List of people from Kingston, Jamaica

This is a list of notable people who are from Kingston, Jamaica, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.

Notable people

• Yellowman, reggae and dancehall artist
• Bob Andy, reggae vocalist
• Buju Banton, reggae singer
• John Barnes, English footballer
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bassist
• Beenie Man, real name Moses Davis, dancehall artist and former husband of Michelle D'Angel Downer
• Louise Bennett-Coverley, folk singer, poet, comedian
• Atari Bigby, former NFL player
• Ken Boothe, artist
• Bounty Killer, dancehall artist
• Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976
• Dennis Brown, reggae singer
• Errol Brown, singer
• Lionel Brown, footballer ^[1]
• Cory Burke, footballer ^[2]
• Knox Cameron, footballer ^[3]
• Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete with an intellectual disability
• Canibus, rapper
• Frederic G. Cassidy, linguist and lexicographer
• Patrick Chung, NFL football player for the New England Patriots
• Kofi Cockburn, basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini
• Frederic Hymen Cowen, British composer
• Carole Crawford, Miss World 1963
• Theodore Curphey, coroner
• Omar Daley, footballer
• Robert Charles Dallas, lawyer, historian and friend of Lord Byron
• Chili Davis, former Major League Baseball player
• Desmond Dekker, singer and songwriter
• Sandy Denton, "Pepa" of hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa
• Coxsone Dodd, reggae music producer
• Sly Dunbar, reggae musician, dub music producer
• Leon Edwards, Jamaican-born English mixed martial artist, current UFC Welterweight Champion
• Eek-A-Mouse, reggae singer
• Elephant Man, dancehall artist
• Patrick Ewing, former NBA basketball player and coach
• Colin Ferguson, mass-shooter
• Heather Foster, Jamaica-born American professional bodybuilder
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic gold medalist
• Ricardo Fuller, footballer for Hanley Town
• Ricardo Gardner, former footballer
• Amy Jacques Garvey, journalist, publisher, second wife of Marcus Garvey
• Chris Gayle, cricketer
• Andrew Gourlay, conductor
• Howard Grant, boxer
• Richard Hall, professional boxer
• Lisa Hanna, Miss World 1993, politician
• Bob Hazell, former footballer
• Paul Hewitt, U.S. basketball coach
• John Holt, reggae singer and songwriter
• Kamara James, Olympic fencer
• Jah’Mila, reggae musician
• Jermaine Johnson, footballer for Tivoli Gardens
• Sandra Levy, field hockey player
• Jean Lowrie-Chin, communications consultant, seniors advocate, author and newspaper columnist
• Macka Diamond, real name Charmaine Munroe, dancehall artist
• Michael Manley, Jamaican politician and prime minister
• Bob Marley, great musician and singer-songwriter
• Damian Marley, reggae artiste and youngest son of Bob Marley
• Ziggy Marley, reggae artiste and son of Bob Marley
• Justin Masterson, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
• Mavado, dancehall artist
• Mike McCallum, three division world champion professional boxer
• Marcus Milner, footballer
• Sean Paul, dancehall and reggae artist
• Yendi Phillips, Miss Universe 2010 1st runner-up
• Oswald George Powe, political and equality activist
• Donald Quarrie, sprinter
• Shabba Ranks, dancehall artist
• Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher and Ritz-Carlton hotel manager
• Junior Reid, reggae singer
• Sanya Richards-Ross, Olympic gold medalist and world champion in track and field
• Hazelle P. Rogers, politician
• U-Roy, pioneer of toasting
• Ricky Sappleton, footballer for Cheshunt
• Mary Seacole, medical pioneer
• Shaggy, reggae singer
• Winsome Sears, politician
• Robbie Shakespeare, reggae musician, dub music producer
• Nadine Spencer, businesswoman
• Raheem Sterling, footballer
• Billy Strachan, pioneer of black civil rights in Britain, WWII bomber pilot, communist activist, newspaper editor
• Super Cat, dancehall artist
• Karin Taylor, a former international fashion model, known as Playboy magazine's June 1996 Playmate of the Month
• Ryan Thompson, footballer
• Alfred Valentine, cricketer
• Vybz Kartel, dancehall singer
• Courtney Walsh, cricketer
• Clar Weah, First Lady of Liberia
• Devon White, former Major League Baseball player
• Willard White, opera singer
• Jheanelle Wilkins, politician
• Hyman Wright, reggae record producer

References

1. "Lionel Brown". Eurosport . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
2. "Cory Burke". Major League Soccer . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
3. "Knox Cameron". Major League Soccer . Retrieved 25 February 2025.