Order of Distinction

The Order of Distinction is conferred upon citizens of Jamaica who have rendered outstanding and important services to Jamaica, or to distinguished citizens of a country other than Jamaica. The former are made Members of the Order, and the latter are made Honorary Members. The Order has two ranks: the higher class of Commander, and the lower class of Officer. Commanders take place and precedence immediately after Members and Honorary Members of the Order of Jamaica. A Member or Honorary Member may be promoted from the rank of Officer to that of Commander. Commanders of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CD in the case of Members, or CD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members. Officers of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters OD in the case of Members, or OD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members.

• Title — Order of Distinction • Type — Order • Motto — "Distinction Through Service" • Eligibility — Distinguished citizens of Jamaica and other countries • For — Outstanding and important services to Jamaica • Status — Currently constituted • Head2 Title — Chancellor • Head2 — Governor-General of Jamaica • Grades — Commander (CD) Officer (OD) • Date — 1968 • Higher — Order of Jamaica • Lower — Badge of Honour • Caption2 — Ribbon of the order

• Carl Abrahams • Gloria Escoffery • Christopher González

• Patrick Brown

• Heather Little-White

• Charles Kinkead • Laura Tanna

• Lloyd Stanbury

• Gwendolyn Spencer

• Owen Gray • Robert "Bobby" Ellis • Ernest Ranglin • David Rodigan • Prince Buster • Alton Ellis • Ken Boothe • Jah Jerry Haynes • Carl Brady • Lloyd Brevett • Lennie Hibbert • Olive Lewin • Burning Spear • Roland Alphonso • Tommy McCook • Lee "Scratch" Perry • Phil Chen • Gregory Isaacs • Derrick Morgan • Rexton Gordon "Shabba Ranks" • Steven Woodham • Sean Paul • Rita Marley • Judy Mowatt • Chris Chin • Yellowman • Wayne Marshall (Wayne Mitchell) • Bounty Killer • King Jammy • Sonia Pottinger • Mighty Diamonds • Lord Creator

• St. William Grant • Gladstone Mills • Arthur Henry Winnington Williams

• Hazel Monteith • Noel Earl Alexander

• Jimmy Adams • Gerry Alexander • Simone Edwards • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce • Chris Gayle • George Headley • Merlene Ottey • Rovman Powell • Stafanie Taylor • Theodore Whitmore • Arthur Wint • Elaine Thompson-Herah • Shericka Jackson

• M. H. Ahmad

• Gene Pearson • Trevor Rhone

• Ian Boyne

• Newton James

• Fae Ellington • Daphne Elaine Innerarity • Cynthia Reyes • Madge Sinclair

• Adam Stewart

• George Beckford • Brian Wynter Entrepreneurship • Norman Horne

• Shirley Miller • Paula Llewellyn

• Coxsone Dodd • Millie Small • Bob Andy • Sonny Bradshaw • Dennis Brown • Tommy Cowan • Marcia Griffiths • John Holt • Byron Lee • Duke Reid • Shaggy • Lloyd Hall • Delroy Wilson • Monty Alexander • Barry Moncrieffe • Phyllis Dillon • Shabba Ranks

• Patrick Allen • R. James deRoux • Neville Eden Gallimore • Douglas Saunders • Ransford Smith • Clifford Everald Warmington • Audley Shaw • Fenton Ferguson

• Alia Atkinson • Usain Bolt • Veronica Campbell-Brown • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce • Deon Hemmings-McCatty • Shericka Jackson • Asafa Powell • Donald Quarrie • Molly Rhone • Khadija Shaw • Yohan Blake • Elaine Thompson-Herah