Famous Jamaican - Jamaican Celebrities - page 2

Wonder what is that common thing between Bob Marley, a spicy plat of Jerk Chicken, and rum? Jamaica, that is right! The crown of Caribbean attraction, revered as the “birthplace of reggae”, Jamaica has wooed and wowed the world for more reasons than anyone can fathom. While many love to stereotype the country as a musical powerhouse or foodies paradise, the true-blue Jamaican charm and attraction supersedes its admittedly awesome food, rum, music. You will be surprised to know that the otherwise hedonistic Jamaicans have brainchild some exciting inventions that we bet you had no idea belonged to this far-flung Caribbean land. Don’t quite believe so? Well, then read on. Did you know Jamaicans were the first to create a bio-engineered fruit? Or the first to identify Aedes Aegypti as the cause of dengue? Or they were the first to find a formulaic cure for prostate cancer? Discover all about some of Jamaica’s worthiest sons and daughters of soil in the biographies on famous Jamaicans. Their timeline, trivia, and interesting facts are worth your time and a read!

Find out more about the greatest Jamaicans, including Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Grace Jones, Sean Paul and Marcus Garvey.

The Most Famous Jamaican

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Buju BantonJuly 15, 1973JamaicanBuju Banton is a famous Jamaican musician
ShaggyOctober 22, 1968AmericanShaggy is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican musician, singer, and DJ
Peter ToshOctober 19, 1944JamaicanPeter Tosh was a famous Jamaican Reggae musician and a promoter of Rastafari
Cindy BreakspeareOctober 24, 1954Canadian, JamaicanCindy Breakspeare is a former Jamaican model, who went on to become the Miss World 1976
Trevor BerbickAugust 1, 1954Canadian, JamaicanTrevor Berbick was a professional Jamaican Canadian boxer, and a former world heavy weight champion
OMISeptember 3, 1986JamaicanOMI is a pop singer hailing from Jamaica
Lee Boyd MalvoFebruary 18, 1985Jamaican, AmericanLee Boyd Malvo is a convicted murderer who committed murders in the Washington Metropolitan Area for three weeks in October 2002
Keyshia Ka'oirJanuary 10, 1985JamaicanKeyshia Ka’Oir is a Jamaican-American model, actress and entrepreneur
Sean PaulJanuary 9, 1973JamaicanSean Paul is a Grammy Award winning reggae artist from Jamaica
Bob MarleyFebruary 6, 1945JamaicanBob Marley is a famous Jamaican reggae singer, known for his album ‘Rastaman Vibration’
Claude McKay

Claude McKay

Claude McKay was a Jamaican-American writer and poet who was amongst the major figures in the Harlem Renaissance

JamaicanSeptember 15, 1889190 views

Keyshia Ka'oir

Keyshia Ka’Oir is a Jamaican-American model, actress and entrepreneur

JamaicanJanuary 10, 1985345 views

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey was a prominent political leader of Jamaica

JamaicanAugust 17, 1887175 views

Lee Boyd Malvo

Lee Boyd Malvo is a convicted murderer who committed murders in the Washington Metropolitan Area for three weeks in October 2002

JamaicanFebruary 18, 1985348 views

Rita Marley

Rita Marley is a Jamaican-Ghanaian singer born in Cuba

JamaicanJuly 25, 1946189 views

Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley is a Jamaican musician and the son of reggae legend Bob Marley

JamaicanOctober 17, 1968197 views

Sean Paul

Sean Paul is a Grammy Award winning reggae artist from Jamaica

JamaicanJanuary 9, 1973341 views

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh was a famous Jamaican Reggae musician and a promoter of Rastafari

JamaicanOctober 19, 1944899 views

Cindy Breakspeare

Cindy Breakspeare is a former Jamaican model, who went on to become the Miss World 1976

CanadianOctober 24, 1954574 views

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the national cricket team of the West Indies

JamaicanSeptember 21, 1979189 views