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.
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List
Actors
- 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
- Sheryl Lee Ralph[4]
- David Reivers[5]
- Madge Sinclair[2]
- Kerry Washington
Musicians
- Astro – rapper
- Afrika Bambaataa[6]
- Harry Belafonte[7]
- Busta Rhymes[2]
- Luther Campbell[8]
- Canibus[2]
- Chubb Rock[2]
- Sandra Denton
- Missy Elliott[2]
- Chuck Fenda
- Heavy D[2]
- Hodgy Beats
- Joey Badass
- Tori Kelly - singer of Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish descent
- Sean Kingston
- Kool DJ Herc[2]
- KRS-One[2]
- Alaine Laughton
- Stephen Marley
- Renee Neufville[2]
- The Notorious B.I.G.[2]
- Olivia
- Sean Paul – rapper
- Christopher "Kid" Reid
- Pretty Ricky
- Tarrus Riley
- Pete Rock
- Gil Scott-Heron[9]
- Shaggy
- Bobby Shmurda - rapper
- Justine Skye
- Ernie Smith[2]
- Mike Smith
- Pete Wentz[10] – bassist of the band Fall Out Boy
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
- Kamara James – Olympic fencer
- Big E Langston – professional wrestler for WWE
- Justin Masterson – Major League baseball pitcher
- Raheem Sterling – Liverpool football layer
- Devon White – baseball player
Others
- Tyson Beckford[11]
- Ann-Marie Campbell - President, Southern Division, The Home Depot
- Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam
- Colin Ferguson – mass murderer
- Kamala Harris - Attorney General of California
- Nadine Burke Harris - pediatrician, linked adverse childhood experiences and health
- 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[12]
- 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
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 www.jamaicanpride.com/Celebrities/index.htm
- ↑ Corbin Bleu – "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"
- ↑ BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- ↑ Jamaican Ancestry
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- ↑ http://ethnicelebs.com/pete-wentz
- ↑ BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- ↑ FOXNews.com – Belafonte Slams Powell – Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
