1 Patrisse Cullors
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: June 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2 Jimmy Cliff
194
Famous As: Singer, Actor, Music artist, Artist, Musician
Birthdate: April 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint James Parish
3 Henry Ossawa Tanner
173
Birthdate: June 21, 1859
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: May 25, 1937
4 Faith Ringgold
163
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: October 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem
5 Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
10
Famous As: Father of three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rahman Ali
Birthdate: November 11, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 8, 1990
6 Kerry James Marshall
153
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: October 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Kerry James Marshall is an American professor and artist renowned for his artworks and paintings of Black figures. His work has inspired and influenced contemporary artists like Hank Willis Thomas. In 2017, he was mentioned in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. Marshall has also taught at prestigious institutions like the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).
7 Babatunde Olatunji
153
Famous As: Musician, Percussionist
Birthdate: April 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ajido
Died: April 6, 2003
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: July 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 27, 2009
9 Charles Alston
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Famous As: Painter, Sculptor, Artist, Muralist, Teacher
Birthdate: November 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charlotte
Died: April 27, 1977
10 Theaster Gates
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: August 28, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
11 Bobby Ologun
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Famous As: sportsperson, tarento, kickboxer
Birthdate: April 8, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ibadan
12 Theodosia Okoh
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: June 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Effiduase, Gold Coast
Died: April 19, 2015
13 Lois Mailou Jones
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Famous As: Painter, Educator
Birthdate: November 3, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston
Died: June 9, 1998
14 Clementine Hunter
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Famous As: Folk Artist
Birthdate: November 30, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died: January 1, 1988
15 Horace Pippin
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: February 22, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 6, 1946
16 Ben Enwonwu
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: July 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria
Died: February 5, 1994
17 Wangechi Mutu
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Famous As: Artist, Painter
Birthdate: June 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nairobi
18 Thornton Dial
82
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: September 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Emelle, Alabama
Died: January 25, 2016
19 Kwadwo Nkansah
82
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: April 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana
20 Roy DeCarava
82
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: December 9, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 27, 2009
21 Palmer Hayden
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: January 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Widewater, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 18, 1973
22 Gwendolyn B. Bennett
71
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: July 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Giddings, Texas, United States
Died: May 30, 1981
23 Jayne Cortez
71
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: May 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Died: December 28, 2012
24 Hale Woodruff
71
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: August 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cairo, Illinois, United States
Died: September 6, 1980
Best known for his Amistad Mutiny murals, Hale Woodruff was raised singlehandedly by his working mother after his father’s death and thus took to drawing to spend time by himself. He later grew up to be a Black art icon and established the Atlanta Annuals to encourage African-American artists.
25 Magdalene Odundo
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Famous As: Potter
Birthdate: 1950 AD
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
26 Malangatana Ngwenya
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: June 6, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Portuguese Mozambique
Died: January 5, 2011
27 Abdias do Nascimento
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Famous As: Scholar
Birthdate: March 14, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Franca, Brazil
Died: May 23, 2011
28 Joseph Yoakum
41
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: February 22, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ash Grove, Missouri, United States
Died: December 25, 1972
29 Henry Tayali
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: November 22, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Serenje
Died: July 22, 1987
30 Romuald Hazoumè
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: February 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Porto-Novo, Benin
31 Grafton Tyler Brown
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: February 22, 1841
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 2, 1918
32 John Muafangejo
10
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: October 5, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Angola
Died: November 27, 1987
33 Eldzier Cortor
41
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: January 10, 1916
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: November 26, 2015
34 Ollie Harrington
41
Famous As: Cartoonist
Birthdate: February 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Valhalla, New York, United States
Died: November 2, 1995
35 Jim Gary
41
Famous As: Sculptor
Birthdate: February 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sebastian, Florida, United States
Died: January 14, 2006
36 Ouattara Watts
10
Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: 1957 AD
Birthplace: Ivory Coast
37 Younousse Sèye
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Famous As: Artist, Actress
Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Senegal
38 Paul Ahyi
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Famous As: Credited with designing of the flag of Togo
Birthdate: January 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Abomey, Benin
Died: January 4, 2010
39 Pen Cayetano
10
Famous As: Artist, Musician
Birthdate: 1954 AD
Birthplace: Dangriga, Belize
40 Iba N'Diaye
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Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: 1928 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Louis, Senegal
Died: October 5, 2008
41 Aïda Touré
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Famous As: Painter, Poet
Birthdate: 1973 AD
Birthplace: Gabon
42 Sergine André
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: 1969 AD
Birthplace: Verettes, Haiti
43 Cecil Archibald Baugh
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Famous As: Potter
Birthdate: November 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bangor Ridge, Jamaica
Died: June 28, 2005
44 Winston Branch
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: 1947 AD
Birthplace: Castries, Saint Lucia
45 Billie Zangewa
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Famous As: Artist who hand sews silk fabrics to create collage tapestries
Birthdate: 1973 AD
Birthplace: Blantyre, Malawi
46 Samson Kambalu
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Famous As: Artist whose well known artworks is Holy Ball, a football plastered in pages of the Bible
Birthdate: 1975 AD
Birthplace: Malawi