Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Patterson was perhaps the fastest and most dangerous fast bowler the world has ever seen, prompting

Patterson was perhaps the fastest and most dangerous fast bowler the world has ever seen, prompting the legendary English opener Graham Gooch to opine that facing Patterson was the one time he feared for his life.

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Haiti.Pierre represented Haiti

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Haiti.Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot.

Is a Barbadian cricketer, similar in his short build to West Indies international Tino Best. Yearwoo

Is a Barbadian cricketer, similar in his short build to West Indies international Tino Best. Yearwood has been described as "fabulously named" by the Daily Mail. Yearwood caught the eye in August 2003 when he took 7/37 for Barbados Under-19s against their Leeward Islands equivalents in the TCL Regional Under 19 Challenge; his captain Martin Nurse said that Yearwood had bowled with both pace and swing, and had bowled "very, very well"; while Yearwood himself said that he had "big goals" he wanted to achieve. He made his debut in List A cricket in early October 2003, when he represented West Indies Under-19s against Antigua and Barbuda in the Red Stripe Bowl.

Is a reggae and dancehall recording artist.In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacr

Is a reggae and dancehall recording artist.In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977. Levy established his solo career the next year with "A Long Time Since We Don't Have No Love"; though the single was a failure, the fourteen year old was a popular performer at Jamaican dancehalls.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played four ODIs in 1994

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played four ODIs in 1994

Is Jamaica’s master painter.Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football play

Is Jamaica’s master painter.Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football player for Kingston College. However, he ultimately followed his artistic yearnings by enrolling at the Royal College of Art in London. He traveled widely and th

Is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got

Is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got to #3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976.Biggs spent some time as an recording engineer with the Jamaican Broadcasting Company before entering the music scene as a harmony singer at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One and Duke Reid's Treasure Isle recording studios, and spent time as a member of both the Crystalites and the Astronauts, before accepting a position as the lead singer for Byron Lee's Dragonaires.

Was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny L

Was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.Barry Brown was one of a number of singers to find success in the 1970s under record producer Bunny Lee. After forming a short-lived group called The Aliens with Rod Taylor and Johnny Lee,[1], Brown went solo. Although his first release, "Girl You're Always On My Mind", had little impact, his vocal style soon found popularity, with his first hit single coming with 1979's "Step It Up Youthman", which led to an album of the same name on Third World Records.

Is a guitarist / vocalist, and a founding member of the reggae band Steel Pulse.Gabbidon lives in Bi

Is a guitarist / vocalist, and a founding member of the reggae band Steel Pulse.Gabbidon lives in Birmingham, England, and is currently developing a new album featuring Paul Beckford (bass guitar), Colin Gabbidon (drums), Faisal x (keyboards), Sonia Clarke (vocals), Leonie Smith (vocals), Nirvana (vocals), Alvin Davis (saxophones), Errol Smith (trombone) and Cho Cho (riddim guitar).

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1978 to 1979. He was married to Ela

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1978 to 1979. He was married to Elaine Williams and together they had a son who became the famous rapper known as Canibus.

Is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of

Is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, led two famous big bands, and was one of the 'house' arrangers for the Tropicana Club.

Is a retired male judoka from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics i

Is a retired male judoka from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in in the Men's Half-Heavyweight (– 95 kg) division, and won a total number of three medals during his career at the Pan American Games (1987, 1991 and 1995

Was a Cuban artist and lithographer[1]. Her work was based on Afro-Cuban religion, combining the myt

Was a Cuban artist and lithographer[1]. Her work was based on Afro-Cuban religion, combining the myth of Sikan and the traditions of the Abakuá, a men's secret society, though her work was often thought to reflect her personal issues as well.[2] Her work began exhibition in 1988, and exhibitions continued until at least 2006[3]. The artist committed suicide at the age of 32.

An attacking, middle-order batsman, a medium-pace, leg-break bowler and an athletic fielder anywhere

An attacking, middle-order batsman, a medium-pace, leg-break bowler and an athletic fielder anywhere on the pitch, Ben Sealey’s career spanned the years 1924 to 1941. Despite once turning out for a ‘Barbados Born’ side against the Rest of West Indies, he

Is considered by many fans of Cuban music as the greatest Cuban singer of all time. He was gifted wi

Is considered by many fans of Cuban music as the greatest Cuban singer of all time. He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of all the genres of Cuban music, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, Afro-Cuban, canción, guaguancó, and bolero.

Is a Major League Baseball second baseman. He has played two major league seasons, one with each the

Is a Major League Baseball second baseman. He has played two major league seasons, one with each the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 1997. After two seasons, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Kevin Reese. He again became a free agent after the 2005 season, and signed with the Washington Nationals where he would play 42 games, accumulating 110 at-bats.

Played 24 Tests and 12 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.

Played 24 Tests and 12 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.

Is a prominent Jewish Cuban lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader, who was responsible for fre

Is a prominent Jewish Cuban lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader, who was responsible for freeing 3,600 Cuban political prisoners in 1978.Dr. Benes graduated as an attorney and CPA from the University of Havana and was member of the law firm “Bufete Zaydin”. While in Cuba, he was the pro-bono attorney of the “Patronato de la Casa de la Comunidad de Cuba” (the largest synagogue and community center) in Cuba and was the legal consultant to the Cuban Treasury Department.

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She twice won the si

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. She twice won the silver medal in the women's competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2007 in Guatemala City and Carolina, Puerto Rico, partnering Margarita Suero.

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who twice won the silver

Is a female beach volleyball and volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who twice won the silver medal in the women's competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2007 in Guatemala City[1][2] and Carolina, Puerto Rico[3], partnering Margarita S

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the D

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship. She became Best Scorer at the 2007 edition of this event.

Better known as "Blind Blake", was the best-known performer of goombay/calypso in the Bahamas from t

Better known as "Blind Blake", was the best-known performer of goombay/calypso in the Bahamas from the 1930s to the 1960s.For much of his career, Blind Blake was based at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Nassau. Included in his wide repertoire was "Love, Love Alone," a song (by Trinidadian calypsonian Caresser) about the abdication of Edward VIII. Blind Blake's version of this calypso is said to have been enjoyed by the former king himself, who, as the Duke of Windsor, served as Governor of the Bahamas during World War II.

Is a Jamaican vocalist and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential son

Is a Jamaican vocalist and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.Bob Andy was one of the founding members of The Paragons, along with Tyrone Evans and Howard Barrett. His first solo hit in 1966, "I've Got to Go Back Home," was followed by "Desperate Lover," "Feeling Soul", "Unchained," and "Too Experienced", amongst others. He also composed songs for other artists, including "I Don't Want to See You Cry" for Ken Boothe, and "Feel Like Jumping," "Truly," and "Melody Life" for Marcia Griffiths.

Is a salsa singer and religious minister. His seminal professional pairing with Richie Ray is one of

Is a salsa singer and religious minister. His seminal professional pairing with Richie Ray is one of the longest-lived partnerships in Latino music, lasting over 40 years. His wide vocal range and quiet, gentlemanly demeanor has earned Cruz enormous popularity over the years.

Was a successful Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter. His round black face earned him the nickname b

Was a successful Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter. His round black face earned him the nickname by which he was always known.Villa studied at the Mateu Conservatoire of Havana. He worked as a chauffeur and played piano for silent films until his friend Rita Montaner took him on as an accompanist in the early 1930s.[2] After Montaner returned to Cuba, Villa remained in Mexico and developed an original performance style as a pianist and singer.