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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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.

List

Actors

• Roxanne Beckford
• 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]
• Gloria Reuben
• 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
• CJ Fly
• Heavy D^[2]
• Hodgy Beats
• Joey Bada$$
• 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
• Capital STEEZ
• Tyga
• Pete Wentz^[10] – bassist of the band Fall Out Boy
• Flatbush Zombies

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
• Roy Hibbert - Basketball 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
• Desus – comedian

See also

• List of Jamaicans
• List of Jamaican British people
• Marcus Garvey

References

1. BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
2. www.jamaicanpride.com/Celebrities/index.htm
3. Corbin Bleu – "I'm a spicy blend of Jamaican (my dad) and Italian (my mom)."
4. Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph (Jamaica)
5. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-reivers/231218
6. Afrika Bambaataa: "djhistory Interview"
7. BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
8. Jamaican Ancestry
9. "'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' Author Dies". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
10. http://ethnicelebs.com/pete-wentz
11. BBC – Cult – I Love Jamaica – Superstars
12. FOXNews.com – Belafonte Slams Powell – Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment