Category: African-American Notables

Categories: US Black Heritage Project | Notables | African-American Family History

Notables are people who are worthy of note, remarkable, eminent, or persons of distinction. They may be famous, now or in the past. Or they may be less than famous to the general public, but well-known among their own esoteric accomplished peers.

Examples might be people listed in Who's Who, or in encyclopedias. In general, if such a person's names appears in a number of print references or published lists as a leading figure in a field, and especially over a period of time, then they can be considered notable.

Please use this version of the template for the Notables sticker (same sticker, different code) so the person will be placed in this category. {{Notables Sticker|African-American Notables}}

This category is managed by the US Black Heritage Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and Black_Heritage.

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15 For 15: US Black Heritage Project Activities

16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

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50 Notable African-American Sports Firsts

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African-American Athletes

African-American Firsts

African American Medal of Honor Recipients

African Americans of Horse Racing

Amazing Stories

Asante's 100 Greatest African-Americans

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First African-American Players in Major League Baseball

Fisk Jubilee Singers

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Golden 14

Golden Thirteen

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Harlem Renaissance

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Inventors and Scientists who were African-American

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Notable African-American Women

R

Rap & Hip Hop Heritage

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Spingarn Medal Recipients

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Tuskegee Airmen

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US Black Heritage: Black Heritage Stamp Series

US Black Heritage: Motown Artists

US Black Heritage: Niagara Movement

US Black Heritage: Women Scientists and Mathematicians

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Adolph Caesar 05 Dec 1933 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 06 Mar 1986

Richard Caesar 12 Apr 1918 Beirne, Clark, Arkansas, United States - 20 Dec 2011

Living Cagle

Andre Cailloux 25 Aug 1825 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA - 27 May 1863

Herman Cain 13 Dec 1945 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 30 Jul 2020

Lawrence Cain abt 1844 South Carolina, USA - abt 1884

Richard Cain 12 Apr 1825 Greenbrier, Virginia, United States - 18 Jan 1887

Doctor Caldwell 12 Aug 1867 Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, United States - abt 1932

Julia (Caldwell) Greeley abt 1840 Woodland, Marion, Missouri, United States - 07 Jun 1918

Cora (Calhoun) Horne 09 Nov 1865 Georgia, United States - 08 Sep 1932

James Calhoun 03 Mar 1917 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 08 Sep 1944

Jean (Caliste) Knight 26 Jan 1943 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 22 Nov 2023

Ambrose Caliver 25 Feb 1894 Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, United States - 29 Jan 1962

Henry Callis 14 Jan 1887 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 12 Nov 1974

Bernice (Calloway) Monroe 14 Mar 1904 Maryland, United States - 14 Oct 1992

Blanche Calloway 09 Feb 1902 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 16 Dec 1978

Cabell Calloway 25 Dec 1907 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 18 Nov 1994

Christopher Calloway 21 Sep 1945 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 07 Aug 2008

Ernest Calloway 01 Jan 1909 Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia, United States - 31 Dec 1989

Floyd Calvin 13 Jul 1901 Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 01 Sep 1939

Edmund Cambridge 18 Sep 1920 Harlem, Erie, New York, United States - 18 Aug 2001

Irma (Cameron) Dryden 28 May 1920 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Sep 2020

James Cameron 25 Feb 1914 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States - 11 Jun 2006

Living Cameron

Roy Campanella 19 Nov 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jun 1993

Alfred Campbell 01 Mar 1930 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States - 05 Oct 2004

Cecil Campbell 24 May 1938 Kingston, Jamaica - 08 Sep 2016

Israel Campbell abt 1818 Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States - 13 Jun 1898

James Campbell 28 Sep 1867 Pomeroy, Meigs, Ohio, United States - 26 Jan 1896

James Campbell 07 Sep 1934 Inverness, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 04 Aug 2005

Michael (Campbell) Che 1980s

Robert Campbell 28 Mar 1875 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 02 Jan 1972

Tunis Campbell 01 Apr 1812 Middlebrook, New Jersey, United States - 03 Dec 1891

Alexander Camphor 09 Aug 1865 Jefferson, Louisiana, United States - 10 Dec 1919

Geoffrey Canada 1950s

Alexa Canady 1950s

John Canley 20 Dec 1937 Caledonia, Union, Arkansas, United States - 11 May 2022

Lois (Cannings) Evans 01 Dec 1949 Guyana - 30 Dec 2019

Gustavus Cannon 12 Sep 1883 Red Banks, Marshall, Mississippi, USA - 15 Oct 1979

Katie Cannon 03 Jan 1950 Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States - 08 Aug 2018

Nick Cannon 1980s

J. Caradine 16 Feb 1846 Mississippi, United States

Leonard Carbo 28 Dec 1927 Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States - 18 Aug 1998

Francis Cardozo abt Jan 1837 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 22 Jul 1903

Henry Cardozo abt 01 Sep 1830 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 21 Feb 1886

Thomas Cardozo 19 Dec 1838 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 13 Apr 1881

William Cardozo 06 Apr 1905 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 11 Aug 1962

Jan Carew 24 Sep 1920 Guyana - 06 Dec 2012

Mariah Carey 1960s

John Carlos 1940s

Stokely (Carmichael) Ture 29 Jun 1941 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 15 Nov 1998

Evelyn (Carmon) Nicol 02 Jun 1930 Little Rock, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States - 27 May 2020

William Carney 29 Feb 1840 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 09 Dec 1908

Eliza Carpenter Dec 1851 Virginia, United States - 16 Dec 1924

Thelma Carpenter 15 Jan 1922 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - 14 May 1997

Henry Carr 27 Nov 1941 Montgomery, Alabama, United States - 29 May 2015

Leonard Carr 25 Oct 1902 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States - 17 Jun 1976

Living Carroll

Lillie (Carroll) Jackson 25 May 1889 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 05 Jul 1975

George Carruthers 01 Oct 1939 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 26 Dec 2020

Aolar (Carson) Mosely 12 May 1912 Alabama, United States - 09 Oct 1999

Ben Carson 1950s

Hugh Carson 27 Jul 1847 North Carolina, United States - 03 May 1912

Letitia Carson abt 1814 Kentucky, United States - 02 Feb 1888

Barry Carter 12 Sep 1944 Galveston, Texas, United States - 04 Jul 2003

Edward Carter 26 May 1916 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 30 Mar 1963

Floyd Carter 02 Nov 1922 York, Virginia, United States - 08 Mar 2018

Herbert Carter 27 Sep 1919 Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, United States - 08 Nov 2012

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Hilton Carter 30 Jun 1928 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 06 May 2020

Living Carter

Living Carter

Living Carter

Lisle Carter abt 18 Nov 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 10 Sep 2009

Living Carter

Living Carter

Rubin Carter 06 May 1937 Clifton, New Jersey, United States of America - 20 Apr 2014

Ruth Carter 1960s

Shawn Carter 1960s

William Carter abt May 1866 Virginia, USA - 23 Mar 1947

Mamie (Carthan) Till-Mobley 23 Nov 1921 Webb, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States - 06 Jan 2003

George Carver abt 12 Jul 1864 Diamond, Newton, Missouri, United States - 05 Jan 1943

Letta (Cary) Bledsoe 04 Jun 1889 Muchakinock, Mahaska, Iowa, United States - 26 Mar 1931

Lott Cary abt 1780 Charles City County, Virginia, United States - 10 Nov 1828

Rosalind Cash 31 Dec 1938 New Jersey, United States - 31 Oct 1995

Alwyn Cashe 13 Jul 1970 Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 2005

Emma (Cason) Green abt 11 May 1886 North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States - abt 25 Jan 1983

Thomas Cassels abt 1843 Jackson, Ohio, United States - 02 Apr 1903

Joseph Cassey abt 1789 Martinique, France - 09 Jan 1848

Peter Cassey 13 Oct 1831 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Apr 1917

Philando Castile 16 Jul 1983 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States - 06 Jul 2016

Alice Catlett 15 Apr 1915 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 02 Apr 2012

Octavius Catto 22 Feb 1839 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 10 Oct 1871

Peter Caulder abt 1795 Marion, South Carolina, United States - abt 1861

William Caulder 01 Aug 1915 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 15 Aug 2001

Horace Cayton 03 Feb 1859 Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States - 16 Aug 1940

Horace Cayton 12 Apr 1903 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 21 Jan 1970

Revels Cayton 05 Jun 1907 Washington, United States - 04 Nov 1995

Offset Cephus 1990s

Edward Ceruti 14 Aug 1873 Nassau, Bahamas - 21 Mar 1927

Wilton Chamberlain 21 Aug 1936 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Oct 1999

Julius Chambers 06 Oct 1936 Mount Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States - 02 Aug 2013

Larry Chambers 1920s

Edwin Chamblee 24 Feb 1920 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 01 May 1999

Roland Chamblee 23 Nov 1922 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 23 Sep 2010

Living Champion

Henry Chandler 22 Sep 1852 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States - 17 Mar 1938

Len Hunt Chandler 27 May 1935 Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States - 28 Aug 2023

Silas Chandler 01 Jan 1837 Virginia, United States - 20 Oct 1919

James Chaney 30 May 1943 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - 21 Jun 1964

Arabella (Chapman) Miller abt 1859 Jersey City, New Jersey - 16 Feb 1927

Katherine (Chapman) Tillman abt 19 Feb 1870 Mound City, Pulaski, Illinois, United States - 29 Nov 1923

Tracy Chapman 1960s

William Chapman abt 1997 Virginia, USA - 22 Apr 2015

Charles Chappelle 11 Jul 1872 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 28 Feb 1941

Emmett W. Chappelle 24 Oct 1925 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA - 14 Oct 2019

William Chappelle 16 Nov 1857 Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States - 15 Jun 1925

William Chappelle 16 Dec 1938 Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States - 29 Jul 1998

Betty (Charbonnet) Soskin 1920s

Midwin Charles 17 Jul 1973 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - 06 Apr 2021

RuPaul Charles 1960s

Oscar Charleston 14 Oct 1896 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 05 Oct 1954

Cornelius Charlton 24 Jul 1929 Eastgulf, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States - 02 Jun 1951

Dinah (Chase) Whipple abt 1760 New Castle, New Hampshire - abt 08 Feb 1846

Isaiah Chase 27 Jan 1914 Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA - 23 Mar 1972

John Chase 23 Jan 1925 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 29 Mar 2012

William Chase 02 Feb 1854 District of Columbia, United States - 03 Jan 1921

John Chavis 18 Aug 1921 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 15 Feb 1945

Don Cheadle 1960s

Adolphus Cheatham 13 Jun 1905 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 02 Jun 1997

Henry Cheatham 27 Dec 1857 Granville, North Carolina, United States - 29 Nov 1935

John Cheatham 15 Jan 1855 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 15 Aug 1918

James Cheek 04 Dec 1932 Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States - 08 Jan 2010

Clifton Chenier 25 Jun 1925 Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States - 12 Dec 1987

Donald Cherry 18 Nov 1936 Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States - 19 Oct 1995

Henry Cherry abt 1835 Beaufort, North Carolina, United States - abt 1899

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Charles Chesnutt 20 Jun 1858 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 18 Nov 1932

Thomas Chester 11 May 1834 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Sep 1892

Jacob Chestnut 18 Sep 1885 Wampee, Horry County, South Carolina, United States - 21 May 1967

Hopestill Cheswell abt 1712 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Wentworth Cheswell 11 Apr 1746 Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 08 Mar 1817

Lulu Childers 28 Feb 1869 Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky, United States - 06 Mar 1946

James Chiles 08 Jan 1860 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 05 Apr 1930

May Chinn 15 Apr 1896 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Dec 1980

Anthony Chisholm 09 Apr 1943 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio - 16 Oct 2020

Erlena (Chisholm) Bland 18 Jan 1923 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 16 Feb 2009

Rakeem Christmas 1990s

Mary (Church) Terrell 23 Sep 1863 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 24 Jul 1954

Robert Church 18 Jun 1839 Holly Springs, Marion, Mississippi, United States - 29 Aug 1912

Maxine (Cissel) Horner 17 Jan 1932 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States - 07 Feb 2021

Cyprian Clamorgan 27 Apr 1830 St.Louis, St.Louis, Missouri, USA - 13 Nov 1902

Alexander Clark 25 Feb 1826 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Jun 1891

Consuelo (Clark) Stewart 22 Jul 1860 Ohio, United States - 17 Apr 1910

Delecta Clark 07 Nov 1938 Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA - 07 Dec 1990

Elmer Clark 06 Oct 1929 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 10 Apr 2016

Ida (Clark) De Priest abt 1869 Wyandotte Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States - 28 Jul 1938

Jamar Clark abt 1991 Minnesota, USA - 15 Nov 2015

Living Clark

John (Clark) Clarke 01 Jan 1915 Union Springs, Alabama, United States - 12 Jul 1998

Kenneth Clark 14 Jul 1914 Panama Canal Zone - 01 May 2005

Lewis Clark Mar 1815 Madison, Kentucky, United States - 17 Dec 1897

Michele Clark 02 Jun 1943 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States - 08 Dec 1972

Peter Clark 29 Mar 1829 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 21 Jun 1925

Stephon Clark 10 Aug 1995 Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA - 18 Mar 2018

York Clark abt 1770 Caroline, Virginia - bef 1832

Anna Clarke 20 Jun 1919 Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States - 1944

Kevin Clash 1960s

James Claxton 14 Dec 1892 Wellington, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada - 03 Mar 1970

Cassius (Clay) Ali 17 Jan 1942 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jun 2016

Cassius Clay 11 Nov 1912 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 08 Feb 1990

Alonzo Clayton 04 Jan 1876 Mississippi, United States - 17 Mar 1917

Wilbur Clayton 12 Nov 1911 Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States - 08 Dec 1991

Archer Claytor 02 Dec 1893 Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, United States - 01 Feb 1967

Ralph Claytor abt 12 Sep 1923 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - abt 10 Oct 1993

Robert Claytor 26 Sep 1897 Floyd County, Virginia, United states - 27 Feb 1989

William Claytor 13 Feb 1880 Virginia, United States - 13 Apr 1956

William Claytor 04 Jan 1908 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 14 Jul 1967

Arizona (Cleaver) Stemons abt 30 Jan 1898 Pike, Missouri, United States - Mar 1980

Leroy Cleaver 31 Aug 1935 Wabbaseka, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 01 May 1998

Living Cleghorne

Charles Clemens abt 1842 Darke, Ohio, United States - 29 Nov 1895

James Clemens 1781 Rockingham, Virginia, United States - 20 Feb 1877

Rufus Clement 26 Jun 1900 Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States - 07 Nov 1967

Ruth (Clement) Bond 22 May 1904 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 24 Oct 2005

Roberto Clemente 18 Aug 1934 Carolina, Puerto Rico - 31 Dec 1972

Clarence Clemons 11 Jan 1942 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 18 Jun 2011

Don Clendenon 15 Jul 1935 Neosho, Missouri - 17 Sep 2005

James Cleveland 05 Dec 1931 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 09 Feb 1991

Lady (Cleveland) Strickland 24 Jul 1926 Cornelia, Habersham, Georgia, United States - 02 Jun 2015

John Clifford 15 Sep 1848 Williamsport, Hardy County, Virginia, USA - 06 Oct 1933

William Clifford 08 Apr 1862 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 10 Jan 1929

Loney (Clinton) Gordon 08 Oct 1915 Forrest City, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States - 16 Jul 1999

Living Clyburn

Alice (Coachman) Davis 09 Nov 1923 Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States - 14 Jul 2014

Rosetta (Coakley) Lawson abt 01 Jan 1856 Virginia, United States - 19 Apr 1936

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates 1970s

Bill Cobbs 1930s

Willie Cobbs 15 Jul 1932 Smale, Monroe, Arkansas, United States - 25 Oct 2021

Mark Codman Massachusetts Bay Colony - 18 Sep 1755

Alvin Coffey 14 Jul 1822 Mason, Kentucky, United States - 28 Oct 1902

Cornelius Coffey 06 Sep 1903 Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 1994

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