Cultural Production in
Present Day
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica ranks 68th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Iceland. Memorable people born in present day Jamaica include Bob Marley, Stamford Raffles, and Grace Jones. Memorable people who died in Jamaica include Henry Morgan, Calico Jack, and Mary Read. Jamaica has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and singers. The top cities in Jamaica by number of biographies are Kingston, Jamaica, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, Manchester Parish, Spanish Town, and Saint Ann Parish.
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Jamaica was the birth place of 282 globally memorable people, including Bob Marley, Stamford Raffles, and Grace Jones. Additionaly, 44 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Jamaica including Henry Morgan, Calico Jack, and Mary Read.
People Born in Present Day Jamaica
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Bob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 87.58
Rank: 1
Stamford Raffles
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 2
Grace Jones
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 3
John Barnes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
Ben Johnson
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 5
Usain Bolt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 6
Patrick Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 7
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 8
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 9
Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 10
Marcus Garvey
WRITER
1887 - 1940
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 11
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Jamaica
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Cedella Marley
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 78
Rohan Marley
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 91
Devon Morris
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 99
Leon Edwards
MARTIAL ARTS
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 116
Michael McDonald
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 128
Anthony B
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 132
Michelle Burgher
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 137
Aaron Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 143
Kishane Thompson
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 146
Nikole Mitchell
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 151
O'Neil Bell
BOXER
1974 - 2015
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 152
Durrant Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 155
People Deceased in Present Day Jamaica
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Henry Morgan
PIRATE
1635 - 1688
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 1
Calico Jack
PIRATE
1682 - 1720
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 2
Mary Read
PIRATE
1695 - 1721
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 3
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 4
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 5
William Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 6
Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 7
Peter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 10
Charles Algernon Parsons
INVENTOR
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
Noël Coward
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Jamaica
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jamaicawere athletes (143), soccer players (39), singers (30), musicians (20), and politicians (12), while most who died were politicians (9), singers (6), pirates (5), musicians (5), and athletes (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Jamaica, including Ben Johnson, Usain Bolt, and George Rhoden. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jamaica, including Ben Johnson, Usain Bolt, and George Rhoden.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Jamaica since 1700.
