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- Notable people
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2019}}This is a list of notable people who are from Kingston, Jamaica, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city. Notable people- Buju Banton, reggae singer
- John Barnes, English footballer
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bassist
- Beenie Man, real name Moses Davis, dancehall artist, husband of Michelle "D'Angel" Downer
- Louise Bennett-Coverley, folk singer, poet, comedian
- Atari Bigby, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Ken Boothe, artist
- Bounty Killer, dancehall artist
- Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976
- Dennis Brown, reggae singer
- Canibus, rapper
- Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete with an intellectual disability
- Frederic G. Cassidy, linguist and lexicographer
- Patrick Chung, NFL football player for the New England Patriots
- Frederic Hymen Cowen, British composer
- Carole Crawford, Miss World 1963
- Omar Daley, footballer for Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League
- Robert Charles Dallas, lawyer, historian and friend of Lord Byron
- Chili Davis, Major League Baseball player
- Desmond Dekker, singer and songwriter
- Sandy Denton, "Pepa" of hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa
- Coxsone Dodd, reggae music producer
- Sly Dunbar, reggae musician, dub music producer
- Leon Edwards, Jamaican born English mixed martial artist
- Eek-A-Mouse, reggae singer
- Elephant Man, dancehall artist
- Patrick Ewing, NBA basketball player for the New York Knicks
- Heather Foster, Jamaica-born American professional bodybuilder
- Shelly Ann Fraser, Olympic gold medalist
- Ricardo Fuller, Premier League footballer for Stoke City
- Ricardo Gardner, footballer, Bolton Wanderers, England
- Amy Jacques Garvey, journalist, publisher, second wife of Marcus Garvey
- Chris Gayle, cricketer
- Andrew Gourlay, conductor
- Howard Grant, boxer
- Lisa Hanna, Miss World 1993, politician
- Bob Hazell, footballer
- Paul Hewitt, U.S. basketball coach
- Kamara James, Olympic fencer
- Jermaine Johnson, association football player for English Championship team Sheffield Wednesday
- Sandra Levy, field hockey player
- Macka Diamond, real name Charmaine Munroe, dancehall artist
- Michael Manley, Jamaican politician and prime minister
- Bob Marley, musician and singer-songwriter
- Damian Marley, reggae artiste and youngest son of Bob Marley
- Ziggy Marley, reggae artiste and son of Bob Marley
- Justin Masterson, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
- Mavado, dancehall artist
- Sean Paul, dancehall and reggae artist
- Yendi Phillips, Miss Universe 2010 1st runner-up
- Donald Quarrie, sprinter
- Shabba Ranks, dancehall artist
- Junior Reid, reggae singer
- Ricky Sappleton, footballer
- Mary Seacole, medical pioneer
- Shaggy, reggae singer
- Robbie Shakespeare, reggae musician, dub music producer
- Nadine Spencer, businesswoman
- Raheem Sterling, footballer
- Super Cat, dancehall artist
- Ryan Thompson, footballer
- Alfred Valentine, cricketer
- Vybz Kartel, dancehall singer
- Courtney Walsh, cricketer
- Devon White, Major League Baseball player
- Willard White, opera singer
- Hyman Wright, reggae record producer
References 2 : People from Kingston, Jamaica|Lists of people by city |