Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a Puerto Rican jibaro singer and comedian. While better known for his work as a comedy actor on P

Is a Puerto Rican jibaro singer and comedian. While better known for his work as a comedy actor on Puerto Rican television, Pumarejo has released 16 albums of Puerto Rican music, with some of them becoming major hits in the island.

Is a retired Cuban judoka. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the Women's Middlew

Is a retired Cuban judoka. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the Women's Middleweight (– 66 kg) category.

When Odalys was 13, she arrived in Miami, where she began a career in modeling. In 1991, she was cas

When Odalys was 13, she arrived in Miami, where she began a career in modeling. In 1991, she was cast to host Noche de Gigantes (Night of the Giants) by Univision, alongside Don Francisco. Garcia and Don Francisco became friends during the two years she was in the show, and she started to become famous to Hispanic audiences.Soon, she was chosen to host De Pelicula, a Saturday afternoon movies show. But her biggest break came in 1993, when she was chosen to participate in Lente Loco (Crazy Lens), as Pupu Pir·, a show that was like a Spanish version of Candid Camera. Lente Loco became a big hit among Univision's target audiences, and Odalys' fame went off the roof. Within years,

A Cuban actress, model, singer and show host.When Odalys was 13, she arrived in Miami, where she beg

A Cuban actress, model, singer and show host.When Odalys was 13, she arrived in Miami, where she began a career in modeling. In 1991, she was cast to host Noche de Gigantes (Night of the Giants) by Univision, alongside Don Francisco. Garcia and Don Francisco became friends during the two years she was in the show, and she started to become famous to Hispanic audiences.Soon, she was chosen to host De Pelicula, a Saturday afternoon movies show. But her biggest break came in 1993, when she was chosen to participate in Lente Loco (Crazy Lens), as Pupu Pirú, a show that was like a Spanish version of Candid Camera. Lente Loco became a big hit among Univision's target audiences, and Odalys' fame went off the roof. Within years, she was producing calendars, being the object of romance rumors by many magazines, and becoming the spokeswoman of Columbia House's Club Musica Latina. She also had the opportunity to act in a Spanish soap opera, named Morelia, and she was disc jockey at a morning radio show at Florida's station, WQBA. She is also a spokeswoman for Bally's Total Fitness.

Is a male volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team. He

Is a male volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team. He became Best Blocker at the first 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf, where Cuba ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Is a Cuban chef and more recently, a writer, best known for being the first husband of actress/singe

Is a Cuban chef and more recently, a writer, best known for being the first husband of actress/singer, Jennifer Lopez. They were married on February 22, 1997 and divorced in January 1998.

A famous Cuban singer who was known to be the queen of bolero. She is a native of the Cuban city of

A famous Cuban singer who was known to be the queen of bolero. She is a native of the Cuban city of Santiago.Guillot and her family moved to Ciudad Havana when she was a small child. As a teenager, she and her sister, Ana Luisa, performed at a duo, named the "Duo Hermanitas Guillot".It wasn't until 1945 that her talent as a bolero singer would be discovered, when Facundo Rivero, an influential man in the Cuban music industry of the era, heard her sing for the first time, and helped her make her professional singing debut, at a famous Havana night club. Soon after, Guillot met Miguelito Valdes, who took her to New York city, where Guillot was able to record her first album, with the Decca label.

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 sixth place (1996) with the Women's National Team.

Is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and

Is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team.

Is a footballer, who currently plays for St. George's SC in the Jamaican National Premier League.A f

Is a footballer, who currently plays for St. George's SC in the Jamaican National Premier League.A former Jamaica youth midfield player, Brissett played for Jamaica in the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador. These matches were not officially recognized as full internationals by FIFA.

Is a Jamaican international soccer player who plays professionally for Colorado Rapids in Major Leag

Is a Jamaican international soccer player who plays professionally for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.Cummings was picked for the Colorado Rapids in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as a Round 3 pick, number 31 overall.

Is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Bradford City in England's League Two. He has al

Is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Bradford City in England's League Two. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley appeared for the Jamaican under 20s in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, where they went out in the first round after losing two of their three group games. He was first called up to the Jamaican national team for a tour of the Cayman Islands and also impressed in a game against the national side for a Clarendon All Star XI team. He has been capped more than 50 times and scored five international goals.

Is a West Indian cricketer who plays domestically for the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) and h

Is a West Indian cricketer who plays domestically for the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) and has played Test cricket for the West Indies. A left-handed opening batsman, he got his Test opportunity following a dispute between the West Indies Cricket

Is a former Cuban baseball player. Linares, who played third base for the Cuban national team and fo

Is a former Cuban baseball player. Linares, who played third base for the Cuban national team and for Pinar del Río in the Cuban National Series, is considered one of the greatest Cuban players of all time. Because he started playing regularly as a teen, the public knows him affectionately as El Niño, meaning "the kid".

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.

Is a composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist.Sosa began studying marimba at age eight, then switched

Is a composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist.Sosa began studying marimba at age eight, then switched to piano at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Havana, where he studied jazz. Sosa moved to Quito, Ecuador in 1993, then San Francisco, California in 1995.

Is a baseball executive who is currently the General Manager of the New York Mets.

Is a baseball executive who is currently the General Manager of the New York Mets.

Is a Cuban singer and dancer whose career has spanned over half a century. She was one of the origin

Is a Cuban singer and dancer whose career has spanned over half a century. She was one of the original members of the Cuarteto d'Aida, and has performed with Ignacio Piñeiro, Orquesta Anacaona, Orquesta Aragón, Nat King Cole, Adalberto Álvarez, Los Van Van, the Buena Vista ensemble, Pupy Pedroso, Chucho Valdés and Juan Formell.

The son of noted Anguillan musician Bankie Banx, he became the first Anguillan to play Test cricket

The son of noted Anguillan musician Bankie Banx, he became the first Anguillan to play Test cricket in May 2003, and, during his first innings, despite picking up three wickets, he conceded 204 runs in 40 overs, the most number of runs conceded by a Test

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Levy is a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, although

Is a former Bahamian cricketer. Levy is a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowler, although his style is unknown. Levy represented the Bahamas national cricket team in 5 matches. Levy made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2002 ICC Americas Championship against the United States. In 2002, he represented the Americas U-19's in the 2002 West Indies Cricket Board Under-19 Tournament, where he played in 5 matches for the team. Levy made his Twenty20 appearance for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Levy scored 19 runs, with the Bahamas losing by 57 runs. This was Levy's final appearance for the Bahamas.

Was a Cuban short fiction writer.He was unable to complete his high school studies due to his family

Was a Cuban short fiction writer.He was unable to complete his high school studies due to his family's economic problems, employing himself in different trades to support his family. One of these was as a traveling salesman, a job that allowed him to get to know different places and people within Cuba and that would serve as models for the setting and characters of several of his stories.

Is a Jamaica-born writer, artist and teacher.Since 1993, Opal Palmer Adisa has taught literature and

Is a Jamaica-born writer, artist and teacher.Since 1993, Opal Palmer Adisa has taught literature and served as Chair of the Ethnic Studies/Cultural Diversity Program at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.

Is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight division (– 100

Is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight division (– 100 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games and at the 2007 World Championships.

Is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known

Is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is the cousin of boxer Mario Kindelán.

Was a Cuban musician and bandleader, often credited with popularizing the musical form Mambo, alongs

Was a Cuban musician and bandleader, often credited with popularizing the musical form Mambo, alongside his brother Israel "Cachao" Lopez.In the late 1930s, the danzón had three movements: First, the introduction; second, el paseo, the walk in a circle; and third, la comparsa, the main theme in which dancers faced each other and danced. López's "Danzón de nuevo ritmo" changed the third movement when he substituted a montuno (based on the syncopated beat of the son-playing treseros from Oriente). López's montuno of two to four beats took on a special syncopated character and was given the generic name of mambo."