Famous African American Men - page 5
The Most Famous African American Men | |||
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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’ |
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was the first person killed during the Boston Massacre
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States’ Supreme Court
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director best known for his roles in the films ‘The Last King of Scotland’ and ‘Bird’
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was an American civil aviator who became the first female African-American pilot with a flight license
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard, is a legendary boxer, who won world titles in five different weight classes
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper and actor who emerged as one of the best-known figures in gangsta rap during the 1990s
Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige was a legendary African-American baseball player