Liste der Berühmte Personen in Jamaika geboren

Winsome Earle Sears is an American politician who is the lieutenant governor-elect of Virginia. A Republican, Sears served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004 after defeating longtime incumbent Billy Robinson Jr. In September 2018, she entered the race for U.S. Senate as a Republican write-in alternative to Corey Stewart. Sears was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in the 2021 election which she won, becoming the first woman, black woman, and first person of Jamaican origin to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia.

Shawn „Flexatron“ Rhoden war ein jamaikanisch-amerikanischer professioneller Bodybuilder.

Dillian Whyte ist ein britischer Boxer jamaikanischer Herkunft. Er trat als Amateur im Superschwergewicht an und ist aktuell bei den Profis im Schwergewicht aktiv.

Christopher Henry Gayle, OD is a Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies. Gayle captained the West Indies Test side from 2007 to 2010. Regarded as one of the best batsmen of all time, Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of the game. He is the most capped player for the West Indies in international cricket and is the only player to score a triplet of centuries – a triple hundred in Tests, double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in T20Is. Gayle is the first ever batsman to hit 1000 sixes in T20 cricket.

Raheem Shaquille Sterling ist ein englisch-jamaikanischer Fußballspieler. Der Außenstürmer steht bei Manchester City unter Vertrag und spielt für die englische Nationalmannschaft.

Robert „Robbie“ Shakespeare war ein jamaikanischer Bassist und Keyboarder.

Mary Jane Seacole war eine jamaikanische Krankenschwester, Hotelière und Autorin.

Leon Edwards is a British-Jamaican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Edwards formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA Welterweight Champion. As of October 28, 2020, he is #3 in the UFC welterweight rankings.

Nitara Carlynn „Nia“ Long ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

Tanya Sue Chutkan is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Patrick Christopher Chung ist ein ehemaliger jamaikanischer American-Football-Spieler in der National Football League, der den Großteil seiner Karriere für die New England Patriots spielte. Seine Feldposition ist die des Strong Safety.

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. ist ein ehemaliger jamaikanisch-US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler und heutiger -trainer. Derzeit steht er als Head Coach beim College-Team der Georgetown Hoyas unter Vertrag.

Donna Hylton is a Jamaican-American author and criminal justice activist. She was convicted at age 20 of murder in the second degree and two counts of kidnapping in the first degree for her role in the kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of New York businessman Thomas Vigliarolo in 1985. Sentenced to 25 years to life, Hylton was paroled in 2012 after serving more than 26 years. Following her time in prison, Hylton earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and a master’s degree in English from Mercy College, and now works as an activist, public speaker, and community health advocate for Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s. She is the author of the memoir A Little Piece of Light.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ist eine jamaikanische Sprinterin, die 2008 und 2012 Olympiasiegerin sowie 2009, 2013, 2015 und 2019 Weltmeisterin im 100-Meter-Lauf wurde.

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques ist ein jamaikanischer Dancehall-Musiker.

Madge Dorita Sinclair war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin.

Richard Stephen Shaw, better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican-American rapper and record producer. He was best known as a member of the pioneering Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a dancer in 1986 as Little Billy. He went on to become one third of the best-known incarnation of the group, alongside Willie D and Scarface.

Sandra Jacqueline Denton (sources differ), better known by her stage name Pepa or Pep, is a Jamaican-American hip hop rapper and actress, best known for her work as a member of the Grammy Award-winning female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa. Denton starred in The Salt-N-Pepa Show, a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group which aired on the VH1 network in 2008. Since January 2016, Denton has appeared as a supporting cast member on the music reality television show Growing Up Hip Hop which airs on WE tv.

Toni-Ann Singh is a Jamaican American singer and beauty queen who won Miss World 2019. She was previously crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019 and is the fourth woman from Jamaica to win Miss World.

Shaggy ist ein jamaikanischer Reggae-Pop-Musiker. Seinen musikalischen Durchbruch hatte er 1995 mit dem Lied Boombastic. Den Spitznamen Shaggy erhielt er nach eigenen Angaben bereits als kleines Kind wegen seiner Haare.