Black Celebrities Born On January 10

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George Foreman

(Two-Time World Heavyweight Champion)

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Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Marshall, Texas, United States

Known to his fans as "Big George,” boxer George Foreman won the world heavyweight champion twice and also gas an Olympic gold medal to his credit. Multidimensional in his pursuits, the international boxing hall-of-famer has also been a Christian minister, invented a fat-reducing grill, and written several books, including cookbooks.

Glenn Robinson

(Basketball player)

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Willie McCovey

(Baseball player)

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Mobile

Died: October 31, 2018

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Landon Collins

(American Football player)

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Budda Baker

(American football player)

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Bellevue, Washington, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Max Roach

(Musician)

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, U.S.

Died: August 16, 2007

Rod Smith

(American Football Player)

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Remy Bonjasky

(Surinamese-Dutch Former Kickboxer)

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Paramaribo, Suriname

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Faith Kipyegon

(Kenyan Middle and Long-Distance Runner)

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Bomet, Kenya

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Kathleen Bradley

(Actor, Model, Television actor)

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Girard

Yasmina Khadra

(One of the Most Popular Algerian Novelists in the World)

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Kénadsa

Yasmina Khadra is an Algerian author who writes in French. Khadra has published his novels in over 50 countries and is widely regarded as one of the most popular Algerian novelists in the world. Some of his novels have been adapted into films. Yasmina Khadra is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Henri Gal Literature Grand Prize.

Bernard Binlin Dadié

(Ivorian Novelist, Playwright, Poet, and Administrator)

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Assini, Côte d’Ivoire

Died: March 9, 2019

Better known as a novelist, playwright and poet, Bernard Binlin Dadié was also an able administrator, serving as Ivory Coast's Minister of Culture. Inspired by Africa's rich traditions, he tried to highlight them not only through his writings, but also by publishing several volumes of legends, fables, folktales, and proverbs, concurrently giving expression to Africa's desire for equality and dignity.

Tremont Waters

(Basketball player)

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Vakoun Issouf Bayo

(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Daloa, Ivory Coast

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

POiiSED

(YouTuber, Gamer)

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Ansgar Knauff

(German Footballer Who Plays as a Right Winger)

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: Göttingen, Germany

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Emmanuel Frimpong

(Ghanaian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Kenneth Vermeer

(Major League Soccer Player who Plays as a Goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati)

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Marcel Tisserand

(Congolese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Meaux, France

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Bert Cooper

(Boxer)

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: May 10, 2019

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Louis Rwagasore

(2nd Prime Minister of Burundi)

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Gitega, Burundi

Died: October 13, 1961

Ibrahima Fall Faye

(Basketball player)

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Thiès Region, Senegal

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Fik Fameica

(Rapper)

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda

Rafael Dolis

(Baseball player)

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: La Romana, Dominican Republic

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Janet Mbugua

(Journalist, Actress)

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Mombasa, Kenya

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Agathon Rwasa

(Politician)

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Ngozi, Burundi

Yacouba Songné

(Burkinabe Professional Football Player)

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Burkina Faso

Vagner Gonçalves

(Cape Verdean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Mindelo, Cape Verde

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Gnonnas Pedro

(Singer)

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Lokossa, Benin

Died: August 12, 2004

Carlos Alhinho

(Portuguese Professional Football Central Defender and Manager)

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: São Vicente, Cape Verde

Died: May 31, 2008

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Eldzier Cortor

(Artist)

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died: November 26, 2015

Khano Smith

(Bermudian Retired Footballer)

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Paget, Bermuda

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Bubacarr Marong

(Gambian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Serrekunda, The Gambia

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Alioune Diop

(Writer)

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Saint-Louis, Senegal

Died: May 2, 1980

Sheriff Mustapha Dibba

(1st Vice-President of the Gambia)

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Central Baddibu, The Gambia

Died: June 2, 2008

William Millerson

(President of the Estates of Curaçao 2017 - 2020)

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Aruba

Died: June 20, 2020

ZayaanFour

(TikTok Star Who Shares Comedy Skits and Dancing Videos)

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: South Africa