Lists of African Americans
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This is a list of African Americans, an ethnic group of Americans from the United States. It includes people who are of full or partial African American background.
Contents
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs[edit]
Sports executives and businesspeople[edit]
- Katrina Adams, Current president of the United States Tennis Association
- Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.[1]
- Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
- Peter Bynoe, former owner of the Denver Nuggets
- Pinball Clemons, current Vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts
- Dell Demps, Current vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans
- Joe Dumars, former President of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons
- Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year
- Rube Foster, former executive of the Chicago American Giants
- Rod Higgins, former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Billy Hunter, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association
- Al Haymon, manager and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Michael Huyghue, former Commissioner of the United Football League
- Stu Jackson, former Executive vice president of the National Basketball Association, current associate Commissioner of the Big East Conference
- Magic Johnson, current president of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, and Co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club[2][3]
- Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.[4]
- Billy King, former General manager of the Brooklyn Nets
- Billy Knight, former General manager and executive vice President of the Atlanta Hawks
- Billy McKinney, former vice President of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons, Executive vice president for both Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
- Steve Mills, current executive of the New York Knicks
- Ozzie Newsome, current General manager of the Baltimore Ravens
- Jerry Reese, former General manager of the New York Giants
Businesspeople[edit]
- Alton Abraham, former social entrepreneur and business manager for Sun Ra
- Wally Amos, founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie brand
- James Andrews, former senior Director at Columbia Records
- Donna Auguste, former Founder of Freshwater Software
- Leonard C. Bailey
- Tyra Banks
- LaVar Ball, owner of the Big Baller Brand sports apparel
- Christiana Carteaux Bannister, Hairdressing business
- ASAP Bari, Co-founder of ASAP Mob and VLONE Clothing
- Andre Barnett, Founder of the Information Technology Company WiseDome INC
- Kirt Bennett, Founder of the Young Leaders Academy
- Beyonce, Co-founder of Tidal
- Sarah Bickford, former owner of Virginia City Water Company
- Dave Bing, owner of Bing Steel
- Chris Brown, Founder of the record label CBE
- Walter P. Lomax Jr., Founder of Lomax Health Systems Inc.
Government and politics[edit]
- African Americans in the United States Congress
- List of African-American jurists
- List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
- List of African-American United States Senators
- List of first African-American mayors
- List of African-American leftists
Historical[edit]
Military[edit]
Singers, Musicians, and opera[edit]
A[edit]
- Aaliyah:R&B, pop
- Louis Armstrong: Jazz
B[edit]
- Erykah Badu: neo soul, R&B, funk, hip-hop
- Mildred Bailey: Jazz
- Pearl Bailey: vaudeville
- Lavern Baker: R&B
- Florence Ballard: R&B, pop, soul
- Tamar Braxton: R&B, soul, pop, Gospel
- Toni Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
- Traci Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
- Trina Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
- Fantasia Barrino: R&B, soul, Gospel
- Madeline Bell: soul
- Denee Benton: Broadway, pop
- Beyonce: R&B, pop
- Blind Blake: ragtime, blues
- Lucille Bogan: blues
- Dee Dee Bridgewater: Jazz
- James Brown: soul, funk
- Chris Brown: R&B, Hip Hop, pop
- Oscar Brown, Jr: Jazz
- Peabo Bryson: soul, R&B
- Solomon Burke: blues, Gospel, R&B, soul, Rock and roll
- Frankie Beverly: R&B, soul, funk
- Eric Benet: R&B, neon soul
- Bobby Brown: R&B, soul, pop
- Mary J. Blige: R&B, Hip Hop Soul
C[edit]
- Cab Calloway: Jazz
- Betty Carter: Jazz
- Tracy Chapman: folk
- Ray Charles: R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, Jazz, Rock and roll, pop
- Ciara: R&B, Hip Hop, pop
- Sean Combs: Hip Hop, R&B
- Nat King Cole: Jazz, swing, pop
- Ice Cube: Hip Hop
- Natalie Cole: R&B, pop
- Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z: Hip Hop
- Keyshia Cole: R&B, soul, Hip Hop soul
- Mitty Collier: R&B, soul, Gospel
- Sam Cooke: soul, Gospel, R&B
- Randy Crawford: Jazz, R&B, disco
D[edit]
- Drake: Hip Hop, R&B, dancehall
- Sammy Davis Jr.: pop, Jazz
- Bo Diddley: R&B, Rock and roll
E[edit]
- Billy Eckstine: Jazz, pop
- Betty Everett: soul
F[edit]
- Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz
- Roberta Flack: Jazz, pop
- Aretha Franklin: soul
G[edit]
- Marvin Gaye: R&B, soul, funk, Jazz, pop
- Gloria Gaynor: disco, R&B
- Al Green: R&B, soul
H[edit]
- Adelaide Hall: Jazz
- Donny Hathaway: soul, Jazz, R&B
- Richie Havens: funk, soul
- Isaac Hayes: blues, Jazz, soul
- Jon Hendricks: Jazz
- Nona Hendryx: funk, soul
- Lauryn Hill: R&B, neo soul, folk
- Billie Holiday: soul, blues
- Jennifer Holliday: R&B, soul, pop
- Lena Horne: jazz, pop
- Cissy Houston: soul, disco
- Whitney Houston: R&B, soul, pop
- Thelma Houston: R&B, soul
- Jennifer Hudson: R&B, soul, pop
- Phyllis Hyman: R&B, Jazz
I[edit]
- Luther Ingram: R&B, soul
- Ronald Isley: R&B, soul
J[edit]
- Chuck Jackson: R&B
- Freddie Jackson: Soul
- Janet Jackson: R&B, pop
- La Toya Jackson: pop, R&B, soul, dance
- Michael Jackson: pop, soul, R&B, soul, funk, rock
- Millie Jackson: soul, disco, R&B
- Etta James: blues, R&B, soul, Jazz
- Al Jarreau: Jazz, R&B, soul
- Etta Jones: Jazz
- Valerie June: folk, blues, soul, pop
K[edit]
- Gladys Knight: soul, R&B, pop
- R Kelly: R&B, soul
L[edit]
- Patti LaBelle: R&B, soul, disco, dance, funk
- Kendrick Lamar: Hip Hop, rap
- John Larkin: vaudeville
- Huddie Ledbetter: folk, blues
- Frankie Lyman: R&B, pop
- Lecrae: Christian Hip Hop
- Ledisi: R&B, soul, Jazz
M[edit]
- Carmen McRae: Jazz
- Johnny Mathis: pop, Jazz
- Curtis Mayfield: soul, funk, R&B
- Wanya Morris: R&B, soul
N[edit]
- Nas: Hip Hop
- Meshell Ndegeocello: funk, soul, Jazz
- Aaron Neville: R&B, soul
- Jessye Norman: opera
O[edit]
- Odetta: blues, Jazz
P[edit]
- Teddy Pendergrass: R&B, soul, disco
- Billy Preston: R&B, soul, funk
- Prince: pop, rock
- Leontyne Price: opera
- Kelly Price: R&B, soul
- Pharrell: Hip Hop, R&B, Funk
R[edit]
- Ma Rainey: blues
- Otis Redding: soul, R&B, blues
- Della Reese: Jazz, pop
- Dianne Reeves: Jazz
- Martha Reeves: R&B, pop
- Lionel Richie: soul, R&B, pop
- Minnie Riperton: soul, R&B
- Paul Robeson: pop
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: Jazz, pop
- Smokey Robinson: R&B, soul, pop
- Diana Ross: R&B, soul, disco, Jazz
- Patrice Rushen: R&B
S[edit]
- Jimmy Scott: Jazz
- Nina Simone: Jazz, blues, R&B, pop
- Bessie Smith: blues
- Mavis Staples: soul, R&B
- Sly Stone: funk, R&B
- Donna Summer: disco, R&B
- Musiq Soulchild: R&B, soul, neo soul
- Raphael Saadiq: R&B, soul
- Trey Songz: R&B, Hip Hop
- Marlena Shaw: soul, disco
Science and mathematics[edit]
- List of African-American astronauts
- List of African-American inventors and scientists
- List of African-American mathematicians
- List of African American women in STEM fields
Sports[edit]
Baseball[edit]
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A[edit]
- Hank Aaron -- retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame[5]
- Tommie Aaron
- Tommie Agee
- Willie Aikens
- Gary Alexander
- Matt Alexander
- Ted Alexander
- Dick Allen
- Greg Allen
- Garvin Alston
- George Altman
- Garret Anderson
- Marlon Anderson
- Chris Archer
B[edit]
- Harold Baines
- Dusty Baker
- Gene Baker
- James Baldwin
- Dan Bankhead
- Sam Bankhead
- Ernie Banks
- Willie Banks
- Jesse Barfield
- Kevin Bass
- Earl Battey
- Don Baylor
- Tony Beasley
- Tim Beckham
- Albert Belle
- Mookie Betts
- Junius Bibbs
- Jim Bibby
- Joe Black
- Paul Blair
- Vida Blue
- Barry Bonds
- Bobby Bonds
- Lyman Bostock
- Daryl Boston
- Michael Bourn
- Mickey Bowers
- Jackie Bradley Jr.
- Phil Bradley
- Glenn Braggs
- Michael Brantley
- Chet Brewer
- Marshall Bridges
- Lou Brock
- Hubie Brooks
- Domonic Brown
- Jarvis Brown
- Gates Brown
- Willard Brown
- Don Buford
- Al Bumbry
- Homer Bush
- Byron Buxton
C[edit]
- Lorenzo Cain
- Mike Cameron
- Roy Campanella
- Chris Carter
- Joe Carter
- Nate Colbert
- Vince Coleman
- Cecil Cooper
- Al Cowens
- Carl Crawford
- Willie Crawford
D[edit]
- Eric Davis
- Khris Davis
- Mo'ne Davis
- Rajai Davis
- Tommy Davis
- Willie Davis
- Andre Dawson
- Ian Desmond
- Mike Devereaux
- Chris Dickerson
- Larry Doby
- Al Downing
- Dan Driessen
- Elijah Dukes
- Taylor Duncan
- Shawon Dunston
- Ray Durham
- Leon Durham
- Jermaine Dye
- Jarrod Dyson
E[edit]
F[edit]
- Eric Farris
- Mike Felder
- Cecil Fielder
- Prince Fielder
- Curt Flood
- Cliff Floyd
- Chone Figgins
- George Foster
- Dexter Fowler
G[edit]
- Ron Gant
- Ralph Garr
- Amir Garrett
- Cito Gaston
- Bob Gibson
- Jim Gilliam
- Doug Glanville
- Dwight Gooden
- Brian Goodwin
- Danny Goodwin
- Tom Goodwin
- Dee Gordon
- Tom Gordon
- Curtis Granderson
- Mudcat Grant
- Pumpsie Green
- Ken Griffey Jr. -- retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Ken Griffey Sr.
- Marquis Grissom
- Chris Gwynn
- Tony Gwynn -- retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Tony Gwynn Jr.
H[edit]
- Jerry Hairston Sr. -- former professional baseball player
- Jerry Hairston Jr. -- retired professional baseball player
- Scott Hairston -- retired professional baseball player
- Billy Hamilton -- professional baseball player
- Jeffrey Hammonds
- Mike Harkey -- retired professional baseball player
- Tommy Harper -- former professional baseball player
- Lenny Harris
- Willie Harris
- Wilmer Harris
- Josh Harrison -- professional baseball player
- Billy Hatcher
- LaTroy Hawkins -- retired professional baseball player
- Charlie Hayes -- former professional baseball player
- Dave Henderson -- former professional baseball player
- Rickey Henderson -- retired professional baseball player, Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Steve Henderson -- former professional baseball player
- George Hendrick -- former professional baseball player
- Elrod Hendricks -- former professional baseball player
- Larry Herndon -- former professional baseball player
- Jason Heyward -- professional baseball player
- Aaron Hicks -- professional baseball player
- Glenallen Hill -- former professional baseball player
- Larry Hisle -- former professional baseball player
- L.J. Hoes -- professional baseball player
- Elston Howard -- retired professional baseball player
- Ryan Howard -- professional baseball player
- Orlando Hudson -- former professional baseball player
- Torii Hunter -- retired professional baseball player
I[edit]
- Monte Irvin -- retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
J[edit]
- Austin Jackson -- professional baseball player
- Bo Jackson -- former professional baseball player
- Edwin Jackson -- professional baseball player
- Grant Jackson -- former professional baseball player
- Jeremy Jeffress -- professional baseball player
- Desmond Jennings -- professional baseball player
- Derek Jeter -- retired professional baseball player[6]
- Sam Jethroe -- former professional baseball player
- Alex Johnson -- retired professional baseball player
- Charles Johnson -- former professional baseball player
- Cliff Johnson -- former professional baseball player
- Sam Jethroe -- former professional baseball player
- Alex Johnson -- former professional baseball player
- Charles Johnson -- former professional baseball player
- Cliff Johnson -- former professional baseball player
- Micah Johnson -- professional baseball player
- Adam Jones -- professional baseball player
- Cleon Jones -- former professional baseball player
- Gary Jones -- professional baseball manager
- Ruppert Jones -- retired professional baseball player
- Sam Jones -- former professional baseball player
- Aaron Judge -- professional baseball player
- David Justice -- retired professional baseball player
K[edit]
- Matt Kemp -- professional baseball player
- Howie Kendrick -- professional baseball player
- Wayne Kirby -- retired professional baseball player
Basketball[edit]
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- former professional basketball player, Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[7]
- Quincy Acy -- professional basketball player[8]
- Jordan Adams -- professional basketball player
- Arron Afflalo -- professional basketball player
- Arthur Agee
- Maurice Ager
- Mark Aguirre -- retired professional basketball player
- LaMarcus Aldridge -- professional basketball player
- Cliff Alexander -- professional basketball player
- Kwame Alexander -- professional basketball player
- Jarrett Allen -- professional basketball player
- Jerome Allen -- former professional basketball player
- Lavoy Allen -- professional basketball player
- Ray Allen -- retired professional basketball player
- Tony Allen -- professional basketball player
- Alan Anderson -- professional basketball player
- James Anderson
- Justin Anderson
- Kenny Anderson
- Kyle Anderson
- Nick Anderson
- Carmelo Anthony -- professional basketball player, ( African- American Mother)[9]
- Greg Anthony -- retired professional basketball player
- Nate Archibald -- former professional basketball player
- Jim Ard -- former professional basketball player
- Gilbert Arenas -- retired professional basketball player
- B.J. Armstrong -- former professional basketball player
- Darrell Arthur -- professional basketball player
- Al Attles -- former professional basketball player
- D.J. Augustin -- professional basketball player
- Jeff Ayres -- professional basketball player
B[edit]
- Thurl Bailey -- former professional basketball player
- Wade Baldwin IV -- professional basketball player
- LaVar Ball -- former professional basketball player
- Lonzo Ball -- professional basketball player[10]
- LiAngelo Ball -- professional basketball player
- LaMelo Ball -- professional basketball player
- Gene Banks -- retired professional basketball player
- Tony Barbee -- former professional basketball player
- Charles Barkley -- retired professional basketball player, Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[11]
- Don Barksdale -- former professional basketball player
- Harrison Barnes -- professional basketball player
- Matt Barnes -- professional basketball player
- Earl Barron -- professional basketball player
- Will Barton -- professional basketball player
- Brandon Bass -- professional basketball player
- Shane Battier -- retired professional basketball player
- Elgin Baylor -- former professional basketball player
- Kent Bazemore -- professional basketball player
- Bradley Beal -- professional basketball player
- Butch Beard -- former professional basketball player
- Malik Beasley -- professional basketball player
- Michael Beasley -- professional basketball player
Anthologies of biographies[edit]
There is a substantial body of literature, much of it by African Americans, that collects biographies of black leaders.[12] Notable examples in this genre are:
- 100 Greatest African Americans
- The Afro-American Press and Its Editors
- Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
- Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising
- Music and Some Highly Musical People
- Noted Negro Women: Their Triumphs and Activities
Others[edit]
- African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska, including a list of notable African Americans from Omaha
- List of African American actors
- List of first black Major League Baseball players
- Race and ethnicity in the NBA
- List of African-American singers
- List of African American pioneers in desegregation of higher education
- List of winners of the William E. Harmon foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes
- List of African American LGBT
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Vardon, Joe (October 16, 2017). "Koby Altman's path from real estate agent to Cavaliers General manager a whirlwind". Www.Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Debord, Matthew (March 27, 2012). "Magic Johnson buys the L.A. Dodgers for 2 billion". Www.scpr.org. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Magic Johnson's group buys Los Angeles Sparks". Www.usatodayhss.com. February 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Ozanian, Mike (June 12, 2014). "Michael Jordan is a billionaire after increasing stake in hornets". Www.Forbes.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hank Aaron". Www.baseballhall.org. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Derek Jeter". Www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Quincy Acy". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Carmelo Anthony". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Lonzo Ball". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Charles Barkley". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Hallie Q. Homespun heroines and other women of distinction. Oxford University Press, USA, 1988. pxxxiii
External links[edit]
- President Obama's Speech to the NAACP on July 16, 2009 - full video by MSNBC
- Famous African Americans