Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Dominican soldier and politician.His entry into history books came during the Dominican Republ

Was a Dominican soldier and politician.His entry into history books came during the Dominican Republic Civil War that began on April 24, 1965. He was one of the leaders in the movement to restore the democratically elected President Dr. Juan Bosch, who ha

Better known in the show business world plainly as Francisco Gattorno, is a famous Cuban actor in Me

Better known in the show business world plainly as Francisco Gattorno, is a famous Cuban actor in Mexico. A native of Santa Clara, Cuba, Gattorno earned Mexican citizenship during the early 2000s.

Was a writer, poet, and playwright known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".Arriví (birth

Was a writer, poet, and playwright known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".Arriví (birth name: Francisco Arriví Alegria) was born in Santurce, a section of the City San Juan, the Capital of Puerto Rico, to a Spanish father and Puerto Rican mother. He loved to read books, a habit which he acquired at the age of six. His grandmother, who used to take him to the theater every week, inspired his interest in theatrical works. He built a small stage in the backyard of his house in Calle (Street) Wilson when he was 10 years old where, together with his friends, he would make presentations of children's tales.[1]

Was a politician and founding father of the Dominican Republic. He is considered by Dominicans as th

Was a politician and founding father of the Dominican Republic. He is considered by Dominicans as the second leader of the 1844 Dominican War of Independence, after Juan Pablo Duarte and before Ramón Matías Mella.

Was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet.When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Ke

Was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet.When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Key West, Florida with its family for political reasons. For a time he was a cigar worker. He was secretary of the Club San Carlos in Key West. During the Cuban War of 1895, he returned to Cuba in the expedition of Carlos Roloff and Serafíín Sanchez. He was the Representative of the western Cuba in the Assembly of Jimaguayú and head of office of the Ministry of the Interior. He was eventually promoted to rank of colonel in the cavalry.

Was a proponent of the abolition of slavery and of the self-determination of Puerto Rico.In 1865, th

Was a proponent of the abolition of slavery and of the self-determination of Puerto Rico.In 1865, the Spanish Crown requested from the municipalities of Puerto Rico recommendations for new laws and Quiñones was elected representative for San German. In 1867 Quiñones represented Puerto Rico before the "Overseas Information Committee" meeting in Spain. Together with Segundo Ruiz Belvis and Jose Julian Acosta, he demanded the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico and also protested over the injustices practiced by General Palacio in the island. [

Was a Cuban attorney and politician.r. Prío Socarrás was senator representing Cuba’s Pinar del R

Was a Cuban attorney and politician.r. Prío Socarrás was senator representing Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province from 1944-1952. His brother was Cuban President, Carlos Prío Socarrás. In 1952, when his brother was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista he and his family went into exile in Miami. He later returned to Cuba when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista in 1959. In late 1960, he grew discontented with the Castro government and returned to Miami.

Was a WBA Lightweight champion.Quiroz turned pro in 1978 and captured the WBA light flyweight title

Was a WBA Lightweight champion.Quiroz turned pro in 1978 and captured the WBA light flyweight title with a KO win over Lupe Madera in 1984. He defended the belt once before losing a narrow decision to Joey Olivo in 1985. After the loss, Quiroz fought spor

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization. He bats and throws left-hand

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization. He bats and throws left-handed. He is a childhood friend of Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar and former Braves catcher Brayan Pena.

Is a right-handed baseball pitcher for Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

Is a right-handed baseball pitcher for Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba.

Is a retired Cuban judoka, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics. He won s

Is a retired Cuban judoka, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics. He won several medals during his career at the Pan American Games in the Men's Heavyweight (+ 95kg) division.

Is a retired triple jumper from the Bahamas.Rutherford won the Bahamas its first World Championship

Is a retired triple jumper from the Bahamas.Rutherford won the Bahamas its first World Championship medal with a bronze in the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Frank was the US Indoor Track and Field champion in the triple jump in 1991 and still currently holds the triple jump record for the University of Houston. He followed that with winning a silver medal at the 1992 World Cup in Havana, Cuba.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1953 and 1956. Born in Delamere Land, Bri

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1953 and 1956. Born in Delamere Land, Brighton, St Michael, Barbados, King was a hostile right-arm fast bowler who opened the bowling for the West Indies in three consecutive home series in the ea

Was a Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batista's government

Was a Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba. País was the urban coordinator of the 26th of July Movement, and was a key organizer within the urban underground movement, collaborating with Fidel Castro's guerrilla forces which were conducting activities in the Sierra Maestra mountains. País was killed in the streets of Santiago de Cuba by the Santiago police on July 30, 1957.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of En

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. Martin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in 1928 and in 1930-31. His Test car

Was a Puerto Rican boxer. He beat world champions Carlos Cruz, Chango Carmona and Pedro Adigue, and

Was a Puerto Rican boxer. He beat world champions Carlos Cruz, Chango Carmona and Pedro Adigue, and lost to Ismael Laguna, among others.

Is one of Jamaica's best-loved and popular dancehall reggae artists. Born almost blind, he has been

Is one of Jamaica's best-loved and popular dancehall reggae artists. Born almost blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'.1983 he formed his own band, called Paul Blake and the Bloodfire Posse. In 1984 he wrote their first song – Rub-A-Dub Soldier – which went straight to the top of reggae charts all over the world, a song which now belongs to the true reggae classics. Blakes second song, Get Flat, also climbed to the top of the charts.

Was one of the founders of, and the first lead singer of The Wailers.Junior Braithwaite was born in

Was one of the founders of, and the first lead singer of The Wailers.Junior Braithwaite was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in the same neighborhood where Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer (aka. Bunny Livingston) and Peter Tosh later lived. Higgs and Wilson, one of the top harmonizing groups in Jamaica at that time, used to rehearse in his backyard. The friends Braithwaite, Wailer, Marley, Tosh and Beverley Kelso, inspired by Wilson and Higgs, started singing together under various names, and in 1963 they became known as "The Wailers".

Is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at th

Is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Is a male professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 6 (1.98 m) and plays as a forward. Western is m

Is a male professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 6 (1.98 m) and plays as a forward. Western is member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.

He is a right-handed batsman and a fast right-arm bowler who possesses a lot of power with his full-

He is a right-handed batsman and a fast right-arm bowler who possesses a lot of power with his full-length outswing. In the first innings in which he participated, he achieved figures of 6 for 100, but for Test after Test beyond this, his bowling disappoi

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as defender for the Grenada national football te

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as defender for the Grenada national football team.

Is a former cricketer who had a first-class career for teams in four continents. He was a hard-hitti

Is a former cricketer who had a first-class career for teams in four continents. He was a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and a right-arm bowler who, at his peak, was genuinely fast; in addition, he developed a pioneering slower ball and was the first b

Is a Haitian football player who currently plays for OFI Crete of the Greek Super League. His usual

Is a Haitian football player who currently plays for OFI Crete of the Greek Super League. His usual demarcation is midfielder.