17.9716° N, 76.7932° W

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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kingston during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 129 notable births.

What Kingston Is Known For

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Football is Kingston's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (150).

Kingston over-indexes on sprint23.1× the global rate.

Kingston under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Football150
  2. Singer146
  3. Cricket60
  4. Music51
  5. Producer41
  6. Athletic41
  7. Sprint32
  8. Actor27
  1. Sprint3223.1×
  2. Producer4116.6×
  3. Singer1468.2×
  4. Cricket605.5×
  5. Athletic414.3×
  6. Music514.2×
  7. Model94.0×
  8. Football1501.6×
  1. Politician190.2×
  2. Writer130.5×
  3. Actor270.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Kingston's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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860 notable people

0301 SINGER

Errol Dunkley

Born 1951

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0302 CRICKET

Gerry Alexander

1928 - 2011

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0303 ACTOR

Yvonne Brewster

Born 1938

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0304 FOOTBALL

Navion Boyd

Born 1986

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0305 PRODUCER

B.B. Seaton

Born 1944

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0306 POLITICIAN

Barbara Follett (politician)

Born 1942

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0307 SINGER

Earl Sixteen

Born 1958

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0308 ATHLETIC

Annsert Whyte

Born 1987

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0309 FOOTBALL

Chevone Marsh

Born 1994

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0310 PRODUCER

Bobby Digital (Jamaican producer)

Died 2020

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0311 SINGER

Lone Ranger (musician)

Born 1965

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0312 SINGER

Macka Diamond

Born 1973

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0313 FOOTBALL

Dean Sewell

Born 1972

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0314 SINGER

Sasha (Jamaican musician)

Born 1974

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0315 ATHLETIC

Michael O'Hara (athlete)

Born 1996

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0316 SINGER

Brigadier Jerry

Born 1957

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0317 SINGER

Admiral Bailey

Born 1952

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0318 ASTRONOMER

Mercedes Richards

1955 - 2016

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0319 FILM

Leander de Cordova

1877 - 1969

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0320 BASKET

Andrew Kennedy (basketball)

Born 1965

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0321 FOOTBALL

Devon Williams (footballer)

Born 1992

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0322 SINGER

Al Campbell

Born 1954

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0323 FOOTBALL

Carl Brown (footballer)

Born 1950

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0324 FOOTBALL

Allan Cole (footballer)

Born 1950

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0325 ATHLETIC

Traves Smikle

Born 1992

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0326 SPRINT

Una Morris

Born 1947

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0327 SINGER

Early B

1957 - 1994

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0328 FOOTBALL

Robert Scarlett

Born 1979

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0329 CRICKET

Lawrence Rowe

Born 1949

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0330 GOVERNOR

Patrick Allen (governor-general)

Born 1951

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0331 ACTOR

Anton Phillips

Born 1943

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0332 PRODUCER

Glen Brown

1944 - 2019

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0333 PRIEST

Dutty Boukman

Died 1791

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0334 FOOTBALL

Errol Stevens

Born 1986

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0335 POET

Opal Palmer Adisa

Born 1954

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0336 LORD

Christopher Coke

Born 1969

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0337 SINGER

Samantha J

Born 1996

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0338 ATHLETIC

Isa Phillips

Born 1984

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0339 PRODUCER

Jah Thomas

Born 1955

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0340 POLITICIAN

Peter Phillips (politician)

Born 1949

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0341 MODEL

Kaci Fennell

Born 1992

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0342 FOOTBALL

Chris Goslin

Born 2000

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0343 PRODUCER

Donovan Germain

Born 1952

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0344 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michel du Cille

1956 - 2014

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0345 FOOTBALL

Sean Fraser (Jamaican footballer)

Born 1983

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0346 ATHLETIC

Clive Terrelonge

Born 1969

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0347 AEROSPACE

Barrington Irving

Born 1983

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0348 PRODUCER

Joseph Hoo Kim

1942 - 2018

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0349 MUSIC

Mark Shim

Born 1973

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0350 MODEL

Yendi Phillips

Born 1985

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0351 PROFESSOR

Frederic G. Cassidy

1907 - 2000

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0352 PAINTER

Gloria Escoffery

1923 - 2002

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0353 FOOTBALL

O'Neil Thompson

Born 1983

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0354 WRITER

Rudolph de Cordova

1860 - 1941

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0355 MUSIC

Leslie Thompson (musician)

1901 - 1987

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0356 FOOTBALL

Noel Blake

Born 1962

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0357 SPRINT

Mel Spence

1936 - 2012

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0358 BOXER

Joe Bygraves

1931 - 2012

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0359 SINGER

Jah Stitch

1949 - 2019

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0360 MUSIC

Douglas Ewart

Born 1946

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0361 ATHLETIC

Suziann Reid

Born 1977

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0362 SINGER

Winston Groovy

Born 1946

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0363 CRICKET

Devon Malcolm

Born 1963

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0364 CRICKET

Jeff Dujon

Born 1956

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0365 SINGER

Rod Taylor (singer)

Born 1957

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0366 SINGER

Prince Alla

Born 1950

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0367 ATHLETIC

Keturah Anderson

Born 1968

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0368 LITERARY

Carolyn Cooper

Born 1950

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0369 ACTOR

Richard Chevolleau

Born 1966

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0370 FOOTBALL

Ladale Richie

Born 1988

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0371 FOOTBALL

Kenardo Forbes

Born 1988

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0372 FOOTBALL

Joel Senior

Born 1987

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0373 FOOTBALL

Richard Edwards (footballer)

Born 1983

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0374 FOOTBALL

Nevin Lawson

Born 1991

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0375 SINGER

Lloyd Charmers

1938 - 2012

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0376 CRICKET

Alf Valentine

1930 - 2004

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0377 TRUMPET

Baba Brooks

Born 1935

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0378 PRODUCER

Philip "Fatis" Burrell

1954 - 2011

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0379 CRICKET

Leslie Hylton

1905 - 1955

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0380 CRICKET

Richard Austin (cricketer)

1954 - 2015

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0381 FOOTBALL

Andre Fagan

Born 1987

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0382 FOOTBALL

Kavin Bryan

Born 1984

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0383 MUSIC

Wilton Gaynair

1927 - 1995

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0384 ATHLETIC

Megan Simmonds

Born 1994

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0385 ATHLETIC

Akheem Gauntlett

Born 1990

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0386 JOURNALIST

Jenna Wolfe

Born 1974

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0387 PRODUCER

Trinity (musician)

Born 1954

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0388 BASKET

Simone Edwards

Born 1973

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0389 MUSIC

Sonny Bradshaw

1926 - 2009

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0390 FOOTBALL

Morlon Greenwood

Born 1978

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0391 BASKET

Tony Simms

Born 1959

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0392 PIANIST

Robbie Lyn

Born 1951

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0393 COMPOSER

Nyla

Born 1983

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0394 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

David Luckham

Born 1934

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0395 INVENTOR

Arthur William Savage

1857 - 1938

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0396 FOOTBALL

Francino Francis

Born 1987

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0397 SINGER

Papa Kojak

Born 1959

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0398 POET

Francis Williams (poet)

1702 - 1770

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0399 ATHLETIC

Dionne Rose-Henley

1969 - 2018

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0400 SPRINT

Dennis Johnson (athlete)

Born 1939

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0401 SCULPTOR

Christopher González

1943 - 2008

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0402 BASKET

Paul Hewitt

Born 1963

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0403 EDUCATOR

Barbara Evelyn Bailey

Born 1942

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0404 CRICKET

Wavell Hinds

Born 1976

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0405 ATHLETIC

Michael Campbell (athlete)

Born 1978

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0406 SCULPTOR

Osmond Watson

1934 - 2005

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0407 PRODUCER

Lloyd Daley

1939 - 2018

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0408 WRITER

Alecia McKenzie

Born 1960

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0409 BUSINESS

Robert Hibbert (Anti-Trinitarian)

1770 - 1849

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0410 BOTANIST

William Allman

1776 - 1846

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0411 BOXER

Richard Hall (boxer)

Born 1971

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0412 SINGER

Count Lasher

1926 - 1977

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0413 SINGER

George Faith

1946 - 2003

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0414 MODEL

Gillain Berry

Born 1988

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0415 PLAYER

Hannah Collin

Born 1982

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0416 SINGER

Lord Flea

1932 - 1959

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0417 FOOTBALL

Fabian Taylor

Born 1980

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0418 FOOTBALL

Ryan McBean

Born 1984

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0419 FOOTBALL

Orlando Franklin

Born 1987

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0420 ATHLETIC

Akeem Bloomfield

Born 1997

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0421 FOOTBALL

Junior Morias

Born 1995

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0422 SINGER

Omar Perry

Born 1968

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0423 PRIEST

Lawrence Aloysius Burke

1932 - 2010

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0424 FOOTBALL

Dwayne Ambusley

Born 1980

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0425 SINGER

Anthony Red Rose

Born 1962

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0426 CRICKET

Carlton Baugh

Born 1982

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0427 BOXER

Richard Grant (boxer)

Born 1973

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0428 ARTIST

Isaac Mendes Belisario

1795 - 1849

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0429 MAGAZINE

Kei Miller

Born 1978

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0430 FOOTBALL

Akeem Priestley

Born 1985

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0431 ACTOR

Roxanne Beckford

Born 1969

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0432 ATHLETIC

Andrea Bliss

Born 1980

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0433 ECONOMIST

Peter Blair Henry

Born 1969

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0434 FOOTBALL

Orane Simpson

1983 - 2009

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0435 SINGER

Wayne Jarrett

Born 1956

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0436 POLITICAL

Benjamin Vaughan

1751 - 1835

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0437 BOBSLED

Devon Harris

Born 1964

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0438 BODYBUILDER

Shawn Rhoden

Born 1975

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0439 DEEJAY

Count Matchuki

1939 - 1995

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0440 SINGER

Purpleman

Born 1962

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0441 FOOTBALL

Wolde Harris

Born 1974

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0442 ATHLETIC

Chad Wright

Born 1991

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0443 FOOTBALL

Syd Bartlett

1930 - 2009

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0444 GUITAR

Jah Jerry Haynes

1921 - 2007

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0445 MUSIC

Nadine Sutherland

Born 1968

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0446 FOOTBALL

Knox Cameron

Born 1983

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0447 SINGER

Duane Stephenson

Born 1976

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0448 ACTOR

Carl Bradshaw (actor)

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0449 FILM

Lloyd Reckord

1929 - 2015

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0450 FOOTBALL

Dennis Chin

Born 1987

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0451 CHESS

Arthur Ford Mackenzie

1861 - 1905

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0452 CRICKET

Karl Nunes

1894 - 1958

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0453 FOOTBALL

Ashleigh Shim

Born 1993

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0454 MUSIC

Daddy Screw

Born 1968

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0455 WRITER

Anthony C. Winkler

1942 - 2015

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0456 PLAYER

Christopher Binnie

Born 1989

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0457 WRITER

Oku Onuora

Born 1952

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0458 PRODUCER

Bongo Herman

Born 1948

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0459 PRIEST

Donald James Reece

Born 1934

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0460 SINGER

Tony Ray

Born 1950

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0461 PHOTOGRAPHER

Albert Chong

Born 1958

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0462 CRICKET

Ron Headley

Born 1939

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0463 COMPOSER

Rvssian

Born 1990

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0464 POET

John Figueroa

1920 - 1999

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0465 JOURNALIST

Christopher John Farley

Born 1966

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0466 SPRINT

Errol Stewart (athlete)

Born 1950

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0467 FOOTBALL

Art Welch

Born 1944

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0468 PHYSICIAN

Harold Moody

1882 - 1947

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0469 POET

Vivian Virtue

1911 - 1998

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0470 FOOTBALL

Don Smart

Born 1987

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0471 WRITER

Pamela Mordecai

Born 1942

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0472 CRICKET

Fabian Allen

Born 1995

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0473 ATHLETIC

Paul Foreman

Born 1939

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0474 ARTIST

Ebony Patterson

Born 1981

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0475 FOOTBALL

Neville Oxford

Born 1948

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0476 HURDLER

Lorna Boothe

Born 1954

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0477 DESIGNER

Tim Gosling

Born 1966

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0478 ATHLETE

Kenneth Edwards (taekwondo)

Born 1985

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0479 SINGER

David Madden (musician)

Born 1943

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0480 FOOTBALL

Andrew Stewart (gridiron football)

Born 1965

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0481 BOXER

Ovill McKenzie

Born 1979

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0482 FOOTBALL

Beverly Ranger

Born 1953

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0483 SINGER

Junior Tucker

Born 1966

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0484 ACTOR

Paula Murad Coburn

1955 - 2004

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0485 SINGER

Pliers (singer)

Born 1963

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0486 FOOTBALL

Herbert Gordon (footballer)

1952 - 2013

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0487 WRITER

Ferdinand Dennis

Born 1956

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0488 BASKET

Vanessa Gidden

Born 1985

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0489 FOOTBALL

Keithy Simpson

Born 1990

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0490 SINGER

Dan-I

1960 - 2006

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0491 MUSIC

Errol Holt

Born 1950

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0492 MUSIC

Noel Simms

1935 - 2017

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0493 FOOTBALL

Anthony Grant (Jamaican footballer)

Born 1989

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0494 CRICKET

Hines Johnson

1910 - 1987

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0495 LIEUTENANT

Vincent R. Stewart

Born 1958

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0496 FOOTBALL

Barrington Gaynor

1965 - 2011

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0497 FILM

Kirk Fraser

Born 1976

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0498 MUSIC

Mikey Spice

Born 1965

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0499 PAINTER

Elsie Few

1909 - 1980

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0500 POET

Shara McCallum

Born 1972

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0501 DRUG TRAFFICK

Vivian Blake

1956 - 2010

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0502 CRICKET

Richard Staple

Born 1969

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0503 LAWYER

Tanya S. Chutkan

Born 1962

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0504 FOOTBALL

Rudolph Pearce

Born 1945

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0505 FOOTBALL

Damano Solomon

Born 1994

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0506 DAUGHTER

Abraham Elias Issa

1905 - 1984

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0507 POLITICIAN

Karl Samuda

Born 1942

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0508 SINGER

Masego (musician)

Born 1993

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0509 FOOTBALL

Craig Bingham (American football)

Born 1959

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0510 COLONEL

William Gustavus Brown

1809 - 1883

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0511 DANCER

Bogle (dancer)

1964 - 2005

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0512 ACTOR

Audrey Reid (actress)

Born 1970

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0513 MISSING

Gordon "Butch" Stewart

Born 1941

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0514 RABBI

Abraham Pereira Mendes

1825 - 1893

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0515 DARTS PLAYER

Deta Hedman

Born 1959

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0516 SINGER

Winston Francis

Born 1948

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0517 NOVELIST

Beverley East

Born 1953

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0518 FOOTBALL

Junior Flemmings

Born 1996

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0519 TRUMPET

Bobby Ellis

1932 - 2016

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0520 MUSIC

General Echo

1955 - 1980

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0521 MUSIC

Fathead (musician)

1960 - 1988

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0522 FOOTBALL

Kaheem Parris

Born 2000

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0523 PRODUCER

Lloyd Barnes

Born 1944

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0524 SINGER

Alkaline (musician)

Born 1993

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0525 FOOTBALL

Neco Brett

Born 1992

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0526 PRODUCER

Gussie Clarke

Born 1953

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0527 FOOTBALL

Ricky Sappleton

Born 1989

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0528 ACTOR

d'bi Young

Born 1977

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0529 SWIMMER

Sion Brinn

Born 1973

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0530 FOOTBALL

Steve Green (footballer)

Born 1976

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0531 ACADEMIC

Camille A. Nelson

Born 1968

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0532 ATHLETIC

Aubrey Smith (athlete)

Born 1988

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0533 SAXOPHONIST

Headley Bennett

1931 - 2016

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0534 CIVIL RIGHTS

Bromley Armstrong

1926 - 2018

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0535 FOOTBALL

Gil Heron

1922 - 2008

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0536 SOLDIER

Harold R. Peat

1893 - 1960

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0537 SWIMMER

Angela Chuck

Born 1981

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0538 ARTIST

David Isaacs (singer)

1946 - 2009

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0539 FOOTBALL

Lyle Adams

Born 1986

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0540 CRICKET

David Bernard (cricketer)

Born 1981

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0541 ATHLETIC

Neil Gardner

Born 1974

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0542 BUSINESS

Heather Rabbatts

Born 1955

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0543 WRITER

Charles Hyatt

1931 - 2007

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0544 AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Ann Hawkes Hay

1745 - 1785

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0545 SPRINT

Marvin Nash

Born 1953

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0546 WRITER

Nicole Dennis-Benn

Born 1982

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0547 FOOTBALL

Gerald Neil

Born 1978

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0548 FENCER

Kamara James

1984 - 2014

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0549 SPORT

Xavier Mirander

Born 1951

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0550 SINGER

Pluto Shervington

Born 1950

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0551 SINGER

Wayne Wade

Born 1959

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0552 PRODUCER

Stanley Motta

1915 - 1993

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0553 FOOTBALL

Kevaughn Frater

Born 1994

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0554 SINGER

Lacksley Castell

1959 - 1983

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0555 PLAYER

Dominic Pagon

Born 1988

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0556 FOOTBALL

Saeed Robinson

Born 1990

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0557 CRICKET

Tommy Scott (cricketer)

1892 - 1961

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0558 FOOTBALL

Xavian Virgo

Born 1985

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0559 POLITICIAN

Dwight Nelson (politician)

1946 - 2018

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0560 ACTOR

Cuddly Dudley (singer)

1924 - 2011

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0561 BASEBALL

Andre King

Born 1973

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0562 FOOTBALL

Gary Brooks

Born 1983

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0563 CRICKET

Noel Newton Nethersole

1903 - 1959

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0564 ATHLETIC

Ashinia Miller

Born 1993

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0565 FOOTBALL

Sean Jones (defensive end)

Born 1962

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0566 DIPLOMAT

Brian Davidson

Born 1964

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0567 CRICKET

Alfred Binns

1929 - 2017

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0568 PRODUCER

Dave Kelly (producer)

Born 1969

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0569 SINGER

Danny Ray (singer)

Born 1951

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0570 MILITAR

John Perkins (Royal Navy officer)

Died 1812

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0571 SINGER

Barbara Jones (singer)

1952 - 2014

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0572 FOOTBALL

Peter Sloly

Born 1966

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0573 SPORT

Dawn Kobayashi

Born 1971

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0574 FOOTBALL

Kevin Holness

Born 1971

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0575 DISCUS THROWER

Bernard Prendergast

Born 1911

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0576 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Lloyd Carney

Born 1962

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0577 POLITICIAN

Wykeham McNeill

Born 1957

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0578 FOOTBALL

Altimont Butler

Born 1968

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0579 MUSIC

Roy Burrowes

1930 - 1998

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0580 FOOTBALL

Trudi Carter

Born 1994

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0581 MODEL

Jeneil Williams

Born 1990

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0582 WRITER

Christine Craig

Born 1943

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0583 MODEL

Sara Lawrence

Born 1985

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0584 SINGER

Thriller U

Born 1964

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0585 CRICKET

Nehemiah Perry

Born 1968

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0586 ENTREPRENEUR

Rose Leon

1913 - 1999

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0587 SINGER

Lloyd Lovindeer

Born 1948

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0588 MUSIC

Flourgon

Born 1970

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0589 SINGER

Phil Bardowell

-

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0590 CRICKET

Rupert Evans (cricketer)

Born 1954

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0591 SPRINT

Hugh Fraser (athlete)

Born 1952

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0592 POLITICIAN

Sir John Jackson, 1st Baronet

1763 - 1820

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0593 MUSIC

Mega Banton

Born 1973

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0594 FOOTBALL

Andrew Greene

Born 1969

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0595 CRICKET

John Cameron (West Indian cricketer)

1914 - 2000

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0596 FOOTBALL

Asher Welch

Born 1944

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0597 SINGER

David Jahson

Born 1954

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0598 POLITICIAN

Alvin Curling

Born 1939

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0599 ARTIST

Laura Facey

Born 1954

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0600 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Marguerite LeWars

Born 1938

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