FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

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A - B

• Opal Palmer Adisa author, educator
• Donovan Bailey sprinter
• Buju Banton musician
• Edward Baugh poet
• Louise Bennett-Coverly folklorist
• Usain Bolt sprinter
• Jean “Binta” Breeze poet
• Erna Brodber author
• Steve Bucknor cricket umpire
• Orville Richard Burrell “Shaggy” singer
• Alexander Bustamante national hero, labor leader
• Prince Buster musician

C

• Carla Campbell model
• George Campbell poet
• Veronica Campbell sprinter
• Margaret Cezair-Thompson author
• Colin Channerauthor
• Charlie Chaplin singer
• Clive Chin record producer
• Linford Christie olympic medalist, sprinter
• Tami Chynn singer, songwriter
• Jimmy Cliff musician
• Michelle Cliff author
• Carolyn Cooper writer, cultural theorist, educator
• Christine Craig author

D

• Chili Davis former baseball player
• Kwame Dawes poet, editor (born in Ghana)
• Desmond Dekker singer, songwriter
• Coxsone Dodd record producer
• Marcia Douglas author (born in England)

E - G

• Elephant Man musician
• Patrick Ewing former basketball player
• John Figueroa poet, educator
• Ricardo Gardner footballer
• Marcus Garvey ppublisher, journalist, orator
• Norman Girvan economist
• Thomas Glave author (born in USA)
• Bruce Golding prime minister
• Lorna Goodison poet, author
• Jean Goulbourne poet

H

• Stuart Hall cultural theorist, sociologist
• Lisa Hanna Miss World 1993, politician
• Thomas Duffus Hardy historian
• Lenford “Steve” Harvey AIDS activist
• Selvin Uriah “S U” Hastings first Jamaican bishop
• Sean Paul Henriques singer
• Philip Henry artist
• Michael Holding cricketer

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