Black Celebrities Born On October 20

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NBA YoungBoy
(Rapper Known for His Albums: 'Until Death Call My Name' and 'Top')
NBA YoungBoy
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

NBA YoungBoy is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He garnered a cult following between 2015 and 2017, during which he released eight successful, independent mixtapes. Rated highly among America's most controversial rappers, NBA YoungBoy has been arrested on a couple of occasions for charges, including attempted first degree murder.

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Jomo Kenyatta
(1st President of Kenya (1964–1978) and the 1st Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964))
Jomo Kenyatta
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Birth Year: 1893
Birthplace: Gatundu, Kenya
Died: August 22, 1978
After being held as a prisoner by the British for 9 years, anti-colonial activist Jomo Kenyatta was released shortly before Kenya achieved its independence, and became the country’s first prime minister and then its first president. The Father of the Nation, Kenyatta was also named Mzee, meaning “grand old man.”
 3 
Bill Nunn
(Actor)
Bill Nunn
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Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: September 24, 2016
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 4 
Sunny Hostin
(Lawyer, Journalist and Co-Host on ABC's Morning Talk Show 'The View')
Sunny Hostin
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Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Sunny Hostin is an American journalist, lawyer, and television host. She is best known for co-hosting the popular talk show, The View, for which she has received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations so far. Before appearing on TV, Sunny Hostin served as a federal prosecutor; for successfully prosecuting sex offenders, Hostin was honored with a Special Achievement Award.

 5 
Jelly Roll Morton
(Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz musician)
Jelly Roll Morton
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Birth Year: 1890
Birthplace: Gulfport
Died: July 10, 1941
 6 
Eddie Jones
(Basketball player)
Eddie Jones
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 7 
A$AP Ferg
(Rapper)
A$AP Ferg
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Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 8 
Aaron Pryor
(Boxer)
Aaron Pryor
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Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 9, 2016
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
Rodney Hood
(Basketball player)
Rodney Hood
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 10 
Jeremy Hill
(American Football player)
Jeremy Hill
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 11 
Lee Roy Selmon
(American football player)
Lee Roy Selmon
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Birth Year: 1954
Birthplace: Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States
Died: September 4, 2011
 12 
Jamie Collins
(American football player)
Jamie Collins
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Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: McCall Creek, Mississippi, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 13 
Michel Vorm
(Former Dutch Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Michel Vorm
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Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: IJsselstein, Netherlands

Michel Vorm is a Dutch retired football player who played as a goalkeeper for the Netherlands national football team between 2008 and 2014. He was part of the team that won the silver medal and bronze medal at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup, respectively. Michel Vorm also played for prominent clubs like Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur.

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Eddie Harris
(Musician)
Eddie Harris
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Birth Year: 1934
Birthplace: Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Died: November 5, 1996
 15 
Herman Moore
(American football player)
Herman Moore
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Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 16 
Ray Rhodes
(American football player)
Ray Rhodes
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Birth Year: 1950
Birthplace: Mexia, Texas, United States
 17 
Mike Perez
(Cuban-Irish Professional Boxer)
Mike Perez
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Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 18 
Chris Thompson
(American Football Player)
Chris Thompson
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Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Greenville, Florida, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Ismail al-Azhari
(Third President of Sudan)
Ismail al-Azhari
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Birth Year: 1900
Birthplace: Omdurman, Sudan
Died: August 26, 1969
Ismail al-Azhari was a Sudanese political figure and nationalist. He is best remembered for his service as the third President of Sudan from 10 June 1965 to 25 May 1969. An important politician, Ismail al-Azhari also served as the second Prime Minister of Sudan from 6 January 1954 to 5 July 1956.
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Roosevelt Brown
(Football Player)
Roosevelt Brown
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Birth Year: 1932
Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Died: June 9, 2004
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Paul Ifill
(Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Paul Ifill
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Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Brian Poole
(American football player)
Brian Poole
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Bradenton, Florida, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Carney Chukwuemeka
(Football player - Midfielder)
Carney Chukwuemeka
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Birth Year: 2003
Birthplace: Eisenstadt, Austria
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Luck Mervil
(Actor, Singer)
Luck Mervil
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Birth Year: 1967
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haitian-Canadian actor-singer Luck Mervil initially experimented with reggae and rap and later appeared on stage, on TV, and in films. His best-known role was that of Clopin in Notre-Dame de Paris. He was later accused of sexually exploiting a minor, pleaded guilty, and served a 6-month sentence.

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Guye Adola
(Ethiopian Long-Distance Runner Who Specializes in the Half Marathon)
Guye Adola
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Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Adola, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia

Guye Adola is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in the half marathon. He achieved popularity in 2014 when he won two bronze medals at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Adola made his marathon debut in 2017 when he competed in the Berlin Marathon; he finished at 2:03:46 and set the record for the fastest marathon-debut ever.

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Genesis Lynea
(Actress known for her role in the new Netflix series Shadow and Bone, BBC medical drama Casualty)
Genesis Lynea
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Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Cooper's Island, Bermuda
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Ursula Owusu
(Member of the Ghana Parliament and Minister of Communications and Digitalisation)
Ursula Owusu
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Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: kim Oda, Ghana

Ghanaian lawyer, women's rights activist and politician Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful presently serves as Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency and as Minister of Communications and Digitalisation. During her professional career, Owusu-Ekuful served on different boards including as President of FIDA Ghana, Vice President of the Africa Regional FIDA International and a member of the Ghana Bar Association.

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Conjestina Achieng
(Boxer)
Conjestina Achieng
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Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Umiru village, Yala division, Siaya District, Kenya
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Chantel Tremitiere
(Basketball player)
Chantel Tremitiere
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Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Younn Zahary
(Football player - Defender)
Younn Zahary
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Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Florent Sinama Pongolle
(Association football player)
Florent Sinama Pongolle
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Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Saint-Pierre
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Byllye Avery
(Healthcare Leader)
Byllye Avery
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Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: Waynesville, Georgia, United States
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Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu
(South African Politician and a founder of the All African Convention (AAC))
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu
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Birth Year: 1885
Birthplace: King William’s Town, South Africa
Died: August 3, 1959
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu was a South African politician and educationist who helped found the All African Convention (AAC). He is also credited with establishing the South African Native Farmers' Association, which aimed at improving farming standards. He also established the South African Native Teachers' Federation, for which he served as the leader for several years.
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Tokmac Nguen
(Norwegian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Tokmac Nguen
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Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Kakuma, Kenya
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Esther Passaris
(Kenyan Politician, Entrepreneur, and Women’s Rights Activist)
Esther Passaris
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Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: Mombasa, Kenya

Kenyan politician Esther Passaris has not just been a marketing and PR professional but has also been a Ms. Kenya runner-up. An active women’s rights campaigner, she is also an entrepreneur and owns Adopt a Light. An ODM party member, she also represents the Nairobi City County as its county woman representative.

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Z. K. Matthews
(Politician, Anthropologist)
Z. K. Matthews
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Birth Year: 1901
Birthplace: Dikgatlong Local Municipality, South Africa
Died: May 11, 1968
 37 
Peter Byers
(Antiguan Football Player)
Peter Byers
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Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Freemans, Antigua and Barbuda
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 38 
Nathaniel Jarvis
(Welsh Footballer Striker)
Nathaniel Jarvis
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Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Domingos Simões Pereira
(16th Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau)
Domingos Simões Pereira
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Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Farim, Guinea-Bissau
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Lagos Kunga
(Football player)
Lagos Kunga
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Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Chérif Souleymane
(Former Guinean Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Chérif Souleymane
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Birth Year: 1944
Birthplace: Kindia, Guinea
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Sika Bella Kaboré
(Burkinabé jurist and wife of the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré)
Sika Bella Kaboré
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Birth Year: 1959
Birthplace: Lomé, Togo
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Patrick Saint-Éloi
(Pop singer who was one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas band Kassav)
Patrick Saint-Éloi
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Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Died: September 18, 2010
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Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
(Writer)
Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
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Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
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Ahamed Saho
(TikTok Star)
Ahamed Saho
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Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Ghana
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Dana Curly
(Israel Instagram Model)
Dana Curly
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Birth Year: 1997
Birthplace: Israel
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)