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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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

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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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Michael Tait 1960s

George Taliaferro 08 Jan 1927 Halls, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States - 08 Oct 2018

Lorenzo Taliaferro 23 Dec 1991 Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States of America - 16 Dec 2020

André Talley 16 Oct 1948 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 18 Jan 2022

Thomas Talley 09 Oct 1868 Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States - 11 Jul 1952

Thomasina (Talley) Greene 29 Jun 1913 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 01 Jun 2003

Drusilla (Tandy) Nixon 15 Jul 1899 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States - 10 May 1990

Vertner Tandy 17 May 1885 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 07 Nov 1949

Alethia Tanner abt 1781 Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, Maryland, United States - abt 1864

Benjamin Tanner 25 Dec 1835 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jan 1923

Halle (Tanner) Johnson 17 Oct 1864 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Apr 1901

Henry Tanner 21 Jun 1859 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 May 1937

Emory Tate 27 Dec 1958 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 17 Oct 2015

Living Tate

George Tate 22 Feb 1912 Sherman, Texas, United States - 10 Feb 2001

Gregory Tate 14 Oct 1957 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 07 Dec 2021

John Tate 29 Jan 1955 Marion, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 09 Apr 1998

Minnie (Tate) Hall abt 1857 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 29 Apr 1899

Arthur Tatum 13 Oct 1909 Toledo, Ohio - 05 Nov 1956

Reece Tatum 31 May 1921 El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA - 18 Jan 1967

Barbara (Taylor) Bowman 1920s

Breonna Taylor 05 Jun 1993 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States - 13 Mar 2020

Brien Taylor 1970s

Clarice Taylor 20 Sep 1917 Buckingham, Arlington, Virginia, United States - 30 May 2011

Clyde Russell Taylor 03 Jul 1931 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Jan 2024

Cora (Taylor) Austin 1887 Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States - 1972

Eleanor (Taylor) Bland 31 Dec 1944 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Jun 2010

Elizabeth (Taylor) Greenfield abt 13 Jul 1819 Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, - 31 Mar 1876

Floyd Taylor 25 Jan 1954 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Feb 2014

George Taylor 04 Aug 1857 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - 23 Nov 1925

Jeffery Taylor 1980s

Jeffrey Taylor 01 Jan 1960 Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA - abt Mar 2020

John Taylor 08 Feb 1930 Crawfordsville, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 18 Mar 1999

John Taylor 03 Nov 1882 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 02 Dec 1908

Johnnie Taylor 05 May 1934 Crawfordsville, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 31 May 2000

Julius Taylor abt 1854 Cunningham, Virginia, USA - 10 May 1934

Living Taylor

Malik Taylor 20 Nov 1970 New York City, New York, United States - 22 Mar 2016

Marshall Taylor 26 Nov 1878 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 21 Jun 1932

Mathilda (Taylor) Beasley 14 Nov 1832 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 20 Dec 1903

Nathaniel Taylor 31 Mar 1938 St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 27 Feb 2019

Otis Taylor 11 Aug 1942 Houston County, Texas, United States - 09 Mar 2023

Preston Taylor 07 Nov 1849 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 13 Apr 1931

Robert Taylor 08 Jun 1868 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina - 13 Dec 1942

Roland Taylor 13 Mar 1946 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 07 Dec 2017

Ruth Carol Taylor 1930s

Living Taylor

Victoria (Taylor) Taylor-Burroughs 01 Nov 1915 Saint Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States - 21 Nov 2010

Welton Ivan Taylor 12 Nov 1919 Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, USA - 01 Nov 2012

Zola Taylor 18 Mar 1938 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 30 Apr 2007

Isaiah Terrell 03 Jan 1861 Anderson, Grimes, Texas, United States - 29 Sep 1931

Phyllis (Terrell) Langston 02 Apr 1898 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Aug 1989

Robert Terrell 27 Nov 1857 Orange, Virginia, United States - 20 Dec 1925

John Terry 20 Dec 1911 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Sep 1980

John Terry 1846 Maury, Tennessee, United States

Juanita (Terry) Williams 03 Jan 1925 Georgia, United States - 23 Aug 2000

Lucy (Terry) Prince abt 1730 Africa - 11 Jul 1821

Lucius Theus 11 Oct 1922 Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States - 15 Oct 2007

Cherlynne Thigpen 22 Dec 1948 Joliet, Illinois, United States - 12 Mar 2003

Amanda (Thomas) Wall 1837 Loudon, Virginia, United States - 13 Nov 1902

Arthur Thomas 30 Jan 1924 Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States - 20 Mar 2023

Charles Thomas 17 Apr 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, United States - 15 Feb 1980

Clarence Thomas 1940s

Debi Thomas 1960s

Demaryius Thomas 25 Dec 1987 Montrose, Laurens, Georgia, USA - 09 Dec 2021

Dennis Thomas 09 Feb 1951 Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States - 07 Aug 2021

Frederick Thomas 04 Nov 1872 Coahoma, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jun 1928

Henry Thomas abt 1874 Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas, United States - bef 1950

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Hiram Thomas abt Oct 1834 Drummondville, Drummond, Quebec, Canada - bef 08 Jul 1907

James Thomas Oct 1827 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 16 Dec 1913

Jefferson Thomas 19 Sep 1942 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States - 05 Sep 2010

Jimmy Thomas 20 Jan 1939 Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 25 Apr 2022

Lillet (Thomas) Jenkins-Wisner 06 Feb 1924 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA - 25 Aug 2020

Lillian (Thomas) Demont 24 Apr 1885 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 08 Jun 1969

Michelle Thomas 23 Sep 1968 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America - 23 Dec 1998

Roderick Thomas 26 Dec 1848 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 16 Nov 1887

Rufus Thomas 26 Mar 1917 Cayce, Marshall, Mississippi, United States - 15 Dec 2001

Tabitha (Thomas) Brown 1970s

Thurman Thomas 1960s

Vivien Thomas 29 Aug 1910 Lake Providence, East Carroll, Louisiana, United States - 26 Nov 1985

William Thomas 12 Mar 1931 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 10 Oct 1980

William Thomas 08 Nov 1947 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 14 Nov 2020

William Thompkins 03 Oct 1872 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - 24 Sep 1916

Questlove Thompson 1970s

Clarissa (Thompson) Allen 01 Oct 1859 South Carolina, United States - 23 Nov 1941

Dumile (Thompson) Dumile 13 Jul 1971 Hounslow, London, England, United Kingdom - 31 Oct 2020

Eli Thompson 16 Jun 1924 Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA - 30 Jul 2005

Harvey Thompson 24 Jul 1863 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

John Thompson 02 Sep 1941 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 30 Aug 2020

Kenan Thompson 1970s

McKinley Thompson 08 Nov 1922 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 05 Mar 2006

Noah Thompson 09 Jun 1874 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 20 Mar 1933

Samuel Thompson 11 Oct 1837 Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States - 08 Aug 1909

Tessa Thompson 1980s

Theophilus Thompson 21 Apr 1855 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America - abt 08 Oct 1881

Ulysses Thompson 28 Aug 1888 Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States - 17 Mar 1990

Charles Thornhill 01 Apr 1944 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 21 Dec 2006

Adolph Thornton 27 Jul 1985 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 17 Nov 2021

Melanie Thornton 13 May 1967 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 24 Nov 2001

Willie Thornton 11 Dec 1926 Ariton, Dale, Alabama, United States - 25 Jul 1984

Barnett Thoroughgood 07 Nov 1949 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States - 05 Feb 2012

Willie Thrower 22 Mar 1930 New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Feb 2002

Howard Thurman 18 Nov 1899 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States - 10 Apr 1981

Wallace Thurman 16 Aug 1902 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 26 Dec 1934

Nathaniel Thurmond 25 Jul 1941 Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States - 16 Jul 2016

Maria (Thurston) Williams abt 1866 Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, USA - 1932

Mashonda Tifrere 1970s

Emmett Till 25 Jul 1941 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America - 28 Aug 1955

Charlie Times 08 Apr 1910 Alabama, United States - Feb 1978

Joseph Tinchant abt 1828 Louisiana, United States

Wayman Tisdale 09 Jun 1964 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States - 15 May 2009

Thomas Tolan 29 Sep 1908 Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States - 30 Jan 1967

Melvin Tolson abt 06 Feb 1898 Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States - abt 29 Aug 1966

Augustus Tolton 01 Apr 1854 Ralls County, Missouri, USA - 09 Jul 1897

Charles Toney abt 1876 Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States - abt 22 Mar 1951

Nathan Toomer 26 Dec 1894 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 30 Mar 1967

Fred Toones 05 Jan 1906 North Carolina, United States - 13 Feb 1962

Edward Toppins 12 Jun 1915 Mississippi, United States - 10 Dec 1946

Allen Toussaint 14 Jan 1938 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 10 Nov 2015

Lorraine Toussaint 1960s

Living Tovar

Lois (Towles) Ceaser 04 Apr 1912 Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States - 18 Mar 1983

Living Towns

Grace (Towns) Hamilton 10 Feb 1907 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 17 Jun 1992

Edward Benjamin Townsend 16 Apr 1929 Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA - 13 Aug 2003

Fannie (Townsend) Hamer 06 Oct 1917 Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States - 14 Mar 1977

James Townsend 18 Aug 1841 Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States - 17 Jun 1913

Marion (Townsend) Jackson 12 Sep 1932 Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States - 22 May 2007

Caroline (Tracy) Dye 1810 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA - 26 Sep 1918

William Traylor 01 Apr 1853 Benton, Alabama, United States - 23 Oct 1949

George Treadwell 21 Dec 1918 New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States - 1967

Mabel (Treadwell) Grammer 16 Dec 1906 Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States - 05 Jun 2002

William Trent abt 08 Mar 1910 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States - 27 Nov 1993

Robert Tresville 23 Sep 1891 Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, United States - 28 Nov 1965

Robert Tresville 09 May 1921 Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, United States - 22 Jun 1944

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John Trice 12 May 1902 Hiram, Portage, Ohio, United States - 08 Oct 1923

James Trotter 07 Feb 1842 Grand Gulf, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States - 26 Feb 1892

William Trotter 07 Apr 1872 Chillicothe, Ohio, United States - 07 Apr 1934

Quincey (Troup) Trouppe 25 Dec 1912 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 1993

John Trower 03 Oct 1849 Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, United States - 04 Apr 1911

Marcus (Tsegie) Samuelsson 1970s

Michael Tubbs 1990s

Stephanie (Tubbs) Jones 10 Sep 1949 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 20 Aug 2008

Verley Tubbs 25 Sep 1915 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 15 Jan 1989

Deartie Tucker 09 May 1927 Bethany, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 01 Nov 1992

Samuel Tucker 18 Jun 1913 Alexandria, Virginia, United States - 19 Oct 1990

Faye (Tuell) Adams 1920s

Emlen Tunnell 29 Mar 1924 Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Jul 1975

George Tunnell 29 Jun 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 May 1975

Alexander Tureaud 26 Feb 1899 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 22 Jan 1972

Mr. T Tureaud 1950s

Lula (Turley) Murphy 22 Feb 1885 District of Columbia, United States - 17 Mar 1960

Annie (Turnbo) Malone abt 09 Aug 1877 Metropolis, Illinois, United States - 10 May 1957

Alexander Turner 25 Jul 1882 Marion, Georgia, United States - 12 Aug 1944

Living Turner

Benjamin Turner 17 Mar 1825 Weldon, Halifax, North Carolina, United States - 21 Mar 1894

Charles Turner 03 Feb 1867 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 14 Feb 1923

Darwin Turner 07 May 1931 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 11 Feb 1991

Henry Turner 01 Feb 1834 Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States - 08 May 1915

Izear Turner 05 Nov 1931 Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA - 12 Dec 2007

James Turner 01 Nov 1840 St. Louis County, Missouri, United States - Nov 1915

Jessie Turner 21 Jun 1883 Grafton, Windham, Vermont, United States - 08 Feb 1988

Joseph Turner 18 May 1911 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - 24 Nov 1985

Lorenzo Turner 21 Aug 1890 Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States - 10 Feb 1972

Nathaniel Turner 02 Oct 1800 Southampton County, Virginia, United States - 11 Nov 1831

Robert Turner 15 Oct 1855 Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 15 Jun 1909

David Turpeau 08 Dec 1873 Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States - 13 Feb 1947

Leontine (Turpeau) Kelly 05 Mar 1920 Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 28 Jun 2012

John Turpin 20 Aug 1876 New Jersey, United States - 10 Mar 1962

Josephine (Turpin) Washington 31 Jul 1861 Goochland, Virginia, United States - 17 Mar 1949

Stanley Turrentine 05 Apr 1934 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Sep 2000

Alexander Twilight 23 Sep 1795 Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States - 19 Jun 1857

Michael Twitty 1970s

Luska Twyman 19 May 1913 Barren County, Kentucky, United States - 28 Jan 1988

Aisha Tyler 1970s

Dana Tyler 1950s

Ralph Tyler 13 Mar 1860 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 02 Jun 1921

Alfred Tyner 11 Dec 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Mar 2020

Cicely Tyson 19 Dec 1924 New York City, New York, USA - 28 Jan 2021

Cyril Tyson 19 Oct 1927 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 29 Dec 2016

Mike Tyson 1960s

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1950s

Randall Tyus 27 Aug 1903 Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 18 Nov 1973

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Leslie Uggams 1940s

Blair Underwood 1960s

Edward Underwood 07 Jun 1864 Jefferson, Ohio, United States - 31 May 1942

Alice Unknown abt 1686 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - abt 1802

Bridget (Unknown) Mason 15 Aug 1818 Hancock, Georgia, United States - 15 Jan 1891

George (Unknown) Divine abt 1880 Maryland, United States - 10 Sep 1965

Gertrude (Unknown) Saunders abt 25 Aug 1903 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - Apr 1991

Hannah (Unknown) Till 25 Nov 1721 Kent County, Delaware Colony - 13 Dec 1826

Jarena (Unknown) Lee 11 Feb 1783 Cape May, New Jersey, United States - abt 1855

Jehu (Unknown) Grant abt 1752 Charlestown, Rhode Island - 28 Dec 1840

Joshua (Unknown) Houston abt 1822 Marion, Perry, Alabama, United States - 08 Jan 1902

Peter (Unknown) Gordon abt 1838

Ruthy (Unknown) Blackburn abt 1805 Kentucky, United States - 06 Feb 1895

William (Unknown) Yardley 08 Jan 1844 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 20 May 1924

Westley Unseld 14 Mar 1946 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 02 Jun 2020

Eugene Upshaw 14 Aug 1945 Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States - 20 Aug 2008

Bazoline Usher 26 Dec 1885 Walnut Grove, Georgia, United States - 08 Feb 1992

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