List of Jamaican Americans
This is a list of notable Jamaican Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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Actors
- Roxanne Beckford
- Tyson Beckford[1]
- Shari Belafonte[2]
- Corbin Bleu – film/television actor and vocalist (High School Musical)[3]
- Antonia Gentry[4]
- Dulé Hill
- Grace Jones[2]
- Delroy Lindo[2]
- Carl Lumbly[2]
- Camille McDonald
- Alano Miller
- Wentworth Miller
- Shameik Moore
- Sheryl Lee Ralph[5]
- David Reivers[6]
- Gloria Reuben
- Antoinette Robertson
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Madge Sinclair[2]
- Kerry Washington
- Susan Kelechi Watson
Musicians
- Astro – rapper
- Joey Bada$ – rapper
- Afrika Bambaataa[7]
- Harry Belafonte[8]
- Bushwick Bill
- Bobby Shmurda[2]
- Busta Rhymes[2]
- Luther Campbell[9]
- Canibus[2]
- Capital STEEZ
- Chubb Rock[2]
- Sandra Denton
- Delroy Edwards[10]
- Chuck Fenda
- Flatbush Zombies
- Funkmaster Flex
- CJ Fly
- Heavy D[2]
- Hodgy Beats
- Grand Puba
- Tori Kelly – singer of Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish descent
- Alicia Keys
- Sean Kingston
- DJ Kool Herc[2]
- KRS-One[2]
- Alaine Laughton
- Uncle Luke
- Masego
- Stephen Marley
- DJ Mustard
- Mýa
- NLE Choppa
- Renee Neufville[2]
- The Notorious B.I.G.[2] – rapper
- Olivia
- Styles P
- Christopher "Kid" Reid
- Pretty Ricky
- Tarrus Riley
- Pete Rock
- Safaree Samuels
- Gil Scott-Heron[11]
- Shaggy
- Bobby Shmurda – rapper
- Ski Mask the Slump God – rapper
- Pop Smoke – rapper
- Robb Banks
- Justine Skye
- Sleepy Hallow
- Ernie Smith[2]
- Wifisfuneral – rapper
- Mike Smith
- Simi Sernaker
- Special Ed
- Lil Tecca – rapper
- Tyga – rapper
- will.i.am – rapper
- XXXTentacion – rapper
- YFN Lucci – rapper
- Young M.A – rapper
- JPEGMafia
- Tevin Campbell – singer
Sports
Patrick Ewing
Mike Tyson
- Kyle Anderson - basketball player
- Patrick Chung - Jamaican-born retired football player
- Jade Cargill - American professional wrestler and fitness model
- Andre Drummond - basketball player
- Chili Davis - baseball player
- Patrick Ewing - retired basketball player who played with the New York Knicks
- Patrick Ewing Jr. - basketball player
- Heather Foster - Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilder
- Janeshia Adams-Ginyard - American actress, stunt woman and professional wrestler
- Tony Gonzalez - retired football player
- Ben Gordon - British-born Charlotte Bobcats basketball player
- Sek Henry - basketball player
- Roy Hibbert - basketball player
- Danielle Hunter- Jamaican-born football player
- Kamara James - Olympic fencer
- Andrew Kennedy - basketball player
- Big E Langston - professional wrestler for WWE
- Jonathan Lewis - soccer player
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. - boxer
- Justin Masterson - Major League baseball pitcher
- Norman Powell - basketball player
- Sanya Richards-Ross - Jamaican-born American sprinter
- Errol Spence - professional boxer
- Stephen A. Smith - sport commentator
- Aljamain Sterling - mixed martial arts fighter
- Isaiah Stewart - basketball player
- Ndamukong Suh - football player
- Mike Tyson - retired boxer
- Olivier Vernon - football player
- Devon White - baseball player
- Tristan Thompson - basketball player; parents emigrated from Jamaica to Brampton
- Allyssa Lyn "Lacey" Lane - professional wrestler
Military
- Colin Luther Powell – Jamaican American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.
- Vincent R. Stewart – first African American, first Jamaican American and first Marine to hold the position of Director of the DIA
Politics
Kamala Harris
Colin Powell
Winsome Sears
- Ronald Blackwood – Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York (1985–1996), first elected black mayor in New York state[12][13]
- Michael Blake – Former Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)[14]
- David Bowen – Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[15]
- Anthony G. Brown – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Tanya S. Chutkan – Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia[16]
- Yvette Clarke – Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Kamala Harris – Vice President of the United States; former U.S. Senator from California
- Leondra Kruger – California Supreme Court Justice
- Donna McLeod – Member of the Georgia House of Representatives[17]
- Wayne Messam – Mayor of Miramar, Florida
- Shirley Nathan-Pulliam – Former member of the Maryland State Senate[18]
- Anika Omphroy – Member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Basil A. Paterson – Former Secretary of State of New York; father of David Paterson
- David Paterson – Governor of New York
- N. Nick Perry – Member of the New York State Senate[19]
- Colin Powell – 65th United States Secretary of State[20]
- Michael Powell – Former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); son of Colin Powell
- Marcia Ranglin-Vassell – Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives[21]
- Susan Rice – Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
- Hazelle P. Rogers – Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida; former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Winsome Sears – Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates[22]
- Jheanelle Wilkins – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates[23]
Others
- Opal Palmer Adisa – writer, poet, performance artist
- Maurice Ashley – chess grandmaster
- King Bach – Internet personality, actor, composer, rapper and comedian
- Tyson Beckford – model and actor[1]
- Ann-Marie Campbell – President, Southern Division, The Home Depot
- Desus Nice – 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
- Nadine Burke Harris – pediatrician, linked adverse childhood experiences and health
- Jason D. Hill – Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University
- Lester Holt – TV news anchor
- Donna Hylton – author
- Marlon James – author
- Claude McKay – writer and poet
- Gil Noble – TV reporter and interviewer
- C.J. Pearson – teen conservative contributor
- Angella Reid – White House Chief Usher
- Shawn Rhoden – professional bodybuilder
- Al Roker – TV weather anchor
- Alexis Skyy – reality television personality
- Marsha Thomason – British-born actress
- Jenna Wolfe – American journalist and personal trainer
References
- "I Love Jamaica – Superstars". BBC.
- "Celebrities". jamaicanpride.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18.
- Corbin Bleu Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine – "I'm a spicy blend of Jamaican (my dad) and Italian (my mom)."
- Kaitlyn McNab, Kendall Bessent (24 February 2021). "Antonia Gentry's Role in "Ginny & Georgia" Is Her Dream Come True". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Jamaica)
- "David Reivers Actor". TV Guide.
- Afrika Bambaataa: "djhistory Interview" Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
- Jamaican Ancestry
- Weiss, Jeff (August 3, 2016). "Delroy Edwards, One of L.A.'s Best Dance Music Producers, Remains an Enigma". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' Author Dies". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- 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.
- "Michael Blake Brings It All Back Home to the Bronx". The Observer. July 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- Milwaukee, Urban. "Rep. Bowen Statement on Passing of His Last Living Grandparent". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Chutkan, Tanya Sue". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "Donna McLeod's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- "Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, Maryland State Senator". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Belafonte Slams Powell – Celebrity Gossip". FOXNews.com.
- Taraborelli, John. "10 To Watch: Marcia Ranglin-Vassell: Incoming State Representative, House District 5". Providence Media. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- McLeod, Sheri-Kae (2021-05-03). "Jamaican-born Winsome Sears the First Black Female Republican to Run for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia". Caribbean News. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- Peck, Louis (2017-01-10). "Montgomery County Democratic Committee Names One of Its Members To Fill District 20 Delegate Vacancy". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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