Spanish Town
Spanish Town ranks 1,791st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Almería, Örnsköldsvik, and Ivanovo. Memorable people born in Spanish Town include Grace Jones, Asafa Powell, and Andrew Holness. Memorable people who died in Spanish Town include Natasja Saad. Spanish Town has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many singers. Spanish Town is located in Jamaica.
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives, and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1948 and 1997, Spanish Town was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Grace Jones, Asafa Powell, and Andrew Holness. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Spanish Town including Natasja Saad.
People Born in Spanish Town
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Grace Jones
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 1
Asafa Powell
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 2
Andrew Holness
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 3
Diana King
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 4
Bert Cameron
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 5
Tayna Lawrence
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 6
Maurice Smith
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 7
Asuka Cambridge
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.98
Rank: 8
Khadija Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 19.34
Rank: 9
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Spanish Town were athletes (5), singers (1), politicians (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Spanish Town, including Asafa Powell, Bert Cameron, and Tayna Lawrence. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Spanish Town, including Asafa Powell, Bert Cameron, and Tayna Lawrence.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Spanish Town since 1700.
