List of Famous people born in Jamaica

Claudia Rankine is an American poet, essayist, playwright, and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays, and various essays.

Angella Reid was the White House chief usher from October 2011, in the Obama Administration, until her dismissal in May 2017 under the Trump Administration. She had been the first woman to hold the position.

Hansle Parchment is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles.

Jermaine Blackwood is a Jamaican cricketer. He made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies against New Zealand in June 2014. He made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against Sri Lanka on 4 November 2015.

Jason R. Moore is a Jamaican-American actor based in Los Angeles, California.

Jenna Wolfe is an American journalist and personal trainer. From 2007 to 2014 she was a correspondent for NBC's Today, and Sunday co-anchor from 2007 to 2012 and news anchor for Weekend Today from 2012 to 2014. On September 12, 2014, Wolfe left the weekend Today show for a new role as lifestyle and fitness correspondent on the weekday Today show and NBC News.

Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. A renowned lyricist, Damian is the youngest son of reggae singer Bob Marley. He was 2 years old when his father died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. His nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father's nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13.

Alex Wilson is a Swiss sprinter of Jamaican origin. He finished third at the 2018 European Championships in the 200 metres event.

Vincent Ford, known as "Tata" or "Tartar", was a Jamaican songwriter best known for receiving writing credit for "No Woman, No Cry", the reggae song made famous by Bob Marley & The Wailers, as well as three other Bob Marley songs. However, controversy persisted as to whether the compositions had actually been written by Marley himself, and had been credited to Ford to allow Marley to avoid contractual obligations, resulting in a legal battle that ended with the Marley estate being granted control of the songs.

Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 " (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).