August 6th marks the 56th year of Jamaica’s independence. To celebrate such an amazing day, let’s take a look at just some of the celebrities you may not have known were Jamaican.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Bobby Shmurda
Bobby Shmurda is the son of a Trinidadian mother and a Jamaican father.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
2. Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington’s mother is of mixed-race but from Jamaica.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
3. Notorious B.I.G
The Notorious B.I.G was born the only child of Jamaican parents.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
4. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy
Pete Wentz of the rock group Fall Out Boy is the son of a German father and Afro-Jamaican mother.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
5. Tyson Beckford
Tyson Beckford was born to an Afro-Jamaican father of Panamanian descent, Lloyd Beckford, and a Chinese Jamaican mother
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
6. Tyga
Tyga is Jamaican and Vietnamese.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
7. Mya
Mya’s father is Jamaican.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
8. Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell’s mother is Jamaican.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
9. Colin Powell
Colin Powell is the son of Jamaican immigrants.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
10. Will.I.Am
Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas was born to Jamaican parents.
Happy Independence Day: 10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Jamaican was originally published on globalgrind.com
