Discover the notable alumni of Fisk University. The list includes people like W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Marion Barry, James Weldon Johnson & Nikki Giovanni. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, intellectuals & academics, activists, musicians and media personalities etc.
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
Aaron Douglas(Painter)
26 May 1899
American
John Lewis(Politician)
21 February 1940
American
John Hope Franklin(Historian, University teacher, Author, Professor, Writer)
02 January 1915
American
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni07 June 1943
American
