List of Famous people born in Jamaica

Mike Perry

First Name Mike
Last Name Perry
Born on September 22, 1939
Died on August 26, 2002 (aged 62)
Born in Jamaica
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David Reivers

First Name David
Last Name Reivers
Born in Jamaica

David Reivers is a Jamaican–American actor and the father of fellow actor Corbin Bleu. He is best known for co-starring as his real-life son's father in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! and High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and in Free Style. He also had a recurring role as Bob Cowan in the supernatural television series Charmed (2001-02).

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Cherry Smith

First Name Cherry
Last Name Smith
Born on August 22, 1943
Died on September 24, 2008 (aged 65)
Born in Jamaica

Cherry Smith was a backing vocalist for the original Wailers from 1963 to 1966. She was also called Cherry Green.

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Vincent "Randy" Chin

First Name Vincent
Last Name Chin
Born on October 3, 1937
Died on February 2, 2003 (aged 65)
Born in Jamaica

Vincent "Randy" Chin was a Jamaican record producer and label owner who ran the Randy's shop, recording studio, and record label, later moving to New York City and setting up the VP Records empire, now the world's largest independent label and distributor of Caribbean music.

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Dennis Coke

First Name Dennis
Last Name Coke
Born on October 7, 1993 (age 32)
Born in Jamaica

Dennis Coke is a Jamaican badminton player who competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. In 2009, he won the boys' singles and doubles at the All Jamaica Junior Championships. At the BWF International tournament, he was the men's doubles runner-up at the 2015 Carebaco International and mixed doubles runner-up at the 2017 Jamaica International. He also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Wynter. In 2017, he won the Jamaican National Badminton Championships in the men's singles and doubles event partnered with Anthony McNee. Coke was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 2018 Pan Am Men's Team Championships. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

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Peter Williams

First Name Peter
Last Name Williams
Born on December 31, 1957 (age 68)
Born in Jamaica

Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor. He is known for playing Apophis, a primary antagonist on Stargate SG-1.

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Ray Stewart

First Name Ray
Last Name Stewart
Born on March 18, 1965 (age 61)
Born in Jamaica
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four-year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal for the 4×100 metres relay. At the 1987 World Championships he took silver in the 100 m and bronze with the Jamaican relay team. A leg injury in the 1988 Olympic final of the 100 m ruined his medal chances in both the individual and relay events.

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Jackie Mittoo

First Name Jackie
Born on March 3, 1948
Died on December 16, 1990 (aged 42)
Born in Jamaica

Donat Roy Mittoo, better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.

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Earl "Chinna" Smith

First Name Earl
Last Name Smith
Born on August 6, 1955 (age 70)
Born in Jamaica

Earl "Chinna" Smith, a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest, is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late 1960s. He is most well known for his work with the Soul Syndicate band and has recorded with many reggae artists, appearing on more than 500 albums.

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Katherine Wynter

First Name Katherine
Born on February 9, 1996 (age 30)
Born in Jamaica

Katherine Wynter is a Jamaican badminton player. In 2016, she won the Jamaica International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ruth Williams. She also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Dennis Coke. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

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