Grace Jones

Grace Beverly Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo, and appearing on the covers of Elle and Vogue. She notably worked with photographers such as Jean-Paul Goude, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer, and became known for her distinctive androgynous appearance and bold features.

19 May 1948

Born on the same birth day (19 May): Claude Lelièvre • Claude Vignon • Diego Forlán • Frank Luke • Joey Ramone • John Vachon • Malcolm X • Mario Chalmers • Martyn Ware • Nancy Kwan • Paul Erdman • Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath • Ruth Ella Moore • Stuart Cable

Born in the same month (May 1948): Bill Ward (musician) • Calvin Murphy • Denis Cosgrove • Denis MacShane • Dick Gaughan • Elizabeth Buchan • Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck • Jimmy Hood • Kate Bornstein • Klaus Meine • Leo Sayer • Martin Hannett • Michael Berkeley • Michael Piller • Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart • Myriam Boyer • Pam Ferris • Pete Sears • Richard Swedberg • Svetlana Alexievich • Yutaka Enatsu