Cultural Production in
Present Day
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica ranks 65th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Iceland, Pakistan, and Tunisia. 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 singers and the death place of many politicians and pirates.
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south of Cuba, 191 km (119 mi) west of Hispaniola, and 215 km (134 mi) south-east of the Cayman Islands. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1706 and 1997, present day Jamaica was the birth place of 168 globally memorable people, including Bob Marley, Stamford Raffles, and Grace Jones. Additionaly, 36 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
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 1
Stamford Raffles
1781 - 1826
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 2
Grace Jones
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 3
Usain Bolt
1986 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 4
Peter Tosh
1944 - 1987
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 5
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 6
Jimmy Cliff
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 7
Marcus Garvey
1887 - 1940
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 8
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 9
Ben Johnson
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 10
Liz Mitchell
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 11
Trevor Berbick
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Jamaica
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Bilal Philips
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 43
Shawn Rhoden
1975 - 2021
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 46
Errol Brown
1948 - 2015
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 52
John Belchier
1706 - 1785
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 53
Coxsone Dodd
1932 - 2004
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 57
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 73
Norman Manley
1893 - 1969
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 83
David Weller
1957 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 94
Ray Stewart
1965 - Present
HPI: 29.85
Rank: 97
Christopher Williams
1972 - Present
HPI: 27.97
Rank: 104
Sandra Farmer-Patrick
1962 - Present
HPI: 25.22
Rank: 117
Winthrop Graham
1965 - Present
HPI: 25.16
Rank: 118
People Deceased in Present Day Jamaica
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Henry Morgan
1635 - 1688
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 1
Calico Jack
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 2
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 3
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 4
Peter Tosh
1944 - 1987
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 5
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
Peter Abrahams
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 7
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 8
Trevor Berbick
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 9
Violet Brown
1900 - 2017
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 10
William Henry Pickering
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 11
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Jamaica
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Roche Braziliano
1630 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 13
Coxsone Dodd
1932 - 2004
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 24
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 30
Norman Manley
1893 - 1969
HPI: 33.85
Rank: 34
Most individuals born in present day Jamaica were athletes (71), singers (24), soccer players (23), musicians (16), and politicians (11), while most who died were politicians (8), pirates (5), musicians (5), writers (3), and singers (3).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Jamaica, including Usain Bolt, Ben Johnson, and Merlene Ottey. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jamaica, including Usain Bolt, Ben Johnson, and Merlene Ottey.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Jamaica since 1700.
