Famous Graves in Jamaica
24 records found

Bob Marley
6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981Reggae Musician. He is best remembered for bringing mainstream...
Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica

Sir Henry Morgan
1635 – 25 Aug 1688British Admiral and Knight. Known as one of the world's most...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Noel Coward
16 Dec 1899 – 26 Mar 1973Playwright. He wrote the plays "Blithe Spirit", "Private Lives",...
Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica
Ambrose Madden
1820 – 1 Jan 1863Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cork, Ireland, he...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Peter Tosh
19 Oct 1944 – 11 Sep 1987Musician. Born Winston Hubert MacIntosh, he was singer,...
Bluefields, Westmoreland, Jamaica

Trevor Berbick
1 Aug 1955 – 28 Oct 2006Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He fought in the 1976 Summer...
Norwich, Portland, Jamaica

Mary Read
1685 – 28 Apr 1721Pirate. She was illegitimately born and raised as a boy,...
Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Marcus Mosiah Garvey
17 Aug 1887 – 10 Jun 1940Civil Rights Leader. He was the founder of the Universal Negro...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Dennis Emmanuel Brown
1 Feb 1957 – 1 Jul 1999Entertainer. Known as the "Crown Prince of Reggae" he was one of...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Joseph Hill
22 Jan 1949 – 19 Aug 2006Singer. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he was the lead vocalist of...
Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

William James Gordon
19 May 1864 – 15 Aug 1922West African Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Lance...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Norman Washington Manley
4 Jul 1893 – 2 Sep 1969Jamaican Politician. Manley served as the Chief Minister of...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Alexander Bustamante
24 Feb 1884 – 6 Aug 1977Jamaican Prime Minister. Bustamante served as the Prime Minister...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd
26 Jan 1932 – 5 May 2004Reggae music pioneer. Legendary music producer known as a highly...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Alton Nehemiah Ellis
1 Sep 1938 – 10 Oct 2008Singer. Born and raised in Trenchtown, Jamaica, he was known as...
Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Michael Manley
10 Dec 1924 – 6 Mar 1997Jamaica's fifth Prime Minister. Served two terms, 1972 to 1980...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Donald Burns Sangster
26 Oct 1911 – 11 Apr 1967Jamaican Prime Minister. Sangster served as the Jamaican Prime...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Herb McKenley
9 Jul 1922 – 26 Nov 2007Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. He was one of the first...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Edward Philip George Seaga
28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019Jamaican Statesman. He served as the 5th Prime Minister of...
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Thomas Thistlewood
16 Mar 1721 – 30 Nov 1786Plantation overseer, owner, and slaver. He was educated in...
Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica
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