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List Of Jamaicans
The following is a list of notable people from Jamaica. The list includes some non-resident Jamaicans who were born in Jamaica and also people of predominantly Jamaican heritage. Artists * Carl Abrahams, painter * Hope Brooks, painter * John Dunkley, painter and sculptor * Gloria Escoffery, painter and art critic * Laura Facey, sculptor and installation artist * Christopher González, painter and sculptor * Ras Daniel Heartman, artist * Albert Huie, painter * George "Fowokan" Kelly, sculptor * Edna Manley, painter, sculptor and arts educator * Alvin Marriott, sculptor * Ronald Moody, sculptor; Moody crater on Mercury was named after him * Keith Anthony Morrison, painter, printmaker, educator, critic, curator and administrator * Petrona Morrison, sculptor and media artist * Ebony Patterson, visual artist and educator * David Pottinger, painter * Mallica Reynolds, painter and sculptor * Margaret Rose Vendryes, multimedia artist * Barrington Watson, painter * Basil Watson, painter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory). With million people, Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking world, Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston is the country's capital and largest city. The indigenous Taíno peoples of the island gradually came under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of Africans to Jamaica as slaves. The island remained a possession of Spain, under the name Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony Patterson
Ebony Grace Patterson (born 1981, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born visual artist and educator. She is known for her large and colorful tapestries created out of various materials such as, glitter, sequins, fabric, toys, beads, faux flowers, jewelry, and other embellishments. Her "Gangstas for Life series" of dancehall portraits, and her garden-inspired installations. She has taught at the University of Virginia, Edna Manley College School of Visual and Performing Arts, and has been an Associate Professor in Painting and Mixed Media at the University of Kentucky since 2007. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Jamaica, the United States, and abroad. In 2024, Patterson will co-curate the 6th edition of arts triennial Prospect New Orleans, and the first artist to do so. On October 1, 2024, Patterson was named a MacArthur Fellow. Early life and education Patterson was born in 1981, Kingston, Jamaica. She studied painting at Edna Manley Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Cargill
Morris Cargill CD (10 June 1914 – 8 April 2000), was a Jamaican politician, lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist. He was also a columnist for the '' Jamaican Gleaner''. Biography Cargill was born in Kingston, British Jamaica and educated at Munro College, a prestigious Jamaican secondary school, and the Stowe School in England, Cargill was articled as a solicitor in 1937. During World War II, he worked for the Crown Film Unit in Britain. After the war, he played a role in the development of the coffee liqueur Tia Maria. Returning to the Caribbean he worked as a newspaper editor in Trinidad, and, having acquired a banana plantation in Jamaica, began a career as a columnist for the ''Gleaner'' newspapers in 1953 which was to last, with some interruptions, until his death. Until the late 1970s, his articles appeared under the pseudonym Thomas Wright. In 1958, he was elected to the parliament of the Federation of the West Indies, as a candidate of the Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Blackwell
Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937) is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels". According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to which Blackwell was inducted in 2001, he is "the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music." '' Variety'' describes him as "indisputably one of the greatest record executives in history." Having formed Island Records in Jamaica on 22 May 1959 when he was nearly 22, Blackwell was among the first to record the Jamaican popular music that eventually became known as ska. Returning to Britain in 1962, he sold records from the back of his car to the Jamaican community. His label became "a byword for uncompromised artistry and era-shaping acts." Backed by Stanley Borden from RKO, Blackwell's business and reach grew substantially, and he went on to forge the careers of Bob Marley, Grace Jones and U2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Aikman
Alexander Aikman (23 June 1755 – 6 July 1838) was a Scottish printer, newspaper publisher, planter, and member of Jamaica's House of Assembly. From 1805 to 1825, he was a member of the House of Assembly as the representative of Saint George parish. Early life He was born on 23 June 1755 at Barrowstounness (Bo'ness), County of Linlithgow (now part of Falkirk Council), Scotland. His parents Andrew Aikman (1723-1785) and Ann Hunter (1730-1759). Ann was the only child of William Hunter and Margaret Aynsley. His older brother was William Aikman (1751-1784). William immigrated to the British Colony of Jamaica in 1775. There, he became involved in the printing business with David Douglass. William died childless at the age of 33. His older sister was Marion Aikman (1753- ). Marion married Alexander Henderson in 1782 and raised their family in Scotland. After his mother passed, his father married Janet Nimmo in 1766. Together they had three sons: (John, Andrew, and James) and tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni-Ann Singh
Toni-Ann Singh (born February 1, 1996) is a Jamaican beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss World 2019 and is the fourth woman from Jamaica to win Miss World. She is also the longest-reigning Miss World in the history of the pageant. She was previously crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019. Early life and education Singh was born in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She is of Dougla heritage, with her mother being of Afro-Jamaican descent, and her father being of Indo-Jamaican descent. Her family migrated to the United States when Singh was aged nine, settling in Florida. She attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where she graduated with a degree in women's studies and psychology. Career Miss Jamaica World 2019 On 21 September 2019, Singh won Miss Jamaica World 2019, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Afterwards, Singh received the right to represent Jamaica at Miss World 2019. Miss World 2019 Singh left for London in November 2019, to participate in the Miss World pre-pagean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Hanna
Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born 20 August 1975) is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012–2016. Hanna was a candidate in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election, following the PNP's defeat at the 2020 Jamaican general election and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, Peter Phillips. Hanna was defeated by Mark Golding, receiving 1,444 votes to Golding's 1, 740 votes, a difference of 296 votes. Education She was educated at Immaculate Preparatory School and The Queen's School in Jamaica, where she served as Head Girl, as well as where she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme. Miss Hanna earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Joan Crawford
Carole Joan Crawford (13 February 1943 – 18 December 2024) was a Jamaican of Afro-European heritage, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1963, she was also the first winning delegate from both Jamaica and the Caribbean to have won Miss World. At the time of her victory, she was 20 years old and stood at a height of only , which was short by Miss World standards at the time. During the beauty competition, which was held in London, Crawford wore a specially designed swimsuit with a high neckline so that she would appear taller. Her return to Jamaica, after her historic win in London, sparked a huge celebration: "The reception when I returned was simply fantastic. The airport was filled with people welcoming me. The Government had issued millions of commemorative stamps with my picture in my swimsuit on it. There were receptions with Sir Alexander Bustamante and Governor General Sir Clifford Campbell Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell (28 June 189228 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Breakspeare
Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer, musician and beauty queen. Breakspeare was crowned Miss World 1976. Breakspeare is the mother of reggae musician Damian Marley, a result of her affair with Bob Marley, who remained married to Rita Marley until his death. Life and career Breakspeare was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Jamaican father, Louis Cameron Breakspeare and a Canadian mother of British origin, Marguerite Cochrane. She has three brothers and one sister. Breakspeare moved to Jamaica when she was four years old, and attended the Immaculate Conception High School, graduating in 1973. As a teenager, Breakspeare participated in beauty pageants, including Miss Jamaica Body Beautiful and Miss Universe Bikini. She was invited to participate in the Miss World competition in 1976 held in London. Despite Jamaica's 1970s government banning Jamaicans from participating in competitions that included South Africa under its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnette Zacca
Donnette Ingrid Zacca (born 2 May 1957) is a Jamaican fine art photographer, lecturer, and artist. ''The Jamaican Magazine'' and the National Gallery of Jamaica have listed her among the best photographers in the nation. She has exhibited at the National Gallery's Biennial and was the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Silver Musgrave Medal in 2015. Early life and education Zacca was born in St James, Jamaica. Zacca cites her having grown up in rural Jamaica as the beginning of her appreciation of the outdoors. One of her earliest exposures to photography was when her uncle had returned from the United States and gifted her a Kodak Instamatic camera when she around 13-14 years old. It was a small point and shoot camera with 24 exposures. Zacca attended Mt. Alvernia High School. She majored in graphic design and art education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. In 1988, Zacca received a USAID scholarship to study photography at Ohio University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Watson
Basil Watson, CD (born 1958), is a Jamaican sculptor. He is the son of painter Barrington Watson,Housen, Claudine.'Balance' on the Beach", ''The Jamaica Gleaner'', 26 November 2006. and the brother of sculptor Raymond Watson. " ''The Jamaica Gleaner'', 16 October 2009. He was honoured with the , Commander Class, in 2016, in recognition of his artistic accomplishments. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrington Watson
Basil Barrington Watson Order of Distinction, CD (9 January 1931 – 26 January 2016) was a Jamaican painter. Biography Born in 1931 January 9th in Lucea, Jamaica, Lucea, Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football player for Kingston College (Jamaica), Kingston College. However, he ultimately followed his artistic yearnings by enrolling at the Royal College of Art in London at the age of 20. Watson also studied at Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. He travelled widely and then returned to the first Director of Studies at the Jamaica School of Art and Crafts, Jamaica School of Art and co-founded the Contemporary Jamaican Artists' Association (1964–74)."Introduction" Barrington Watson: A Retrospective, National Gallery of Jamaica. He later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
