Famous Jamaicans

Wayne Mitchell OD, or known by his stage name: Wayne Marshall, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. Mr. Marshall is married to fellow reggae, dancehall artist Tami Chynn. In 2009, he was featured in the dancehall remix to Jamie Foxx's "Blame It". He was born on April 9, 1980.

Anna Ruth Henriques is a Jamaican  painter, sculptor, author, and jewelry designer. Her artworks are in the permanent collections of New York’s Jewish Museum and El Museo del Barrio, as well as the National Gallery of Jamaica (1). She was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. (2) Anna Henriques is the highly acclaimed author of The Book of Mechtilde (Knopf), the illustrated story of her mother, Sheila Henriques , who died of cancer. (3) More of Henriques' career is shown on her website:  www.henriquesart.com She is a member of the famous Henriques family, Anglo-Jewish in origin. The family progenitor was Moses Henriques of Kingston, Jamaica, who married Abigail Quixano in 1768. (4)   Sources: (1)  https://www.wordupbooks.com/event/ross-kenneth-urken-anna-ruth-henriques (2)  https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/anna-ruth-henriques/ (3)  https://arhjewelry.wordpress.com/biography/ (4)  https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-tr...

Sheila Mechtilde (née Chong) Henriques was born on July 11, 1935 in Kingston Jamaica. She is a woman of Chinese, Scottish and African heritage. Born Catholic, she converted to Judaism when she married (1). Sheila M. Chong Sheila Chong was crowned Miss Jamaica World 1959, she was placed in the Top 11 of finalists (2). She married into the famous Henriques family, Anglo-Jewish in origin. The family progenitor was Moses Henriques of Kingston, Jamaica, who married Abigail Quixano in 1768. (3) Her daughter, Anna Ruth Henriques, wrote a biographical novel of her mother's life titled "Book of Mechtilde" (4) She died on  October 31, 1978 after a battle with breast cancer (1). Sources: (1) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-27-me-36649-story.html (2)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1959 (3)  https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/henriques#:~:text=HENRIQUES%20(Quixano%20Henriques%20)%2C%20Anglo,as%20a%20...