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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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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Jamaican American or must have references showing they are Jamaican American and are notable.

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  • Roxanne Beckford
  • Tyson Beckford
  • Shari Belafonte
  • Corbin Bleu (1989– ) – film/television actor and vocalist (High School Musical)
  • Dulé Hill
  • Grace Jones
  • Delroy Lindo
  • Carl Lumbly
  • Camille McDonald
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph
  • David Reivers
  • Gloria Reuben
  • Madge Sinclair
  • Kerry Washington

    • Musicians

  • Astro – rap per
  • Afrika Bambaataa
  • Harry Belafonte
  • Busta Rhymes
  • Luther Campbell
  • Canibus
  • Capital STEEZ
  • Chubb Rock
  • Sandra Denton
  • Missy Elliott
  • Chuck Fenda
  • Flatbush Zombies
  • CJ Fly
  • Heavy D
  • Hodgy Beats
  • Joey Bada$$
  • Tori Kelly – singer of Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish descent
  • Sean Kingston
  • Kool DJ Herc
  • KRS-One
  • Alaine Laughton
  • Stephen Marley
  • Renee Neufville
  • The Notorious B.I.G. – rapper
  • Olivia
  • Sean Paul – rapper
  • Christopher "Kid" Reid
  • Pretty Ricky
  • Tarrus Riley
  • Pete Rock
  • Gil Scott-Heron
  • Shaggy
  • Bobby Shmurda – rapper
  • Young M.A – rapper
  • Justine Skye
  • Ernie Smith
  • Mike Smith
  • Tyga

    • Sports

  • Mike Tyson - retired boxer
  • 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
  • Devon White – baseball player Shelly Ann Frazer pricr

    • Others

  • Tyson Beckford
  • Ann-Marie Campbell – President, Southern Division, The Home Depot
  • Desus – comedian
  • 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
  • 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
  • Angella Reid – White House Chief Usher
  • Shawn Rhoden – professional bodybuilder
  • Susan Rice – United States National Security Advisor
  • Marsha Thomason – British-born actress

    • References

    List of Jamaican Americans Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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