1
Sean Combs
(Rapper and Record Producer Known for His Albums: ‘No Way Out’ , ‘Forever’ and ‘Press Play’)
52
30
2
Sammy Davis Jr.
(Singer, Dancer and Actor Known for His Song ‘The Candy Man’)
73
24
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 16, 1990
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
3
James Baldwin
(Author Best Known for His Novel 'Go Tell It on the Mountain')
86
30
4
ASAP Rocky
(Member of The Hip-Hop Collective 'A$AP Mob')
136
37
5
Colin Powell
(The First African-American Secretary of State)
73
51
6
Damon Wayans
(Actor, Comedian and Member of the 'Wayans' Family of Entertainers)
61
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 4, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
7
Teyana Taylor
(Singer-Songwriter Who Appeared on MTV's 'My Super Sweet 16')
37
30
8
Keenen Ivory Wayans
(Actor, Comedian and Filmmaker Known for His Comedy Series, ‘In Living Color’, and the Film ‘Hollywood Shuffle’)
43
12
9
Moby
(Musician)
16
6
10
Teresa Wright
(Actress)
21
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: March 6, 2005
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
11
Kelis
(Singer-songwriter and chef who is known for her hit singles "Milkshake" and "Bossy.")
15
4
12
Ed Sullivan
(Legendary Host of the TV Variety Show 'The Ed Sullivan Show')
43
5
13
Sheck Wes
(Rapper Best Known for His 2017 Hit 'Mo Bamba')
15
10
14
Biz Markie
(Rappers)
21
13
15
Audre Lorde
(American Poet Whose Poems Expressed Anger and Outrage at Civil and Social Injustices)
31
11
16
Azealia Banks
(Rapper Known for Her Viral Single '212')
14
15
17
Norman Whitfield
(Songwriter)
6
3
18
Rochelle Aytes
(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Role as ‘April Malloy’ in the TV Series ‘Mistresses’)
16
5
19
Cam'ron
(Rapper)
9
6
20
Taj Mahal
(Self-taught Grammy Award-winning blues musician)
10
3
21
Cuba Gooding Sr.
(The most successful lead singer of the soul group)
14
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 27, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: April 20, 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
22
Ilfenesh Hadera
(Actress)
7
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
23
Darryl McDaniels
(Musician)
6
1
24
Sylvia Robinson
(Singer)
5
0
25
Rob Brown
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
26
Seymour Martin Lipset
(Sociologist, Political scientist)
0
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 18, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: December 31, 2006
27
Pee Wee Kirkland
(Basketball player)
4
1
28
Carmen McRae
(One of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century)
4
3
29
Frank Pellegrino
(Actor, Restaurateur)
3
1
30
Mo Bamba
(Center)
1
2
31
Nicky Barnes
(Former crime boss, active in New York City during the 1970s)
5
1
32
James Butler
(Boxer)
4
3
33
Lyman Good
(Mixed martial artist)
0
0
34
Sasha Allen
(Semi-finalist on the 4th season of NBC's The Voice)
0
0
35
Benny Carter
(Saxophonist)
0
0
36
Etan Thomas
(Basketball Player)
0
0
37
Julius Hodge
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
2
1
38
Royal Ivey
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
1
1
39
Ralph MacDonald
(Songwriter, Jazz musician)
1
0
40
Toni Cade Bambara
(Author)
1
3
41
Joe Cortez
(American Former Boxing Referee and Boxer)
1
0
42
Jerry Harkness
(Basketball player)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: August 24, 2021
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
43
June Jordan
(Poet)
0
2
44
Holcombe Rucker
(Educator)
1
1
45
Gloria Lynne
(Vocalist)
2
0
46
Roy DeCarava
(Artist)
1
2
47
J. Bruce Llewellyn
(Businessman)
0
1
48
Claude Brown
(Author)
1
0
49
Vincent Harding
(Historian)
1
2
50
Robert Van Lierop
(Permanent Representative of Vanuatu to the United Nations (1981–1994))
0
0
