Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Gar

Was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).[

A Puerto Rican/Cuban-American comedian, playwright, and humorist. She is openly lesbian.Gomez got he

A Puerto Rican/Cuban-American comedian, playwright, and humorist. She is openly lesbian.Gomez got her start in the gay comedy clubs of San Francisco in the mid 1980s, including the Valencia Rose Cafe founded by Ron Lanza and Hank Wilson. She tours nationally in concert, at universities, nightclubs, cruiseships, and political events. She has appeared on HBO's Comic Relief, Showtime's Latino Laugh Festival, Comedy Central's Out There and the PBS series In The Life. Marga's comedy recording, Hung Like a Fly, is available on Uproar Records. She is profiled in the 2003 award winning documentary Laughing Matters along with Kate Clinton, Suzanne Westenhoefer and Karen Williams.

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player and coach from the Dominican Republic, who compet

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player and coach from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2001 FIVB Junior Volleyball World Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic wearing the number #4 jersey.

Is a Cuban-American artist specializing in painting, sculpture and installations.In 1961, Brito ente

Is a Cuban-American artist specializing in painting, sculpture and installations.In 1961, Brito entered the United States by way of Operation Peter Pan. She lives in Florida. Brito received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida International University (FIU) in 1978, and in 1979 obtained her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Was a member of the Cuban House of Representatives (1948- 1952) and the sister of Cuban President, C

Was a member of the Cuban House of Representatives (1948- 1952) and the sister of Cuban President, Carlos Prío Socarrás.She was married to Dr. Enrique C. Henriquez Lauranzon. She is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum) in Miami, Florida.

A noted Puerto Rican actress. She also had some success as a singer and recording artist.Pabón grew

A noted Puerto Rican actress. She also had some success as a singer and recording artist.Pabón grew used to life in the spotlight: her father, Mario Pabón, was one of Puerto Rico's most famous actors and directors. She was named after him; her family used the name "Marian" as a version of "Mario".Pabón was one of Puerto Rico's most prolific actresses when telenovelas were produced there. Pabón was active in these Spanish soap operas until 1989, when the last Puerto Rican telenovela was produced.

Was a Cuban poet usually associated with the French Symbolist movement. Two Symbolists who strongly

Was a Cuban poet usually associated with the French Symbolist movement. Two Symbolists who strongly influenced him were Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Valéry. Among Cuban poets of the first half of the twentieth century he was the most outstanding of those who wrote poetry for poetry´s sake, as opposed to poetry that addressed social issues or poetry that was inspired by the culture of Cubans of African descent. Because of his interest in the sounds of words, he is known for a type of poetry called "jitanjáfora" in which the words are virtually meaningless, their sounds all-important. A diplomat by profession, he lived many years in various countries of Europe and the Americas.

Is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico, who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico, who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Was the Puerto Rican - American author of a book which was the basis for the 1960s television sitcom

Was the Puerto Rican - American author of a book which was the basis for the 1960s television sitcom, The Flying Nun. Ríos was the mother of Humbert Roque Versace, the first U.S. Army Prisoner of war in Southeast Asia awarded the Medal of Honor.During World War II, Ríos (now Ríos Versace) drove Army trucks and buses. She also served as a pilot for the Civil Air Patrol. Ríos Versace wrote and edited for various newspapers around the world, including places such as Guam, Germany,Wisconsin, and South Dakota, and publications such the Armed Forces Star & Stripes and Gannett.[1]

Is the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana and an activist for LGBT ri

Is the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana and an activist for LGBT rights in Cuba.She is the daughter of Cuban president Raúl Castro Ruz and Vilma Espín Guillois, and the niece of former president Fidel Castro Ruz.

An American character actress, most noted for the role of Veronica Loughran in Clerks. Both of her p

An American character actress, most noted for the role of Veronica Loughran in Clerks. Both of her parents are from Puerto Rico.Clerks director Kevin Smith cast her for her ability to cry while doing a monologue for the audition. She later auditioned for Smith's Mallrats and was offered the role of Kim in Chasing Amy, but wasn't "comfortable" with kissing another girl on film. [1]She moved to Sayreville, New Jersey and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1979. After high school, she earned her beautician license to do make-up and hair professionally. She worked at hair salons and later entered acting.

Was a professional pitcher for two years in Major League Baseball. Santana was 26 years old when he

Was a professional pitcher for two years in Major League Baseball. Santana was 26 years old when he made his major league debut on September 4, 1998, with the Detroit Tigers.

Is a well known, Miami based artist. His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including Th

Is a well known, Miami based artist. His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Detroit Institute of Art, Norton Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, La Habana, Cuba, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C., Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Museo de Arte Maria Zambrano, Malaga-Velez, Spain, Frost Art Museum at FIU, Miami, Archer M. Huntington Gallery, Museum of the University of Texas, Austin, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama, Mizel Museum, Denver, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, State University of New York, Cortland, Lehigh University Art Galleries, PA, among others.

Was a Cuban painter.He studied painting in the Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba since 1925 un

Was a Cuban painter.He studied painting in the Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba since 1925 until 1926. In 1934, he studied in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. In 1937 in the Ecole des Arts Appliqués, Paris, France and in the same year in the Académie Julian, Paris, France.

Is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Cuba, who participated in two consecutive Summer

Is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Cuba, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was a tenth place in the Men's 200m Breaststroke at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for four teams in an eight year career from 1

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for four teams in an eight year career from 1973 to 1980. He played for the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals, the California Angels and the Oakland Athletics, where he was a starter in the 1978

Was a Cuban footballer who played in Spain for Real Zaragoza, Real Betis and Real Madrid, before ret

Was a Cuban footballer who played in Spain for Real Zaragoza, Real Betis and Real Madrid, before retiring in 1942 due to injury.

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Ford is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and ha

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Ford is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and has represented the Bahamas national cricket team in 24 matches. Ford made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2004 Americas Affiliates Championship against the Turks and Caicos Islands. Ford made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Ford represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, with his final appearance for the team coming against Norway. Ford will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.

For his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in the Puerto Rican BSN league, is on

For his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in the Puerto Rican BSN league, is one of Puerto Rico's most famous basketball players.Like other highly educated Puerto Rican athletes, such as the case of internationally renowned Juan "Pach

Is an award-winning Cuban artist.Perez emigrated to the United States as a teenager and has focused

Is an award-winning Cuban artist.Perez emigrated to the United States as a teenager and has focused his artistic career primarily on documenting the pre-war Havana of his youth. He is noted for his urban landscapes often recreated from memory. His work has become especially popular in Cuban expatriate communities, such as in south Florida, where collectors celebrate his ability to recapture the tone and atmosphere of 1940s and 1950s Cuba before the revolution. Perez works primarily in a combination of pen/ink and watercolor, though some of his most noted (and most overtly political) work appears in oil on canvas. These include "La Muerte de José Martí", depicting the death of the Cuban national hero and poet who led the nation's independence movement against Spain, and who died in a charge during the Battle of Dos Rios.

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Santiago debuted as a professional in 2000, and is the current

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Santiago debuted as a professional in 2000, and is the current World Boxing Council Caribbean Featherweight Champion. Began boxing when he was seven years old, in his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was trained by

Is a professional tennis player from The Cuba. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing d

Is a professional tennis player from The Cuba. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 106 in 1993. Tabares participated in 16 Davis Cup

Was the very first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe.She started to work from an early

Was the very first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe.She started to work from an early age due to the death of her father and chronic illness of her mother. She was reportedly persuaded by Puerto Rican make-up artist Carmen Andino to compete in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant, then owned by Puerto Rican modeling guru and businesswoman Anna Santisteban. Malaret's strong will, impeccable ethics and stunning beauty made her a crowd favorite in the local contest. Before winning, she worked as an executive secretary for a telephone company.

is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. He was awarded All American honors at UCLA i

is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. He was awarded All American honors at UCLA in both singles and doubles. His highest singles ranking on the ATP was World No. 93. He has been very successful in doubles partnering with Canadian Daniel Nestor. The pair have won the 2002 Australian Open, the 2004 U.S. Open, and the 2007 French Open. Mark is known for his "quick hands and unbelievable volleys.

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler. He played firs

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler. He played first-class and List A cricket for Barbados in the West Indies and for North West in South Africa. He also represented Barbados in the cricket tournament at th