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 1 
Kofi Kingston
(Only African-Born World Champion in WWE History)
Kofi Kingston
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Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana
Ghanaian-American wrestler Kofi Kingston plays for the WWE brand Raw. He was initially known as Kofi Nahaje Kingston and used his Jamaican identity in the wrestling circuit, but later began to be billed from Ghana. The 13-time Tag Team Champion has also won the Intercontinental and U.S. championships.
 2 
Marsai Martin
(Actress)
Marsai Martin
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Birth Year: 2004
Birthplace: Plano, Texas
Marsai Martin is best known as Diane Johnson from the series Black-ish. She also starred in and produced the film Little at 14, earning a Guinness record for being the youngest Hollywood executive producer. She has won multiple NAACP Image Awards and was featured on Time 100 Next in 2019.
 3 
Jay-Jay Okocha
(Nigerian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as an Attacking Midfielder)
Jay-Jay Okocha
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Birth Year: 1973
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Lamorne Morris
(Actor and Comedian )
Lamorne Morris
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Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lamorne Morris began his career with the BET shows HotWyred and 106 & Park. He gained game with his Teen Choice Award-nominated role of Winston in New Girl. He has appeared in many FunnyorDie shorts, in the docu-drama Valley of the Boom, and as Keef Knight in the series Woke.

 5 
Rhonda Ross Kendrick
(Actress and Singer, Best Known as the Daughter of Singer and Actress 'Diana Ross')
Rhonda Ross Kendrick
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Rhonda Ross Kendrick, daughter of singer Diana Ross and Motown founder Berry Gordy, is best known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Toni Burrell in the soap Another World. She has also appeared in series such as The Temptations and Cosby. She grew up believing Robert Ellis Silberstein was her father. 
 6 
Adrienne C. Moore
(Actress)
Adrienne C. Moore
3
Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
 7 
Joseph Marcell
(Actor)
Joseph Marcell
3
Birth Year: 1948
Birthplace: St. Lucia, Caribbean
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Adrian Lester
(Actor)
Adrian Lester
3
Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, UK
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 9 
Carl Lumbly
(Known for his roles as Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep)
Carl Lumbly
3
Birth Year: 1951
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Michael Pittman Sr.
(American football player)
Michael Pittman Sr.
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Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 11 
Juan Pierre
(Baseball player)
Juan Pierre
0
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
 12 
Di'Ja
(Singer)
Di'Ja
1
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Kaduna, Nigeria
 13 
Molefi Kete Asante
(Writer, Philosopher, University teacher)
Molefi Kete Asante
1
Birth Year: 1942
Birthplace: Valdosta
 14 
Yamilé Aldama
(Cuban-Born Triple Jumper)
Yamilé Aldama
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Birth Year: 1972
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 15 
James Pinson Labulo Davies
(Businessman, 19th-century African merchant-sailor)
James Pinson Labulo Davies
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Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: Bathurst, Sierra Leone
Died: April 29, 1906
 16 
Nzingha Prescod
(American Foil Fencer)
Nzingha Prescod
1
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 17 
LeRoy T. Walker
(Sports Executive)
LeRoy T. Walker
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Birth Year: 1918
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: April 23, 2012

Apart from being the first Black coach of an American Olympic team, LeRoy T. Walker was also the first Black president of the US Olympic Committee. The fame track and field coach also excelled in basketball and football initially. He also held an Olympic Order and 15 honorary degrees.

 18 
Asma Mohamed Abdalla
(First Female Who Served as Sudan’s Foreign Minister During Ongoing Democratic Transition in Sudan)
Asma Mohamed Abdalla
1
Birth Year: 1946
Birthplace: Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Sudanese diplomat Asma Mohamed Abdalla served as the first female Foreign Minister of Sudan in the ongoing democratic transition in Sudan that started in July 2019. She held office from September 2019 to July 9, 2020 in the Transitional Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. She earlier served as a Sudanese ambassador and was dismissed after 1989 Sudanese coup d'état.

 19 
Roy Williams
(American football player)
Roy Williams
0
Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Redwood City, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Kyle Abraham
(Choreographer)
Kyle Abraham
2
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
 21 
Jalen Harris
(Basketball player)
Jalen Harris
0
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 22 
Julius Jones
(American Football player)
Julius Jones
4
Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Josh Bell
(Baseball player)
Josh Bell
1
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Irving, Texas Irving, Texas
 24 
José Machín
(Equatoguinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
José Machín
0
Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Princess Love
(American Reality Star, Fashion Designer and Model)
Princess Love
4
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 26 
Jesse Hart
(Boxer)
Jesse Hart
1
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 27 
Chucky Atkins
(Basketball Player)
Chucky Atkins
1
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Ikililou Dhoinine
(President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016)
Ikililou Dhoinine
0
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Djoièzi, Comoros
 29 
Henri-Marie Dondra
(Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 2021)
Henri-Marie Dondra
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Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace: Central African
 30 
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
(Chief Justice of the Gambia)
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
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Birth Year: 1951
Birthplace: Bansang, The Gambia
 31 
Jacques Plumain
(French Serial Killer)
Jacques Plumain
1
Birth Year: 1973
Birthplace: Guadeloupe

Jacques Plumain is a French serial killer who murdered at least two women in France and Germany between 1999 and 2001. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2005. He served 15 years of his sentence before his release in January 2021. The murders inspired a couple of TV documentaries.

 32 
Faustin Twagiramungu
(Politician, Activist)
Faustin Twagiramungu
1
Birth Year: 1944
Birthplace: Cyangugu Province, Rwanda
 33 
Khal Torabully
(Writer)
Khal Torabully
0
Birth Year: 1956
Birthplace: Port Louis, Mauritius
 34 
Uncle Ellis
(Trinidadian Instagram and YouTube Singer)
Uncle Ellis
0
Birth Year: 1957
Birthplace: Port Of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
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