Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former Haitian football (soccer) forward.Peguero started with Haitian club Don Bosco FC, before

Is a former Haitian football (soccer) forward.Peguero started with Haitian club Don Bosco FC, before moving to the American Major League Soccer in March 2004 to play for the Colorado Rapids. Peguero finished his first season with the Rapids with seven goals and four assists in only 18 games.

Was a renowned salsa singer. Rodríguez was a member of the musical group "El Gran Combo" and toured

Was a renowned salsa singer. Rodríguez was a member of the musical group "El Gran Combo" and toured with the group all over Europe and Latin America, gaining fame and popularity as a singer. He is also the father of Pedro Rodriguez, the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis.

Was a Cuban musician, singer and composer. He is known as the father of the trova style and the crea

Was a Cuban musician, singer and composer. He is known as the father of the trova style and the creator of the Cuban bolero.Sánchez was originally a tailor, and later the co-owner of a copper mine, and the representative in Santiago de Cuba of a cloth manufacturer in Kingston, Jamaica.

Was the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Until February 2006 he was the leader of the Ja

Was the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Until February 2006 he was the leader of the Jamaican People's National Party (PNP). The new PNP leader, Portia Simpson-Miller, took over as Prime Minister on 30 March 2006. Patterson was Jamaica's long

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the both the first two touring sides to England in 1900

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the both the first two touring sides to England in 1900 and 1906. He was one of the top West Indian batsmen of his day and was also a useful medium pace bowler, especially in his younger days. "A big finely-buil

Was a Barbadian first class cricketer. Against Trinidad at Kensington Oval in 1919-20 he scored the

Was a Barbadian first class cricketer. Against Trinidad at Kensington Oval in 1919-20 he scored the first ever triple century in West Indies cricket history. His unbeaten 304 was one of 8 centuries that he made for Barbados in his career.

Was a West Indian cricketer. He toured with the first West Indian side to England in 1900 aged just

Was a West Indian cricketer. He toured with the first West Indian side to England in 1900 aged just 21. He made his debut in important matches playing for Barbados as an 18 year old against Priestley's side and Lord Hawke's team in 1896-97. In 1901 he mov

Was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo".[1]In Mam

Was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo".[1]In Mambo his orchestra was the most popular, his son, Perez Prado, Jr., continues to direct the Pérez Prado Orchestra in Mexico City to this day.

Was most famous for being the director of the first Jamaican feature film, The Harder They Come (197

Was most famous for being the director of the first Jamaican feature film, The Harder They Come (1972), starring Jimmy Cliff.Henzell, whose ancestors included Huguenot glassblowers and an old English family who had made their fortune growing sugar on Anti

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC South End in the TT Pro L

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC South End in the TT Pro League.

Was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender. Nicknamed "Ja

Was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender. Nicknamed "Jair", he played for local sides Swallowfield FC, CC Lions, Port Morant United and Harbour View F.C. and also spent 8 years in Israel with Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva. The versatile player returned to Jamaica in 1996 and was called up to the Jamaica team. He captained the Reggae Boyz and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He collected a total of 84 caps. After retiring as a player, he became Reggae Boyz' assistant head coach until 2004. Then he coached Jamaican Premier League outfit Waterhouse F.C..

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Baltimore SC.He made hi

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Baltimore SC.He made his debut for Haiti in a May 2001 Caribbean Cup match against St Kitts. He was a Haiti squad member at the 2002[1] and 2007 Gold Cup Finals[2] and he played in 1 World Cup qualification match in 2004.

Was a Cuban-born photographer. His photographs are early examples of promoting photography as an art

Was a Cuban-born photographer. His photographs are early examples of promoting photography as an art form. He is known for taking photographs that displayed natural settings.

He was the wicketkeeper for the West Indian cricket team of the 1980s, an athletic presence behind t

He was the wicketkeeper for the West Indian cricket team of the 1980s, an athletic presence behind the stumps as well as a competent lower-order batsman.

Is a football striker from Trinidad and Tobago who plays in Lebanon for Racing Beirut. He has former

Is a football striker from Trinidad and Tobago who plays in Lebanon for Racing Beirut. He has formerly played for United Petrotrin, Al-Ansar, Al-Akha'a Ahley Beirut, San Juan Jabloteh and Al-Mabarrah, as well as the Trinidad and Tobago national side.

Is a Barbadian former professional footballer. After playing top division football in Japan, Scotlan

Is a Barbadian former professional footballer. After playing top division football in Japan, Scotland and Portugal, Hinds spent several years playing in Northern Ireland, where he is currently manager of Northern Amateur Football League club 1st Bangor Ol

Was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rast

Was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement.Tosh grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown. He stood out because of his height at 6 feet, 5 1/2 inches.

Is a novelist,[1], dramatist[2], critic and writer of essays[3], At age two she returned to Jamaica

Is a novelist,[1], dramatist[2], critic and writer of essays[3], At age two she returned to Jamaica with her parents (both born in Jamaica) and was educated at the St. Andrew High School for Girls. In 1946 she was awarded the Jamaica Centenary Scholarship

Is a former international footballer from Trinidad and Tobago who played as a striker. He is current

Is a former international footballer from Trinidad and Tobago who played as a striker. He is currently the Assistant Coach at United Petrotrin in the TT Pro League. Amongst his professional clubs was the Charlotte Eagles in the United States, where he sco

Is a lawyer and Bahamian politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament for the seat of Cat Isla

Is a lawyer and Bahamian politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament for the seat of Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador[2] and Senior Partner of Davis & Co.. He was formerly a partner of Christie & Ingraham Co. with Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie[

Was a skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented sl

Was a skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented slip fielder. He played cricket for a number of First-class sides in the West Indies and England as well as international cricket for the West Indian cricket

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played 26 women's one-day internationals for the team includi

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played 26 women's one-day internationals for the team including the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

Was considered as the country's ultimate midfielder who played for the Haïti national team in the 1

Was considered as the country's ultimate midfielder who played for the Haïti national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He is the one who assisted Emmanuel Sanon with the pass that resulted in the famous goal, the goal that put an end to Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff's save streak. Vorbe has always been a devoted member of the Violette Athletic Club. He ascended from player to leader and is presently the coach of Violette AC.

Having first attempted to get into cricket in 1990, he made the big time in 1997-98 after hitting 19

Having first attempted to get into cricket in 1990, he made the big time in 1997-98 after hitting 198 runs in two Test matches. He formed an opening partnership with Guyanese batsman Clayton Lambert that for a brief period was hailed as a possible success

Was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record lab

Was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record label in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Dillon was born in 1948 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica.[1] Influenced by American singers Connie Francis, Patti Page and Dionne Warwick, she began singing in talent contests. It was during a performance at the Glass Bucket Club in Kingston, Jamaica with the group The Vulcans, that Duke Reid's session guitarist Lynn Taitt discovered Dillon.[1]Dillon was 19 when she recorded her first record for Duke Reid. In 1967, Reid released Dillon's "Don’t Stay Away". While most of Dillon’s subsequent recordings would be covers of popular and obscure American songs including Bettye Swann's "Make Me Yours", Perry Como's "Tulips and Heather," The Grass Roots "Midnight Confessions", and Stephen Stills's "Love the One You're With"; "Don't Stay Away" was an original composition featuring Tommy McCook and the Supersonics as the backing band.