Famous Graves in Jamaica

Bob Marley

6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981

Reggae Musician. He is best remembered for bringing mainstream...

Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica

Sir Henry Morgan

1635 – 25 Aug 1688

British Admiral and Knight. Known as one of the world's most...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Noel Coward

16 Dec 1899 – 26 Mar 1973

Playwright. He wrote the plays "Blithe Spirit", "Private Lives",...

Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica

Ambrose Madden

1820 – 1 Jan 1863

Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cork, Ireland, he...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Peter Tosh

19 Oct 1944 – 11 Sep 1987

Musician. Born Winston Hubert MacIntosh, he was singer,...

Bluefields, Westmoreland, Jamaica

Trevor Berbick

1 Aug 1955 – 28 Oct 2006

Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He fought in the 1976 Summer...

Norwich, Portland, Jamaica

Mary Read

1685 – 28 Apr 1721

Pirate. She was illegitimately born and raised as a boy,...

Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

17 Aug 1887 – 10 Jun 1940

Civil Rights Leader. He was the founder of the Universal Negro...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Dennis Emmanuel Brown

1 Feb 1957 – 1 Jul 1999

Entertainer. Known as the "Crown Prince of Reggae" he was one of...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Joseph Hill

22 Jan 1949 – 19 Aug 2006

Singer. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he was the lead vocalist of...

Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

William James Gordon

19 May 1864 – 15 Aug 1922

West African Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Lance...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Norman Washington Manley

4 Jul 1893 – 2 Sep 1969

Jamaican Politician. Manley served as the Chief Minister of...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Alexander Bustamante

24 Feb 1884 – 6 Aug 1977

Jamaican Prime Minister. Bustamante served as the Prime Minister...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd

26 Jan 1932 – 5 May 2004

Reggae music pioneer. Legendary music producer known as a highly...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Alton Nehemiah Ellis

1 Sep 1938 – 10 Oct 2008

Singer. Born and raised in Trenchtown, Jamaica, he was known as...

Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Michael Manley

10 Dec 1924 – 6 Mar 1997

Jamaica's fifth Prime Minister. Served two terms, 1972 to 1980...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Sir Donald Burns Sangster

26 Oct 1911 – 11 Apr 1967

Jamaican Prime Minister. Sangster served as the Jamaican Prime...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Herb McKenley

9 Jul 1922 – 26 Nov 2007

Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. He was one of the first...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Edward Philip George Seaga

28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019

Jamaican Statesman. He served as the 5th Prime Minister of...

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Thomas Thistlewood

16 Mar 1721 – 30 Nov 1786

Plantation overseer, owner, and slaver. He was educated in...

Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica