List of people from Kingston, Jamaica

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

 * Billy Strachan, pioneer of black civil rights in Britain, WWII bomber pilot, communist activist, newspaper editor
 * Yellowman, reggae and dancehall artist
 * Bob Andy, reggae vocalist
 * Cory Burke, soccer player
 * Buju Banton, reggae singer
 * John Barnes, English footballer
 * Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bassist
 * Beenie Man, real name Moses Davis, dancehall artist and former husband of Michelle D'Angel Downer
 * Louise Bennett-Coverley, folk singer, poet, comedian
 * Atari Bigby, former NFL player
 * Ken Boothe, artist
 * Bounty Killer, dancehall artist
 * Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976
 * Dennis Brown, reggae singer
 * Errol Brown, 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
 * Kofi Cockburn, basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini
 * Frederic Hymen Cowen, British composer
 * Carole Crawford, Miss World 1963
 * Theodore Curphey, coroner
 * Omar Daley, footballer
 * Robert Charles Dallas, lawyer, historian and friend of Lord Byron
 * Chili Davis, former 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, current UFC Welterweight Champion
 * Eek-A-Mouse, reggae singer
 * Elephant Man, dancehall artist
 * Patrick Ewing, former NBA basketball player and coach
 * Colin Ferguson, mass-shooter
 * Heather Foster, Jamaica-born American professional bodybuilder
 * Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic gold medalist
 * Ricardo Fuller, footballer for Hanley Town
 * Ricardo Gardner, former footballer
 * Amy Jacques Garvey, journalist, publisher, second wife of Marcus Garvey
 * Chris Gayle, cricketer
 * Andrew Gourlay, conductor
 * Howard Grant, boxer
 * Richard Hall, professional boxer
 * Lisa Hanna, Miss World 1993, politician
 * Bob Hazell, former footballer
 * Paul Hewitt, U.S. basketball coach
 * John Holt, reggae singer and songwriter
 * Kamara James, Olympic fencer
 * Jah’Mila, reggae musician
 * Jermaine Johnson, footballer for Tivoli Gardens
 * Sandra Levy, field hockey player
 * Jean Lowrie-Chin, communications consultant, seniors advocate, author and newspaper columnist
 * Macka Diamond, real name Charmaine Munroe, dancehall artist
 * Michael Manley, Jamaican politician and prime minister
 * Bob Marley, great 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
 * Mike McCallum, three division world champion professional boxer
 * Marcus Milner, footballer
 * Sean Paul, dancehall and reggae artist
 * Yendi Phillips, Miss Universe 2010 1st runner-up
 * Donald Quarrie, sprinter
 * Shabba Ranks, dancehall artist
 * Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher and Ritz-Carlton hotel manager
 * Junior Reid, reggae singer
 * Sanya Richards-Ross, Olympic gold medalist and world champion in track and field
 * Hazelle P. Rogers, politician
 * U-Roy, pioneer of toasting
 * Ricky Sappleton, footballer for Cheshunt
 * Mary Seacole, medical pioneer
 * Shaggy, reggae singer
 * Winsome Sears, politician
 * Robbie Shakespeare, reggae musician, dub music producer
 * Nadine Spencer, businesswoman
 * Raheem Sterling, footballer for Manchester City
 * Super Cat, dancehall artist
 * Karin Taylor, a former international fashion model, known as Playboy magazine's June 1996 Playmate of the Month.
 * Ryan Thompson, footballer for Austin Bold
 * Alfred Valentine, cricketer
 * Vybz Kartel, dancehall singer
 * Courtney Walsh, cricketer
 * Devon White, former Major League Baseball player
 * Willard White, opera singer
 * Jheanelle Wilkins, politician
 * Hyman Wright, reggae record producer