Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica ranks 212th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liège, Haarlem, and Córdoba, Spain. 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 predominantly English-speaking city in the Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1706 and 1997, Kingston, Jamaica was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including Stuart Hall, Patrick Ewing, and Madge Sinclair. Additionaly, 16 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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Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1
Patrick Ewing
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2
Madge Sinclair
1938 - 1995
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3
Mary Seacole
1805 - 1881
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 4
Sean Paul
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5
DJ Kool Herc
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 6
Bunny Wailer
1947 - 2021
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
Shaggy
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 8
Carl Douglas
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 9
Prince Buster
1938 - 2016
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 10
Monty Alexander
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 11
Raheem Sterling
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kingston, Jamaica
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Bilal Philips
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 19
Shawn Rhoden
1975 - 2021
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 22
Errol Brown
1948 - 2015
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 24
John Belchier
1706 - 1785
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 25
Coxsone Dodd
1932 - 2004
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 26
Ray Stewart
1965 - Present
HPI: 29.85
Rank: 34
Robert Esmie
1972 - Present
HPI: 21.04
Rank: 48
Megan Tapper
1994 - Present
HPI: 13.11
Rank: 52
People Deceased in Kingston, Jamaica
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Peter Tosh
1944 - 1987
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
Charles Rivière-Hérard
1789 - 1850
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 3
Pierre Nord Alexis
1820 - 1910
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 4
Leonard Howell
1898 - 1981
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 5
King Tubby
1941 - 1989
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6
Augustus Pablo
1954 - 1999
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 7
Michael Manley
1924 - 1997
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 8
Coxsone Dodd
1932 - 2004
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 9
Herb McKenley
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 10
Dennis Brown
1957 - 1999
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 11
Hugh Shearer
1923 - 2004
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Kingston, Jamaica were athletes (15), singers (10), musicians (9), soccer players (8), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (7), musicians (3), writers (2), producers (1), and athletes (1).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kingston, Jamaica, including Don Quarrie, George Rhoden, and Shawn Rhoden. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kingston, Jamaica, including Don Quarrie, George Rhoden, and Shawn Rhoden.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Kingston, Jamaica since 1700.
