Check out the list of notable Fisk University alumni. Some of the notable Fisk University students are W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Marion Barry, James Weldon Johnson & W. C. Handy. This list of distinguished Fisk University alumni include editors, civil rights activists, political leaders, poets & jazz musicians etc and have made their mark in their chosen field.
James Weldon Johnson(Educator, Lawyer, Diplomat, Songwriter, Writer, Anthropologist, Poet and Activist)
17 June 1871
American
Nikki Giovanni(Poet, Writer)
07 June 1943
American
W. C. Handy(Trumpeter, Composer, Songwriter, Autobiographer, Jazz musician, Non-fiction writer, Pianist, Music journalist)
16 November 1873
American
Mandisa(Singer)
02 October 1976
American
John Lewis(Politician)
21 February 1940
American
Aaron Douglas(Painter)
26 May 1899
American
John Hope Franklin(Historian, University teacher, Author, Professor, Writer)
02 January 1915
American
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni07 June 1943
American
