Black Cancer Celebrities

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Mike Tyson

(One of the Greatest Heavyweight Boxers of All Time and First to Simultaneously Hold WBA, WBC & IBF Titles)

350

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 30, 1966

Birthplace: Fort Greene, New York, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Kawhi Leonard

(American Professional Basketball Player and 5-Time NBA All-Star Winner)

197

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 29, 1991

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Israel Adesanya

(New Zealand Mixed Martial Artist and Kickboxer)

241

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 22, 1989

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

H.E.R.

(R&B Singer Known for Her Abum 'H.E.R')

418

110

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: June 27, 1997

Birthplace: Vallejo, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Pop Smoke

(American rapper closely associated with Brooklyn drill)

110

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 20, 1999

Birthplace: Canarsie, New York, United States

Died: February 19, 2020

Antonio Brown

(American Football Wide Receiver)

120

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 10, 1988

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Forest Whitaker

(Best Known for His Role in 'The Last King of Scotland')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 15, 1961

Birthplace: Longview, Texas, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Jon Jones

(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Former Two-Time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 9, 1987

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Missy Elliott

(Rapper Known for Singles "Get Ur Freak On," "The Rain," and "Lose Control.")

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 1, 1971

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Danny Glover

(Known for His Lead Role as Roger Murtaugh in the 'Lethal Weapon' Film Series)

Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: July 22, 1946

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Dell Curry

(American Former Professional Basketball Player and Father of NBA Players Stephen & Seth Curry)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 25, 1964

Birthplace: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Thomas Sowell

(Economist)

100

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: June 30, 1930

Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina

Andre Braugher

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 1, 1962

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Charlie Murphy

(Best Known as a Writer & Cast Member of the Sketch-Comedy Series 'Chappelle's Show')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 12, 1959

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: April 12, 2017

Virgil van Dijk

(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 8, 1991

Birthplace: Breda, Netherlands

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Arthur Ashe

(The Only Black Man to Win the Singles Title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 10, 1943

Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died: February 6, 1993

Chiwetel Ejiofor

(British Actor Known for His Film ‘12 Years a Slave’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 10, 1974

Birthplace: Forest Gate, London, England

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Tia Mowry

(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Tia Landry’ in the Sitcom ‘Sister, Sister’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 6, 1978

Birthplace: Gelnhausen, Germany

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Bobby Lashley

(Professional Wrestler and Mixed Martial Artist)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 16, 1976

Birthplace: Junction City, Kansas, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Diahann Carroll

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 17, 1935

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Died: October 4, 2019

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Lena Horne

(Actress and Dancer Known for Her One-Woman Show 'Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 30, 1917

Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States

Died: May 9, 2010

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Penny Hardaway

(American College Basketball Coach and Former Professional Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 18, 1971

Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Ida B. Wells

(Women's Rights Activist and Civil Rights Leader)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: July 16, 1862

Birthplace: Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States

Died: March 25, 1931

David Alaba

(Austrian Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder and Defender)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 24, 1992

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Carl Lewis

(American Track-and-Field Athlete Who Won Nine Olympic Gold Medals During the 1980s and 1990s)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 1, 1961

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Ray Allen

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 20, 1975

Birthplace: Merced, California, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Romeo Santos

(Lead Member and Vocalist of the Bachata Group 'Aventura')

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 21, 1981

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Solange Knowles

(Singer, Songwriter & Performance Artist)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 24, 1986

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

DeAndre Jordan

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 21, 1988

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

Patrick Vieira

(Association football player, Association football manager)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 23, 1976

Birthplace: Dakar

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Clyde Drexler

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 22, 1962

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Jimmie Walker

(Actor and Comedian Known for His Role as ‘James Evans Sr.’ in the TV Series ‘Good Times’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 25, 1947

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

David Alan Grier

(actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 30, 1956

Birthplace: Detroit

Iman Shumpert

(American Professional Basketball Player Who Plays at the ‘Shooting Guard' Position)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 26, 1990

Birthplace: Berwyn, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Shari Headley

(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Role as ‘Lisa McDowell’ in the Film ‘Coming to America’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 15, 1964

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Satchel Paige

(American Professional Baseball Pitcher)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 7, 1906

Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Died: June 8, 1982

LaDainian Tomlinson

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 23, 1979

Birthplace: Rosebud, Texas, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Wilma Rudolph

(The First American Woman to Win Three Gold Medals in a Single Olympic Games)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 23, 1940

Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Died: November 12, 1994

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Wizkid

(Singer-songwriter)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 16, 1990

Birthplace: Surulere, Lagos

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Solomon Northup

(Author)

Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: July 10, 1807

Birthplace: Minerva, New York

Died: 1863 AD

Hopsin

(Rapper)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: July 18, 1985

Birthplace: Panorama City, Los Angeles, California

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

PartyNextDoor

(Singer-Songwriter Known for His Albums ‘PartyNextDoor ‘ and ‘PNDColours’)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: July 3, 1993

Birthplace: Mississauga, Canada

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Dikembe Mutombo

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 25, 1966

Birthplace: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Height: 7'2" (218 cm)

Wole Soyinka

(Author, Poet, Playwright)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: July 13, 1934

Birthplace: Abeokuta

Patrice Lumumba

(1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: July 2, 1925

Birthplace: Sankuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Died: January 17, 1961

LeSean McCoy

(American Football Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 12, 1988

Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Taylor Russell

(Canadian Actress Known for Her Films: ‘The Heart Still Hums’, ‘Waves’ and ‘Bones & All’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 18, 1994

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Randy Jackson

(Bassist)

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: June 23, 1956

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

6lack

(Rapper)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: June 24, 1992

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Patrick Beverley

(Basketball Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 18, 1988

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)