List of Famous people born in Jamaica

Linford Christie

First Name Linford
Born on April 2, 1960 (age 66)
Born in Jamaica
Height 189 cm | 6'2

Linford Cicero Christie is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European record holder in the 60 metres, 100 m and 4 × 100 metres relay.

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Parisa Fitz-Henley

First Name Parisa
Born on July 22, 1977 (age 48)
Born in Jamaica
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Parisa Fitz-Henley is a Jamaican born actress, best known for her role as Reva Connors in Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Since 2017, Fitz-Henley has starred in the NBC drama Midnight, Texas.

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DJ Kool Herc

First Name DJ
Last Name Herc
Born in Jamaica

Clive Campbell, better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited for originating hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through his "Back to School Jam", hosted on August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. After his younger sister, Cindy Campbell, became inspired to earn extra cash for back-to-school clothes, she decided to have her older brother, then 18 years old, play music for the neighborhood in their apartment building. Known as the "Founder of Hip-Hop" and "Father of Hip-Hop", Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.

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Harold Moody

First Name Harold
Last Name Moody
Born on October 8, 1882
Died on April 24, 1947 (aged 64)
Born in Jamaica

Harold Arundel Moody was a Jamaican-born physician who emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he campaigned against racial prejudice and established the League of Coloured Peoples in 1931 with the support of the Quakers.

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Thomas Stamford Raffles

First Name Thomas
Last Name Raffles
Died on July 5, 1826
Born in Jamaica

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, FRS was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies (1811–1816) and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen (1818–1824), best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

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Stacey McKenzie

First Name Stacey
Last Name McKenzie
Born on January 1, 1973 (age 53)
Born in Jamaica

Stacey McKenzie is a Jamaican-born Canadian model, runway modelling coach, motivational speaker and television personality. McKenzie has been a judge on the Canadian reality television show Canada's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Model and most recently Canada's Drag Race.

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Germaine Mason

First Name Germaine
Last Name Mason
Born on January 20, 1983
Died on April 20, 2017 (aged 34)
Born in Jamaica
Height 195 cm | 6'5

Germaine Mason was a Jamaican-born track and field athlete competing in high jump. In 2006, he switched sporting allegiance, and then represented Great Britain. As a Great Britain competitor, he won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Luton Shelton

Luton George Kieshawn Shelton
First Name Luton
Last Name Shelton
Born on November 11, 1985
Died on January 22, 2021 (aged 35)
Born in Jamaica
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Luton George Kieshawn Shelton was a Jamaican professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. At the time of his death, he was the top scorer for the Jamaican national football team with 35 goals. He is also the only men's football player to score four goals in his international debut (2004). He earned 75 caps for Jamaica, and played at three CONCACAF Gold Cups.

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Gordon "Butch" Stewart

First Name Gordon
Last Name Stewart
Born on July 6, 1941
Died on January 4, 2021 (aged 79)
Born in Jamaica

Gordon Arthur Cyril "Butch" Stewart OJ CD was a Jamaican hotelier and businessman. He was the founder, owner, and chairman of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, and their parent company Sandals Resorts International, as well as The ATL Group and its subsidiaries Appliance Traders and The Jamaica Observer.

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Marilyn

Born on November 3, 1962 (age 63)
Born in Jamaica

Peter Robinson better known as Marilyn, is a British/Jamaican pop singer and songwriter. He is known for his 1983 hit "Calling Your Name" and his androgynous appearance.

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