List of Famous African Americans

NameDatesPlace of BirthOccupation
A. Philip RandolphApril 15, 1889 - May 16, 1979Crescent City, FloridaCivil Rights Activist
AaliyahJanuary 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001New York City, New YorkSinger
Aaron NevilleJanuary 24, 1941New Orleans, LouisianaSinger
AkonApril 16, 1973St. Louis, MissouriHip-hop artist
Alex HaleyAugust 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992Ithaca, New YorkAuthor
Alfre WoodardNovember 8, 1952Tulsa, OklahomaActress
Alice WalkerFebruary 9, 1944Eatonton, GeorgiaAuthor
Althea GibsonAugust 25, 1927 - September 28, 2003Clarendon County, South CarolinaTennis player
Alvin AileyJanuary 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989Rogers, TexasChoreographer
Andre BraugherJuly 1, 1962Chicago, IllinoisActor
Andrew YoungMarch 12, 1932New Orleans, LouisianaFormer Mayor of Atlanta
Angela BassettAugust 16, 1958New York City, New YorkActress
Angela DavisJanuary 26, 1944Birmingham, AlabamaPolitical activist
Anita HillJuly 30, 1956Lone Tree, OklahomaAttorney
Aretha FranklinMarch 25, 1942Memphis, TennesseeSinger
Arthur AsheJuly 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993Richmond, VirginiaTennis player
Avery BrooksOctober 2, 1948Evansville, IndianaActor
Ayaan Hirsi AliNovember 13, 1969Mogadishu, SomaliaActivist
Barack ObamaAugust 4, 1961Honolulu, Hawaii44th U.S. President
Barbara JordanFebruary 21, 1936 - January 17, 1996Houston, TexasFormer United States Representative
Barry BondsJuly 24, 1964Riverside, CaliforniaBaseball player
Barry SandersJuly 16, 1968Wichita, KansasAmerican Football Player
Bayard RustinMarch 17, 1912 - August 24, 1987West Chester, PennsylvaniaActivist
B.B. KingSeptember 16, 1925Berclair, MississippiSinger
Bell HooksSeptember 25, 1952Hopkinsville, KentuckyAuthor
Ben HarperOctober 28, 1969Pomona, CaliforniaSinger-songwriter
Benjamin BannekerNovember 9, 1731 - October 9, 1806Baltimore County, MarylandScientist
Bernie MacOctober 5, 1957 - August 9, 2008Chicago, IllinoisComedian
Berry GordyNovember 28, 1929Detroit, MichiganRecord producer
Bessie ColemanJanuary 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926Atlanta, TexasAviator
Bessie SmithApril 15, 1894 - September 26, 1937Chattanooga, TennesseeSinger
Betty ShabazzMay 28, 1934 - June 23, 1997Pinehurst, GeorgiaEducator
Beyonce‚September 4, 1981Houston, TexasSinger-songwriter
Bill CosbyJuly 12, 1937Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaComedian
Bill RussellFebruary 12, 1934West Monroe, LouisianaBasketball player
Billie HolidayApril 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSinger
Bo DiddleyDecember 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008McComb, MississippiSinger
Bob GibsonNovember 9, 1935Omaha, NebraskaBaseball player
Bobby SealeOctober 20, 1936Dallas, TexasCivil Rights Activist
Booker T. WashingtonApril 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915Hale's Ford, VirginiaEducator
Brandy NorwoodFebruary 11, 1979McComb, MississippiEntertainer
Busta RhymesMay 20, 1972New York City, New YorkRapper
Cab CallowayDecember 25, 1907 - November 18, 1994Rochester, New YorkSinger
Carl LewisJuly 1, 1961Birmingham, AlabamaTrack and Field Athlete
Carl WeathersJanuary 14, 1948New Orleans, LouisianaActor
Carmelo AnthonyMay 29, 1984New York City, New YorkBasketball player
Cassandra WilsonDecember 4, 1955Jackson, MississippiMusician
Cecil FielderSeptember 21, 1963Los Angeles, CaliforniaBaseball player
ChamillionaireNovember 28, 1979Washington, D.C.Rapper
Charles RangelJune 11, 1930New York City, New YorkU.S. Representative
Charlie WardOctober 12, 1970Thomasville, GeorgiaBasketball player
ChingyMarch 9, 1980St. Louis, MissouriRapper
Chris RockFebruary 7, 1965Andrews, South CarolinaComedian
Chris TuckerAugust 31, 1971Atlanta, GeorgiaActor
Chuck BerryOctober 18, 1926ÿSt. Louis, MissouriGuitarist
Chuck DAugust 1, 1960New York City, New YorkRapper
CiaraOctober 25, 1985Austin, TexasSinger
Cicely TysonDecember 18, 1924New York City, New YorkFilm actress
Clarence ThomasJune 23, 1948Pin Point, GeorgiaAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Colin PowellApril 5, 1937New York City, New YorkFormer United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza RiceNovember 14, 1954Birmingham, AlabamaFormer United States Secretary of State
CoolioAugust 1, 1963Compton, CaliforniaMusician
Coretta Scott KingApril 27, 1927 - January 30, 2006Marion, AlabamaAuthor
Cornel WestJune 2, 1953Tulsa, OklahomaPhilosopher
Count BasieAugust 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984Red Bank, New JerseyJazz Pianist
Cris CarterNovember 25, 1965Troy, OhioAmerican football player
Crispus Attucksc. 1723?March 5, 1770Framingham, MassachusettsDockworker
DaMarcus BeasleyMay 24, 1982Fort Wayne, IndianaSoccer player
Damon WayansSeptember 4, 1960New York City, New YorkActor
Danny GloverJuly 22, 1946San Francisco, CaliforniaActor
Darius RuckerMay 13, 1966Charleston, South CarolinaSinger
David RobinsonAugust 6, 1965Key West, FloridaBasketball player
Deacon JonesDecember 9, 1938 - June 3, 2013Eatonville, FloridaAmerican football player
Debbie AllenJanuary 16, 1950Houston, TexasActress
Deion SandersAugust 9, 1967Fort Myers, FloridaFootball player
Denmark Veseyc. 1767 - July 2, 1822Charleston, South CarolinaCivil Rights Activist
Dennis RodmanMay 13, 1961Trenton, New JerseyBasketball player
Denzel WashingtonDecember 28, 1954Mount Vernon, New YorkActor
Derek JeterJune 26, 1974Pequannock, New JerseyBaseball player
Derek WalcottJanuary 23, 1930Castries, Saint LuciaPoet
Diahann CarrollJuly 17, 1935New York City, New YorkActress
Diana RossMarch 26, 1944Detroit, MichiganSinger
Dinah WashingtonAugust 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963Detroit, MichiganSinger
Dizzy GillespieOctober 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993Englewood, New JerseyBandleader
DMXDecember 18, 1970Mount Vernon, New YorkRapper
Dominique DawesNovember 20, 1976Silver Spring, MarylandGymnast
Dominique WilkinsJanuary 12, 1960Paris, FranceBasketball player
Don CheadleNovember 29, 1964Kansas City, MissouriActor
Don KingAugust 20, 1931Cleveland, OhioBoxing promoter
Dorothy DandridgeNovember 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965Cleveland, OhioFilm actress
Dr. DreFebruary 18, 1965Compton, CaliforniaEntrepreneur
Dred Scottc. 1799 - September 17, 1858Southampton County, VirginiaAfrican-American slave
Duke EllingtonApril 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974Washington, D.C.Composer
Dwyane WadeJanuary 17, 1982Chicago, IllinoisBasketball player
Earl CampbellMarch 29, 1955Tyler, TexasAmerican football player
Eartha KittJanuary 17, 1927 - December 25, 2008North, South CarolinaActress
Eddie MurphyApril 3, 1961New York City, New YorkComedian, Actor
Elgin BaylorSeptember 16, 1934Washington, D.C.Basketball player
Elijah MuhammadOctober 7, 1897 - February 25, 1975Sandersville, GeorgiaPolitical leader
Ella BakerDecember 13, 1903 - December 13, 1986Norfolk, VirginiaCivil Rights Activist
Ella FitzgeraldApril 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996Newport News, VirginiSinger
Ellen Johnson SirleafOctober 29, 1938Monrovia, LiberiaPresident of Liberia
Emmitt SmithMay 15, 1969Pensacola, FloridaAmerican football player
Eric DickersonSeptember 2, 1960Sealy, TexasAmerican football player
Eriq La SalleJuly 23, 1962Hartford, ConnecticutActor
Ernie BanksJanuary 31, 1931 - January 23, 2015Dallas, TexasBaseball player
Ernie DavisDecember 14, 1939 - May 18, 1963Cleveland, OhioAmerican football player
Esther RolleNovember 8, 1920 - November 17, 1998Pompano Beach, FloridaActress
Etta JamesJanuary 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012Riverside, CaliforniaSinger
Evander HolyfieldOctober 19, 1962Atmore, AlabamaBoxer
Flip WilsonDecember 8, 1933 - November 25, 1998Jersey City, New JerseyComedian
Florence Griffith JoynerDecember 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998Los Angeles, CaliforniaTrack and field athlete
Floyd PattersonJanuary 4, 1935 - May 11, 2006Waco, North CarolinaBoxer
Forest WhitakerJuly 15, 1961Longview, TexasActor
Foxy BrownSeptember 6, 1978New York City, New YorkRapper
Franco HarrisMarch 7, 1950Fort Dix, New JerseyAmerican football player
Frank RobinsonAugust 31, 1935Beaumont, TexasBaseball player
Frank ThomasMay 27, 1968Columbus, GeorgiaBaseball player
Fred WilliamsonMarch 5, 1938Gary, IndianaActor
Freddy AduJune 2, 1989ÿTema, GhanaSoccer player
Frederick Douglassc. February 1818 - February 20, 1895Talbot County, MarylandCivil Rights Activist
Gabourey SidibeMay 6, 1983New York City, New YorkActress
Gale SayersMay 30, 1943Wichita, KansasAmerican football player
Gary ColemanFebruary 8, 1968 - May 28, 2010Zion, IllinoisActor
George ClintonJuly 22, 1941Kannapolis, North CarolinaSinger
George ForemanJanuary 10, 1949Marshall, TexasBoxer
George GervinApril 27, 1952Detroit, MichiganBasketball player
George Washington Carver5 January 1864 - 5 January 1943Diamond, MissouriInventor
Gloria ReubenJune 9, 1964Toronto, CanadaSinger
Gordon ParksNovember 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006Fort Scott, KansasPhotographer
Gregory HinesFebruary 14, 1946 - August 9, 2003New York City, New YorkActor
Gwendolyn BrooksJune 7, 1917 - December 3, 2000Topeka, KansasPoet
Hakeem OlajuwonJanuary 21, 1963Lagos, NigeriaBasketball player
Halle BerryAugust 14, 1966Cleveland, OhioActress
Hank AaronFebruary 5, 1934Mobile, AlabamaBaseball player
Harriet Tubmanc. 1822 - March 10, 1913Dorchester County, MarylandAbolitionist
Harry BelafonteMarch 1, 1927New York City, New YorkSinger
Hattie McDanielJune 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952Wichita, KansasActress
Henry Louis GatesSeptember 16, 1950Keyser, West VirginiaUniversity Professor
Herbie HancockApril 12, 1940Chicago, IllinoisJazz Pianist
Herman CainDecember 13, 1945Memphis, TennesseeAuthor
Herschel WalkerMarch 3, 1962Wrightsville, GeorgiaAmerican football player
Howlin' WolfJune 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976Hines, IllinoisSinger
Huey P. NewtonFebruary 17, 1942 - August 22, 1989Monroe, LouisianaCivil Rights Activist
Ice CubeJune 15, 1969Los Angeles, CaliforniaRapper
Ice TFebruary 16, 1958Newark, New JerseyRapper
Ike TurnerNovember 5, 1931 - December 12, 2007Clarksdale, MississippiMusician
Isaac HayesAugust 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008Memphis, TennesseeSinger-songwriter
Isiah ThomasApril 30, 1961Chicago, IllinoisBasketball player
Ja RuleFebruary 29, 1976New York City, New YorkRapper
Jackie Joyner-KerseeMarch 3, 1962East St. Louis, IllinoisTrack and field athlete
Jackie RobinsonJanuary 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972Cairo, GeorgiaBaseball player
Jacob LawrenceSeptember 7, 1917 - June 9, 2000Atlantic City, New JerseyPainter
Jada Pinkett-SmithSeptember 18, 1971Baltimore, MarylandActress
James BaldwinAugust 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987New York City, New YorkAuthor
James BrownMay 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006Barnwell, South CarolinaSinger
James Earl JonesJanuary 17, 1931Arkabutla, MississippiActor
James MeredithJune 25, 1933Kosciusko, MississippiAuthor
James Weldon JohnsonJune 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938Jacksonville, FloridaAuthor
Jamie FoxxDecember 13, 1967Terrell, TexasActor
Jason KiddMarch 23, 1973San Francisco, CaliforniaBasketball player
Jay-ZDecember 4, 1969New York City, New YorkRapper
Jayson WilliamsFebruary 22, 1968Ritter, South CarolinaBasketball player
Jean-Michel BasquiatDecember 22, 1960 - August 12, 1988New York City, New YorkArtist
Jennifer HudsonSeptember 12, 1981Chicago, IllinoisRecording Artist
Jerry RiceOctober 13, 1962Starkville, MississippiAmerican Football Player
Jesse JacksonOctober 8, 1941Greenville, South CarolinaCivil rights activist
Jesse Jackson Jr.March 11, 1965Greenville, South CarolinaFormer United States Representative
Jesse OwensSeptember 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980Oakville, AlabamaTrack and Field Athlete
Jessye NormanSeptember 15, 1945Augusta, GeorgiaSinger
Jim BrownFebruary 17, 1936St. Simons, GeorgiaAmerican football player
Jimi HendrixNovember 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970Seattle, WashingtonGuitarist
Joe FrazierJanuary 12, 1944 - November 7, 2011Beaufort, South CarolinaBoxer
Joe LouisMay 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981La Fayette, AlabamaBoxer
Joe MorganSeptember 19, 1943Bonham, TexasBaseball athlete
John ColtraneSeptember 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967Huntington, New YorkSaxophonist
John Lee HookerAugust 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001Clarksdale, MississippiSinger-songwriter
Josh GibsonDecember 21, 1911 - January 20, 1947Buena Vista, GeorgiaBaseball Player
Kanye WestJune 8, 1977Chicago, IllinoisRapper
Kareem Abdul-JabbarApril 16, 1947New York City, New YorkBasketball player
Karl MaloneJuly 24, 1963Summerfield, LouisianaBasketball player
Kirby PuckettMarch 14, 1960 - March 6, 2006Chicago, IllinoisBaseball player
Kobe BryantAugust 23, 1978Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBasketball player
Langston HughesFebruary 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967Joplin, MissouriPoet
Larry HolmesNovember 3, 1949Cuthbert, GeorgiaBoxer
Latrell SprewellSeptember 8, 1970Milwaukee, WisconsinBasketball player
Laurence FishburneJuly 30, 1961Augusta, GeorgiaActor
Lauryn HillMay 26, 1975East Orange, New JerseySinger-songwriter
Lawrence TaylorFebruary 4, 1959Williamsburg, VirginiaAmerican football player
LeBron JamesDecember 30, 1984Akron, OhioBasketball player
Lena HorneJune 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010New York City, New YorkSinger
Leon SpinksJuly 11, 1953St. Louis, MissouriBoxer
Lester YoungAugust 27, 1909 - March 15, 1959Woodville, MississippiSaxophonist
LeVar BurtonFebruary 16, 1957Landstuhl, GermanyActor
Bow WowMarch 9, 1987Columbus, OhioRapper
Lil' FizzNovember 26, 1985New Orleans, LouisianaRapper
Lil' KimJuly 11, 1974New York City, New YorkRapper
Lil' RomeoAugust 19, 1989New Orleans, LouisianaRapper
Lorraine HansberryMay 19, 1930 - January 12, 1965Chicago, IllinoisPlaywright
Louis ArmstrongAugust 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971New York City, New YorkJazz trumpeter
Louis FarrakhanMay 11, 1933New York City, New YorkReligious Leader
LudacrisSeptember 11, 1977Champaign, IllinoisRapper
Luther VandrossApril 20, 1951 - July 1, 2005New York City, New YorkSinger-songwriter
Madam C.J. WalkerDecember 23, 1867 - May 25, 1919Delta, LouisianaEntrepreneur
Mae JemisonOctober 17, 1956Decatur, AlabamaNASA Astronaut
Mahalia JacksonOctober 26, 1911 - January 27, 1972New Orleans, LouisianaSinger
Malcolm XMayÿ19, 1925 - February 21, 1965Omaha, NebraskaActivist
Manute BolOctober 16, 1962 - June 19, 2010Gogrial, SudanBasketball player
Marcus Garvey17 August 1887 - 10 June 1940Saint Ann's Bay, JamaicaCivil Rights Activists
Marian AndersonFebruary 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaContralto
Marion JonesOctober 12, 1975Los Angeles, CaliforniaTrack and field athlete
Martin LawrenceApril 16, 1965Frankfurt, GermanyActor
Martin Luther King Jr.January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968Atlanta, GeorgiaMinister
Marvin GayeApril 1, 1984Los Angeles, CaliforniaSinger-songwriter
Marvelous Marvin HaglerMay 23, 1954Newark, New JerseyBoxer
Mary J. BligeJanuary 11, 1971New York City, New YorkSinger-songwriter
Mary McLeod BethuneJuly 10, 1875 - May 18, 1955Mayesville, South CarolinaEducator
Master PApril 29, 1967New Orleans, LouisianaRapper
Maya AngelouApril 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014St. Louis, MissouriAuthor
Medgar EversJuly 2, 1925 - June 12, 1963Decatur, MississippiCivil rights activist
Michael JordanFebruary 17, 1963New York City, New YorkBasketball player
Michael SamJanuary 7, 1990Galveston, TexasFootball player
Michelle ObamaJanuary 17, 1964Chicago, IllinoisFirst Lady of the United States
Mike JonesJanuary 6, 1981Aldine, TexasRapper
Mike TysonJune 30, 1966New York City, New YorkBoxer
Miles DavisMay 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991Alton, Illinoisazz trumpeter
Missy ElliottJuly 1, 1971Portsmouth, VirginiaSinger-songwriter
Mo'NiqueDecember 11, 1967Baltimore, MarylandComedian
Morgan FreemanJune 1, 1937Memphis, TennesseeActor
Mos DefDecember 11, 1973New York City, New YorkHip-hop Artist
Moses MaloneMarch 23, 1955Petersburg, VirginiaBasketball player
Muddy WatersApril 4, 1913 - April 30, 1983Issaquena County, MississippiMusician
Muhammad AliJanuary 17, 1942Louisville, KentuckyBoxer
MyaOctober 10, 1979Washington, D.C.Singer
NasSeptember 14, 1973New York City, New YorkRapper
Nat King ColeMarch 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965Santa Monica, CaliforniaSinger
Nat TurnerOctober 2, 1800 - November 11, 1831Southampton County, VirginiaAfrican-American slave
Natalie ColeFebruary 6, 1950Los Angeles, CaliforniaSinger-songwriter
NellyNovember 2, 1974Austin, TexasRapper
Nina SimoneFebruary 21, 1933 - April 21, 2003Carry-le-Rouet, FranceSinger
Octavia ButlerJune 22, 1947 - February 24, 2006Pasadena, CaliforniaAuthor
Octavia SpencerMay 25, 1970Montgomery, AlabamaFilm actress
O.J. SimpsonJuly 9, 1947San Francisco, CaliforniaFootball player
Oprah WinfreyJanuary 29, 1954Kosciusko, MississippiEntrepreneur
Oscar RobertsonNovember 24, 1938Charlotte, TennesseeBasketball player
Ossie DavisDecember 18, 1917 - February 4, 2005Cogdell, GeorgiaActor
Otis ReddingSeptember 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967Dawson, GeorgiaSinger-songwriter
Ozzie SmithDecember 26, 1954Mobile, AlabamaBaseball player
Pam GrierMay 26, 1949Winston-Salem, North CarolinaActress
Patrick EwingAugust 5, 1962Kingston, JamaicaBasketball player
Paul Laurence DunbarJune 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906Dayton, OhioPoet
Paul RobesonJanuary 23, 1976Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSinger
Percy JulianApril 11, 1899 - April 19, 1975Montgomery, AlabamaScientist
Pernell WhitakerJanuary 2, 1964Norfolk, VirginiaBoxer
PrinceJune 7, 1958Minneapolis, MinnesotaSinger-songwriter
Queen LatifahMarch 18, 1970Newark, New JerseyRapper
Quincy JonesMarch 14, 1933Chicago, IllinoisRecord producer
Quvenzhané WallisAugust 28, 2003Houma, LouisianaSinger
Ralph EllisonMarch 1, 1914 - April 16, 1994Oklahoma City, OklahomaAuthor
Redd FoxxDecember 9, 1922 - October 11, 1991St. Louis, MissouriComedian
Reggie JacksonApril 16, 1990Pordenone, ItalyBasketball player
Reggie WhiteDecember 19, 1961 - December 26, 2004Chattanooga, TennesseeAmerican football player
Richard PryorDecember 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005Peoria, IllinoisComedian
Richard WrightSeptember 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960Roxie, MississippiAuthor
Rickey HendersonDecember 25, 1958Chicago, IllinoisBaseball athlete
Romare BeardenSeptember 2, 1911 - March 12, 1988Artist
Rosa ParksFebruary 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005Tuskegee, AlabamaCivil Rights Activist
Roy Jones Jr.January 16, 1969Pensacola, FloridaBoxer
Ruby BridgesSeptember 8, 1954Tylertown, MississippiCivil Rights Activist
Ruby DeeOctober 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014Cleveland, OhioActress
Sammy Davis Jr.December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990New York City, New YorkEntertainer
Sarah VaughanMarch 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990Newark, New JerseySinger
Satchel PaigeJuly 7, 1906 - June 8, 1982Mobile, AlabamaBaseball player
Scatman CrothersMay 23, 1910Terre Haute, IndianaActor
Scott Joplinc. 1867/1868 - April 1, 1917Linden, TexasComposer
Scottie PippenSeptember 25, 1965Hamburg, ArkansasBasketball player
Serena WilliamsSeptember 26, 1981Saginaw, MichiganTennis player
Shaquille O'NealMarch 6, 1972Newark, New JerseyBasketball player
Sheryl SwoopesMarch 25, 1971Brownfield, TexasBasketball player
Sidney PoitierFebruary 20, 1927Miami, FloridaActor
Smokey RobinsonFebruary 19, 1940Detroit, MichiganSinger-songwriter
Snoop DoggOctober 20, 1971Long Beach, CaliforniaRapper
Sojourner TruthNovember 26, 1883Battle Creek, MichiganAbolitionist
Sonny Listonc. 1932-December 30, 1970Sand Slough, ArkansasBoxer
Spike LeeMarch 20, 1957Atlanta, GeorgiaFilm director
Steve McNairFebruary 14, 1973 - July 4, 2009Mount Olive, MississippiAmerican Football Player
Stevie WonderMay 13, 1950Saginaw, MichiganSinger
Stokely CarmichaelJune 29, 1941 - November 15, 1998Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoCivil Rights Activist
Sugar Ray LeonardMay 17, 1956Rocky Mount, North CarolinaBoxer
Sugar Ray RobinsonMay 3, 1921 - April 12, 1989Detroit, MichiganBoxer
Tavis SmileySeptember 13, 1964Gulfport, MississippiTalk show host
Teddy PendergrassMarch 26, 1950 - January 13, 2010Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSinger
Terrence HowardMarch 11, 1969Chicago, IllinoisActor
Thandie NewtonNovember 6, 1972London, United Kingdom Film actress
The Notorious B.I.G.March 9, 1997Los Angeles, CaliforniaRapper
Thelonious MonkOctober 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982Englewood, New JerseyPianist
Thomas HearnsOctober 18, 1958Memphis, TennesseeBoxer
Thurgood MarshallJuly 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993Baltimore, MarylandFormer Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Thurman ThomasMay 16, 1966Houston, TexasAmerican football player
Tiger WoodsDecember 30, 1975Cypress, CaliforniaGolfer
Tina TurnerNovember 26, 1939Nutbush, TennesseeSinger
Tone-LocMarch 3, 1966Los Angeles, CaliforniaRapper
Toni MorrisonFebruary 18, 1931Lorain, OhioNovelist
Tony DorsettApril 7, 1954Rochester, PennsylvaniaAmerican Football Player
Tony GwynnMay 9, 1960 - June 16, 2014Los Angeles, CaliforniaBaseball Coach
Tupac ShakurJune 16, 1971- September 13, 1996New York City, New YorkRapper
Tyra BanksDecember 4, 1973Inglewood, CaliforniaTelevision Personality
UsherOctober 14, 1978Dallas, TexasSinger-songwriter
Vanessa WilliamsMarch 18, 1963Millwood, New YorkSinger
Venus WilliamsJune 17, 1980Lynwood, CaliforniaTennis player
Ving RhamesMay 12, 1959New York City, New YorkActor
Viola DavisAugust 11, 1965St. Matthews, South CarolinaFilm actress
W. E. B. Du BoisFebruary 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963Great Barrington, MassachusettsAuthor
Walt FrazierMarch 29, 1945Atlanta, GeorgiaBasketball player
Walter PaytonJuly 25, 1954- November 1, 1999Columbia, MississippiAmerican football player
Warren MoonNovember 18, 1956Los Angeles, CaliforniaAmerican football player
Wesley SnipesJuly 31, 1962Orlando, FloridaActor
Whitney HoustonAugust 9, 1963Newark, New JerseySinger
Whoopi GoldbergNovember 13, 1955New York City, New YorkComedienne
Will SmithSeptember 25, 1968Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaActor
Willie MaysMay 6, 1931Westfield, AlabamaBaseball player
Wilma RudolphJune 23, 1940 - November 12, 1994Saint Bethlehem, TennesseeTrack and field athlete
Wilt ChamberlainAugust 21, 1936 - October 12, 1999Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBasketball player
Wynton MarsalisOctober 18, 1961New Orleans, LouisianaTrumpeter
Zora Neale HurstonJanuary 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960Notasulga, AlabamaAuthor

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