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KINGSTON

Most Famous People Born in Kingston, Jamaica

Notable people

860

Peak decade

1980s

Median birth year

1960

Most distinctive

Sprint 23.1×

A small island capital with a sound that travelled everywhere. Kingston's notables are dominated by singers, music producers, sprinters, and cricketers at concentrations that, per capita, are almost unmatched anywhere in the dataset. Reggae, dancehall, and the 100-metre sprint — the city's three biggest exports — account for most of the names you'll recognise.