List of Jamaican Americans
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This is a list of notable Jamaican Americans.
| Lists of famous Americans |
| by U.S. state |
| by ethnicity: |
| African American |
| Albanian | Arab |
| Armenian | Australian |
| Austrian | Bahamian |
| Bangladeshi | Belgian |
| Brazilian | Bulgarian |
| Cajun |
| Cambodian | Chinese |
| Croatian | Cuban |
| Danish | Dutch |
| English | Estonian |
| Filipino | Finnish |
| French |
| German | Greek |
| | Hmong |
| Hungarian |
| Indian | Iranian |
| Irish | Italian |
| Israeli |
| Jamaican | Japanese |
| Jewish | Korean |
| Laotian |
| Louisiana Creole |
| Mexican |
| Muslim |
| Native American |
| Native Hawaiian |
| Norwegian | Polish |
| Portuguese | Romanian |
| Russian | Salvadoran |
| Scots-Irish | Scottish |
| Swedish | Swiss |
| Taiwanese | Ukrainian |
| Vietnamese | Welsh |
Contents |
[edit] Actors
- Tyson Beckford[1]
- Corbin Bleu (1989 - ) film/television actor (High School Musical)[2]
- Sheryl Lee Ralph[3]
- Camille McDonald
- Delroy Lindo[4]
- Grace Jones[5]
- Madge Sinclair[6]
- Shari Belafonte[7]
[edit] Musicians
- Harry Belafonte[8]
- Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir
- Grace Jones[9]
- Alicia Keys[10]
- will.i.am[11]
- Busta Rhymes[12]
- Winston Grennan
- Grace Jones[13]
- Beat Prophets[14]
- Cannibus[15]
- Chubb Rock[16]
- Ernie Smith[17]
- Heavy D[18]
- Kool DJ Herc[19]
- Notorious BIG[20]
- Renee Neufville[21]
[edit] Sports
- Ramon Bailey (1984 - ) soccer midfielder and forward, who played for the MetroStars of Major League Soccer[22]
- Chili Davis - Major League Baseball star[23]
- Patrick Ewing[24]
- Lennox Lewis - World Heavyweight Champion boxer[25]
- Patrick Ewing - NBA basketball player[26]
- Devon White
[edit] Misc.
- Colin Powell - former 65th United States Secretary of State[27]
- Louis Farrakhan - leader of the Nation of Islam[28]
- Stacey McKenzie - Model[29]
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
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- ^ Bleu - [2] "I'm a spicy blend of Jamaican (my dad) and Italian (my mom)."
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- ^ [10] "...and her father is Jamaican."
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- ^ [22] "Ramon Bailey... the Jamaican born Bronx resident decided to pack his bags and head to France."
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- ^ Louis Farrakhan
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