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The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African-American. The award was created in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NAACP.
| Year | Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | Connected | |
| 1915 | Just, Ernest (1883-1941) | Ernest Just | Scientist | Yes | |
| 1916 | Young, Charles (1864-1922) | Charles Young | Army Colonel | Yes | |
| 1917 | Burleigh, Harry (1866-1949) | Harry Burleigh | Composer and Singer | Yes | |
| 1918 | Braithwaite, William Stanley (1878-1962) | William Braithwaite | Writer | Yes | |
| 1919 | Grimké, Archibald (1849-1930) | Archibald Grimké | Diplomat, Activist | Yes | |
| 1920 | Dubois, William (1868-1963) | W.E.B. DuBois | Activist, Writer | Yes | |
| 1921 | Gilpin, Charles Sidney (1878-1930) | Charles Gilpin | Theater Star | No | |
| 1922 | Talbert, Mary Burnett (1866-1923) | Mary Burnett Talbert | Activist | Yes | |
| 1923 | Carver, George Washington (1864-1943) | George Washington Carver | Scientist, Inventor | No | |
| 1924 | Hayes, Roland (1887-1977) | Roland Hayes | Singer, Composer | Yes | |
| 1925 | Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938) | James Weldon Johnson | Activist | Yes | |
| 1927 | Overton, Anthony (1865-1946) | Anthony Overton | Businessman | No | |
| 1928 | Chesnutt, Charles (1858-1932) | Charles Chesnutt | Author, Activist | Yes | |
| 1929 | Johnson, Mordecai (1891-1976) | Mordecai Johnson | Educator | No | |
| 1930 | Hunt, Henry (1866-1938) | Henry Hunt | Educator, Activist | Yes | |
| 1931 | Harrison, Richard (1864-1935) | Actor, Lecturer | No | ||
| 1932 | Moton, Robert (1867-1940) | Robert Moton | Educator | Yes | |
| 1933 | Yergan, Max (1892-1975) | Max Yeargan | Activist | No | |
| 1934 | Williams, William (1869-1941) | Educator | No | ||
| 1935 | Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955) | Mary McLeod | Education Activist | Yes | |
| 1936 | Hope, John (1868-1936) | John Hope | Educator, Activist | Yes | |
| 1937 | White, Walter (1893-1955) | Walter White | Activist, Journalist | Yes | |
| 1939 | Anderson, Marian (1897-1993) | Marian Anderson | Opera Singer and Activist | Yes | |
| 1940 | Wright, Louis (1891-1952) | Louis Wright | Surgeon, Activist | Yes | |
| 1941 | Wright, Richard (1908-1960) | Richard Wright | Author | No | |
| 1942 | Randolph, Philip A. (1889-1979) | Asa Philip Randolph | Activist | No | |
| 1943 | Hastie, William (1904-1976) | William Hastie | Lawyer, USVI Governor | No | |
| 1944 | Drew, Charles (1904-1950) | Charles Drew | Physician | Yes | |
| 1945 | Robeson, Paul (1898-1976) | Paul Robeson | Singer, Actor | Yes | |
| 1946 | Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993) | Thurgood Marshall | Supreme Court Justice | Yes | |
| 1947 | Julian, Percy (1899-1975) | Percy Julian | Scientist | Yes | |
| 1948 | Tobias, Channing (1882-1961) | Activist | No | ||
| 1949 | Bunche, Ralph (1904-1971) | Ralph Bunche | Political Scientist, Diplomat | Yes | |
| 1950 | Houston, Charles (1895-1950) | Charles Houston | Lawyer | Yes | |
| 1951 | Staupers, Mabel (1890-1989) | Mabel Doyle Staupers | Nurse, Activist | No | |
| 1952 | Moore, Harry (1905-1951) | Harry Moore | Activist | No | |
| 1953 | Williams, Paul (1894-1980) | Paul Williams | Architect | No | |
| 1954 | Lawless, Theodore (1892-1971) | Theodore Lawless | Dermatologist | No | |
| 1955 | Murphy, Carl (1889-1967) | Carl J Murphy | Journalist, Activist | Yes | |
| 1956 | Robinson, Jackie (1919-1972) | Jack Robinson | Baseball Star | Yes | |
| 1957 | King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968) | Martin Luther King Jr. | Activist | Yes | |
| 1958 | Bates, Daisy (1914-1999) | Daisy Gatson Bates | Activist | No | |
| 1958 | Green, Ernest (1941-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Eckford, Elizabeth (1941-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Thomas, Jefferson (1942-2010) | Jefferson Thomas | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Roberts, Terrence (1941-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | LaNier, Carlotta Walls (1942-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Brown-Trickey, Minnijean (1941-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Karlmark, Gloria Ray (1942-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Mothershed-Wair, Thelma (1940-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1958 | Beals, Melba Pattillo (1941-) | Living | Little Rock Nine | No | |
| 1959 | Ellington, Duke (1899-1974) | Duke Ellington | Musician | Yes | |
| 1960 | Hughes, Langston (1901-1967) | James Hughes | Poet | Yes | |
| 1961 | Clark, Kenneth (1914-2005) | Kenneth Clark | Psychologist | No | |
| 1962 | Weaver, Robert (1907-1997) | Robert Weaver | First HUD Secretary | Yes | |
| 1963 | Evers, Medgar (1925-1963) | Medgar Evers | Activist | Yes | |
| 1964 | Wilkins, Roy (1901-1981) | Roy Wilkins | Activist | Yes | |
| 1965 | Price, Leontyne (1927-) | Mary Violet Leontyne Price | Singer | No | |
| 1966 | Johnson, John (1918-2005) | John Johnson | Publisher | No | |
| 1967 | Brooke, Edward (1919-2015) | Edward Brooke | US Senator | Yes | |
| 1968 | Davis, Sammy Jr. (1925-1990) | Samuel Davis | Entertainer | No | |
| 1969 | Mitchell, Clarence (1911-1984) | Clarence Mitchell | Activist | No | |
| 1970 | Lawrence, Jacob (1917-2000) | Jacob Lawrence | Painter | Yes | |
| 1971 | Sullivan, Leon (1922-2001) | Leon Sullivan | Civil Rights Leader | No | |
| 1972 | Parks, Gordon (1912-2006) | Gordon Parks | Photographer | No | |
| 1973 | Riles, Wilson (1917-1999) | Wilson Camanza Riles | Educator & Politician | No | |
| 1974 | Keith, Damon (1922-2019) | Damon Keith | Judge | No | |
| 1976 | Aaron, Hank (1934-) | Hank Aaron | Baseball Star | No | |
| 1977 | Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989) | Alvin Ailey | Dancer, Choreographer | Yes | |
| 1977 | Haley, Alex (1921-1992) | Alexander Haley | Author | Yes | |
| 1979 | Young, Andrew (1932-) | Living | Activist | No | |
| 1979 | Parks, Rosa (1913-2005) | Rosa McCauley Parks | Activist | Yes | |
| 1980 | Logan, Rayford (1897-1982) | Activist | No | ||
| 1981 | Young, Coleman (1918-1987) | Coleman Young | Detroit Mayor | No | |
| 1982 | Mays, Benjamin (1894-1984) | Benjamin Mays | Activist | Yes | |
| 1983 | Horne, Lena (1917-2010) | Lena Horne | Actor, Activist | Yes | |
| 1985 | Bradley, Tom (1917-1998) | Thomas Bradley | LA Mayor | No | |
| 1985 | Cosby, Bill (1937-) | Living | Comedian | No | |
| 1986 | Hooks, Benjamin (1925-2010) | Activist | No | ||
| 1987 | Sutton, Percy (1920-2009) | Percy Sutton | Politician | No | |
| 1988 | Patterson, Frederick (1901-1988) | Frederick Patterson | Educator | Yes | |
| 1989 | Jackson, Jesse (1941-) | Jesse Jackson | Activist | No | |
| 1990 | Wilder, Douglas (1931-) | Living | Politician | No | |
| 1991 | Powell, Colin (1937-2021) | Colin Powell | 4-Star General | Yes | |
| 1992 | Jordan, Barbara (1936-1996) | Barbara Jordan | Politician | Yes | |
| 1993 | Height, Dorothy (1912-2010) | Dorothy Height | Activist | Yes | |
| 1994 | Angelou, Maya (1928-2014) | Maya Johnson Angelou | Poet, Writer | Yes | |
| 1995 | Franklin, John (1915-2009) | John Franklin | Historian | Yes | |
| 1996 | Higginbotham, A. Leon (1928-1998) | Activist | No | ||
| 1997 | Rowan, Carl (1925-2000) | Carl Rowan | Journalist | No | |
| 1998 | Evers-Williams, Myrlie (1933-) | Myrlie Evers-Williams | Activist | Yes | |
| 1999 | Graves, Earl (1935-2020) | Publisher, Businessman | No | ||
| 2000 | Winfrey, Oprah (1954-) | Oprah Winfrey | Talk Show Host | No | |
| 2001 | Jordan, Vernon (1935-2021) | Activist | No | ||
| 2002 | Lewis, John (1940-2020) | John Lewis | Politician, Activist | Yes | |
| 2003 | Motley, Constance Baker (1921-2005) | Constance (Baker) Motley | Lawyer, Activist | Yes | |
| 2004 | Carter, Robert (1917-2012) | Lawyer, Activist | No | ||
| 2005 | Hill, Oliver (1907-2007) | Oliver (White) Hill | Civil Rights Attorney | Yes | |
| 2006 | Carson, Ben (1951-) | Living | Politician | No | |
| 2007 | Conyers, John (1929-2019) | John Conyers | Politician | No | |
| 2008 | Dee, Ruby (1922-2014) | Ruby Wallace Dee | Actress | Yes | |
| 2009 | Bond, Julian (1940-2015) | Horace Julian Bond | Politician | No | |
| 2010 | Tyson, Cicely (1924-2021) | Cicely Tyson | Actress, Activist | Yes | |
| 2011 | Freeman, Frankie Muse (1916-2018) | Frankie Muse Freeman | Civil Rights Attorney | No | |
| 2012 | Belafonte, Harry (1927) | Harry Belafonte | Singer, Activist | Yes | |
| 2013 | Norman, Jessye (1945-2019) | Jessye Mae Norman | Opera Singer | No | |
| 2014 | Jones, Quincy (1933-) | Quincy Jones | Record and Television Producer | Yes | |
| 2015 | Poitier, Sidney (1927-2022) | Sidney Poitier | Actor | Yes | |
| 2016 | Jones, Nathaniel (1926-2020) | Nathaniel Raphael Jones | Judge | Yes | |
| 2018 | Brown, Willie (1934-) | Willie Brown | Politician | No | |
| 2019 | Gaspard, Patrick (1967-) | Living | Diplomat | No | |
| 2021 | Laurencin, Cato (1959-) | Living | Scientist | No | |
| 2022 | Jim Clyburn (1940-) | Living | Politician | No |
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Black winners : a history of Spingarn medalists, 1915-1983, By Melvin Douglass I , 1984. https://archive.org/details/blackwinnershist0000doug/ Brooklyn, N.Y. : T. Gaus : Distributed by D.A. Reid Enterprises