Black Celebrities Born On March 1

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Lupita Nyong'o
(Named One of Africa’s “50 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes in 2020)
Lupita Nyong'o
74
Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Lupita Nyong'o is one of the most popular black actresses of all time. The first Kenyan-Mexican actress to receive the prestigious Academy Award, Lupita Nyong'o has often been named in lists, such as the world's most beautiful woman. In 2020, she was named by Forbes magazine as one of Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women.

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Tyreek Hill
(American football player)
Tyreek Hill
21
Birth Year: 1994
Birthplace: Pearson, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Booker T
(American Color Commentator and Retired Professional Wrestler)
Booker T
26
Birth Year: 1965
Birthplace: Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 4 
Harry Belafonte
(Singer, Actor)
Harry Belafonte
22
Birth Year: 1927
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 5 
Chris Webber
(Basketball player Power Forward, Businessperson)
Chris Webber
19
Birth Year: 1973
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
 6 
Édouard Mendy
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Édouard Mendy
15
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Montivilliers, France
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 7 
Big E
(American Professional Wrestler and Former Powerlifter)
Big E
11
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Ettore Ewen, better known by his ring name, Big E Langston, currently performs for the WWE’s SmackDown. The 290-pound wrestler first gained fame as a footballer at the University of Iowa. He had also been a powerlifter before taking up wrestling. He has also voiced Canon Wulf in Lazor Wulf.

 8 
Ralph Waldo Ellison
7
Birth Year: 1914
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: April 16, 1994
 9 
Raymond St. Jacques
(Actor)
Raymond St. Jacques
2
Birth Year: 1930
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 27, 1990
 10 
Eric Stokes
(American Football Player)
Eric Stokes
2
Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 11 
Denis Mukwege
(Gynecologist)
Denis Mukwege
1
Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
 12 
Djimi Traoré
(Former Professional Footballer)
Djimi Traoré
1
Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 13 
K. C. Rivers
(Basketball Shooting guard, Small forward)
K. C. Rivers
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Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina
 14 
Yolanda Griffith
(Basketball player)
Yolanda Griffith
0
Birth Year: 1970
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 15 
Anthony Tupou
(Former Professional Rugby League Footballer Who Played as a Second-Row and Lock)
Anthony Tupou
0
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Newcastle, Australia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Félicien Kabuga
(Commited genocide in Rwanda)
Félicien Kabuga
2
Birth Year: 1933
Birthplace: Byumba, Rwanda
 17 
ʻAnaseini Takipō
(Queen consort of Tonga from 1909 to 1918)
ʻAnaseini Takipō
0
Birth Year: 1893
Birthplace: Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Died: November 26, 1918
 18 
Mustafa Mohamed
(Swedish Marathon Runner)
Mustafa Mohamed
0
Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
 19 
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
(Politician)
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
1
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Hinnavaru, Maldives
 20 
Jesús Owono
(Equatoguinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Jesús Owono
0
Birth Year: 2001
Birthplace: Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Lorenzo Greer
(YouTuber)
Lorenzo Greer
20
Birth Year: 2009
Birthplace: Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England
 22 
Don Lemon
(Journalist)
Don Lemon
23
Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
 23 
Thomas Henderson
(American football player)
Thomas Henderson
6
Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 24 
Richard Rive
(South African Writer)
Richard Rive
1
Birth Year: 1931
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Died: June 4, 1989

Richard Rive, regarded as one of the greatest short story writers of South Africa, mostly wrote on themes such as apartheid. His signature style includes a combination of realistic dialogue and imaginative scenarios. He had also had a PhD from Oxford and lectured at renowned institutes such as Harvard.

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Stephen Davis
(American football player)
Stephen Davis
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Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 26 
Patrick Chukwurah
(American football player)
Patrick Chukwurah
0
Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Nigeria
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 27 
Azariah Soromon
(Ni-Vanuatu Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Azariah Soromon
0
Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Vanuatu
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 28 
Joanet
(Equatorial Guinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Joanet
0
Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Lleida, Spain
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 29 
Mohamed Daud Mohamed
(Somali Track and Field Athlete)
Mohamed Daud Mohamed
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Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: Wajir County, Kenya
 30 
Willie Mitchell
(Trumpeter)
Willie Mitchell
1
Birth Year: 1928
Birthplace: Ashland, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 5, 2010
 31 
Yusupha Njie
(Gambian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Yusupha Njie
1
Birth Year: 1994
Birthplace: Banjul, The Gambia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 32 
Etienne Amenyido
(Togolese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Etienne Amenyido
1
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Herford, Germany
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 33 
Alexis Wangmene
(Basketball player)
Alexis Wangmene
2
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 34 
James Kinchen
(Boxer)
James Kinchen
1
Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Prince Marni
(Jamaican Instagram Star)
Prince Marni
0
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Jamaica