Most Famous Jamaican Musicians

19 Jamaican Musicians in view out of 19

Music 19
Jamaica 70
Bob Marley
Bob Marley Jamaican Singer 1945 – 1981
#124
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh Jamaican Singer 1944 – 1987
#3,832
SP
Sean Paul Jamaican Singer Born 1973
#4,051
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff Jamaican Singer Born 1948
#5,512
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry Jamaican Composer Born 1936
#6,790
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks Jamaican Music Born 1966
#24,404
Sizzla
Sizzla Jamaican Singer Born 1976
#27,544
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze Jamaican Singer Born 1957
#34,800
Omi (singer)
Omi (singer) Jamaican Singer Born 1986
#37,522
Judy Mowatt
Judy Mowatt Jamaican Singer Born 1952
#56,504
JM
Jackie Mittoo Jamaican Music 1948 – 1990
#77,747
Wayne Wonder
Wayne Wonder Jamaican Singer Born 1972
#86,949
ED
Eric Donaldson Jamaican Singer Born 1947
#119,772
Joseph Hill
Joseph Hill Jamaican Songwriter 1949 – 2006
#150,195
Jah Lloyd
Jah Lloyd Jamaican Singer 1947 – 1999
#226,015
TB
Theophilus Beckford Jamaican Pianist 1935 – 2001
#289,234
Perfect (musician)
Perfect (musician) Jamaican Singer Born 1980
#437,775
GF
George Faith Jamaican Singer 1946 – 2003
#634,403
CB
Charly Black Jamaican Singer Born 1980
#652,531

By the numbers

Inside Jamaica Musicians

19 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous jamaica musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Jamaica Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 8 people.

What Jamaica Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Jamaica Musicians's biggest group — 74% of all notables (14).

Jamaica Musicians over-index on singer31.5× the global rate.

  1. Singer14
  2. Music2
  3. Composer1
  4. Songwriter1
  5. Pianist1
  1. Singer1431.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Jamaica Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.