George Stiebel (businessman)

George Stiebel (c. 1821–1896) was an Afro-European Jamaican trader and entrepreneur who became a millionaire from gold mining in South America. Stiebel is considered Jamaica's first millionaire of African descent.

While George Stiebel is widely recognized as Jamaica’s first Black millionaire, there is limited documented evidence proving he was the absolute first. Some sources suggest that other wealthy individuals may have reached millionaire status before him, particularly among Jamaica’s mixed-race elite, who had greater access to land, business opportunities, and colonial patronage.

Stiebel’s prominence comes from his gold mining success in South America and his extensive property acquisitions, including 99 properties across Jamaica. However, Jamaica’s wealthy merchant class, which included Afro-European traders and plantation owners, may have produced millionaires before Stiebel, though their wealth was not as publicly documented.