Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter L

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Ol

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In 1973 she participates in the III Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas , Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1976 she was included in the VI Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.

Is a Cuban track and field athlete. She previously represented Cuba.

Is a Cuban track and field athlete. She previously represented Cuba.

A Puerto Rican actress and comedienne. Hurst made her debut as a television comedian in the early 19

A Puerto Rican actress and comedienne. Hurst made her debut as a television comedian in the early 1960s. She participated in various Off-Broadway and movie productions in the United States.That year Hurst was contracted and she starred in the television comedy Pompilia y su Familia (Pompilia and her Family), which was broadcast on WAPA-TV. Later, she hosted La Hora del Niño (The Children's Hour) on Channel 6. Some of the other comedies in which she participated in the 1960s were Casos y Cosas de la Casa (Cases and Things of the House) with actor Braulio Castillo and Matrimonio y Algo Más (Marriage and Something More). In 1969, Hurst was contracted by Panamericana de Television of Lima, Peru to work in the program El Hit del Momento (The Hit of the Moment), for one year.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played 1 Test for West Indies and 51 first class games for Tri

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played 1 Test for West Indies and 51 first class games for Trinidad and Tobago. Roberts made his first class debut in 1996 after impressive one day form. It took until 1999 for him to score his maiden first class cent

Christie was born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica and in Jamaica he was brought up by his grand mother. He

Christie was born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica and in Jamaica he was brought up by his grand mother. He followed his parents, who had emigrated five years before, to England at the age of seven. He was educated at Henry Compton Secondary School in Fulham, Lon

Is a West Indian cricketer who has played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands. He is the fir

Is a West Indian cricketer who has played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands. He is the first person from Montserrat to have represented the West Indies at international cricket. Baker made his debut for the Leeward Islands in the 2004/05 season.

An American film and television actress of Puerto Rican descent.From 1994-1995, Vidal worked in New

An American film and television actress of Puerto Rican descent.From 1994-1995, Vidal worked in New York Undercover as a reporter named Carmen. In the series she was sister to Det. Eddie Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo. In 1995, she did some Off-Broadway and worked in The Commish. Among the other series she has worked in are: The Brian Benben Show in 1998 as "Julie"; Third Watch from 1999-2001 as "Sarah Morales" ; ER from 2001-2004 as "Sandy Lopez". Vidal had starring roles in High Incident (1996) and The Division (2001), for which she received the 2002 nomination for the ALMA Award in the Best Actress Category. In 2006, she had a brief role in the short-lived action series Smith, as one of the federal agents looking for Ray Liotta's group of thieves.

Is a Cuban racing cyclist.

Is a Cuban racing cyclist.

Was a Cuban novelist and journalist.Major publications of the country such as Revolución Newspaper,

Was a Cuban novelist and journalist.Major publications of the country such as Revolución Newspaper, Cuba Magazine and Revolución y Cultura Magazine have been directed by him. He has also collaborated with some other publications such as Bohemia, Carteles, Granma, Juventud Rebelde, El Mundo, Casa de las Américas, Unión, La Gaceta de Cuba de Cuba, also in Le Monde Diplomatique, Partisans, Europe, Washington Post, Excelsior from Mexico and recently in El Sol de Mexico.

Is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Su

Is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth (1992) and in ninth place (2000) with the Women's National Team.

The founder of "Atrevete Latino Youth, Inc.", an organization who focuses on the educational and lea

The founder of "Atrevete Latino Youth, Inc.", an organization who focuses on the educational and leadership training of young Latinos.When Nieves returned to New York, she went to work for PRACA (Puerto Rican Association of Community Affairs) as coordinator of "Muevete" (Move on). On May 14, 2001, Nieves and several other coordinators decided to leave PRACA because they wanted Muevete to become an independent organization of its own. However, they were not permitted to use the name Muevete and therefore they named their organization "Atrevete" (I Dare You). The organization's main office is located in the Bronx. Under her leadership, the organization's main focus is to educate and to develop the leadership skills of the Latino youth, starting in New York and Boston and then eventually nationally.

A singer, songwriter and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish langua

A singer, songwriter and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish language version of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1985.She and her sister were sent to live in the United States in the early 1960s through Operation Peter Pan, a US government sponsored program in conjunction with the Catholic Welfare Bureau that transported 14,000 Cuban children from Cuba to the United States. The scheme was devised for families opposed to the Cuban revolution of 1959, who feared that the government would indoctrinate their children into communism.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Jamaican reggae artist.Little Roy launched his career in the rocksteady age, recording a few si

Is a Jamaican reggae artist.Little Roy launched his career in the rocksteady age, recording a few singles for Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, none of which made much headway. As reggae itself unfolded, Roy switched to Lloyd Daley's recording studio.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played for the Combined Islands and the Leeward Islands in the

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played for the Combined Islands and the Leeward Islands in the 1960s and the 1970s.

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Armstrong is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow-medium

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Armstrong is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow-medium. Armstrong had represented the Bahamas national cricket team and captained them in 5 matches. Armstrong made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2002 ICC Americas Championship against the United States. He captained the team in their three further matches in the tournament against Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Argentina. Armstrong made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Armstrong captained the side and scored 40* as the Bahamas lost by 57 runs. This was Armstrong's final appearance for the Bahamas.

Is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team. A

Is a former professional soccer player who played 18 times for the Jamaica national football team. After beginning his pro career in 1988 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League. He then joined the Montreal Impact in 1993 and was part of the team’s starting eleven when the Impact beat the Colorado Foxes 1-0 in the playoff final and won the 1994 league championship. He also helped Montreal win the regular-season titles in 1995, 1996, and 1997. He retired as a player following the 2004 season, was third in Impact history for games played (190), as well as second for goals scored (34). He was assistant coach with the Impact in 2005, helping the team win the regular-season title.

Is a ska and reggae singer, keyboard player and record producer.Tyrell's first break came in 1962, w

Is a ska and reggae singer, keyboard player and record producer.Tyrell's first break came in 1962, when he performed with Roy Willis as The Charmers on Vere Johns' Talent Hour,[1] starting a recording career soon after. When The Charmers split, he joined Slim Smith and Jimmy Riley in The Uniques.[1] Charmers subsequently moved on to a solo career, releasing two albums in 1970, and also recording x-rated tracks such as "Birth Control", and the album Censored, these more risqué outings appearing under his real name or as 'Lloydie and The Lowbites'.

Is a reggae vocalist and bass player.In the late 1960s, he performed with the Invincibles band (whos

Is a reggae vocalist and bass player.In the late 1960s, he performed with the Invincibles band (whose members also included Ansell Collins, Sly Dunbar and Ranchie McLean) before teaming up with Wentworth Vernal in The Termites. In 1967, they recorded their first single, "Have Mercy Mr. Percy", and then an album Do the Rocksteady for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label.

Is an Cuban soccer player who last played for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. Car

Is an Cuban soccer player who last played for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. Cartaya defected to the United States from Cuba just after his team's Olympic qualifying game against the United States on March 11, 2008, along with several

Was a West Indies cricketer who played for the Combined Islands and the Windward Islands in the 1970

Was a West Indies cricketer who played for the Combined Islands and the Windward Islands in the 1970's and the 1980's. He is the father of current Windward Island cricketer Liam Sebastien.

Is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as

Is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as ska, by combining elements of calypso gleaned from Lord Kitchener, with the lilting mento rhythms of his childhood.[2] He has been based in Canada for over thirty-five years.

Is a Cuban boxer, who was a double world champ in the welterweight (69 kg) category.

Is a Cuban boxer, who was a double world champ in the welterweight (69 kg) category.

Was a Cuban trova musician, a singer, guitarist and composer. He worked for most of his life in duos

Was a Cuban trova musician, a singer, guitarist and composer. He worked for most of his life in duos with three important Cuban trovadors. His face showed clear signs of indian descent: he was an indo-mulatto (one of his grandmothers was a Siboney). He was the son and nephew of soneros, and he grew up in the ambiance of this type of Cuban music and dance. At ten, he was singing in Santiago de Cuba; at thirteen he formed a trio with two friends: the trio eventually left for Havana. They sang in cafés and private houses.