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.
1. Bobby Shmurda
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Bobby Shmurda is the son of a Trinidadian mother and a Jamaican father.
2. Kerry Washington
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Kerry Washington’s mother is of mixed-race but from Jamaica.
3. Notorious B.I.G
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The Notorious B.I.G was born the only child of Jamaican parents.
4. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy
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Pete Wentz of the rock group Fall Out Boy is the son of a German father and Afro-Jamaican mother.
5. Tyson Beckford
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Tyson Beckford was born to an Afro-Jamaican father of Panamanian descent, Lloyd Beckford, and a Chinese Jamaican mother
6. Tyga
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Tyga is Jamaican and Vietnamese.
7. Mya
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Mya’s father is Jamaican.
8. Naomi Campbell
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Naomi Campbell’s mother is Jamaican.
9. Colin Powell
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Colin Powell is the son of Jamaican immigrants.
10. Will.I.Am
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Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas was born to Jamaican parents.
