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Kingston, Jamaica ranks 205th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nottingham, Heidelberg, and Haarlem. Memorable people born in Kingston, Jamaica include Stuart Hall, Patrick Ewing, and Madge Sinclair. Memorable people who died in Kingston, Jamaica include Peter Tosh, Noël Coward, and Charles Rivière-Hérard. Kingston, Jamaica has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. Kingston, Jamaica is located in Jamaica.

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1805 and 2000, Kingston, Jamaica was the birth place of 69 globally memorable people, including Stuart Hall, Patrick Ewing, and Madge Sinclair. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Kingston, Jamaica including Peter Tosh, Noël Coward, and Charles Rivière-Hérard.

People Born in Kingston, Jamaica

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People Deceased in Kingston, Jamaica

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kingston, Jamaica were athletes (25), singers (11), musicians (10), soccer players (8), and writers (5),  while most who died were politicians (8), musicians (3), writers (2), singers (2), and athletes (2).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kingston, Jamaica, including Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, George Rhoden, and Don Quarrie. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kingston, Jamaica, including Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, George Rhoden, and Don Quarrie.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Kingston, Jamaica since 1700.