Inventors and Scientists who were African-American
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This page is a sub-category of the US Black Heritage Project. The purpose is to categorize African-Americans who were inventors or involved in scientific discoveries or applications, to include the areas of physics, biology, mathematics, and also the medical, nuclear, and space sciences. This list is taken from WikipediA, but some of those included do not have a page and/or their page has been deleted. There are also many living people included as of this writing. A quick, and I stress quick, check of WikiTree was made, but please do a thorough search before adding new profiles. Be especially careful of profiles of women as WikipediA uses their married names rather than LNAB.
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| Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | Profile Review | Connected | Volunteer |
| Amos, Harold (1918-2003) | Harold Amos | Microbiologist | No | No | |
| Alcorn, George Edward, Jr. (1940-) | no profile | Physicist, inventor | No | No | Living |
| Andrews, James J. (1930-1998) | James J Andrews (1930-1998) | Mathematician | No | No | |
| Alexander, Archie (1888–1958) | Archie Alphonso Alexander | Civil engineer | No | No | |
| Alexander, Benjamin (DAAS) (1921-?) | no profile | Research Chemist | No | No | |
| Alexander, Lloyd (DAAS) (1902-?) | no profile | Biologist | No | No | |
| Bailey, Leonard C. (1825–1918) | Leonard C Bailey | Inventor | No | No | |
| Ball, Alice Augusta (1892–1916) | Alice Augusta Ball | Chemist | No | YES | |
| Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806) | Benjamin Banneker | Mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, clockmaker, author, farmer | No | YES | |
| Banyaga, Augustin (1947–) | no profile | Mathematician | No | No | Living |
| Bath, Patricia (1942–) | Patricia Era Bath | Ophthalmologist | No | No | |
| Beard, Andrew (1849–1921) | Andrew Jackson Beard | Farmer, carpenter, blacksmith, railroad worker, businessman, inventor | No | No | |
| Bell, Earl S. (1977–) | no profile | Inventor, entrepreneur, architect, industrial designer | No | No | |
| Benjamin, Miriam (1861–1947) | Miriam Benjamin | Inventor, educator | No | No | |
| Berry, Leonidas (DAAS) (1902–1995) | Leonidas Berry | Gastroenterologist | No | No | |
| Bharucha-Reid, Albert Turner (1927–1985) | Albert Turner (Reid) Bharucha-Reid | Mathematician, statistician | No | No | |
| Black, Keith (1957–) | no profile | Neurosurgeon | No | No | |
| Blackwell, David (DAAS) (1919–2010) | David Blackwell | Mathematician, statistician | No | No | |
| Blair, Henry (1807–1860) | Henry Blair | Inventor | No | No | |
| Boahen, Kwabena (1964–) | no profile | Bioengineer | No | No | |
| Boone, Sarah (1832–1905) | Sarah Marshall Boone | Inventor | No | No | |
| Bouchet, Edward (1852–1918) | Edward Bouchet | Physicist | No | No | |
| Bowman, James (1923–2011) | James Bowman | Physician | No | No | |
| Boykin, Otis (1920–1982) | Otis Frank Boykin | Inventor, engineer | No | No | |
| Brady, St. Elmo (1884–1966) | no profile | Chemist | No | No | |
| Bramwell, Fitzgerald (DAAS) (1945-?) | no profile | Research Chemist | No | No | |
| Branson, Herman (DAAS) (1914–1995) | Herman Branson | Physicist, educator | No | No | |
| Bromery, Randolph W (DAAS) (1926-?) | no profile | Geologist | No | No | |
| Brooks, Carole Branch (DAAS) (1946-?) | no profile | Microbiologist | No | No | |
| Brooks, Charles (1865– ?) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Brooks, Phil (19xx–) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Brown, Henry (1832– ?) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Brown, Oscar E.] (18xx– ?) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Burr, John Albert (18xx– ?) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Cannon, Thomas C. (1943-) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Cardozo, P. William (1905–1962) | William Cardozo | Pediatrician | No | No | |
| Carson, Ben (1951–) | Ben Carson | Pediatric neurosurgeon | No | No | |
| Carver, George Washington (1865–1943) | George Washington Carver | Botanical researcher | No | No | |
| Chappelle, Charles W. (1872–1941) | no profile | Electrician, construction, international businessman, and aviation pioneer | No | No | |
| Chappelle, Emmett (1925–) | no profile | Scientist and researcher | No | No | |
| Clark, Mamie (Phipps) (1914–2005) | Mamie Phipps Clark | Psychologist | No | No | |
| Clark, Kenneth (1917–1983) | Kenneth Clark | Psychologist | No | No | |
| Crosthwait, David, Jr. (1898–1976) | no profile | Research engineer | No | No | |
| Curtis, James H. (Nick) (1935-) | no profile | Researcher, chemist (electronics/specialty chemicals) | No | No | |
| Dabiri, John (1980–) | no profile | Biophysicist | No | No | |
| Daly, Marie Maynard (1921–2003) | Marie Maynard Daly | Chemist | No | Yes | |
| Dean, Mark (1957–) | no profile | Computer scientist | No | No | |
| Drew, Charles (1904–1950) | Charles Drew | Medical researcher | No | No | |
| Du Chaillu, Paul (1831–1903) | no profile | Zoologist, Explorer, Anthropologist | No | No | |
| Easley, Annie (McCrory) (1933–2011) | Annie Jean (McCrory) Easley | Computer scientist | No | No | |
| Ellis, Clarence "Skip" | no profile | (1943–) Computer scientist | No | No | |
| Bashen, Janet (Emerson) (1957–) | no profile | Inventor, entrepreneur, professional, consultant | No | No | |
| Ezerioha, Bisi (1972–) | no profile | Automotive engineer | No | No | |
| Ferguson, Lloyd Noel (1918–2011) | no profile | Chemist, educator | No | No | |
| Fryer, Roland G., Jr. (1977–) | no profile | Economist, social scientist, statistician | No | No | |
| Gates, Sylvester James (1950–) | no profile | Theoretical physicist | No | No | |
| Goode, Sarah E. (Jacobs) (1855–1905) | Sarah (Jacobs) Goode | Inventor | No | No | |
| Gilbert, Juan E. (1969–) | no profile | Computer scientist | No | No | |
| Grant, George F. (1846–1910) | George Grant | Dentist, Professor | No | No | |
| Graves, Joseph L. (1955–) | no profile | Evolutionary biologist | No | No | |
| Greenaugh, Kevin (1956–) | no profile | Nuclear engineer | No | No | |
| Griffin, Bessie (Blount) (1914–2009) | Bessie Virginia (Blount) Griffin | Physical therapist, inventor | No | No | |
| Hall, Lloyd (1894–1971) | Lloyd Hall | Chemist | No | No | |
| Harris, James A. (1932–2000) | no profile | Walter_Lincoln_Hawkins Hawkins, Walter Lincoln] (1911–1992) Scientist | No | No | |
| Hodge, John E. (1914–1996) | no profile | Chemist | No | No | |
| Holley, Kerrie (1954–) | no profile | Research computer scientist at IBM | No | No | |
| Isola, Oluwabusuyi (1965–) | no profile | Professor, International Finance, inventor | No | No | |
| Jackson, Mary (1921–2005) | Mary Eliza (Winston) Jackson | Mathematician, Aerospace engineer | No | No | |
| Jarvis, Erich (1965–) | no profile | Neurobiologist | No | No | |
| Johnson, Isaac R (about 1850?) | no profile | Bicycle Inventor | No | No | |
| Johnson, Katherine (Coleman) (1918-) | Creola Katherine (Coleman) Johnson | Physicist, Mathematician | No | YES | |
| Johnson, Lonnie (1949–) | no profile | Mechanical engineer, nuclear engineer, inventor | No | No | |
| Jones, Frederick McKinley (1893–1961) | Frederick McKinley Jones | Inventor | No | No | |
| Julian, Percy (1899–1975) | Percy Lavon Julian | Chemist | No | No | |
| Just, Ernest (1883–1941) | Ernest Just | Woods Hole Marine Biology Institute biologist | No | No | |
| Kittles, Rick (1967–) | no profile | Geneticist | No | No | |
| Kountz, Samuel L. (1930–1981) | no profile | Transplant surgeon, researcher | No | No | |
| Latimer, Lewis (1848–1928) | Quincy Lewis Howard Latimer | Inventor, draftsman, expert witness | No | Yes | |
| Lawson, Jerry (1940–2011) | no profile | Computer engineer | No | No | |
| Lee, Raphael Carl (1949–) | no profile | Surgeon, biomedical engineer | No | No | |
| Lynk, Beebe Steven (1872–1948) | Beebe Steven Lynk | Chemist | No | No | |
| Mahoney, Mary (1845–1926) | Mary Eliza Mahoney | Nurse | No | No | |
| Matzeliger, Jan (1852–1889) | Jan Ernst Matzeliger | Inventor | No | YES | |
| McBay, Henry (1914–1995) | Henry McBay | Chemist | No | No | |
| McCoy, Elijah (1844–1929) | Elijah McCoy | Inventor | No | No | |
| McLurkin, James (1972–) | no profile | Roboticist | No | No | |
| McWhorter, John (1965–) | no profile | Linguist | No | No | |
| Montgomery, Benjamin (1819–1877) | Benjamin Montgomery | Inventor | No | No | |
| Moore, Willie Hobbs (1934–1994) | no profile | Physicist | No | No | |
| Mensah, Thomas (1950-) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Murrell, Joan Owens (1933-2011) | Joan Murrell Owens | Marine Biologist | No | No | |
| Nmezi, Murphy (1955–) | no profile | Physician/biostatistician | No | No | |
| Nriagu, Jerome (1944–) | no profile | Geochemist | No | No | |
| Ogbu, John Uzo (1939–2003) | no profile | Anthropologist | No | No | |
| Oyekan, Soni (1946–) | no profile | Chemical engineer | No | No | |
| Poindexter, Hildrus (1901–1987) | Hildrus Poindexter | Bacteriologist, epidemiologist | No | No | |
| Petters, Arlie (1964–) | no profile | Physicist | No | No | |
| Quarterman, Lloyd Albert (1918–1982) | no profile | Scientist, fluoride chemist | No | No | |
| Renfroe, Earl (1907–2000) | no profile | Orthodontist | No | No | |
| Rillieux, Norbert (1806–1894) | Norbert Rillieux | Engineer, inventor | No | No | |
| Robinson, Larry (1957–) | no profile | Environmental chemist | No | No | |
| Russell, Jesse (1948–) | no profile | Engineer, inventor | No | No | |
| Sammons, Walter (1890–1973) | no profile | Inventor | No | No | |
| Sowell, Thomas (1930–) | no profile | Economist, social scientist | No | No | |
| Spikes, Richard (1878-1963) | Richard B. Spikes | Inventor | No | No | |
| Steele, Claude (1946–) | no profile | Psychologist, social scientist | No | No | |
| Stiff, Lee (1941–) | no profile | Mathematician | No | No | |
| Snyder, Window (1976–) | no profile | Computer engineer | No | No | |
| Temple, Lewis (1800–1854) | no profile | Inventor, blacksmith, abolitionist | No | No | |
| Thomas, Vivien (1910–1985) | Vivien Thomas | Surgical technician | No | No | |
| Turner, Charles Henry (1867–1923) | Charles Henry Turner | Entomologist, comparative psychologist | No | No | |
| Tyree, G. Bernadette] (19xx–) | no profile | Biochemist | No | Living | |
| Tyson, Neil deGrasse (1958–) | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astronomer | No | No | |
| Vaughan, Dorothy (Johnson) (1910-2008) | Dorothy (Johnson) Vaughan | Mathematician | No | No | |
| Walker, Arthur B. C., Jr. (1936–2001) | no profile | Astronomer | No | No | |
| Walker, C. J. (1867–1919) | Walker, Sarah (Breedlove McWilliams) | Inventor | No | YES | |
| Washington, Warren M. (1936–) | no profile | Atmospheric scientist | No | No | |
| West, James E. (1931–) | no profile | Acoustician, inventor | No | No | |
| Wilkins, J. Ernest, Jr. (1923–2011) | no profile | Mathematician, engineer, nuclear scientist | No | No | |
| Williams, Daniel (1856–1931) | Daniel Hale Williams | Surgeon | No | No | |
| Williams, Scott W. (1943–) | no profile | Mathematician | No | No | |
| Williams, Walter E. (1936–) | no profile | Economist, social scientist | No | No | |
| Woods, Granville (1856–1910) | Granville T. Woods | Inventor | No | No | |
| Wright, Jane C. (1919–2013) | Jane Cooke (Wright) Jones | Cancer research and surgeon | No | No | |
| Wright, Louis T. (1891–1952) | Louis Wright | Surgeon | No | No | |
| Young, Roger Arliner (1899–1964) | Roger Young | Zoologist, biologist, marine biologist | No | No |
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2. George Washington Carver (1861-Jan. 5, 1943) 3. Lonnie Johnson (Born Oct. 6, 1949) 4. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. (Born March 22, 1940) 5. Benjamin Banneker (Nov. 9, 1731-Oct. 9, 1806) 6. Charles Drew (June 3, 1904-April 1, 1950) 7. Thomas L. Jennings (1791 - Feb. 12, 1856) 8. Elijah McCoy (May 2, 1844-Oct. 10, 1929) 9. Garrett Morgan (March 4, 1877-July 27, 1963) 10. James Edward Maceo West (Born Feb. 10, 1931) https://www.thoughtco.com/black-inventors-through-the-years-4145354
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