Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Saint James Parish, Jamaica ranks 2,410th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Gjøvik, and Elverum. Memorable people born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica include Jimmy Cliff, Max Romeo, and Yohan Blake. Saint James Parish, Jamaica has been the birth place of many singers and athletes. 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
Between 1915 and 1989, Saint James Parish, Jamaica was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Jimmy Cliff, Max Romeo, and Yohan Blake.
People Born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica
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Jimmy Cliff
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1
Max Romeo
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 2
Yohan Blake
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 3
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 4
Howard Cooke
1915 - 2014
HPI: 34.50
Rank: 5
Alia Atkinson
1988 - Present
HPI: 18.86
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Saint James Parish, Jamaica were singers (2), athletes (1), musicians (1), politicians (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica since 1700.
