List of Jamaican Americans
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This is a list of notable Jamaican Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
List
Actors
- Roxanne Beckford
- Tyson Beckford[1]
- Shari Belafonte[2]
- Corbin Bleu (1989– ) – film/television actor and vocalist (High School Musical)[3]
- Dulé Hill
- Grace Jones[2]
- Delroy Lindo[2]
- Carl Lumbly[2]
- Camille McDonald
- Alano Miller
- Sheryl Lee Ralph[4]
- David Reivers[5]
- Gloria Reuben
- Madge Sinclair[2]
- Kerry Washington
- Susan Kelechi Watson
Musicians
- Astro – rapper
- Joey Bada$$
- Afrika Bambaataa[6]
- Harry Belafonte[7]
- Busta Rhymes[2]
- Luther Campbell[8]
- Canibus[2]
- Capital STEEZ
- Chubb Rock[2]
- Sandra Denton
- Missy Elliott[2]
- Chuck Fenda
- Flatbush Zombies
- CJ Fly
- Heavy D[2]
- Hodgy Beats
- Tori Kelly – singer of Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish descent
- Sean Kingston
- DJ Kool Herc[2]
- KRS-One[2]
- Alaine Laughton
- Stephen Marley
- Renee Neufville[2]
- The Notorious B.I.G.[2] – rapper
- Olivia
- Christopher "Kid" Reid
- Pretty Ricky
- Tarrus Riley
- Pete Rock
- Gil Scott-Heron[9]
- Shaggy
- Bobby Shmurda – rapper
- Ski Mask the Slump God
- Justine Skye
- Ernie Smith[2]
- Mike Smith
- Tyga
- XXXTentacion
- Young M.A – rapper
Sports
- Chili Davis – baseball player
- Patrick Ewing – retired basketball player who played with the New York Knicks
- Heather Foster – Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilder
- Ben Gordon – British-born Charlotte Bobcats basketball player
- Roy Hibbert – basketball player
- Kamara James – Olympic fencer
- Big E Langston – professional wrestler for WWE
- Justin Masterson – Major League baseball pitcher
- Errol Spence – professional boxer
- Aljamain Sterling – mixed martial arts fighter
- Mike Tyson – retired boxer
- Devon White – baseball player
Others
- Opal Palmer Adisa – writer, poet, performance artist
- Maurice Ashley – chess grandmaster
- Tyson Beckford[10]
- Ronald Blackwood – Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York (1985–1996), first elected black mayor in New York state[11][12]
- Ann-Marie Campbell – President, Southern Division, The Home Depot
- Desus – comedian
- Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam
- Colin Ferguson – mass murderer
- Yvette Francis-McBarnette – doctor who pioneered antibiotic treatment for pediatric sickle cell anemia
- Kamala Harris – US Senator from California
- Nadine Burke Harris – pediatrician, linked adverse childhood experiences and health
- Donna Hylton – kidnapper and murderer
- Claude McKay – writer and poet
- Gil Noble – television reporter and interviewer
- David Paterson – Governor of New York
- Colin Powell – 65th United States Secretary of State[13]
- Angella Reid – White House Chief Usher
- Shawn Rhoden – professional bodybuilder
- Susan Rice – United States National Security Advisor
- Marsha Thomason – British-born actress
See also
References
- ^ BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o www.jamaicanpride.com/Celebrities/index.htm Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Corbin Bleu Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine – "I'm a spicy blend of Jamaican (my dad) and Italian (my mom)."
- ^ Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Jamaica)
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-reivers/231218
- ^ Afrika Bambaataa: "djhistory Interview" Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- ^ Jamaican Ancestry
- ^ "'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' Author Dies". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- ^ Williams, Lena (1985-01-30). "Man in the News; Milestone for New Mt. Vernon Mayor". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Spillane, Matt (2017-02-27). "Service set for former Mount Vernon mayor Ronald Blackwood". The Journal News. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ FOXNews.com – Belafonte Slams Powell – Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment