Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected p

Was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime

Is a vice-president of the Cuban Council of State and a member of the Politburo of the Central Commi

Is a vice-president of the Cuban Council of State and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Was the first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal. After returning back to a hero's welcome to Puer

Was the first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal. After returning back to a hero's welcome to Puerto Rico, Venegas turned professional. In 1949, Venegas made his professional boxing debut, but his boxing career was a brief and short one. Venegas, a sout

Was a noted Puerto Rican composer and music teacher.Acosta, who came from a numerous family, was bor

Was a noted Puerto Rican composer and music teacher.Acosta, who came from a numerous family, was born and educated in the town of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico located on the western part of Puerto Rico. His parents, realizedg that their son was gifted with musical talent, enrolled him at a young age to take music classes. He was under the tutorship of Jesus Fiqueroa (1878-1971), an accomplished composer himself, who taught him how to play various musical instruments, among them the clarinet and the euphonium. By 1900, when Acosta was only 10 years old, he was able to prepare the musical arrangements for the orchestras directed by Fiqueroa. In 1906, when he was 16 years old, Acosta was approached by the director of the San Sebastian Municipal Band, Angel Mislan (1862-1911) who took him under his wing. Mislan taught Acosta the art of musical composition and harmony. Every town had a Band which played in the town's square. The position of Band director was considered a very important one and when Mislan left San Sebastian, he recommended that Acosta be his successor.

Is a Cuban musician, bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van Orch

Is a Cuban musician, bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van Orchestra. He is a creator of popular danceable music and credited with bringing electronic instrumentation into the Cuban musical form.

Was a Cuban physician and pathologist specializing in yellow fever.Guiteras studied medicine at the

Was a Cuban physician and pathologist specializing in yellow fever.Guiteras studied medicine at the University of Havana, and moved to the United States in 1873 to attend the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated that some year. He worked at Philadelphia Hospital until 1879, when he went into the U.S. Navy as a physician and began to research yellow fever, working with Stanfard Chaille and George Miller Sternberg in the Havana Yellow Fever Commission.

Is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67kg) division during the 1990s. H

Is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

Was a Dominican political figure. He served as the president of the Dominican Republic between 15 No

Was a Dominican political figure. He served as the president of the Dominican Republic between 15 November 1899 and 2 May 1902, again from 1903 until 1904, and finally between 5 December 1914 and 7 May 1916.

Is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known to win the PanAm title at middleweight as an amate

Is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known to win the PanAm title at middleweight as an amateur.

Is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and self-producer who has sold over fourteen million records worl

Is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and self-producer who has sold over fourteen million records worldwide and has won numerous awards, including ten Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards. He won 5 Latin Grammy awards in 2007 in the same night which ties him with Juanes to hold the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night. He was born in Santo Domingo and is the son of Olga Seijas and Gilberto Guerra, a baseball player.

Is an Cuban wrestler (Greco-Roman style) who has won three Olympic medals.

Is an Cuban wrestler (Greco-Roman style) who has won three Olympic medals.

Is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 S

Is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he failed to finish in his 100 metre heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round. He also participated at the 2005 World Cham

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for two seasons. He played as a shortstop in the

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for two seasons. He played as a shortstop in the minor leagues but spent most of his time in the majors as a center fielder. He played for the Colorado Rockies in 1999 and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 200

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous inter

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous international tournaments including the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics. López's professional ca

Is a well known Puerto Rican actor, model, scriptwriter, television producer and salsa singer.In 197

Is a well known Puerto Rican actor, model, scriptwriter, television producer and salsa singer.In 1976, Lebron made his debut as an actor, when he was hired to play "JuanMa" in channel 2's comedy show, "En Casa de JuanMa y Wiwi" ("At JuanMa and Wiwi's Home"). Lebron acted alongside Awilda Carbia, who played "JuanMa"'s wife "Wiwi". The pair became one of Puerto Rico's most popular television couples in history, and their show lasted fourteen years on Puerto Rican television.

Was a Puerto Rican composer, considered by many to be responsible for taking the genre of danza to i

Was a Puerto Rican composer, considered by many to be responsible for taking the genre of danza to its highest level.Later, Campos became a student of the composer Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, "The Father of the Danza". Campos' first danza composition was called "Sopapos". The influence of Tavarez, plus the particular style developed by Campos can be listened to in his music today.

Is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1993, Nazario won the W

Is a former professional boxer. During his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1993, Nazario won the WBA World lightweight title. His first world title challenge came in 1987 when he fought fellow Puerto Rican Edwin Rosario for the WBA belt, Roasario won th

Is a retired Dominican athlete who competed in the sprints. He competed at the World Championships i

Is a retired Dominican athlete who competed in the sprints. He competed at the World Championships in Helsinki in 1983 in the 100 metres where he reached the final and finished 5th.

Is a former tennis player from Puerto Rico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the

Is a former tennis player from Puerto Rico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Italy's Omar Camporese. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ran

Is a Cuban painter.Ballester graduated in 1881 from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA in Havana, C

Is a Cuban painter.Ballester graduated in 1881 from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA in Havana, Cuba and was a member of the artistic group ABTV (1988-1992).

Is Cuba's Premier Animation Director.[citation needed].Since 1963 he has published sketches and cart

Is Cuba's Premier Animation Director.[citation needed].Since 1963 he has published sketches and cartoons for Cuban magazines and newspapers. He was the creator, in 1970, of Elpidio Valdés, a cartoon character (and series) with more than sixty shorts and two feature length movies. His international fame arrived with Vampires in Havana, an adult-oriented comedy feature that gathered a cult following abroad.

Was the priest who followed Esteban Salas y Castro in the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba. His electio

Was the priest who followed Esteban Salas y Castro in the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba. His election as Maestro de Capilla (choirmaster), after the death of Salas in 1803, was an extraordinary event. It had been a foregone conclusion that Francisco José Hierrezuelo, long-time assistant of Salas, would be elected. Came the day, and Hierrezuelo spotted a well-qualified German priest in the choir.

Was a Dominican-American sportscaster who served as the Spanish language play-by-play announcer for

Was a Dominican-American sportscaster who served as the Spanish language play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red Sox.

Is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox duri

Is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1999 season. Listed at 6' 5", 215 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.