Famous African American Men - page 3

The Most Famous African American Men
Name	Birthday	Nationality	Bio
Snoop Dogg	October 20, 1971	American	Snoop Dogg is an American rapper and actor who emerged as one of the best-known figures in gangsta rap during the 1990s
Flip Wilson	December 8, 1933	American	Flip Wilson was an American comedian and actor
Coolio	August 1, 1963	American	Coolio is a well-known American rap artist, musician and record producer
Sidney Poitier	February 20, 1927	American	Sidney Poitier is an actor, director and diplomat who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Lil Twist	January 11, 1993	American	Lil Twist (Christopher Lynn Moore) is an American rapper and hip-hop artist
Derek Walcott	January 23, 1930	Saint Lucian	Derek Walcott is a West Indian poet and playwright, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature
Satchel Paige	July 7, 1906	American	Satchel Paige was a legendary African-American baseball player
Deion Sanders	August 9, 1967	American	Deion Sanders is a former American football and baseball player
Leon Spinks	July 11, 1953	American	Leon Spinks is an American former boxer who became the world heavyweight champion in 1978
Kobe Bryant	August 23, 1978	American	Kobe Bryant is one of the most significant contemporary American basketball player who plays for the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’

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Medgar Evers was an African-American leader of the ‘Civil Rights Movement’, known for his efforts to desegregate ‘University of Mississippi’

Louis Farrakhan is an active leader of the African-American religious movement, Nation of Islam

Joe Louis was a famous American boxing champion

Barry Bonds was one of the most prolific and outstanding baseball players in history

Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American leader of the ‘American Civil Rights Movement’, known for his radical theories

Ernie Banks was an American professional baseball player who was one of the powerful players of the Chicago Cubs.

Deion Sanders is a former American football and baseball player

Barbara Jordan was an American politician and leader of the Civil Rights Movement

Sidney Poitier is an actor, director and diplomat who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor