Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a Haitian former international footballer, playing as a striker during his career.

Is a Haitian former international footballer, playing as a striker during his career.

Is a Cuban painter living in Madrid, Spain.Díaz-Balart studied accounting and political science and

Is a Cuban painter living in Madrid, Spain.Díaz-Balart studied accounting and political science and economics in Havana before moving to New York to pursue art studies in 1959. From 1959 to 1962 studied art in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. Professionally, on 1967 he develops as lecturer in many cultural centres and universities of USA, Poland, Spain, Germany and Netherlands. He acted in two movies by Andy Warhol, The Life of Juanita Castro in 1965 and The Loves of Ondine in 1968.

Is a Cuban chess player. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, inclu

Is a Cuban chess player. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, including the 1986 World Junior Chess Championship. He became a Grandmaster in 1990. Other tournament victories include the Cuban Youth Championships in 1985, and cowinning the Canadian Open Chess Championship in 2006, along with Abhijt Kunte. He has also represented Cuba at many Chess Olympiads from 1986 to 2006. His current FIDE rating is 2537 which places him third in Cuba and 306th in the world

Is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The

Is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The Pearl', Boyd is an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble. Yet, his behaviour on and off the field, combined with his great football skills earned him a cult-hero status with Jamaican football fans.

Is a Puerto Rican basketball guard who played collegiately for the Florida Gators. Internationally,

Is a Puerto Rican basketball guard who played collegiately for the Florida Gators. Internationally, Hodge represents the United States Virgin Islands due to heritage and inability to be included in the superior Puerto Rican team. A reserve point guard his

Is a female weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 200

Is a female weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. A year later she carried the flag f

Is a retired Jamaican football goalkeeper. Nicknamed 'Boopie', he played mostly for Violet Kickers F

Is a retired Jamaican football goalkeeper. Nicknamed 'Boopie', he played mostly for Violet Kickers F.C., but also played one season for Wadadah F.C. in the 1999/2000 season. He played for and captained the Jamaica national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. According to the Jamaica Football Federation, Barrett earned 127 caps for his country, but this figure has not been officially acknowledged by FIFA because the JFF includes all matches, even against club sides, youth or olympic teams. He played his final FIFA international in 2000 against Honduras in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he came on as a substitute for midfielder Winston Griffiths as Aaron Lawrence was sent off. He is married with 3 children, Ashley, Warren and Moya.

Is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regul

Is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regularly in the Red Stripe Cup during the 1990s and played for the his home island of Nevis in the inaugural Stanford 20/20, held in 2006, where they were surp

An aggressive left-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler, Hinds made his Test debut

An aggressive left-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler, Hinds made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2000. In just his fourth Test Match he scored 165 against Pakistan.

A hostile and muscular fast bowler, Daniel seemed assured of a long and potent test career when he,

A hostile and muscular fast bowler, Daniel seemed assured of a long and potent test career when he, in partnership with the lithe Michael Holding and the brooding Andy Roberts, battered England into submission in 1976. Although Holding and Roberts resumed

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played fo

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Norfolk. He was born in Barbados. Coppin represented Barbados Under-19s and later West Indies Young Cricketers between 1984 and 1985, before taking an eight year gap from cricketing and, upon his return, playing for the Barbados first team. Despite playing a single game for Hampshire's Second XI, which was won by a ten-wicket margin thanks to a century from Paul Whitaker, Coppin was unable to break into the first team.

Is a Cuban poet and novelist.In 1970, the year that Guerra was born, her family moved from a small v

Is a Cuban poet and novelist.In 1970, the year that Guerra was born, her family moved from a small village to Cienfuegos, on Cuba's southern coast. Guerra first collection, Platea a oscuras, won her a prize from the University of Havana when she was barely 17. She then took a degree in film making at Havana’s Instituto Superior de Arte.

Is a Vincentian soccer player, currently playing with Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Profess

Is a Vincentian soccer player, currently playing with Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Charles has been capped numerous times at International level for St Vincent and the Grenadines. He played in 10 of 12 World Cup qualifiers i

Is a footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who also plays in the Portuguese club C.D. Por

Is a footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who also plays in the Portuguese club C.D. Portosantense. He is a defender and played for St. Vincent in international games.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969. Hall was one of the firs

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969. Hall was one of the first in the line of highly successful West Indian fast bowlers. Known for his speed, he approached the wicket with a 35-40 yard run-up and his partnership wit

Is a Bahamian cricketer. Atkinson is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace and plays

Is a Bahamian cricketer. Atkinson is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace and plays primarily as a wicketkeeper. Atkinson currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team in 24 matches. Atkinson made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2002 ICC Americas Championship against the United States. Atkinson made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. He played his second and final Twenty20 match for the Bahamas in the 1st round of the 2008 Stanford 20/20 against Jamaica; in both matches he was dimissed for ducks. Atkinson represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.

Better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-C

Better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the twentieth century, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture and ceramics in his later life.

Is a West Indian cricket player. He represents the Leeward Islands and Antigua and Barbuda in West I

Is a West Indian cricket player. He represents the Leeward Islands and Antigua and Barbuda in West Indian domestic cricket. He represented Antigua and Barbuda in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1947-48 to 1953-54.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1947-48 to 1953-54.

Was a musician and songwriter whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads.E

Was a musician and songwriter whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads.Edwards' came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959 and when Blackwell set up Island Records in London in 1962, Edwards travelled with him. Edwards worked as a singer and songwriter for Island as well as performing duties such as delivering records.[1] He wrote both "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", that became #1 singles in the United Kingdom for The Spencer Davis Group.[

Is a professional boxer. Wilfredo began boxing professionally in 1994, and has faced a number of tou

Is a professional boxer. Wilfredo began boxing professionally in 1994, and has faced a number of tough opponents in his 13 year career, such as Zab Judah, Martese Logan, and Emanuel Augustus. He has challenged for a number of minor titles, winning the WBA

He is linked to conceptual art. He moved to Havana to pursue his art studies at the famed Higher Ins

He is linked to conceptual art. He moved to Havana to pursue his art studies at the famed Higher Institute of Fine Arts (ISA), graduating in 2002. He has a university diploma as a painter but he hasn’t painted anything for the last 10 years. He admires the conceptualist Marcel Duchamp but tries to distance himself from any traditional way of making art and also tries to stay free of any particular historical or cultural, considerations that could avoid his creativity. Habana is certainly a significant point of reference and a very important focus for him.

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Vázquez is the son of former world champion Wilfredo Vázquez

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Vázquez is the son of former world champion Wilfredo Vázquez. Vázquez debuted as a professional in 2006, against Octavious Davis in a fight that he won by knockout. Following his debut he fought during five consecutiv

Is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is currently on the 40

Is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is currently on the 40-man roster.

Is a professional baseball pitcher currently on the New York Yankees inactive roster.

Is a professional baseball pitcher currently on the New York Yankees inactive roster.