Biographies
This page contains links to biographies of prominent people, I hope visitors to our website will read about these prominent people. Students you might consider doing a report for school on some of these people. Please don't be afraid to learn more about them from the library or the internet. I hope you enjoy this.
Hank Aaron Diane Abbott Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Abedi Ayew Pelé Ralph David Abernathy Chinua Achebe
Cannonball Adderly Nat Adderly Alvin Ailey Jr. Ira Fredrick Aldridge Muhammad Ali Henry Allen Richard Allen
Gene Ammons Valerie Ann Amos Marian Anderson Regina M. Anderson Viv Anderson Maya Angelou Kofi Annan
Kwame Anthony Appiah Jean-Bertrand Aristide Joan Armatrading Henry Armstrong Louis Armstrong
Samual Chapman Armstrong Arthur Ashe Evelyn Ashford Maurice Ashley Crispus Attucks Byllye Avery Albert Ayler
Pearl Bailey Anita Baker Augusta Braxton Baker Ella Baker Houston A. Baker.,Jr. Josephine Baker LaVern Baker
James Baldwin Hank Ballard Toni Cade Bambara Ernie Banks Benjamin Banneker Amiri Baraka Janie Porter Barrett
Marion Barry Count Basie Charlotta Spears Bass Shirley Dame Bassey Daisy Gatson Bates Kathleen Battle Elgin Baylor
Bob Beamon Romare Bearden Louise Beavers Sidney Bechet Harry Belafonte Cool Papa Bell Gwendolyn Bennett
Chuck Berry Halle Berry Mary McLeod Bethune Abebe Bikila Edward Joseph Blackwell Eubie Blake Art Blakey
Bobby Blue Bland Jimmy Blanton Guion S. Bluford, Jr. Franz Boas Paul Boateng Buddy Bolden Julian Bond
Barry Bonds Arna Bontemps Booker T. and the MG's Ralph Boston Ed Bradley Tom Bradley Lou Brock
Edward Brooke Gwendolyn Brooks Big Bill Broonzy Charles Brown Claude Brown Clifford Brown
Hallie Quinn Brown James Brown Jim Brown John Brown Ray Brown Ron Brown Ruth Brown Sterling Brown
William Wells Brown Willie Brown Blanche K. Bruce Dennis Brutus Ed Bullins Ralph Bunch Solomon Burke
Harry Thacker Burleigh Charles Burnett Octavia E. Butler Don Byas
Lee Calhoun Cab Calloway Roy Campanella Simms E. Campbell Rod Carew Stokley Carmichael Harry Howell Carney
Leroy Carr Vinnette Carroll Benny Carter George Washington Carver Elizabeth Catlett Aime Cesaire Wilt Chamberlain
Maria Weston Chapman Ezzard Charles Ray Charles Oscar Charleston Kenneth Chenault Charles W. Chesnutt
Lydia Maria Child Alice Childress Shirley Chisholm Barbara Christain Charlie Christain Septima Poinsette Clarke
Kenny Clarke Buck Clayton Eldridge Cleaver Roberto Clemente Lucille Clifton Alice Coachman The Coasters
Levi Coffin Johnnetta Cole Nat King Cole Natalie Cole Bessie Coleman Ornette Coleman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Janet Collins John Coltrane Learie Constantine Sam Cooke Cynthia Cooper Fanny Jackson Coppin Jayne Cortez
Bill Cosby Prudence Crandall Jose Craveirinha Stanley Crouch Arthur Crudup Alexander Crummell Celia Cruz
Countee Cullen Laurie Cunningham
Tadd Dameron Dorothy Dandridge Angela Davis Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. Miles Davis
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Sammy Davis, Jr. Roy DeCarava Martin R. Delaney Samuel R. Delaney Gail Devers
Sarah Ann Dickey Bo Diddley Martin Dihigo David Dinkins Father Devine George Dixon Willie Dixon Larry Doby
Baby Dodds Johnny Dodds Owen Dodson Eric Dolpy Fats Domino Kenny Dorham Thomas Andrew Dorsey
Aaron Douglas Frederick Douglass Rita Dove Charles Richard Drew Katherine Drexel W.E.B. DuBois
Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable Henry Dumas Alice Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar Katherine Dunham
Earth, Wind and Fire Billy Eckstine Marian Wright Edelman Teresa Edwards Lonne Elder III Roy Eldridge
Duke Ellington Ralph Ellison Olaudah Equiano Julius Erving James Reese Europe Eusebio Lee Evans Mari Evans
Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Barney Ewell
James Farmer Jessie Redmon Fauset Samuel Ferguson Laurence Fishburne Ella Fitzgerald Curt Flood George Foreman
Leon Forrest Thomas T. Fortune Rube Foster The Four Tops Redd Foxx Aretha Franklin John Hope Franklin
Franklin E. Frazier Joe Frazier Walt Frazier Morgan Freeman Artur Friedenreich Charles Fuller
Gabriel Earnest J. Gaines Joe Gans Henry Highland Garnet Garrincha William Lloyd Garrison Marcus Garvey
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Marvin Gaye Althea Gibson Bob Gibson Josh Gibson Dizzy Gillespie Nikki Giovanni
Savion Glover Whoopi Goldberg Dexter Gordon Berry Gordy, Jr. Lou Gossett, Jr. Grandmaster Flash Bernie Grant
Al Green Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield Dick Gregory Wilton Gregory Johnny Griffin Sarah and Angelina Grimk
Marvin Hagler Haile Selassie I Alex Hayley Adelaide Hall Fannie Lou Hamer Lionel Hampton Herbie Hancock
W. C. Handy Lorraine Hansberry John Marshall Harlan Frances E. W. Harper Michael S. Harper Barbara Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris Coleman Hawkins Robert Hayden Bob Hayes Elvin Hayes James Augustine Healy
Dorothy Height Hinton Rowan Helper Fletcher Henderson Rickey Henderson Jimi Hendrix
Matthew Alexander Henson Melville J. Herskovits Chester Himes Earl Hines Gregory Hines Milt Hinton
Johnny Hodges Billie Holliday Holland-Dozier-Holland Carl M. Holman Larry Holmes Evander Holyfield
John Lee Hooker Bell Hooks Benjamin L. Hooks John Hope Lugenia Burns Hope Pauline Hopkins
Lena Horne George Moses Horton Charles Hamilton Houston Whitney Houston Howlin' Wolf Langston Hughes
Alberta Hunter David Hunter Kristin Hunter Charlayne Hunter-Gault Zora Neale Hurston John Mississippi Hurt
Ink Spots Isley Brothers Allen Iverson Janet Jackson Jesse Jackson Mahalia Jackson Maynard Jackson
Michael Jackson Milt Jackson Reggie Jackson Harriet A. Jacobs James Elmore Etta James Judith Jamison
Keith Jarrett Blind Lemon Jefferson Mae Jemison Fergie Jenkins Little Willie John Blind Willie Johnson
Bunk Johnson Charles Spurgeon Johnson J. J. Johnson Jack Johnson James P. Johnson James Weldon Johnson
John H. Johnson Lonnie Johnson Magic Johnson Michael Johnson Rafer Johnson Robert Johnson
Robert L. Johnson Tommy Johnson Deacon Jones Elvin Jones James Earl Jones Jo Jones Lois Mailou Jones
Marion Jones Matilda Jones Joe Philly Jones Roy Jones, Jr. Scott Joplin Barbara C. Jordan June Jordan
Louis Jordan Michael Jordan Vernon Jordan Jackie Joyner-Kersee Percy L. Julian
Bob Kaufman Kip Keino Salif Keita Jomo Kenyatta Alan Keyes Albert King B. B. King Coretta Scott King
Don King Martin Luther King, Jr. Eartha Kitt Etheridge Knight Gladys Knight and the Pips Kool and the Gang
Cleo Laine John Mercer Langston Willie Lanier Brian Lara Nella Larsen Jacob Lawrence Leadbelly
Spike Lee Buck Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sir Arthur Lewis Carl Lewis Edmonia Lewis John Lewis
Lennox Lewis Meade Lewis Gene Lipscomb Sonny Liston Little Richard Little Walter LL Cool J
Clive Lloyd Earl Lloyd John Henry Lloyd Alain Locke Audre Lorde Joe Louis Arthur Lee (Love)
Elijah P. Lovejoy Jimmie Lunceford Benjamin Lundy Albert John Luthuli Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers
Wangari Maathai Moms Mabley Haki R. Madhubuti Taj Mahal Mary Mahoney Malcolm X Karl Malone
Moses Malone Nelson Mandela Michael Manley Juan Marachal Marsalis Family Paule Marshall
Thurgood Marshall Martha and the Vandellas Charlotte Mason Jan Ernst Matzeliger Curtis Mayfield
Willie Mays Thabo Mbeki Val McCalla Hattie McDaniel Brownie McGhee Claude McKay
Jackie McLean Terry McMillan Clyde McPhatter James Alan McPherson Carmen McRae John Willis Menard
Adah Isaacs Menken James Meredith Ralph Metcalf Oscar Micheaux Roger Milla May Miller
Samuel Freeman Miller Florence Mills Myrtilla Miner Charles Mingus Arthur Mitchell Hank Mobley
M. J. Q. Warith Deen Mohammad Thelonious Monk Little Brother Montgomery Wes Montgomery
Anne Moody Moonglows Archie Moore Joe Morgan Lee Morgan Toni Morrison Jelly Roll Morton
Carol Moseley (Braun) Edwin Moses Walter Mosley Carlton Moss Bennie Moten Constance Baker Motley
Marion Motley Robert Mugabe Eddie Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Albert L. Murray Musa
Fats Navarro Gloria Naylor Nefertiti Huey P. Newton Thiong'o Wa Ngugi Nicholas Brothers
Herbie Nichols Kwame Nkrumah Jimmie Noone Jessye Norman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Richard Nugent Julius Nyerere Barack Obama Howard W. Odum Ohio Players Ben Okri King Oliver
Sy Oliver Shaquille O'Neal Orioles Kid Ory Mary White Ovington Jesse Owens
Sophia B. Packard Alan Page Clarence Page Walter Page Satchel Paige Robert E. Park Charlie Parker
Gordon Parks Rosa Parks Suzan Lori Parks Funkadelic Parliament Richard Parsons Floyd Patterson
Frederick Douglas Patterson Charley Patton Walter Payton Pele Art Pepper Oscar Peterson
Ann Petry Wendell Phillips Bill Pickett Wilson Pickett Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback Horace Pippin
Platters Sidney Poitier Fritz Pollard Alvin Poussaint Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Bud Powell Colin Powell
Leontyne Price Lloyd Price Sammy Price Pearl Primus Prince Professor Longhair Richard Pryor
Al Raby Joseph Hayne Rainey Ma Rainey A. Philip Randolph Alonzo J. Ransier James T. Rapier
Jerry Rawlings Charlotte E. Ray Bernice Johnson Reagon Otis Redding Ishmael Reed Jimmy Reed
Willis Reed Hiram R. Revels Jerry Rice Viv Richards Faith Ringgold Max Roach Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Oscar Robertson Paul Robeson Bill Robinson Eddie Robinson Frank Robinson Jackie Robinson
Max Robinson Rubye Robinson Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Sugar Ray Robinson Sonny Rollins
Julius Rosenwald Carl Rowan Wilma Rudolph Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Run - D. M. C. Bill Russell
Betye Saar Sam and Dave Sonia Sanchez Barry Sanders David Satcher Augusta Savage Gale Sayers
Mary Seacole Bobby Seale Ousmane Sembene Leopold Senghor Betty Shabazz Shaka Ntozake Shange
Al Sharpton Bernard Shaw Archie Shepp Shirelles Wayne Shorter Horace Silver Willie Simms
Sly and the Family Stone Robert Smalls Amanda Smith Bessie Smith Emmitt Smith Huey Smith
Tommie Smith Sir Garfield Sobers Ali Sonni Sammy Sosa Soul Stirrers Wole Soyinka
Charles Clinton Spaulding Leon and Michael Spinks Staple Singers Mabel Keaton Staupers
Teofilo Stevenson Rex Stewart William Grant Still Sonny Stitt Carl Stokes Toni Stone
Harriet Beecher Stowe Billy Strayhorn Woody Strode Donna Summer Sun Ra Supremes
Oliver Tambo Henry Ossawa Tanner Arthur Tappan Art Tatum Cecil Taylor Lawrence Taylor
Temptations Mary Eliza Church Terrell Lucy Terry Sonny Terry Isiah Thomas Daley Thompson
Big Mama Thornton Henry Threadgill Henry Wallace Thurman Eddie Tolan Melvin Tolson
Jean Toomer Louverture Toussant Laura Matilda Towne William Monroe Trotter Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman Emlen Tunnell Big Joe Turner Tina and Ike Turner Nat Turner Desmond Tutu
Amos Tutuola McCoy Tyner Cicely Tyson Mike Tyson Wyomia Tyus James Van Der Zee
Melvin Van Peebles Carl Van Vechten Luther Vandross Sarah Vaughan Denmark Vesey
Derek Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott A'Lelia Walker Alice Walker David Walker Maggie Lena Draper Walker
Margaret Walker Sarah Breedlove Walker T-Bone Walker Fats Waller Samuel Ringgold Ward
Laura Wheeler Waring Booker T. Washington Denzel Washington Dinah Washington Harold Washington
Kenny Washington Ethel Waters Muddy Waters George Weah Robert C. Weaver Chick Webb
Ben Webster Dicky Wells Ida Bell Wells-Barnett Cornel West Dorothy West Randy Weston
Phillis Wheatley Walter White John Edgar Wideman Douglas Wilder Roy Wilkins Bert Williams
Cootie Williams Daniel Hale Williams Fannie Barrier Williams George Washington Williams Mary Lou Williams
Venus and Serena Williams Sonny Boy Williamson Maury Wills August Wilson Flip Wilson Harriet E. Wilson
Jackie Wilson William Julius Wilson Oprah Winfrey James Winkfield Stevie Wonder Tiger Woods
Carter G. Woodson Richard Wright Jimmy Yancey Frank Yerby Andrew Young Coleman Young
Lester Young Whitney M. Young, Jr. Emile Derlin Zinsou