#1Famous people · Jamaica
Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Jamaica
The best known is the American actress Florence Lee, with articles in 22 languages. The largest group, 9, was born in the early republic. Born in 1805, Robert Cowdin is the first name on record, and Florence Lee, born in 1888, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 218 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Florence Lee
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Robert Cowdin
Youngest
1888
Florence Lee
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Jamaica’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jamaica’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineMilitaryBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Jamaica is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Jamaica
By how many languages cover them, Florence Lee comes first (22), then Edward Fisher (6) and Elliot Calvin Howe (3).
#1
#2Music
Edward Fisher
1848–1913Canadian conductor, organist and founder of the Toronto Conservatory of Music
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Jamaica
Still to come: 7 more, from 1805 to 1857.
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The best known from each town bordering Jamaica.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jamaica and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Florence Lee: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fisher: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orion Metcalf Barber: The Vermonter magazine, July, 1900, page 230, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Squire Edward Howard: Squire E. Howard (Life time: 1863), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cowdin: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleazer L. Waterman: "The Vermonter" magazine. Chas. R. Cummings (White River Junction, VT), editor and publisher. Chas. R. Forbes, Associate Editor. Via HathiTrust., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliot Christopher Cowdin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Watson: Walter J. Bigelow, author. Historical Publishing Company (Montpelier, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonso Taft: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Brooks Gleason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons