Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Saint James Parish, Jamaica ranks 3,226th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Izegem, Saint-Pierre, Réunion, and Ica, Peru. The most famous people from Saint James Parish, Jamaica are Jimmy Cliff, Yohan Blake, and Junior Murvin. Saint James Parish, Jamaica has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers. Saint James Parish, Jamaica is located in Jamaica.
St. James is a suburban parish, located on the north-west end of the island of Jamaica in the county of Cornwall. Its capital is Montego Bay. Montego Bay was officially named the second city of Jamaica, behind Kingston, in 1981, although Montego Bay became a city in 1980 through an act of the Jamaican Parliament. The parish is the birthplace of the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Saint James Parish, Jamaica was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Jimmy Cliff, Yohan Blake, and Junior Murvin.
People Born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica
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Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1
Yohan Blake
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 2
Junior Murvin
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 3
Howard Cooke
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2014
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 4
Alia Atkinson
SWIMMER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 5
Schillonie Calvert
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 6
Liu Huanhua
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 26.16
Rank: 7
Xu Lei
ATHLETE
HPI: 9.50
Rank: 8
Nigel Ellis
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 7.79
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica
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Most individuals born in present day Saint James Parish, Jamaica were athletes (5), singers (1), musicians (1), politicians (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica, including Yohan Blake, Schillonie Calvert, and Liu Huanhua. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saint James Parish, Jamaica, including Yohan Blake, Schillonie Calvert, and Liu Huanhua.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica since 1700.
