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

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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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Johnnie Lacy 26 Jan 1937 Huttig, Union, Arkansas, United States - 15 Nov 2010

James Lafayette 10 Dec 1760 New Kent, Virginia - 09 Aug 1830

Helen LaFrance 02 Nov 1919 Graves County, Kentucky, United States - 22 Nov 2020

Daniel Laing 1823 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 1869

Ernest Lampkins 12 Apr 1928 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 12 Jan 2018

Cornella (Lampton) Dawson 13 Sep 1895 Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States - 09 Aug 1928

Edward Lampton 21 Oct 1858 Christian, Kentucky, United States - 16 Jul 1910

Mary Lancaster 13 Apr 1924 St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States - 29 May 2019

George Landry 13 Apr 1915 Louisiana, United States - abt Aug 1980

Pierre Landry 19 Apr 1841 Prevost Plantation, Ascension, Louisiana, United States - 22 Dec 1921

Anna (Lane) Petry abt 12 Oct 1908 Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 28 Apr 1997

Carole (Lane) Cole 17 Oct 1944 Medford, Massachusetts, USA - 19 May 2009

James (Lane) Avery 27 Nov 1945 Nansemond, Virginia, United States - 31 Dec 2013

Richard Lane 16 Apr 1928 Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States - 29 Jan 2002

Lucy Laney 13 Apr 1854 Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States - 23 Oct 1933

Charlie Lang 1928 Shubuta, Clarke, Mississippi, United States - 12 Oct 1942

Leyah (Lange) Chase 06 Jan 1923 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States - 01 Jun 2019

Ted Lange 1940s

Larry Langford 07 Mar 1946 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 08 Jan 2019

Garfield Langhorn 10 Sep 1948 Cumberland, Virginia, United States - 15 Jan 1969

Carolina (Langston) Hughes abt 18 Jan 1873 Lake View, Douglas, Kansas, United States - 03 Jun 1938

Carroll Langston 25 Sep 1917 Tennessee, United States - 07 Jun 1944

Charles Langston 31 Aug 1817 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States - 14 Dec 1892

John Langston 14 Dec 1829 Louisa, Virginia, United States - 15 Nov 1897

Nettie (Langston) Napier 17 Jun 1861 Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States - 27 Sep 1938

John Lankford 04 Dec 1874 Potosi, Washington, Missouri, United States - 02 Jul 1946

Living Lankford

Living Larkin

Sanaa Lathan 1970s

Stan Lathan 1940s

Living Lathan

George Latimer 04 Jul 1819 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 29 May 1896

Millard Latimer 17 Jun 1897 Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States - abt 18 Jun 1980

Quincy Latimer 04 Sep 1848 Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Dec 1928

Morgan Latta abt 1853 Durham, North Carolina, United States - bef 1945

Marie (Laveau) Glapion 10 Sep 1801 Vieux Carre, Nouvelle-Orleans, Louisiane, Nouvelle-France - 15 Jun 1881

Oliver Law abt 1900 Texas, United States - abt 09 Jul 1937

Ernest Lawlars 18 May 1900 Hughes, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States - 14 Nov 1961

Evelyn (Lawler) Lewis 18 Oct 1929 Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States - 04 Jan 2023

Theodore Lawless 06 Dec 1892 Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States of America - 01 May 1971

Erwin Lawrence 31 May 1919 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 20 Apr 1944

Jacob Lawrence 07 Sep 1917 Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States - 09 Jun 2000

Living Lawrence

Martin Lawrence 1960s

Robert Lawrence 02 Oct 1935 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - 08 Dec 1967

Keziah Laws abt 1789 Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States - 08 Dec 1865

Thomas Laws 17 Jun 1817 - 16 Apr 1896

Belford Lawson 09 Jul 1900 Virginia, United States - Feb 1985

Gerald Lawson 01 Dec 1940 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 09 Apr 2011

Jesse Lawson abt May 1856 Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, United States - 05 Nov 1927

John Lawson 16 Jun 1837 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 May 1919

Lucy (Lawson) Anderson abt 1886 Waddy, Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 23 Sep 1954

Living Laymon

Dorothy (Layne) McIntyre 27 Jan 1917 LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States - 30 Aug 2015

Andree (Layton) Roaf 31 Mar 1941 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 01 Jul 2009

Living Leach

William Roscoe Leake 12 Apr 1961 New Hyde Park, North Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA - 02 Sep 2006

Vincent (Leaphart) Africa 26 Jul 1931 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 May 1985

John Leary 17 Aug 1845 Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States - 09 Dec 1904

Lewis Leary 17 Mar 1835 Fayettville, North Carolina, United States - 20 Oct 1859

Caroline Lecount 26 Feb 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jan 1923

Huddie Ledbetter abt 20 Jan 1889 Mooringsport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 06 Dec 1949

Fitz Lee Jun 1866 Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1899

George Lee 28 Apr 1896 Boonville, Missouri, United States - 02 Oct 1958

George Lee 25 Dec 1903 Edwards, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - 07 May 1955

James Lee abt 07 Feb 1887 Raceland, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States - 22 Apr 1915

John Lee 26 Jan 1864 Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States - 06 Apr 1944

John Lee 04 Jul 1898 Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA - 12 Dec 1965

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Julia Lee 31 Oct 1902 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States - 08 Dec 1958

Marjorie (Lee) Browne 09 Sep 1914 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 19 Oct 1979

Spike Lee 1950s

Warren Lee 18 Aug 1921 Gill, Lee, Arkansas, United States - 01 Jul 1979

William Lee abt 1750 Virginia Colony - 1810

William Lee 23 Jul 1928 Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, United States - 24 May 2023

Samuel Leftenant 16 Mar 1924 Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States - 12 Apr 1945

Jack Leftridge 14 Apr 1944 Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States - 27 Feb 2007

Larry LeGrande 25 May 1939 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 13 Apr 2023

Living Leigh

George Leland 27 Nov 1944 Lubbock, Texas, United States - 07 Aug 1989

Kasi Lemmons 1960s

Robert Lemmons abt 20 Nov 1848 Lockport, Caldwell County, Texas - abt 23 Dec 1947

Don Lemon 1960s

George Lemon 25 Apr 1932 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina - 27 Dec 2015

Lewis Lemon 1812 North Carolina, United States - 03 Sep 1877

Matthew Leonard 26 Nov 1929 Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA - 28 Feb 1967

Walter Leonard 08 Sep 1907 Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States - 27 Nov 1997

Urylee Leonardos 14 May 1910 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America - 25 Apr 1986

Lisa Leslie 1970s

Florence (Letcher) Toms 1891 Washington D.C., United States

Fat Lever 1960s

Frank Levingston 13 Nov 1905 Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana, United States - 03 May 2016

Barzillai Lew 05 Nov 1743 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 18 Jan 1822

Harry Lew 04 Jan 1884 Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA - 22 Oct 1963

Abraham Lincoln Lewis 29 Mar 1866 Madison, Madison, Florida, United States - 10 Mar 1947

America Lewis abt 1845 Africa - aft 1880

Donovan Lewis abt 2002 Ohio, USA - 30 Aug 2022

Edna Lewis 13 Apr 1916 Freetown, Virginia, United States - 13 Feb 2006

Carl Lewis 1960s

Garret Lewis 1862 Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 05 Jul 1880

Gloria (Lewis) Foster 15 Nov 1933 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 29 Sep 2001

Hylan Lewis 04 Apr 1911 Washington D.C., United States - 08 Mar 2000

Jenifer Lewis 1950s

John Lewis 01 May 1914 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 18 Apr 1974

John Lewis 21 Feb 1940 Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States - 17 Jul 2020

Mary Lewis abt 04 Jul 1844 East Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 17 Sep 1907

Nathaniel Lewis 14 Jun 1913 Liberty, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - abt Apr 1967

Norman Lewis 23 Jul 1909 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Aug 1979

Oliver Lewis Dec 1856 Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 30 Jan 1924

Oluale Lewis abt 1840 Africa - aft 1880

Ramsey Lewis 27 May 1935 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Sep 2022

Sarah (Lewis) Adams 24 Feb 1872 Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States - 30 Jul 1945

Tonya (Lewis) Lewis-Lee 1960s

Walter Lewis abt 06 Mar 1894 Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, USA - 14 Sep 1981

William Lewis 28 Nov 1868 Berkley, Virginia, United States - 01 Jan 1949

Claude Lightfoot 19 Jan 1910 Lake Village, Chicot, Arkansas, United States - 17 Jul 1991

Elba (Lightfoot) Reyes 23 Oct 1906 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States - 1989

Lori Lightfoot 1960s

Living Lincoln

Living Listach

Thomas Lister 24 Jun 1958 Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States - 10 Dec 2020

Cleavon Little 01 Jun 1939 Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, United States - 22 Oct 1992

Eloise (Little) Greenfield 17 May 1929 Parmele, Martin, North Carolina, United States - 05 Aug 2021

Frank Little 1943 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - abt 1980

Malcolm (Little) X 19 May 1925 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 21 Feb 1965

Eugene Littles 29 Jun 1943 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 10 Sep 2021

Neville Livingston 10 Apr 1947 Kingston, Jamaica - 02 Mar 2021

James Bruce Llewellyn 16 Jul 1927 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 07 Apr 2010

Earl Lloyd 03 Apr 1928 Alexandria, Virginia, United States - 26 Feb 2015

John Lloyd 25 Apr 1884 Palatka, Putnam, Florida, United States - 19 Mar 1964

Metz Lochard 18 Aug 1896 Léogâne, Ouest, Haiti - 01 Feb 1984

Arthur Locke 13 Sep 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Jun 1954

Robert Lockwood 27 Mar 1915 Turkey Scratch, Phillips, Arkansas, USA - 21 Nov 2006

Living Lofton

Living Lofton

Martha (Lofton) Haynes 11 Sep 1890 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 25 Jul 1980

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Jefferson Logan 21 Oct 1836 Johnson, Missouri, United States - 24 Dec 1927

Myra Logan 1908 Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States - 13 Jan 1977

Jarm (Logue) Loguen 05 Feb 1809 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 30 Sep 1872

Sarah (Loguen) Fraser 29 Jan 1850 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 09 Apr 1933

Sidney Loman Feb 1880 Rosebud, Falls County, Texas, United States - 01 Jul 1981

Bradford Lomax 13 Sep 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Aug 1984

Hattie (Lomax) Carthan 07 Sep 1900 District of Columbia, United States - 22 Apr 1984

Louis Lomax 16 Aug 1922 Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States - 30 Jul 1970

Living London

Donald Long 27 Aug 1939 Blackfork, Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States - 30 Jun 1966

Gloria (Long) Anderson 1930s

Jefferson Long 03 Mar 1836 Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, United States - 04 Feb 1901

Naomi (Long) Madgett 05 Jul 1923 Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia - 05 Nov 2020

Audrey Lorde 18 Feb 1934 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Nov 1992

Jesse Lott abt 1943 Simmesport, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States - 24 Jul 2023

Frederick Loudin abt 27 Jun 1836 Charlestown, Portage, Ohio, United States - 03 Nov 1904

Mary Louvestre abt 1812 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Edgar Love 10 Sep 1891 Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States - 01 May 1974

Nathan Love abt 14 Jun 1854 Carter, Carter, Tennessee, United States - abt 11 Feb 1921

Richard Loving 29 Oct 1933 Central Point, Caroline, Virginia, United States - 29 Jun 1975

Ann Lowe 14 Dec 1898 Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States - 25 Feb 1981

Joseph Lowery 06 Oct 1921 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States - 27 Mar 2020

George Lowther abt 1822 Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States - 05 Oct 1898

Albert Luandrew 05 Sep 1906 Vance, Quitman, Mississippi, United States - 17 Mar 1995

William Lucas 29 May 1918 Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 11 Dec 1982

Diane (Luckey) Lazzarus 12 Dec 1960 Neptune Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States - 19 Jul 2022

Autherine Lucy 05 Oct 1929 Shiloh, DeKalb, Alabama, United States - 02 Mar 2022

Derek Luke 1970s

Theodore Lumpkin 30 Dec 1919 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA - 26 Dec 2020

James Lunceford 06 Jun 1902 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States - 12 Jul 1947

Augustus Lushington 01 Aug 1869 Trinidad, British West Indies - 12 Feb 1939

James LuValle 10 Nov 1912 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 30 Jan 1993

Aubrey Lyles 08 Jan 1884 Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States - 28 Jul 1932

Amos Lynch 05 Jun 1925 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 24 Jul 2015

John Lynch 10 Sep 1847 Vidalia, Concordia, Louisiana, United States - 02 Nov 1939

Loretta Lynch 1950s

Miles Lynk 03 Jun 1871 Tennessee, United States - 29 Dec 1956

Lonnie Lynn 1970s

Lonnie Lynn 24 May 1943 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 12 Sep 2014

Ernest Lyon 22 Oct 1860 Belize City, British Honduras - 17 Jul 1938

Judson Lyons 15 Aug 1860 Burke, Georgia, United States - 22 Jun 1924

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Betty (Mabry) Davis 16 Jul 1944 Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States - 09 Feb 2022

Ayanna (MacCalla) Howard 1970s

John Mackey 24 Sep 1941 Roosevelt, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States - 06 Jul 2011

Anthony Mackie 1970s

Janet MacLachlan 27 Aug 1933 Harlem, New York County, New York, United States - 11 Oct 2010

James Madison 04 May 1935 Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 07 Jan 2008

Joseph Madison 16 Jun 1949 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States of America - 31 Jan 2024

Sylvester Magee abt 29 May 1841 North Carolina, United States - 15 Oct 1971

Patrick Mahomes 1990s

Pat Mahomes 1970s

Mary Mahoney 07 May 1845 Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1926

Angela Sibongile Makeba 20 Dec 1950 South Africa - 17 Mar 1985

Edward James Mallory 13 Jan 1907 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA - 17 Mar 1961

Karl Malone 1960s

Moses Malone 23 Mar 1955 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 13 Sep 2015

Patti Malone 1858 Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States - 20 Jan 1897

Vivienne (Malone) Mayes 10 Feb 1932 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States of America - 09 Jun 1995

Yarrow Mamout abt 1736 Guinea - 19 Jan 1824

Julian Mance 10 Oct 1928 Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 17 Jan 2021

Abraham Manley 20 Dec 1884 Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States - Dec 1952

Alexander Manly 13 May 1869 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 05 Oct 1944

Isaac Manning 12 May 1815 Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 13 Apr 1911

Jane (Manning) James 22 Sep 1812 Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 16 Apr 1908

Walter Manning 03 May 1920 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 03 Apr 1945

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