Famous People Born In Kingston

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 1 
Patrick Ewing
(Jamaican-American Basketball Coach and Former Basketball Player)
Patrick Ewing
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 5, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
 2 
Raheem Sterling
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger and Attacking Midfielder)
Raheem Sterling
47
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 3 
Sean Paul
(Jamaican Singer and Rapper)
Sean Paul
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Chris Gayle
(Jamaican Cricketer Regarded as One of the Greatest and Most Destructive Batsmen To Have Played Twenty20 Cricket)
Chris Gayle
31
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 21, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
Shaggy
(Reggae Musician & DJ With Hits Like 'It Wasn't Me'. 'Boombastic' and 'In The Summertime')
Shaggy
10
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 22, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Mary Seacole
(Heroine of the Crimean War)
Mary Seacole
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 23, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 14, 1881
 7 
Vybz Kartel
(Songwriter)
Vybz Kartel
29
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 7, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Damian Marley
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Rohan Marley
(Co-founder of Marley Coffee)
Rohan Marley
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Madge Sinclair
5
Birthdate: April 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 20, 1995
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 11 
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
(Sprinter, Athletics competitor)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 27, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 12 
Shawn Rhoden
(Bodybuilder)
Shawn Rhoden
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 2, 1975
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Pepa
(Rapper best known for her work as a member of the female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa)
Pepa
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 14 
Courtney Walsh
(Cricketer)
Courtney Walsh
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 15 
Buju Banton
(One of the Most Significant and Well-Regarded Artists in Jamaican Music)
Buju Banton
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 15, 1973
Sun Sign: Cancer
 16 
Patrick Chung
(Jamaican-American Former Football Safety Who Played in the National Football League (NFL))
Patrick Chung
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 17 
Andre Russell
(Jamaican Cricketer)
Andre Russell
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 18 
Masego
(Incorporating the saxophone into his musi)
Masego
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 8, 1993
Sun Sign: Gemini
 19 
Cedella Marley
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
 20 
John Barnes
(Football player - Left winger, Football manager)
John Barnes
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 7, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 21 
DJ Kool Herc
(Disc jockey and Rapper)
DJ Kool Herc
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
 22 
Bunny Wailer
(Singer, Percussionist, Songwriter)
Bunny Wailer
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 10, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
 23 
Sly Dunbar
(Musician)
Sly Dunbar
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 10, 1952
Sun Sign: Taurus
 24 
Bushwick Bill
(Member of the pioneering Texas hip hop)
Bushwick Bill
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: June 9, 2019
Height: 3'8" (112 cm)
 25 
Yellowman
(Singer, Songwriter)
Yellowman
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 15, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 26 
Beenie Man
(Singer)
Beenie Man
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 22, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
 27 
Tessanne Chin
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 23, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
 28 
Gregory Isaacs
(Known as The Cool Ruler, he sang hundreds of Jamaican dancehall classics like "My Only Lover")
Gregory Isaacs
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 15, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 25, 2010
 29 
Lyriq Bent
(Known for His Roles in the ‘Saw’ Film Series and in the TV Series ‘Rookie Blue’)
Lyriq Bent
3
Birthdate: July 15, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 30 
Marilyn
(British Pop Singer Known for His 1983 Hit 'Calling Your Name')
Marilyn
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 31 
Errol Brown
(Singer)
Errol Brown
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 6, 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 32 
Louise Bennett-Coverley
(Jamaican Poet, Folklorist, Writer, and Educator)
Louise Bennett-Coverley
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: July 26, 2006
 33 
Aston Barrett
(Bassist, Guitarist)
Aston Barrett
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 34 
Sanya Richards-Ross
(Retired Jamaican-American Track and Field Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalists)
Sanya Richards-Ross
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 35 
Richard Grant
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 17, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 36 
Lee Boyd Malvo
(American Serial Killer)
Lee Boyd Malvo
31
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: February 18, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 37 
Jenna Wolfe
(Journalist)
Jenna Wolfe
5
Birthdate: February 26, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
 38 
Prince Buster
(Singer, Record producer, Composer)
Prince Buster
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 24, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 8, 2016
 39 
Sister Nancy
(Singer)
Sister Nancy
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 2, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 40 
Marlon Samuels
(Cricketer)
Marlon Samuels
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 5, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 41 
Mavado
(singer)
Mavado
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 30, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 42 
Boi-1da
(Music executive, Record producer, Composer)
Boi-1da
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 12, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
 43 
Dennis Brown
(Jamaican Reggae Singer)
Dennis Brown
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 1, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: July 1, 1999
 44 
Stuart Hall
(British Marxist Sociologist, Cultural Theorist, and Political Activist)
Stuart Hall
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 10, 2014
 45 
Clar Weah
(First Lady, Women's rights activist)
Clar Weah
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 11, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
 46 
Super Cat
(Singer, Disc jockey)
Super Cat
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
 47 
Ricardo Fuller
(Association football player)
Ricardo Fuller
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 48 
Michael Holding
(Cricketer)
Michael Holding
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 16, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 49 
Robbie Shakespeare
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 27, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
 50 
Bounty Killer
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini