Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A West Indian cricketer, who has played one Test match and 31 ODIs for the West Indian women's crick

A West Indian cricketer, who has played one Test match and 31 ODIs for the West Indian women's cricket team. She was the first West Indian woman cricketer to score a hundred in a Test match, scoring 118 on Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi in the third innings of the only Test on tour - and, as of 2005-11-15, the only Test she's ever played. George has also been awarded an MBE for her contributions to sport. [2]

Is a Haitian hurdler.She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season,[

Is a Haitian hurdler.She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season,[1] but represented Haiti at the 1999 World Championships.

An American actress and model.Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Puerto Rican descent. She

An American actress and model.Velazquez was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Puerto Rican descent. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, and has a BA in marketing. Her first acting role was a McDonald commercial as a drive-thru lady.[2] She was also originally cast as Fernando Sucre's girlfriend Maricruz Delgado in the Fox television series Prison Break but acquired a role in My Name Is Earl instead.

Is a female volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olymp

Is a female volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.There she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women's team competition. Carrillo was named the Women's Best Server at the 2002 World Championship.

Is one of Cuba's major authors and poets. She has gained recognition for work whose themes are cente

Is one of Cuba's major authors and poets. She has gained recognition for work whose themes are centered on women and the Afro-Cuban experience.However, although her work pays attention to political themes, is not exclusively dominated by them. Critics have noted her playful observations about her own people, her effective use of particularly Cuban forms of humor, and her regular "indulgence" in highly lyrical, intimate, spiritual, or even erotic poetry.

Is an Jamaican-English football left-back, currently playing for Margate. He has played once for the

Is an Jamaican-English football left-back, currently playing for Margate. He has played once for the Jamaica national side.He moved to Bournemouth on a free transfer in 2000, signing a two-year contract. His time at Bournemouth was disrupted by injuries and he was released at the end of the 2002-03 season having played 38 first team games.

Is a Sri Lankan born Bahamian cricketer. Ekanayake is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm

Is a Sri Lankan born Bahamian cricketer. Ekanayake is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox and who currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team. Ekanayak is the former captain of the Bahamas national cricket team. Ekanayake made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2004 Americas Affiliates Championship against the Turks and Caicos Islands. Ekanayake made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Ekanayake represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2. Ekanayake will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.

Is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity.Deonarine is a left-handed batsman who bowls a

Is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity.Deonarine is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break. He made his debut for Guyana at the age of 17, and after captaining the West Indies under 19's in 2002, he made headlines after hitti

Are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky".Because their stepfather worked

Are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky".Because their stepfather worked as a DJ, the twins were influenced by different types of music. When the sisters were only 7 years old, they wrote their first song, "Sisters", and by the time they were 10, they already knew that they wanted to become singers.The twins' parents were very supportive of their daughters' ambitions. Their stepfather even gave them guitar and drum lessons. They were taken to auditions and, on some occasions, they even performed on some showcases. The sisters wanted to devise a name of their own. In using the first two syllables of their names ("Ni" and "Na"), they came up with Nina. They then added Sky, which for them represented "the sky's the limit".[4]

Is a professional basketball player. He is the son of former NBA player Terry Peavy and former Puert

Is a professional basketball player. He is the son of former NBA player Terry Peavy and former Puerto Rico National Team swimmer Nila. Peavy played in the NCAA for the Miami (OH) Redhawk team from 2003-06. He also played in Germany from 2007-09. Peavy was

Is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's r

Is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's relay team finished sixth. At the 2005 World Championships, McKinney together with Avard Moncur, Andrae Williams and Chris Brown won the silver medal.

He retired from all cricket due to his age and a consistent pain in his wrists in2004.His best perfo

He retired from all cricket due to his age and a consistent pain in his wrists in2004.His best performance of 5/70 came against Australia in a famous West Indian Victory where Brian Lara scored 153 not out.

Is a West Indian cricketer, more specifically a slow left arm bowler, who played four Tests in 2001,

Is a West Indian cricketer, more specifically a slow left arm bowler, who played four Tests in 2001, taking 17 wickets. He also played 17 One Day Internationals for the West Indies, but played his last international in the 2001–02 against Sri Lanka at Kan

Is an English born Barbadian footballer, currently playing for Marine FC in the Northern Premier Lea

Is an English born Barbadian footballer, currently playing for Marine FC in the Northern Premier League. Harvey made his debut for Barbados in a January 2007 Caribbean Cup match against Trinidad and Tobago in which he immediately scored a goal. He also pl

Is a Grenadian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best is 2:00.09

Is a Grenadian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.Her personal best is 2:00.09 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This is the Grenadian record.[1] She also holds the 1500 metres record with 4:23.24 minutes, achieved in March 2008 in Baton Rouge.

She is a West Indies cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.Will

She is a West Indies cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.Williams was born and raised in Laventille to Cleve and Annetta Williams. She have 2 siblings Barry and Clevan Williams. Nelly started cricket in 1993 where she excelled to the point that she decided that she should take it a notch higher which was to play for the National cricket team and to an extent the West Indies team. Nelly is currently looking forward to playing for the West Indies in the World Cup in 2008, which would be her last tournament in her 14 year career.

Is a cricketer who has played one One-Day International match for the West Indies. His main first-cl

Is a cricketer who has played one One-Day International match for the West Indies. His main first-class and List A cricket has been for the Windward Islands. He played for the West Indies in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He spent 2008 in E

Nelson was born in 1962, in the Buena Vista neighbourhood, Havana city, Cuba. Cuban music was a part

Nelson was born in 1962, in the Buena Vista neighbourhood, Havana city, Cuba. Cuban music was a part of Nelson's childhood, and through his life in Cuba, Latin dance became a family tradition, passed from father to son. He trained in dance alongside his regular studies at specialised dance courses in the Casa de Cultura community centre, and did a lot of social dancing throughout the years. He also studied economics, and studied languages to a high level. After moving to England in the Mid-eighties, he did some work for Dunn & Co., before taking up a serious career in Salsa dance.

A useful batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper and bowler, Nelson Betancourt was born in Trinidad.

A useful batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper and bowler, Nelson Betancourt was born in Trinidad. His career, at first glance, was a long one spanning the years 1905 to 1930 but in truth he played only sporadically with long periods of cricket inactivit

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Dieppa represented Puerto Rico in international

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Dieppa represented Puerto Rico in international events including the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 1991 Pan American Games and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Dieppa debuted as a professional on Feb

Is a Cuban professional boxer and the current cruiserweight division title holder. Martinez started

Is a Cuban professional boxer and the current cruiserweight division title holder. Martinez started boxing at the age of 15 and had a 30-2 amateur record.

Was an essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright and a politician who defended women's civil rights

Was an essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright and a politician who defended women's civil rights.Canales co-founded, with Luis Llorens Torres, the "Revista de las Antillanas". He also wrote short novels and a comedy called "El Heroe Galopante" (The Traveling Hero), which debuted on stage in 1923 after his death. In 1914, he bought the newspaper "El Día" of Ponce (In the future it was to become "El Nuevo Día"). In his newspaper he had a column in which he wrote his "Paliques". In the "Paliques", he showed his understanding of the human nature with humor and insight. In his works, he makes an emphasis of the pride that he feels for things Puerto Rican. A collection of his essays, "Paliques" were published in 1913.

Is a retired Cuban middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Her personal best time w

Is a retired Cuban middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Her personal best time was 2.00.23 minutes, achieved in June 1985 in Prague.

Was a Cuban swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Silverio twice competed for his native countr

Was a Cuban swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Silverio twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.

Is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics

Is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics. Neckles also competed at the 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games. As of April 2009, he holds the Barbadian Record in the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke.