Jamaican Celebrities

    Jamaica is a “barn” of celebrities. Most of these famous people are artists, but we can find Jamaican celebrities in politics and sports too.

     Certainly, the most Jamaican famous artist is Bob Marley. He was a reggae singer who sang about love, peace and happiness in his songs. One of the most popular Bob Marley’s songs is Three Little Birds. Who never sang or heard someone singing: “'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright tututututuuuuu”? We can also find: Sean Paul (musician), Grace Jones (singer and model), Damian Marley (singer), Jimmy Cliff (singer, musician and actor), Stephen Hopkins (director), Eek-a-Mouse (singer), Heavy D (singer), etc.

   In politics, we can find: Norman Manley (Jamaican national hero), Portia Simpson-Miller (Prime Minister), Patrick Allen (General Governor) and there are many Jamaican politics in the USA government too, but the majority just have Jamaican parents, like Ivette Clarke.

  About sports, we can cite Usain Bolt, the Lightning (World and Olympic record holder 100m and 200m). After Bolt exceed the record (London, 2012), running speed gained fame in Jamaica that promises form new sprinters for the future. Other sport stars: Patrick Ewing (former NBA star), Mike McCallum (champion boxer), Melanie Walker (sprinter, 400m Olympic record holder in Beijing, 2008), etc.

   

    Many celebrities are born of Jamaican parents, like Naomi Campbell (model), Corbin Bleu (actor, singer), Sean Kingston (singer), Will.I.Am (singer), etc.