Difference between revisions of "Category:African-American"
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==== Born in the 20th century ==== | ==== Born in the 20th century ==== | ||
Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) | Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) -- | ||
Langston Hughes (1901–1967) | Langston Hughes (1901–1967) -- | ||
Arna Bontemps (1902–1973) | Arna Bontemps (1902–1973) -- | ||
Ralph Bunche (1903–1971) | Ralph Bunche (1903–1971) -- | ||
Countee Cullen (1903–1946) | Countee Cullen (1903–1946) -- | ||
Charles Drew (1904–1950) | Charles Drew (1904–1950) -- | ||
Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) | Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) -- | ||
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908–1972) | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908–1972) -- | ||
Richard Wright (1908–1960) | Richard Wright (1908–1960) -- | ||
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) | Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) | ||
Romare Bearden (1911–1988) | Romare Bearden (1911–1988) -- | ||
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002) | Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002) -- | ||
Dorothy Height (1912–2010) | Dorothy Height (1912–2010) -- | ||
Jesse Owens (1913–1980) | Jesse Owens (1913–1980) -- | ||
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) | Rosa Parks (1913–2005) -- | ||
Kenneth B. Clark (1914–2005) | Kenneth B. Clark (1914–2005) -- | ||
Joe Louis (1914–1981) | Joe Louis (1914–1981) -- | ||
John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) | John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) -- | ||
John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) | John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) -- | ||
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) | Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) -- | ||
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) | Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) -- | ||
John H. Johnson (1918–2005) | John H. Johnson (1918–2005) -- | ||
Dorie Miller (1919–1943) | Dorie Miller (1919–1943) -- | ||
Edward W. Brooke (1919–2015) | Edward W. Brooke (1919–2015) -- | ||
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) | Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) | ||
James Baldwin (1924–1987) | James Baldwin (1924–1987) -- | ||
Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) | Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) -- | ||
Malcolm X (1925–1965) | Malcolm X (1925–1965) -- | ||
John Coltrane (1926–1967) | John Coltrane (1926–1967) -- | ||
Maya Angelou (1928–2014) | Maya Angelou (1928–2014) -- | ||
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) | Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) | ||
Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965) | Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965) -- | ||
Toni Morrison (1931–2019) | Toni Morrison (1931–2019) -- | ||
Hank Aaron (1934–2021) | Hank Aaron (1934–2021) -- | ||
Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) | Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) -- | ||
Bill Cosby (born 1937) | Bill Cosby (born 1937) -- | ||
Colin Powell (1937–2021) | Colin Powell (1937–2021) | ||
Jesse Jackson (born 1941) | Jesse Jackson (born 1941) -- | ||
Maulana Karenga (born 1941) | Maulana Karenga (born 1941) -- | ||
Kwame Ture (1941–1998) | Kwame Ture (1941–1998) -- | ||
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) | Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) -- | ||
Guion Bluford (born 1942) | Guion Bluford (born 1942) -- | ||
Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) | Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) -- | ||
August Wilson (1945–2005) | August Wilson (1945–2005) -- | ||
Oprah Winfrey (born 1954) | Oprah Winfrey (born 1954) -- | ||
Mae Jemison (born 1956) | Mae Jemison (born 1956) -- | ||
Michael Jackson (1958-2009) | |||
Tiger Woods (born 1975) | Tiger Woods (born 1975) |
Revision as of 09:26, 22 November 2023
The category: African-American, highlights the ethnic and cultural identity of American people of African descent.
- See also: United States
Most Famous African-Americans
Born in the 18th century
Crispus Attucks (1723–1770) Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) Prince Hall (1735–1807) Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784) Richard Allen (1760–1831) James Forten (1766–1842) David Walker (1796–1830) Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883) John Russwurm (1799–1851)
Born in the 19th century
Nat Turner (1800–1831) Ira Aldridge (1807–1867) Benjamin "Pop" Singleton (1809–1900)
Martin R. Delany (1812–1885) Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882) Frederick Douglass (1817–1895) Alexander Crummell (1819–1898)
Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) Hiram Revels (1827–1901)
Henry McNeal Turner (1834–1915)
Blanche K. Bruce (1841–1898) Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907) Elijah McCoy (1844–1929)
Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) Daniel Hale Williams (1856–1931)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) George Washington Carver (1864–1943) Matthew Henson (1866–1955) Matthew Henson (1866–1955) Madame C. J. Walker (1867–1919) W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934) Arturo Schomburg (1874–1938) Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950) Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) Jack Johnson (1878–1946)
Ernest Just (1883–1941) Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951) Alain Locke (1885–1954) Marcus Garvey (1887–1940) A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)
Claude McKay (1890–1948) Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) Walter F. White (1893–1955) Benjamin E. Mays (1894–1984) Charles Hamilton Houston (1895–1950) Marian Anderson (1897–1993) Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975) Paul Robeson (1898–1978) Duke Ellington (1899–1974) Percy Julian (1899–1975)
Born in the 20th century
Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) -- Langston Hughes (1901–1967) -- Arna Bontemps (1902–1973) -- Ralph Bunche (1903–1971) -- Countee Cullen (1903–1946) -- Charles Drew (1904–1950) -- Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) -- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908–1972) -- Richard Wright (1908–1960) -- Katherine Dunham (1909–2006)
Romare Bearden (1911–1988) -- Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002) -- Dorothy Height (1912–2010) -- Jesse Owens (1913–1980) -- Rosa Parks (1913–2005) -- Kenneth B. Clark (1914–2005) -- Joe Louis (1914–1981) -- John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) -- John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) -- Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) -- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) -- John H. Johnson (1918–2005) -- Dorie Miller (1919–1943) -- Edward W. Brooke (1919–2015) -- Jackie Robinson (1919–1972)
James Baldwin (1924–1987) -- Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) -- Malcolm X (1925–1965) -- John Coltrane (1926–1967) -- Maya Angelou (1928–2014) -- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965) -- Toni Morrison (1931–2019) -- Hank Aaron (1934–2021) -- Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) -- Bill Cosby (born 1937) -- Colin Powell (1937–2021)
Jesse Jackson (born 1941) -- Maulana Karenga (born 1941) -- Kwame Ture (1941–1998) -- Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) -- Guion Bluford (born 1942) -- Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) -- August Wilson (1945–2005) --
Oprah Winfrey (born 1954) -- Mae Jemison (born 1956) -- Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Tiger Woods (born 1975)
Subcategories
This category has the following 38 subcategories, out of 38 total.
1
- 1859 * Tanner, Henry Ossawa (artist) USA
- 1866 Reed, George H. (actor) USA
- 1880 * Overton-Walker, Aida (dancer, choreographer) USA
- 1886 * Drew, Timothy (visionary) USA
- 1888 * Pippin, Horace (artist) USA
- 1891 * Hurston, Zora Neale (novelist) USA
- 1898 Robeson, Paul (actor, singer) USA
- 1903 * Cullen, Countee (poet) USA
- 1904 Jones, Ernestine (actress) USA
- 1906 Bellamy, Thomas (actor) USA
- 1912 Morrison, Ernst (actor) USA
- 1915 Morrison, Florence (actress) USA
- 1916 Jackson, Eugene (actor) USA
- 1916 * Yerby, Frank G. (novelist) USA
- 1919 Morrison, Dorothy (actress) USA
- 1921 Robinson, Sugar Ray (boxing).jpg
- 1925 Beard, Matthew (actor) USA
- 1925 Davis, Sammy (actor, singer) USA
- 1927 Hurlic, Philip (actor) USA
- 1927 Poitier, Sidney (actor) USA
- 1931 Jones, James Earl (actor) USA
- 1932 Hickman, Cordell (actor) USA
- 1935 Leedy, Glenn (actor) USA
- 1941 Hepburn, Philip (actor) USA
- 1942 Lymon, Frankie (singer) USA
- 1950 * Grimes, Nikki (novelist, poet) USA
- 1951 Johnson, Kyle (actor) USA
- 1952 Perry, Steven (actor) USA
- 1958 Hooks, Kevin (actor) USA
- 1958 Jackson, Michael (singer) USA
- 1958 Spell, George (actor) USA
- 1962 Copage, Marc (actor) USA
- 1965 Bridges, Todd (actor) USA
- 1967 * La Marre, Jean-Claude (actor, director) USA
- 1984 Chester, Vanessa Lee (actress) USA
- 1998 Smith, Jaden (actor) USA
Pages in category "African-American"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Media in category "African-American"
The following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total.
- 1731 Banneker (naturalist).jpg 273 × 326; 7 KB
- 1735 Hall (freemason).jpg 474 × 600; 83 KB
- 1753 Wheatley (poet).jpg 806 × 1,024; 397 KB
- 1859 * Tanner, Henry Ossawa (artist) USA.jpg 287 × 401; 37 KB
- 1866 Reed, George H. (actor) USA.jpg 153 × 176; 17 KB
- 1880 * Overton-Walker (dancer).jpg 718 × 1,024; 296 KB
- 1888 * Pippin, Horace (artist) USA.jpg 266 × 374; 13 KB
- 1891 * Hurston, Zora Neale (novelist) USA.jpg 408 × 588; 50 KB
- 1898 Robeson, Paul (actor, singer) USA.jpg 440 × 548; 60 KB
- 1901 Armstrong, Louis (musician) USA.jpg 440 × 674; 96 KB
- 1904 Jones, Ernestine (actress) USA.jpg 254 × 198; 7 KB
- 1906 Bellamy, Thomas (actor) USA.jpg 1,000 × 1,253; 359 KB
- 1912 Morrison (actor).jpg 362 × 433; 24 KB
- 1913 Owens (athletics).jpg 268 × 400; 60 KB
- 1916 * Yerby, Frank G. (novelist) USA.jpg 200 × 204; 37 KB
- 1916 Jackson, Eugene (actor) USA.jpg 440 × 499; 46 KB
- 1921 Robinson (boxing).jpg 440 × 606; 50 KB
- 1925 Beard, Matthew (actor) USA.jpg 454 × 584; 100 KB
- 1925 Davis, Sammy (actor, singer) USA.jpg 191 × 264; 6 KB
- 1927 Hurlic, Philip (actor) USA.jpg 500 × 750; 21 KB
- 1927 Poitier, Sidney (actor) USA.jpg 440 × 537; 45 KB
- 1929 King, Martin Luther (politician) USA.jpg 440 × 660; 50 KB
- 1931 Jones, James Earl (actor) USA.jpg 500 × 750; 69 KB
- 1932 Hickman, Cordell (actor) USA.jpg 300 × 300; 11 KB
- 1935 Leedy, Glenn (actor) USA.jpg 500 × 750; 31 KB
- 1940 Rudolph (athletics).jpg 192 × 262; 9 KB
- 1942 Ali (boxing).jpg 440 × 551; 27 KB
- 1945 Anderson (singer).jpg 270 × 360; 21 KB
- 1955 Moses (athletics).jpg 960 × 1,287; 382 KB
- 1958 Spell, George (actor) USA.jpg 206 × 245; 5 KB
- 1959 Griffith-Joyner (athletics).jpg 674 × 900; 110 KB
- 1961 Carter, Ralph (actor) USA.jpg 155 × 207; 10 KB
- 1961 Lewis (athletics).jpg 298 × 372; 28 KB
- 1961 Obama (politician).jpg 480 × 600; 65 KB
- 1962 Copage, Marc (actor) USA.jpg 700 × 700; 65 KB
- 1962 Joyner-Kersee (athletics).jpg 440 × 681; 64 KB
- 1963 Jordan (basketball).jpg 360 × 441; 58 KB
- 1965 Bridges, Todd (actor) USA.jpg 198 × 255; 5 KB
- 1972 Leslie (basketball).jpg 853 × 1,200; 226 KB
- 1975 Woods (golf).jpg 340 × 511; 41 KB
- 1981 Williams, Serena (tennis).jpg 440 × 617; 64 KB
- 1984 Chester, Vanessa Lee (actress) USA.jpg 178 × 283; 5 KB
- 1997 Biles (gymnastics).jpg 440 × 660; 33 KB
- 2003 Wallis, Quvenzhane (actor) USA.jpg 193 × 261; 11 KB