List of Jamaican Americans

This is a list of notable Jamaican Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Jamaican American or must have references showing they are Jamaican American and are notable.

Actors

 * Roxanne Beckford
 * Tyson Beckford
 * Shari Belafonte
 * Corbin Bleu (1989– ) – film/television actor and vocalist (High School Musical)
 * Dulé Hill
 * Grace Jones
 * Delroy Lindo
 * Carl Lumbly
 * Camille McDonald
 * Sheryl Lee Ralph
 * David Reivers
 * Gloria Reuben
 * Madge Sinclair
 * Jeremy Suarez
 * Kerry Washington

Musicians

 * Astro – rapper
 * Afrika Bambaataa
 * Harry Belafonte
 * Busta Rhymes
 * Luther Campbell
 * Canibus
 * Capital STEEZ
 * Chubb Rock
 * Sandra Denton
 * Missy Elliott
 * Chuck Fenda
 * Flatbush Zombies
 * CJ Fly
 * Heavy D
 * Hodgy Beats
 * Jay Z
 * Joey Bada$
 * Tori Kelly – singer of Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish descent
 * Sean Kingston
 * Kool DJ Herc
 * KRS-One
 * Alaine Laughton
 * Stephen Marley
 * Renee Neufville
 * The Notorious B.I.G. – rapper
 * Olivia
 * Sean Paul – rapper
 * Christopher "Kid" Reid
 * Pretty Ricky
 * Tarrus Riley
 * Pete Rock
 * Gil Scott-Heron
 * Shaggy
 * Bobby Shmurda – rapper
 * Justine Skye
 * Ernie Smith
 * Mike Smith
 * Tyga
 * Young M.A – rapper

Sports

 * Chili Davis – baseball player
 * Patrick Ewing – retired basketball player who played with the New York Knicks
 * Heather Foster – Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilder
 * Ben Gordon- British-born Charlotte Bobcats basketball player
 * Roy Hibbert – basketball player
 * Kamara James – Olympic fencer
 * Big E Langston – professional wrestler for WWE
 * Justin Masterson – Major League baseball pitcher
 * Mike Tyson – retired boxer
 * Devon White – baseball player

Others

 * Tyson Beckford
 * Ronald Blackwood – Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York (1985–1996), first elected black mayor in New York state
 * Ann-Marie Campbell – President, Southern Division, The Home Depot
 * Desus – comedian
 * Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam
 * Colin Ferguson – mass murderer
 * Kamala Harris – Attorney General of California
 * Nadine Burke Harris – pediatrician, linked adverse childhood experiences and health
 * Donna Hylton – kidnapper and murderer
 * Claude McKay – writer and poet
 * Gil Noble – television reporter and interviewer
 * David Paterson- Governor of New York
 * Colin Powell – 65th United States Secretary of State
 * Angella Reid – White House Chief Usher
 * Shawn Rhoden – professional bodybuilder
 * Susan Rice –  United States National Security Advisor
 * Marsha Thomason – British-born actress