Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a guitarist whose session work at Studio One helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s

Is a guitarist whose session work at Studio One helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s. Ranglin played on many classic Jamaican recordings, and he performed with artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, The Skatalites and

Is a retired male weightlifter from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olym

Is a retired male weightlifter from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place in the Men's Middle-Heavyweight division.

Is a freelance author, translator and journalist who lives and works in Havana, Cuba. In 1996, he st

Is a freelance author, translator and journalist who lives and works in Havana, Cuba. In 1996, he started organizing the Cuban Beatles conventions, which opened doors to the world of writing. Castellanos has since written and published four books as well as a number of stories for newspapers and magazines in both Cuba and abroad.

Was a Cuban composer and pianist of Canarian father and Cuban mother, and worldwide fame. He compose

Was a Cuban composer and pianist of Canarian father and Cuban mother, and worldwide fame. He composed over six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist of exceptional quality.Lecuona started early studying piano under his sister Ernestina, a famed composer in her own right. He later studied at the Peyrellade Conservatoire under Antonio Saavedra and the famous Joaquin Nin. Lecuona graduated from the National Conservatory of Havana with a Gold Medal for interpretation when he was sixteen.

Was a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Ol

Was a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a male judoka from Haiti, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (– 73 kg)

Is a male judoka from Haiti, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (– 73 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests in 1930.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests in 1930.

Is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. M

Is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. McFarlane attended Malick Secondary Comprehensive School in his native Trinidad, and briefly attended Trinity College, before moving to the United States in

Was the provisional President of Haiti from 1990 through 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian hi

Was the provisional President of Haiti from 1990 through 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office. Aristide had Pascal-Trouillot arrested under charges of complicity in the January attempted coup d'état. She was released the ne

In 1961, she came to the United States when she was thirteen years old, the eldest in a family that

In 1961, she came to the United States when she was thirteen years old, the eldest in a family that would eventually include eleven children. Santiago attended New York City's, she and her husband, Frank Cantor, founded CANTOMEDIA, a film and media production company, which has won numerous awards for excellence in documentary filmmaking.Her writing career evolved from her work as a producer/writer of documentary and educational films. Her essays and opinion pieces have appeared in national newspapers including the New York Times and the Boston Globe, and on mass market magazines like House & Garden, Metropolitan Home, and Good Housekeeping.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1948 to 1954. He was born in Cornwall

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1948 to 1954. He was born in Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He is the oldest living West Indian Test cricketer, and the fourth oldest Test cricketer from any country. Kentish made h

Was a Cuban composer of religious music.[1] His compositions focused chiefly on vocal music, and are

Was a Cuban composer of religious music.[1] His compositions focused chiefly on vocal music, and are a fine representation of the late Baroque style. Although heavily influenced by French and Italian works of the period, his music is considered to incorporate an original Latin American component.

Is a retired Cuban judoka. She won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, both in the H

Is a retired Cuban judoka. She won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, both in the Half Heavyweight (over 72 kg) category.

Is a Cuban soprano. She was trained in solfége and music theory by Juan Elósegui, and in singing b

Is a Cuban soprano. She was trained in solfége and music theory by Juan Elósegui, and in singing by Rubén Lepchutz. Borja graduated as a teacher in 1934, and began her career in 1935; that year she performed, with Ernesto Lecuona on piano, at the National Theatre (now the Gran Teatro de La Habana), and at the Auditorium Amadeo Roldan. The same year she sang the waltz Damisela encantadora in the operetta Lola Cruz by Lecuona.[2] Her voice was described as a "beautiful mezzo-soprano with clear diction and a good feel for melody".[3]

Was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television.Sandoval went to work for El Día, a local

Was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television.Sandoval went to work for El Día, a local newspaper in Ponce. She first came into contact with the field of communications when she went to work as a secretary for Emilio Huyke in the radio station WPAB. She auditioned and was named director of a program directed towards a female audience. In 1949, she informed her parents that she wanted to become an artist and she left for San Juan, despite their protests, and went to work for Ángel Ramos' "Radio El Mundo", which later became known as WKAQ. She was given the surname "Sandoval" by the Argentine actress Queca Guerrero. Sandoval landed roles in radionovelas (radio soap operas) and became known in Puerto Rico as "The Queen of the Radio Operas".[2]

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as striker for the Grenada national football tea

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

Is a retired Grenadian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.09 metres, achieved in May 1989 in Po

Is a retired Grenadian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.09 metres, achieved in May 1989 in Port of Spain. This is the Grenadian record.

Is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Is a Dominican boxer in the Welterweight division. Euri has only lost to Contender, Mexican Saul Alv

Is a Dominican boxer in the Welterweight division. Euri has only lost to Contender, Mexican Saul Alvarez.

Was a Cuban trovador musician: a composer, guitarist and singer. He came from a middle-class family,

Was a Cuban trovador musician: a composer, guitarist and singer. He came from a middle-class family, and was trained as an accountant in Cienfuegos, where his family had moved. He also studied guitar and song, and sang in public for the first time in 1916 at the Terry Theatre in Cienfuegos.

Was a Cuban trovador musician: a composer, guitarist and singer. He came from a middle-class family,

Was a Cuban trovador musician: a composer, guitarist and singer. He came from a middle-class family, and was trained as an accountant in Cienfuegos, where his family had moved. He also studied guitar and song, and sang in public for the first time in 1916 at the Terry Theatre in Cienfuegos.[1]

Is the Havana City Historian, director of the restoration program of Old Havana and its historical c

Is the Havana City Historian, director of the restoration program of Old Havana and its historical center, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deputy to the National Assembly of the Popular Power in the IV, V and I SAW Legislature, Ambassador of Good Will of the United Nations, the University of Havana and has his masters in Latin American, Caribbean, and Cuban Studies. He is President of the Commission of Monuments in the City of Havana and a specialist in Archeological Sciences. His son, Javier Leal, runs a travel agency and an art gallery in Barcelona, Spain

Is a Trinidadian football player, who currently plays for the German football club SV Waldhof Mannhe

Is a Trinidadian football player, who currently plays for the German football club SV Waldhof Mannheim. His first professional club was Tampa Bay Mutiny, who drafted him as number 4 in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. Wise has 18 caps and 3 goals for the

Considered by many the most lyrical poet from Puerto Rico. Although several of his published books d

Considered by many the most lyrical poet from Puerto Rico. Although several of his published books deal with Puerto Rican nationality and regionalism, the majority of his verses are liberated from folkloric subject matter and excel in universal lyricism. [1]According to critics of Puerto Rican literature, the great threesome of Puerto Rican poetry is composed by Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, Luis Llorens Torres, and Luis Palés Matos. The first of the three, Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, is one of the greatest poets of the Antilles, and even critics such as Federico de Onís and Concha Meléndez considered him as one of the most important poets of the Spanish language

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #5 jersey.