Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 197

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is that, when it was released in the UK, the first copies were printed with the label incorrectly identifying Byron Lee as the performer. The reality was that he was the instrumental track's record producer.

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective, known as The

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective, known as The Alliance.The last son in a family of nine, he grew up in a rough part of Jamaica in the neighborhood of Seaview Gardens. His mother stayed at home while his father went out to earn a living. While walking through a rough neighborhoods of Kingston, he was caught in a crossfire and hit by a bullet.

Is 2-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He w

Is 2-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He was the Bronze Medalist in the 200 I.M. at the Pan-American Games in Brazil 2007. He holds the Barbadian Record in the butterfly and IM events, as well as t

His two sons, Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors.Castillo played in the Orque

His two sons, Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors.Castillo played in the Orquesta Mandolina in Puerto Rico, but his main calling was as an actor. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a concentration the performing arts. He enjoyed much success in Puerto Rican television soap operas, during the 1950s, being one of the first super-stars and teen idols of Puerto Rican television; he worked at Telemundo Puerto Rico productions.

A Puerto Rican serious and comedic actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a l

A Puerto Rican serious and comedic actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a legendary actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor.For a short time during the 1970s, he was first known in Puerto Rico doing newsbreaks for WKBM-TV Channel 11 in Caguas, now Univision O&O WLII.[1]Castillo reached national fame in Puerto Rico when he participated in the 1984 Spanish soap opera Coralito at San Juan-based WKAQ-TV Channel 2. There, he shared star billing with Mexican actor Salvador Pineda and with Sully Diaz. Castillo reached teen idol status across Puerto Rico after that soap opera. In 1985, he was the star of the Tanairi soap opera, alongside Von Marie.

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder.Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder.Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1985, Castillo made his Major League Baseball debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on August 18, 1991, and appeared in his final game on October 4, 1992.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a libero for the Women's Na

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan.

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a defender for United Petrotrin (TT Pro Leagu

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a defender for United Petrotrin (TT Pro League).

Is a football midfielder from Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently a free agent after leaving San Ju

Is a football midfielder from Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently a free agent after leaving San Juan Jabloteh to finish his degree in sports psychology from UConn. Rahim did completed his degree in December 2006 after taking a hiatus from college to pur

Is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. S

Is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. Sancho then spent most of his early career playing in the United States, before joining Dundee in the 2003/04 season. A successful spell in the SPL was fol

Is a West Indian cricketer. Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he was the West Indies Under-19 captain t

Is a West Indian cricketer. Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he was the West Indies Under-19 captain to England in 2001. This team was the only West Indies Under-19 team to beat England at home. In 2003, the Jamaican cricketer was given the award for Most D

Is a college and international swimmer from the Cayman Islands. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fraser

Is a college and international swimmer from the Cayman Islands. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fraser and his older brother, Shaune Fraser, were two of the three flag-bearers from the country. Fraser also received an athletic scholarship to attend the Unive

(nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain", "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince") is a ret

(nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain", "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince") is a retired record-breaking cricketer, and one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game. He has topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions an

Was a Jamaican Gay rights activist and co-founder of the Jamaican forum for lesbians and gays, J-Fla

Was a Jamaican Gay rights activist and co-founder of the Jamaican forum for lesbians and gays, J-Flag. He was known for personally housing and looking after gay people in Jamaica.

Is a Jamaican dancehall reggae deejay whose lyrics are strictly roots & culture. A member of the Twe

Is a Jamaican dancehall reggae deejay whose lyrics are strictly roots & culture. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel [1] Rastafarian branch, Briggy (as he is affectionately called) often chats verses directly from the Bible, and preaches against the e

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1965.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1965.

Was a cricketer: a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who played a handful of first-class matches (an

Was a cricketer: a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who played a handful of first-class matches (and one List A game) for the Windward Islands between 1966-67 and 1972-73 without ever passing 20. He later played for Canada in both the 1979 ICC Trophy and

Was the President of the Dominican Republic five times. He is notable for attempting to have his cou

Was the President of the Dominican Republic five times. He is notable for attempting to have his country annexed by other countries multiple times.In 1844 Báez helped to lead a successful rebellion against Haiti, which established the independence of the

Is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as

Is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as songs dealing with political topics. Banton, like most dancehall artists, is politically outspoken and influenced by Marcus Garvey

Became the first immigrant to win a British title. He was born in Jamaica. Managed by George Francis

Became the first immigrant to win a British title. He was born in Jamaica. Managed by George Francis, he won the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles on September 8, 1970 at Wembley Stadium in London, knocking out Mark Rowe in the fourth round. St

Is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers alon

Is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. His father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived for some time with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston.

Is a Grenadian footballer, the cousin of fellow player Alvin Bubb.Bubb began his career with Millwal

Is a Grenadian footballer, the cousin of fellow player Alvin Bubb.Bubb began his career with Millwall making 20 first-team appearances before subsequently playing for Hendon, Slough Town, Boreham Wood, Aylesbury United, Hemel Hempstead Town, Cheshunt, Dover Athletic, AFC Wimbledon, Harrow Borough, Burnham FC and Farnborough FC.