Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Cuban artist.Borges from 1968 to 1970,studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Al

Is a Cuban artist.Borges from 1968 to 1970,studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” and studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana. In 1980 he became member of the artistic group “Versiones del Paisaje”, in Havana.

Is a Cuban writer. He has published book of poems, novel, theatre and essay.He lived in exile in the

Is a Cuban writer. He has published book of poems, novel, theatre and essay.He lived in exile in the U.S. between 1945 and 1959, year of the Cuban Revolution. His works were so intimist in the beginning, but he later wrote about social matters.

Cuba, Pablo Carreno speaks little of his childhood save for his own obsession with drawing and paint

Cuba, Pablo Carreno speaks little of his childhood save for his own obsession with drawing and painting. Though his talents were recognized by the age of four, no money was available for formal training, so his early years were spent developing his art through personal experimentation. During that time he also struggled with the changes wrought by the Cuban Revolution, events which forever shaped his perspective and colored his works.

Cuban writer.He is considered one of the highest exponents of Cuban journalism of this century. Thro

Cuban writer.He is considered one of the highest exponents of Cuban journalism of this century. Through his columns, reports and interviews, he renewed the language and style of this communication media, which led in a very authentic and human way, using the strength and charm of his personal memories that were always linked to the historical reality.

Is a male wrestler from Cuba.

Is a male wrestler from Cuba.

Is a Cuban weightlifter.

Is a Cuban weightlifter.

Is a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitar player. He studied at a conservatory in Havana. He is consid

Is a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitar player. He studied at a conservatory in Havana. He is considered one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. He is a pianist and guitarist whose Brazilian-like melodies set him apart from the raw style of Silvio Rodriguez.

Is a retired Puerto Rican boxer, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in

Is a retired Puerto Rican boxer, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Was a Cuban singer and bandleader from Santiago de Cuba who is attributed with creating the musical

Was a Cuban singer and bandleader from Santiago de Cuba who is attributed with creating the musical form Pilón.In the 1950s, Alonso sang with Benny Moré and Fernando Alvarez, and the singers known as "The Three Musketeers". Later he was to sing with Ibrahim Ferrer. Pacho Alonso also enjoyed tremendous success in his international tours through Latin America, Europe and Africa.

She is a West Indies who has played four women's one-day internationals for West Indies in 2003.

She is a West Indies who has played four women's one-day internationals for West Indies in 2003.

Is a Jamaican writer, teacher, and scholar and poet. She attended high school in Jamaica and college

Is a Jamaican writer, teacher, and scholar and poet. She attended high school in Jamaica and college in the USA, where she did a first degree in English. A trained language-arts teacher with a PhD in English, she has taught at secondary and tertiary level

Is an American singer of reggae and roots music.He has also been featured in newspapers and magazine

Is an American singer of reggae and roots music.He has also been featured in newspapers and magazines such as the Village Voice, New York Post, The New York Times and Billboard magazine. He has recorded for many labels such as BMG, Bull Wackies, VP Record

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played nine women's one-day internationals including the 2005

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played nine women's one-day internationals including the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

A comedian and T.V. producer and also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television.Cordero auditio

A comedian and T.V. producer and also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television.Cordero auditioned for a role in a comedy skit which was transmitted through Radio El Mundo and was subsequently hired. He did this in his spare time. His aunt Mapy and her husband Fernando returned to the island and presented an idea for a comedy show to Mr. Angel Ramos, owner of El Mundo Enterprises. On March 28, 1954, Puerto Rico received its first television transmission from Angel Ramos' WKAQ-TV Telemundo Channel 2. Among the first comedy shows to go on the air was "Mapy Y Papi" with Mapy and Fernando Cortés, María Judith Franco and Paquito Cordero.[1]

Is a Jamaican-American writer.In 2001, Powell was the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Fiction at Harvard

Is a Jamaican-American writer.In 2001, Powell was the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Fiction at Harvard University.[1] In 2003, she was announced as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at MIT.

Is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta.

Is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record.[1] She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.

Was an important innovator in trova music.[1] His compositions were written in 4/4 time when most ot

Was an important innovator in trova music.[1] His compositions were written in 4/4 time when most others were composing in 2/4 time; and more important, he invented 'double text', where the melody is superimposed over the lead vocal, which then becomes the second voice. He introduced contracanto into the trova form, so that the second voice changes from being intimately connected to the first voice to becoming a melodic and harmonic expression with its own identity.

Is a Barbadian cricketer who has represented the West Indies at One Day International cricket. Day I

Is a Barbadian cricketer who has represented the West Indies at One Day International cricket. Day International cricket. Browne is a wicketkeeper-batsman and made his international debut during the West Indie's tour of South Africa in 2007-08.

Was a cricketer. He played four Tests for the West Indies in the 1960's. He also played for Barbados

Was a cricketer. He played four Tests for the West Indies in the 1960's. He also played for Barbados and Nottinghamshire.

Is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young

Is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in his home country where he rode successfully until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario in 1994. Racing out of Woodbine Racetrack, in

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as defender for the Grenada national football te

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

Was a West Indies cricketer. He never recovered from a terrible start to his Test career and played

Was a West Indies cricketer. He never recovered from a terrible start to his Test career and played only once more at that level, as well as in two One Day Internationals. An exceptionally poor batsman, his career first-class batting average was a feeble

Was a Spanish Catalan cellist and later conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of

Was a Spanish Catalan cellist and later conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but Casals is perhaps best remembered for the recording of the Bach: Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939.Casals was an ardent supporter of the Spanish Republican government. After its defeat in 1939, Casals vowed not to return to Spain until democracy had been restored, although he did not live to see the end of the Franco dictatorial regime.

Is a Barbadian football midfielder who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League. Ifil

Is a Barbadian football midfielder who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League. Ifill plays internationally for Barbados due to parental nationality and played in two World Cup qualifying games for Barbados in June 2004 against St Kitts &

Is a former Jamaican swimmer who competed at the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games as well as the 196

Is a former Jamaican swimmer who competed at the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games as well as the 1968 Olympics. He has also represented his country at water-polo. He is the father of West Indian cricketer Brendan Nash.