Manley OM (Jamaica) (née Swithenbank) (1900-1987) was an English-born Jamaican artist and social activist. ...

Politicians

Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (February 24, 1884 - August 6, 1977) was a conservative Jamaican politician and labor leader. ... Colin Luther Powell (pronounced Coe-lin, born April 5, 1937) was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving from January 20, 2001 to January 26, 2005 under President George W. Bush. ... Michael Norman Manley (December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 – 1980, 1989 – 1992). ... Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (1713 - 11 September 1769) was a British colonial leader who served as royal Governor of New York from 1765 to 1769. ... Trevor St George Munroe (b. ... The Most Honourable Percival Noel James Patterson QC (born April 10, 1935) was the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. ... The Right Honourable Edward Philip George Seaga (born May 28, 1930) was Prime Minister of Jamaica for the Jamaica Labour Party from 1980 to 1989, and served as leader of the opposition 1989 to January 2005. ... Most Hon. ...

Sports

Donovan Bailey (born December 16, 1967) is a former Canadian athlete. ... Don Quarrie is regarded as one of the finest sprinters in the history of track and field. ... Stephen Anthony Bucknor, popularly known as Steve Bucknor, was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on May 31 1946. ... Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is an former English athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. ... Charles Theodore Chili Davis (born January 17, 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former center fielder/designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants (1981-87), California Angels (1988-90, 1993-96), Minnesota Twins (1991-92) and New York Yankees (1998-99). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-born American former NBA player. ... NBA redirects here. ... Ricardo Gardner (born September 25, 1978 in St. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... First international Haiti 1 - 2 Jamaica (Haiti; March 9, 1925) Biggest win Jamaica 12 - 0 BVI (Grand Cayman, Cayman Isls. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... Categories: Stub | West Indian cricketers | Jamaica cricketers | West Indian test cricketers | West Indian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954) was a West Indian cricketer. ... Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a controversial former Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... Asafa Powell at the Jamaica National Stadium in 2004 Asafa Powell (born 11 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter, and is current the 100 m world record holder. ... Don Quarrie is regarded as one of the finest sprinters in the history of track and field. ... One of boxings greatest champions, Mike McCallum was from Kingston, Jamaica, but fought almost exclusively in the USA. He first became a world champion by defeating the granite-hard Sean Mannion in his own home town to win the light-middleweight title, but came to prominence by knocking out... Image:Merlene Ottey. ... Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. ... Devon White (December 29, 1962-) was a Jamaican baseball player. ... Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...

Activists

Brian Williamson (d. ... Steve Lenford Harvey (1975?–2005) was a leader in the Jamaican homosexual/transgender community, and led several programs to assist people suffering from HIV/AIDS, and to promote safer-sex education and AIDS awareness in Jamaica. ... Marcus Garvey in 1924 Marcus Mosiah Garvey National Hero of Jamaica (August 17, 1887– June 10, 1940) was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). ...

Other

Carla Campbell is a fashion model represented by IMG in New York. ... Naomi Campbell, born in England, United Kingdom on May 22, 1970, is an iconic supermodel and sometime actress, singer and author. ... Venice Kong is a Jamaican model and actress. ... Jody-Anne Maxwell from Kingston, Jamaica, was the winner of the 1998 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the age of 12. ... The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly known as the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly referred to simply as the national spelling bee) is a highly competitive annual spelling bee run on a non-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company, held at the Grand Hyatt Washington hotel... Voletta Wallace is widly known as the mother of the slain-rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Born in Trelawny, Jamaica, she immagrated to New York City after recieving a plane ticket as an invitation from an ex-boss of hers at an employment agency. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Stacey McKenzie (born in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian fashion model, runway coach and most recently a judge on the new Canadian reality television show Canadas Next Top Model. ...

See also


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Jamaica Gleaner News - Gleaner/Bill Johnson poll - Crime still tops the worry list for Jamaicans - Tuesday | January ... (563 words)
CRIME AND VIOLENCE remains the most pressing problem facing Jamaicans while corruption in government and financial difficulties are glued to bottom of the problem list.
Meanwhile, poverty, financial problems and corruption in government, all combined for a mere 11 per cent on the problem list.
Twenty-two per cent of the respondents regard jobs as the most pressing issue, which is 10 per cent less than the 32 per cent which in October regard it as a major problem.
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