1. Violet Brown (1900)

Supercentenarian

Famous for being the oldest Jamaican person ever and first verified Jamaican supercentenarian. She became the world's oldest person as of April 2017 until her death at the age of...

2. Warren Weir (1989)

Jamaican Sprinter

Sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 200M event at his first Olympics, the 2012 summer games in London.

3. Voletta Wallace (1953)

Family Member

Widely known as the mother of the late rap icon The Notorious B.I.G. In March 2017, she was interviewed exclusively for London's DailyMail newspaper, and claimed she knew who murdered...

4. Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982)

Jamaican Sprint Athlete And Olym

Sprinter who won gold in the women's 200 meter race and 4x100-meter relay at the 2004 Olympics and in the women's 200 meter race at the 2008 Olympics.

5. Astia Walker (1975)

Jamaican Sprinter

Astia Walker-Eastwood is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mostly in the sprinting and hurdling events. She represented her country in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching...

6. Charmaine Howell (1975)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Charmaine L. Howell is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 800 metres.

7. Hugh Shearer (1923)

Prime Minister Of Jamaica

Hugh Lawson Shearer ON OJ PC was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1967 to 1972.

8. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (1939)

American Politician

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.

9. Lance Laing (1988)

Footballer

Lance Laing is a Jamaican footballer currently playing for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.

10. Marvin Anderson (1982)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete. He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the...

11. Derrick Page (1961)

Cricket Player

Derrick Brooks Keith Page is a Jamaican born former English cricketer. Page was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Trelawny Cornwall County. Page made his...

12. Lindel Frater (1977)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Lindel Frater is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m...

13. Samardo Samuels (1989)

Jamaican Basketball Player

Samardo Samuels is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Emporio Armani Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A. He is a 6'9 260 lb power forward/center who attended college at...

14. Natasha Williams (1971)

Actor

15. Kamau Preston (1979)

Jamaican Musician

Canute Kamau Preston known as Kamau Preston formerly DJ Monk is a Jamaican musician international DJ record producer and television personality. A native Jamaican DJ Kamau Preston is know mostly...

16. Dane Hyatt (1984)

Jamaican Sprinter

Dane Hyatt is an Jamaican sprinter competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. In June 2012 Hyatt won the Jamaica Olympic trials 400m in a new personal best of...

17. Ricardo Chambers (1984)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Ricardo Chambers is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. Hailing from Trelawny Parish in Jamaica he moved to the United States to study on...

18. Olive Senior (1941)

Jamaican Poet

Olive Marjorie Senior is a Jamaican poet novelist and short story writer currently living in Canada.

19. Inez Turner (1972)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Inez Turner is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica.

20. Machel Millwood (1979)

Footballer

Machel Millwood is a Jamaican soccer player who most recently played for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division and the Syracuse Silver Knights of the Major Indoor Soccer...

21. Atari Bigby (1981)

Player Of American Football

Atari David Bigby is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played...