This is a list of notable people who are from Kingston, Jamaica, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.
Notable people[edit]
- Billy Strachan, pioneer of black civil rights in Britain, WWII bomber pilot, communist activist, newspaper editor
- Yellowman, reggae and dancehall artist
- Bob Andy, reggae vocalist
- Cory Burke, soccer player
- Buju Banton, reggae singer
- John Barnes, English footballer
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bassist
- Beenie Man, real name Moses Davis, dancehall artist and former husband of Michelle D'Angel Downer
- Louise Bennett-Coverley, folk singer, poet, comedian
- Atari Bigby, former NFL player
- Ken Boothe, artist
- Bounty Killer, dancehall artist
- Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976
- Dennis Brown, reggae singer
- Errol Brown, singer
- Canibus, rapper
- Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete with an intellectual disability
- Frederic G. Cassidy, linguist and lexicographer
- Patrick Chung, NFL football player for the New England Patriots
- Kofi Cockburn, Basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini
- Frederic Hymen Cowen, British composer
- Carole Crawford, Miss World 1963
- Theodore Curphey, coroner
- Omar Daley, footballer
- Robert Charles Dallas, lawyer, historian and friend of Lord Byron
- Chili Davis, former Major League Baseball player
- Desmond Dekker, singer and songwriter
- Sandy Denton, "Pepa" of hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa
- Coxsone Dodd, reggae music producer
- Sly Dunbar, reggae musician, dub music producer
- Leon Edwards, Jamaican-born English mixed martial artist, current UFC Welterweight Champion
- Eek-A-Mouse, reggae singer
- Elephant Man, dancehall artist
- Patrick Ewing, former NBA basketball player and coach
- Colin Ferguson, mass-shooter
- Heather Foster, Jamaica-born American professional bodybuilder
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic gold medalist
- Ricardo Fuller, footballer for Hanley Town
- Ricardo Gardner, former footballer
- Amy Jacques Garvey, journalist, publisher, second wife of Marcus Garvey
- Chris Gayle, cricketer
- Andrew Gourlay, conductor
- Howard Grant, boxer
- Richard Hall, professional boxer
- Lisa Hanna, Miss World 1993, politician
- Bob Hazell, former footballer
- Paul Hewitt, U.S. basketball coach
- John Holt, reggae singer and songwriter
- Kamara James, Olympic fencer
- Jah’Mila, reggae musician
- Jermaine Johnson, footballer for Tivoli Gardens
- Sandra Levy, field hockey player
- Jean Lowrie-Chin, communications consultant, seniors advocate, author and newspaper columnist
- Macka Diamond, real name Charmaine Munroe, dancehall artist
- Michael Manley, Jamaican politician and prime minister
- Bob Marley, great musician and singer-songwriter
- Damian Marley, reggae artiste and youngest son of Bob Marley
- Ziggy Marley, reggae artiste and son of Bob Marley
- Justin Masterson, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
- Mavado, dancehall artist
- Mike McCallum, three division world champion professional boxer
- Marcus Milner, footballer
- Sean Paul, dancehall and reggae artist
- Yendi Phillips, Miss Universe 2010 1st runner-up
- Donald Quarrie, sprinter
- Shabba Ranks, dancehall artist
- Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher and Ritz-Carlton hotel manager
- Junior Reid, reggae singer
- Hazelle P. Rogers, politician
- U-Roy, pioneer of toasting
- Ricky Sappleton, footballer for Cheshunt
- Mary Seacole, medical pioneer
- Shaggy, reggae singer
- Winsome Sears, politician
- Robbie Shakespeare, reggae musician, dub music producer
- Nadine Spencer, businesswoman
- Raheem Sterling, footballer for Manchester City
- Super Cat, dancehall artist
- Ryan Thompson, footballer for Austin Bold
- Alfred Valentine, cricketer
- Vybz Kartel, dancehall singer
- Courtney Walsh, cricketer
- Devon White, former Major League Baseball player
- Willard White, opera singer
- Jheanelle Wilkins, politician
- Hyman Wright, reggae record producer