"Say it loud: 'I'm Black, and I'm proud!'"
An index of content creators and performers that are African-American and/or have African-American heritage.
For media featuring African-Americans, please see African-American Media.
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Actors and Actresses
Screen and Stage Actors A-C
- Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson
- Uzo Aduba
- Gbenga Akinnagbe
- Erika Alexander
- Khandi Alexander
- Mahershala Ali
- Debbie Allen
- Laz Alonso
- John Amos
- Anthony Anderson
- Eric Andre
- Kristen Ariza
- Tichina Arnold
- Lisa Arrindell
- Jacob Artist
- Essence Atkins
- Sharif Atkins
- Reggie Austin
- James Avery
- Jocelyn Ayanna
- Rochelle Aytes
- Yetide Badaki note
- Alimi Ballard
- Isaach de Bankolé note
- Tyra Banks
- Ameer Baraka
- Avis-Marie Barnes
- Charlie Barnett
- Malcolm Barrett
- Thom Barry
- Angela Bassett
- Ryan Michelle Bathe
- Michael Beach
- Jennifer Beals
- Lou Beatty Jr.
- Susan Beaubian
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Zazie Beetz
- Nicole Beharie
- Harry Belafonte
- Bert Belasco
- Patricia Belcher
- Coby Bell
- Troian Bellisario
- Fran Bennett
- Lamont Bentley
- Halle Berry
- Ahmed Best
- Richard Biggs
- Margot Bingham
- James Moses Black
- Ser'Darius Blain
- Marsha Stephanie Blake
- Corbin Bleu
- Michael Boatman
- Keith Arthur Bolden
- Tiffany Boone
- Lisa Bonet
- Andrea Bordeaux
- Chadwick Boseman
- Cameron Boyce
- Andre Braugher
- Bre-Z
- B.J. Britt
- Avery Brooks
- Danielle Brooks
- Golden Brooks
- Mehcad Brooks
- Richard Brooks
- Billy Brown
- Georg Stanford Brown
- Issac Ryan Brown
- Jasmin Savoy Brown
- Miles Brown
- Orlando Brown
- Roger Aaron Brown
- Sophina Brown
- Sterling K. Brown
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Logan Browning
- Joy Bryant
- Kylie Bunbury
- Tituss Burgess
- Carlease Burke
- LeVar Burton
- Tony Burton
- Tyrone Burton
- Trai Byers
- Eugene Byrd
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd
- Benjamin J. Cain Jr.
- L. Scott Caldwell
- Jordan Calloway
- Vanessa Bell Calloway
- Ray Campbell
- Tisha Campbell
- Ron Canada
- Nick Cannon
- Diahann Carroll
- Kevin Carroll
- Rocky Carroll
- Lisa Nicole Carson
- Terrence C. Carson
- Nell Carter
- Bernie Casey
- Caleb Castille
- Reg E. Cathey
- Chris Chalk
- Hosea Chanchez
- Carol Channing
- Gaius Charles
- Michael Che
- Don Cheadle
- Vanessa Lee Chester
- Morris Chestnut
- Marcus Chong
- Kiersey Clemons
- Carl Clemons-Hopkins
- Rae Dawn Chong
- Chad L. Coleman
- Gary Coleman
- Monique Coleman
- Kim Coles
- Mike Colter
- Bill Cosby
- Shamika Cotton
- Laverne Cox
- Mekia Cox
- Tony Cox
- Adam Jamal Craig
- Nikki Crawford
- Terry Crews
- Scatman Crothers
- Wilson Cruz (Afro-Puerto Rican)
- Richard Cummings Jr
- Rusty Cundieff
- Angel Bismark Curiel (Afro-Dominican, US-born)
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- RJ Cyler
- Tawny Cypress
Screen and Stage Actors D-G
- Yaya DaCosta
- Percy Daggs III
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Merle Dandridge
- Kevin Daniels
- Dexter Darden
- Keith David
- Aasha Davis
- Charles Michael Davis
- Ossie Davis
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Viola Davis
- Wendy Davis
- William Stanford Davis
- Rosario Dawson
- Ariana DeBose
- Ruby Dee
- Kim Delgado
- Pancho Demmings
- Gabrielle Dennis
- Cleavant Derricks
- Alex Désert
- Natalie Desselle-Reid
- Ryan Destiny
- Loretta Devine
- Keith Diamond
- Vin Diesel
- Daveed Diggs
- Taye Diggs
- Anna Diop
- Ivan Dixon
- Colman Domingo
- Robert DoQui
- Chastity Dotson
- Doug E. Doug
- Suzzanne Douglas
- Gary Dourdan
- Ian Duff
- Bill Duke
- Rockmond Dunbar
- Christopher B. Duncan
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Merrin Dungey
- Charles S. Dutton
- Michael Ealy
- Megalyn Echikunwoke
- Kimberly Elise
- Aunjanue Ellis
- Jay Ellis
- Nelsan Ellis
- Omar Epps
- Shareeka Epps
- Jade Eshete
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Ato Essandoh
- Mike Evans
- Donald Faison
- Frankie Faison
- Antonio Fargas
- Kim Fields
- Edwina Findley
- Dominique Fishback
- Laurence Fishburne
- Jordan Fisher
- Ray Fisher
- Benjamin Flores Jr.
- Alfonso Freeman
- Cassandra Freeman
- Dee Freeman
- K. Todd Freeman
- Morgan Freeman
- Thomas Mikal Ford
- Ken Foree
- Jermaine Fowler
- Vivica A. Fox
- Jamie Foxx
- Redd Foxx
- Tati Gabrielle
- LaMonica Garrett
- Edi Gathegi
- Marla Gibbs
- Tyrese Gibson
- Johnny Ray Gill
- Seth Gilliam
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Clarence Gilyard
- Kearran Giovanni
- Robin Givens
- Ron Glass
- Danny Glover
- Donald Glover
- Dale Godboldo
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Renée Elise Goldsberry
- Reagan Gomez-Preston
- Meagan Good
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Omar Gooding
- Lance Gross
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- April Grace
- Leslie Grace (Afro-Dominican, US born)
- Kat Graham
- Shalita Grant
- Noah Gray-Cabey
- David Alan Grier
- Pam Grier
- Demetrius Grosse
- Raven Goodwin
- Robert Guillaume
- Damon Gupton
- Zabryna Guevara
- Danai Gurira
- Jasmine Guy
Screen and Stage Actors H-L
- Ilfenesh Hadera
- Arsenio Hall
- Irma P. Hall
- Pooch Hall
- Rebecca Hall
- Regina Hall
- LisaGay Hamilton
- Vanita Harbour
- Cory Hardrict
- Omari Hardwick
- Terrence Hardy Jr.
- Hill Harper
- William Jackson Harper
- Laura Harrier
- Julius Harris
- Steve Harris
- Wood Harris
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- Frank Harts
- Erik LaRay Harvey
- Corey Hawkins
- Laya DeLeon Hayes
- Dennis Haysbert
- Jamie Hector
- Sherman Hemsley
- Barry Shabaka Henley
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Taraji P. Henson
- John Henton
- Dulé Hill
- Jon Michael Hill
- Stephen Hill
- Tymberlee Hill
- Rachel Hilson
- Aisha Hinds
- Gregory Hines
- Tiffany Hines
- Jerrika Hinton
- Aldis Hodge
- Edwin Hodge
- Dominic Hoffman
- Geoffrey Holder
- Andre Holland
- Joe Holt
- Telma Hopkins
- Russell Hornsby
- Anna Maria Horsfold
- DeRon Horton
- Bobby Hosea
- Djimon Hounsou (born in Benin)
- Helena Howard
- Terrence Howard
- Ernie Hudson
- Yvonne Hudson
- Hugh Hurd
- Michelle Hurd
- Rif Hutton
- Michael Hyatt
- Camille Hyde
- Earle Hyman
- James Monroe Iglehart
- Eme Ikwuakor
- Annie Ilonzeh
- Moses Ingram
- Michael Irby
- Michael Jace
- Dominique Jackson
- Mel Jackson
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Shar Jackson
- Skai Jackson
- Trevor Jackson
- Bryton James
- Nikki M. James
- Carlon Jeffery
- Liz Jenkins
- Brent Jennings
- Kelly Jenrette
- Penny Johnson Jerald
- Jharrel Jerome
- Camrus Johnson
- Cherie Johnson
- Dwayne Johnson
- Rebekah Johnson
- Royce Johnson
- CJ Jones
- James Earl Jones
- Jill Marie Jones
- John Marshall Jones
- Julia Jones
- Rashida Jones
- Richard T. Jones
- Jasmine Cephas Jones
- Ron Cephas Jones
- Sam Jones III
- Tamala Jones
- Thomas Q. Jones
- Walter Emanuel Jones
- Michael B. Jordan
- Ella Joyce
- Malcolm David Kelley
- Echo Kellum
- T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
- Diarra Kilpatrick
- Aja Naomi King
- Cleo King
- Erik King
- Regina King
- Yaani King
- Tory Kittles
- Boris Kodjoe (Austria-born, immigrated to US)
- Yaphet Kotto
- Zoë Kravitz
- Deborah Lacey
- Sasha Lane
- Eriq La Salle
- Sanaa Lathan
- Scott Lawrence
- Bianca Lawson
- KiKi Layne
- Nicole Leach
- Sharon Leal
- Daniel Curtis Lee
- Robinne Lee
- Harry Lennix
- Javicia Leslie
- James Lesure
- Dawnn Lewis
- Jenifer Lewis
- John Lewis
- Kimrie Lewis
- Phill Lewis (American actor born in Uganda)
- Selenis Leyva (Afro-Dominican and Cuban, US-born)
- Delroy Lindo (British expatriate since 16, married American citizen)
- Tiny Lister
- Tembi Locke
- Samantha Logan
- Lauren London
- Jackie Long
- Nia Long
- Alexis Louder
- Allan Louis
- Vella Lovell
- Derek Luke
- Carl Lumbly
- Rachel Luttrell (Father is American, moved to U.S. when she was a teenager)
Screen and Stage Actors M-O
- Anthony Mackie
- Jonathan Majors
- Romany Malco
- Meghan Markle
- Dan Martin
- Duane Martin
- D'Urville Martin
- Jesse L. Martin
- Marsai Martin
- Sonequa Martin-Green
- Laurence Mason
- Kyle Massey
- Corinne Massiah
- Griffin Matthews
- Geffri Maya
- Tristin Mays
- Chi McBride
- China Anne McClain
- Darius McCrary
- Kelly McCreary
- Sandi McCree
- Hattie McDaniel
- James McDaniel
- Demetria McKinney
- Jack McKissic
- David McKnight
- Mo McRae
- Tim Meadows
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Nicki Micheaux
- Michael Michele
- Windell Middlebrooks
- Omar Benson Miller
- Tangi Miller
- Wentworth Miller
- Jerry Minor
- Dorian Missick
- Simone Missick
- Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Daryl Mitchell
- Finesse Mitchell
- Jason Mitchell
- Kel Mitchell
- Anthony Montgomery
- Indya Moore
- Shameik Moore
- Shemar Moore
- Debbi Morgan
- Rob Morgan
- S. Robert Morgan
- Tracy Morgan
- Phil Morris
- Joe Morton
- Laci Mosley
- Tahj Mowry
- Tia and Tamera Mowry
- Charlie Murphy
- Eddie Murphy
- Ashleigh Murray
- Niecy Nash
- Naturi Naughton
- Elise Neal
- Alex Newell
- Paula Newsome
- Nichelle Nichols
- Jasika Nicole
- Danielle Nicolet
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
- Bill Nunn
- Ego Nwodim
- Nyambi Nyambi
- Karen Obilom
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Adepero Oduye
- Brittany O'Grady
- Okieriete Onaodowan
- Geoffrey Owens
Screen and Stage Actors P-R
- Keke Palmer
- Sydney Park
- Angel Parker
- Anthony Ray Parker
- Nicole Ari Parker
- Wolé Parks
- Charles Parnell
- Teyonah Parris
- Candice Patton
- Carl Anthony Payne II
- Jo Marie Payton
- Paula Patton
- Donald Paul
- Natalie Paul
- Cedric Pendleton
- Aurora Perrineau
- Harold Perrineau
- Rod Perry
- Brock Peters
- Clarke Peters
- Madison Pettis
- Jay Pharoah
- Mekhi Phifer
- James Pickens Jr.
- Wendell Pierce
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Tonya Pinkins
- Lisa Renee Pitts
- Dascha Polanco (Afro-Dominican, moved to U.S. as a child)
- Jeremy Pope
- Adina Porter
- Billy Porter
- Sidney Poitier
- Michael Potts
- C.C.H. Pounder
- Arnell Powell
- Keith Powell
- Deborah Pratt
- Kyla Pratt
- Karim Prince
- Issa Rae
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- David Ramsey
- Da Vine Joy Randolph
- Ashton Sanders
- Raven-Symoné
- Condola Rashad
- Phylicia Rashad
- Gina Ravera
- Diona Reasonover
- Chris Redd
- Lance Reddick
- Storm Reid
- Ciara Renée
- Retta
- Gloria Reuben
- Judy Reyes
- Corey Reynolds
- Ving Rhames
- Trevante Rhodes
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Deon Richmond
- Tequan Richmond
- J. August Richards
- Tian Richards
- Anslem Richardson
- Sam Richardson
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield
- Lauren Ridloff
- Naya Rivera
- Leonard Roberts
- Charlie Robinson
- Wendy Raquel Robinson
- Mj Rodriguez
- Esther Rolle
- Angelica Ross
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Valeri Ross
- Andre Royo
- Anika Noni Rose
- Natasha Rothwell
- Richard Roundtree
- Tim Russ
- Montae Russell
Screen and Stage Actors S-V
- Zoe Saldaña
- Kendrick Sampson
- Jeffrey D. Sams
- Isabel Sanford
- Merlin Santana
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Sherri Saum
- Judith Scott
- Marcus Scribner
- Amanda Seales
- Medina Senghore
- Yara Shahidi
- Mustafa Shakir
- Aleyse Shannon
- Vicellous Shannon
- Doc Shaw
- Michael James Shaw
- Chaz Lamar Shepherd
- Sherri Shepherd
- Tasia Sherel
- Alexandra Shipp
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Leslie Silva
- Henry Simmons
- Jocko Sims
- Sinbad
- Jaz Sinclair
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
- Kofi Siriboe
- Tucker Smallwood
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Jaden Smith
- Justice Smith
- Peyton Alex Smith
- Will Smith
- Willow Smith
- Jurnee Smollett
- Jussie Smollett
- Wesley Snipes
- Aries Spears
- Octavia Spencer
- Lakeith Stanfield
- Hailee Steinfeld
- Amandla Stenberg
- Coy Stewart
- Ptosha Storey
- Woody Strode
- Brooklyn Sudano
- Sterling Sulieman
- Tika Sumpter
- Daniel Sunjata
- Carol Sutton
- Wanda Sykes
- Quintessa Swindell
- Jessica Szohr
- Mr. T
- Meagan Tandy
- Antwon Tanner
- Larenz Tate
- Chelsea Tavares
- Meshach Taylor
- Erica Tazel
- Angel Theory
- Lynne Thigpen
- Tessa Thompson
- Michelle Thomas
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Tracie Thoms
- Beverly Todd
- Victor Togunde
- Gina Torres
- Guy Torry
- Lorraine Toussaint
- Karrueche Tran
- Toni Trucks
- Rachel True
- Tamara Tunie
- Glynn Turman
- Frances Turner
- Bahni Turpin
- Aisha Tyler
- Cicely Tyson
- Leslie Uggams
- Blair Underwood
- Gabrielle Union
- Jessie T. Usher
- Courtney B. Vance
- Danitra Vance
- Amirah Vann
- Baron Vaughn
- Countess Vaughn
- Terri J. Vaughn
- Ben Vereen
- Reginald VelJohnson
- Lark Voorhies
Screen and Stage Actors W-Z
- Ernest Waddell
- Henderson Wade
- Basil Wallace
- Sinqua Walls
- Gabrielle Walsh
- Hilary Ward
- Marsha Warfield
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Adrienne Warren
- Michael Warren
- Denzel Washington
- Fredi Washington
- Isaiah Washington
- John David Washington
- Kerry Washington
- Sharon Washington
- Susan Kelechi Watson
- The Wayans Family
- Carl Weathers
- Jason Weaver
- Derek Webster
- Malachi Weir
- Rutina Wesley
- Erinn Westbrook
- Karimah Westbrook
- Forest Whitaker
- Brian White
- Jaleel White
- Michael Jai White
- Michole Briana White
- Persia White
- Richard Whiten
- Charles Malik Whitfield
- Lynn Whitfield
- Tristan Wilds
- Samira Wiley
- Billy Dee Williams
- Clarence Williams III
- Cress Williams
- Dick Anthony Williams
- Gary Anthony Williams
- J.D. Williams
- Jesse Williams
- Jessica Williams
- Kellie Shanygne Williams
- Michael K. Williams
- Nafessa Williams
- Steven Williams
- Tyler James Williams
- Tyrel Jackson Williams
- Vanessa A. Williams
- Victor Williams
- Afton Williamson
- Mykelti Williamson
- Tom Williamson
- Chandra Wilson
- Dana L. Wilson
- Debra Wilson
- Reno Wilson
- Shaunette Renée Wilson (born in Guyana but raised in NY from age 2)
- Yvette Wilson
- Paul Winfield
- Oprah Winfrey
- Hattie Winston
- Robert Wisdom
- DeWanda Wise
- John Witherspoon
- Alfre Woodard
- Charlayne Woodard
- Bokeem Woodbine
- D.B. Woodside
- Rick Worthy
- Jeffrey Wright
- Samuel E. Wright
- Tom Wright
- Sofia Wylie
- Malik Yoba
- Lee Thompson Young
- William Allen Young
- Zeeko Zaki
- Zendaya
Voice Actors
- Jonathan Adams
- Ike Amadi
- Ogie Banks
- John Eric Bentley
- Beau Billingslea
- Gina Bowes
- Kimberly Brooks
- Tiana Camacho (Afro-Latina)
- Dani Chambers
- Rickey D'Shon Collins
- Logan Cunningham
- Susan Dalian
- Dana Davis
- Michael Dorn
- Greg Eagles
- Dave Fennoy
- Keith Ferguson
- Kevin Grevioux
- Gary LeRoi Gray
- Dorian Harewood
- Nadji Jeter
- Christopher Judge
- Mara Junot
- Gabe Kunda
- Phil LaMarr
- Danielle McRae
- Mela Lee
- Erica Luttrell (Father is American, moved to U.S. when she was a teenager)
- James C. Mathis III
- Kenn Michael
- Kamali Minter
- Khary Payton
- Anairis Quiñones
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Bumper Robinson
- Zeno Robinson
- Keith Silverstein
- Marc Swint
- Tony Todd
- Cree Summer
- Diamond White
Artists
Artists
Authors
Comic Book Writers
Novelists
- James Baldwin
- Octavia Butler
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Alyssa Cole
- Samuel R. Delany
- Eric Jerome Dickey
- Sharon Draper
- Ralph Ellison
- Pauline Hopkins
- Zora Neale Hurston
- N. K. Jemisin
- Beverly Jenkins
- Julius Lester
- Terry McMillan
- Toni Morrison
- Walter Dean Myers
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Ishmael Reed
- Jason Reynolds
- Alice Walker
- Colson Whitehead
- Kai Ashante Wilson
- Richard Wright
Poets
Other Writers/Authors
Comedians
Comedians
- Tone Bell
- W. Kamau Bell
- Wayne Brady
- Quinta Brunson
- Hannibal Buress
- Nicole Byer
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Dave Chappelle
- Tommy Davidson
- Desus and Mero (Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez)
- Dean Edwards
- Jamie Foxx
- Tiffany Haddish
- Kevin Hart
- Lil Rel Howery
- D.L. Hughley
- Punkie Johnson
- Leslie Jones
- Orlando Jones
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Martin Lawrence
- Bernie Mac
- Mo'Nique
- Garrett Morris
- Lamorne Morris
- Richard Pryor
- Craig Robinson
- Chris Rock
- Maya Rudolph
- Amber Ruffin
- J.B. Smoove
- Kenan Thompson
- Chris Tucker
- George Wallace
- The Wayans Family
- Larry Wilmore
- Sasheer Zamata
Drag Queens
Drag Queens
Filmmakers
Directors/Producers
- Paris Barclay
- Pete Chatmon
- Ryan Coogler
- Nia DaCosta
- Lee Daniels
- Ava DuVernay
- Antoine Fuqua
- F. Gary Gray
- Bill Gunn
- Reginald Hudlin
- Hughes Brothers
- Barry Jenkins
- Malcolm D. Lee
- Spike Lee
- Jordan Peele
- Prentice Penny
- Tyler Perry
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Oz Scott
- Justin Simien
- John Singleton
- Tim Story
- Robert Townsend
- Mario Van Peebles
- Melvin Van Peebles
Screenwriters
Journalists
Journalists
Music
Record Producers
Musicians - Country
- Jimmie Allen
- Blanco Brown
- Kane Brown
- Cowboy Troy
- Mickey Guyton
- Charley Pride
- Darius Rucker (lead vocalist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, his solo works are mostly Country Music)
Musicians - Hip-Hop and Related Subgenres
- 2 Chainz
- 2 Live Crew
- 3rd Bass (DJ Richie Rich)
- 21 Savage (British Expatriate)
- 50 Cent
- Above The Law
- Afroman
- A$AP Rocky
- Azealia Banks
- Big Hoodoo
- Big KRIT
- Big L
- Big Pun
- Big Sean
- The Black Eyed Peas (members will.i.am, apl.de.ap)
- Kurtis Blow
- Bo B
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- BROCKHAMPTON (group leader Kevin Abstract, rappers Dom McLennon and Merlyn Wood, as well as several behind-the-scenes members and formerly rapper Ameer Vann)
- Brotha Lynch Hung
- Busta Rhymes
- Cardi B
- Chamillionaire
- Champtown
- Chief Keef
- clipping. (group member Daveed Diggs)
- Cold187um
- City Girls
- Common
- Sean Combs
- Coolio
- CupcakKe
- Cypress Hill
- Danny Brown
- Dayton Family
- Death Grips (group member Stefan Burnett)
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
- Digable Planets
- Digital Underground
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- DJ Quik
- DMX
- Doja Cat
- Drake (Holds dual American-Canadian citizenship, father is American)
- Dr. Dre
- Missy Elliott
- Eric B. & Rakim
- Esham
- Eve
- Lupe Fiasco
- Flo Rida
- Flying Lotus
- The Fugees
- Future
- The Game
- Gang Starr
- Geto Boys
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Gravediggaz
- Heavy D
- Hopsin
- Huey
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- iLoveMakonnen
- Insane Poetry
- Jay-Z
- J. Cole
- J Dilla
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- Juice Wrld
- Wiz Khalifa
- Kid Cudi
- Kid 'N Play
- Kilo Kish
- King Gordy
- Kool Keith
- Kool Moe Dee
- KRS-One
- Kendrick Lamar
- Queen Latifah
- Lecrae
- Lil B
- Lil Jon
- Lil' Kim
- Lil Nas X
- Lil Skies
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Lil Wayne
- LL Cool J
- Ludacris
- Craig Mack
- Gucci Mane
- Master P
- MC Hammer
- MF DOOM note
- Meek Mill
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Migos
- New Kingdom
- Nicki Minaj
- Nas
- Nelly
- NLE Choppa
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- N.W.A
- OFWGKTA
- PM Dawn
- Outkast
- The Pharcyde
- Playboi Carti
- Public Enemy
- ROC
- Jay Rock
- The Roots
- Rick Ross
- Run–D.M.C.
- Run the Jewels (group member Killer Mike)
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Schoolly D
- THEE Satisfaction
- Travis Scott
- Tupac Shakur
- ScHoolboy Q
- Shabazz Palaces
- [SiTH] Clan
- Slick Rick (Gained US Citizenship in 2016)
- Snoop Dogg
- Soulja Boy
- The Sugarhill Gang
- T.I.
- T-Pain
- Tech N9ne
- Three 6 Mafia
- Too $hort
- Torae
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Trippie Redd
- UGK
- Waka Flocka Flame
- Kanye West
- Wu-Tang Clan
- XXXTentacion
- Young Jeezy
- Young Thug
Musicians - Jazz
- Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
- Ambrose Akinmusire
- Louis Armstrong
- Dorothy Ashby
- Roy Ayers
- Albert Ayler
- Cab Calloway
- Nat King Cole
- Ornette Coleman
- Alice Coltrane
- John Coltrane
- Miles Davis
- Eric Dolphy
- Duke Ellington
- Art Farmer
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Eartha Kitt
- Herbie Hancock
- Coleman Hawkins
- Billie Holiday
- Johnny Mathis
- Charles Mingus
- Thelonious Monk
- Charlie Parker
- Gregory Porter
- Pharoah Sanders
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Sonny Sharrock
- Esperanza Spalding
- Sun Ra
- Art Tatum
- Thundercat
- James Blood Ulmer
- Sarah Vaughan
- Fats Waller
- Kamasi Washington
- Weather Report (member Wayne Shorter)
Musicians - Pop
- Mariah Carey
- Destiny's Child
- Halsey
- Whitney Houston
- The Jackson 5
- Janet Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Grace Jones
- Crystal Kay
- Alicia Keys
- Lizzo
- Pentatonix (members Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee)
- Prince
- Donna Summer
- TLC
- Usher
- Vanessa Williams
Musicians - Blues
Musicians - R&B/Soul
- 3LW
- The 5th Dimension
- Aaliyah
- Jhené Aiko
- Amerie
- India.Arie
- Ashanti
- Akon
- B5
- Baby Huey
- Babyface
- Erykah Badu
- Mary J. Blige
- Boyz II Men
- Brandy
- Toni Braxton
- Chris Brown
- James Brown
- Cameo
- Ray Charles
- Cody Chesnutt
- Chic
- Chloe x Halle
- Ciara
- Sam Cooke
- Otis Clay
- George Clinton
- Bootsy Collins
- Commodores
- D'Angelo
- Day26
- Ester Dean
- DeBarge
- Kat De Luna
- Jason Derulo
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- En Vogue
- Faith Evans
- Four Tops
- Aretha Franklin
- Kirk Franklin
- Marvin Gaye
- Cee Lo Green
- Guy
- H.E.R.
- Isaac Hayes
- Jennifer Hudson
- The Isley Brothers
- Millie Jackson
- Etta James
- Luke James
- Rick James
- Jodeci
- Kehlani
- Khalid
- Kelela
- R. Kelly
- Klymaxx
- Gladys Knight
- Kool & the Gang
- Labelle
- John Legend
- Curtis Mayfield
- Miguel
- Janelle Monáe
- Victoria Monét
- Monica
- Mýa
- Ne-Yo
- New Edition
- Normani
- Shuggie Otis
- Ann Peebles
- Ray J
- Otis Redding
- Lionel Richie
- Minnie Riperton
- Diana Ross
- Jill Scott
- Nina Simone
- Solange
- Trey Songz
- The Supremes
- Al B. Sure!
- SZA
- The Temptations
- Irma Thomas
- Tinashe
- Allen Toussaint
- Luther Vandross
- Dionne Warwick
- Jody Watley
- Barry White
- Stevie Wonder
- OV Wright
Musicians - Rock/Alternative Rock and Related Subgenres
- Alice in Chains (vocalist and guitarist William DuVall)
- The Allman Brothers Band (drummer Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson)
- Animals as Leaders (lead guitarist Tosin Abasi)
- Bad Brains
- Basehead
- Black Kids (vocalist/guitarist Reggie Youngblood and vocalist/keyboardist Ali Youngblood)
- Body Count
- Candiria (vocalist Carley Coma)
- Chuck Berry
- Tracy Chapman
- Deftones (bassist Sergio Vega)
- Emmure (guitarist Josh Travis)
- Enterprise Earth (bassist Rob Saireh and former guitarist Yusef Johnson)
- Fall Out Boy (bassist Pete Wentz)
- Fats Domino
- Fishbone
- Issues (bassist Skyler Acord and producer Tyler Acord)
- Helstar (drummer Michael Lewis)
- Jimi Hendrix
- Hootie & the Blowfish (lead vocalist Darius Rucker; see "Country" above for his solo works)
- Inferi (vocalist Stevie Boiser and lead guitarist Malcolm Pugh)
- Killswitch Engage (former vocalist Howard Jones)
- King's X (frontman Doug Pinnick)
- Lenny Kravitz
- Living Colour
- Little Richard
- The Mars Volta (various members, namely Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Thomas Pridgen, and Deantoni Parks)
- Dave Matthews Band (numerous members past and present, namely Carter Beauford, Rashawn Ross, LeRoi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley)
- Mothers Finest
- Oceano (vocalist Adam Warren and former drummer Chason Westmoreland)
- Rage Against the Machine (guitarist Tom Morello)
- Santigold
- Sepultura (vocalist Derrick Green)
- She Wants Revenge (vocalist and guitarist Justin Warfield)
- Sly and the Family Stone
- Spin Doctors (bassist Mark White)
- Sevendust (lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon)
- Suffocation (lead guitarist Terrance Hobbs and former drummer Mike Smith)
- Suicidal Tendencies (various members past and present, namely Dean Pleasants, Rocky George, Stephen Bruner, Eric Moore, and Tim "Rawbiz" Williams)
- Moses Sumney
- Tina Turner
- TV on the Radio
- Unlocking the Truth
- Volumes (vocalist Myke Terry)
- War
- Was (Not Was) (vocalists Sweet Pea Atkinson and Harry Bowens, saxophonist David McMurray, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave)
Musicians - Other Genres
Political figures
Politicians
Activists
Professional Wrestling
Wrestling Personalities
- 2 Cold Scorpio
- Abdullah the Butcher (Canadian native, later moved to the U.S.)
- Cedric Alexander
- Sasha Banks
- Bianca Belair
- Big Swole
- Black Rose
- Shelton Benjamin
- Booker T
- Bobo Brazil
- Carlito Colón
- D'Lo Brown
- Cameron
- Brodus Clay
- Allen Coage
- Sugar Dunkerton
- Alicia Fox
- Mark Henry
- Kiera Hogan
- Holidead
- Jacqueline
- Jaka
- Ahmed Johnson
- Dwayne Johnson
- Rocky Johnson (Canadian native, later moved to the U.S. around the late 60s)
- Jason Jordan
- Junkyard Dog
- Kamala
- Ron Killings
- Kofi Kingston (Ghanaian native, later moved to the U.S. and has dual citizenship. He also (in)famously began his career as a "Jamaican")
- Aja Kong
- Big E Langston
- Bobby Lashley
- Keith Lee
- Jay Lethal
- Tiny Lister
- Teddy Long
- Trevor Mann
- Ember Moon
- Carlene Moore
- Moose
- Prince Nana
- Naomi
- New Jack
- Titus O'Neil
- Willow Nightingale
- David Otunga
- Iceman King Parsons
- Montel Vontavious Porter
- Brandi Rhodes
- Nyla Rose
- Lio Rush
- Bob Sapp
- Perry Saturn
- Ron Simmons
- Slick
- Tasha Steelz
- Kia Stevens
- Shane Strickland
- Rich Swann
- The Velveteen Dream
- Virgil
- Koko B. Ware
- Xavier Woods
- Charles Wright
- Darren Young
Tag Teams & Stables
Scientists
Scientists
Sports
Athletes
American Football
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Stephen Curry
- LeBron James
- Michael Jordan
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Dennis Rodman
Boxing
Web Video
Web Video Creators
- Afro Senju XL
- Andre the Black Nerd
- Black Critic Guy
- Kat Blaque
- BlastphamousHD
- CalebCity
- CoryxKenshin
- Crank Lucas
- Etika
- GloZell
- Itsreal 85
- The Keef Crew
- Alonzo Lerone
- Lexi
- Low Tier God
- Tyrone Magnus
- MANS1AY3R
- Chris Smoove
- Michael Trapson
- Franchesca Ramsey
- RDC World 1
- Sethical
- SIMGM Productions
- D'Angelo Wallace
- Sky Williams
- Tay Zonday
- Th3Birdman
