Wolmer's Schools - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Academia
  • Dr Winston Freckleton, Educator
  • Professor The Hon Gordon Valentine Shirley OJ, - Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona; Former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States of America
  • Professor Fredick Hickling
  • Professor Fred Nunes,
  • Professor Patrick Bryan, Head - Department of History, UWI, Mona
  • Professor Donald Robotham
  • Professor Shiyan Barnett- Associate Chancellor at the University of Shiylantis
  • The Most Hon Edward Seaga ON PC - Chancellor UTECH, Distinguished Fellow - UWI Mona Campus & Former Prime Minister of Jamaica 1980-89
  • Professor Rohan Chambers, former Chair, Department of Business Studies, University College of the Cayman Islands and former Head, Accounting Division, School of Business Administration, UTECH
Arts and Culture
  • Harry Belafonte OJ,, actor
  • Omar Reid, reggae artiste
  • Diana King, international recording artiste
  • Sean Paul, artiste
  • Latifa Brown, artiste
  • Kei Miller, Novelist and Poet
  • Wayne Marshall, artiste
  • Aston Cooke, Playwright
  • David Heron, Playwright
Business and Finance
  • The Hon Douglas Orane OJ, PC JP, former Senator, CEO of Grace Kennedy and Company
  • Milton Samuda, President - Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
  • Maxim Rochester, Managing Partner PriceWaterhouse Coopers
  • Michael Ammar Snr
  • Michael Ammar Jr
  • Sameer Younis
  • LP Azar
  • Richard Powell, President and CEO, Victoria Mutual Building Society
  • Lissant Mitchell, Senior Vice President - Scotia DBG
  • Steven Gooden - Vice President - NCB Investments
Clergy
  • Ernest DeSouza CD, - former Spiritual Leader, Jewish Community in Jamaica
Journalism and Media
  • Francois St Juste - General Manager, FAME FM
  • Dahlia Harris - Newscaster
  • Keriann Lee - Former Editor, TVJ
  • The Hon Hector Wynter OJ, - former Editor, Jamaica Gleaner
Life sciences and medicine
  • Dr Charles Royes - Consultant Surgeon and Senior Lecutuer, University of the West Indies
  • Professor the Hon Hugh Wynter OJ, - Consultant, UHWI
  • Dr Shaun Wynter - Consultant, UHWI
Military and emergency services
  • Brigadier Dunstan F Robinson OBE ED JP, Chief of Staff, Jamaica Defence Force 1973
  • Colonel Trevor MacMillan CD, JP, Former Commissioner of Police, Former Colonel Adjutant Quartermaster Jamaica Defence Force
  • Brigadier Rocky R. Meade PhD, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, first JDF Officer to obtain an PhD whilst still serving.
  • Major Richard Reese JP,Commissioner of Customs and former Commissioner of Corrections
Politics and law
  • The Most Sir Florizel Glasspole ON KCMG KCVO CD, Governor General of Jamaica 1973-1991
  • Norman W. Manley, M.M., QC, National Hero, Chief Minister of Jamaica (1955–1959), Premier of Jamaica (1959–1962).
  • The Most Honorable Edward Seaga ON PC LLB(Hon), Prime Minister of Jamaica 1980-1989
  • His Excellency Courtney Rattray, Jamaica's Ambassador to the Republic of China
  • K.D. Knight - former Minister of National Security
  • Nicholas Dujon, Consul General to Belize
  • Amy Jacques Garvey, wife of The Most Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey National Hero
  • The Honorable Patrick Rousseau OJ, Managing Partner Myers, Fletcher and Gordon
  • Peter Goldson - Secretary - Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship Committee, Partner - Myers, Fletcher & Gordon
  • The Hon Rev Dr Carmen Stewart, OJ, CD, JP - former Custos Rotulorum St Andrew
  • The Hon Rev Sophia Azan, CD, JP Custos Rotulorum St Catherine
  • The Hon Ramon Alberga QC, OBE Former President - Cayman Law Society, Former Vice President Jamaica Law Society, Past President - Commonwealth Lawyers Association
  • The Honorable Keble Munn, OJ, former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of National Security.
Sports
  • Karl Nunes, cricketer
  • Ivan Barrow, cricketer
  • The Hon Gerry Alexander OJ, cricketer
  • The Honourable Allan Rae OJ, cricketer
  • Jackie Hendriks, cricketer
  • Jeff Dujon OD, cricketer
  • Carlton Baugh, cricketer
  • Donovan Jomo Kenyatta Pagon, Cricketer
  • Patrick Patterson, Cricketer
  • Peter Isaacs, footballer
  • Shelly Ann Fraser OD, track athlete
  • Lindel Frater, track athlete
  • Michael Frater OD, Olympian track athlete, Gold Medallist 4 x 100m 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Ricardo Gardner, footballer, English Preimier League Bolton Wanderers
  • Luton Shelton, footballer - record holder for most goals for Jamaica in International Football
  • Germaine Mason, Olympian
  • Stephen Francis, MVP Track Club and Althletics Coach
  • Bruce James, President MVP Track Club
  • Gareth Breese, Cricketer
  • Khari Stephenson, Footballer
  • Navian Boyd, footballer

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