Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With C

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Discover the famous black people whose name starts with C. The list includes people like Coolio, Chris Paul, CCH Pounder, Chris Rock, Chuck Berry and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include american football players, basketball players, football players and political leaders. This list of black celebrities whose names start with C includes people from United States, England, France, Nigeria and many more countries.
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 1 
Chris Rock
(Ranked No. 5 on Rolling Stone's List of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time)
Chris Rock
63
Birthdate: February 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Andrews, South Carolina, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Chris Paul
(One of the Greatest Point Guards of All Time)
Chris Paul
45
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 3 
Chuck Berry
(One of the Most Influential “Rock 'n' Roll” Performers in Music History)
Chuck Berry
30
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18, 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
Chris Tucker
(Actor and Comedian, Best Known for His Roles in the 'Rush Hour' Triology)
Chris Tucker
25
Birthdate: August 31, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 5 
Caleb McLaughlin
(American Actor Known for His Role as ‘Lucas Sinclair’ in the TV Series ‘Stranger Things’)
Caleb McLaughlin
25
Birthdate: October 13, 2001
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Ciara
(Singer)
Ciara
29
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: October 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 7 
Cicely Tyson
(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Films: 'Sounder' and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’)
Cicely Tyson
29
Birthdate: December 18, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 28, 2021
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 8 
Condoleezza Rice
(66th United States Secretary of State (2005-09))
Condoleezza Rice
27
Birthdate: November 14, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
 9 
Charlie Murphy
(Best Known as a Writer & Cast Member of the Sketch-Comedy Series 'Chappelle's Show')
Charlie Murphy
9
Birthdate: July 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: April 12, 2017
 10 
Coretta Scott King
(Civil-Rights Activist and the Wife of Martin Luther King Jr)
Coretta Scott King
12
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heiberger, Alabama, United States
Died: January 30, 2006
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
Chaka Khan
(Singer)
Chaka Khan
19
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 23, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 12 
Chiwetel Ejiofor
(British Actor Known for His Film ‘12 Years a Slave’)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
16
Birthdate: July 10, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Forest Gate, London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Craig Robinson
8
Birthdate: October 25, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Coolio
(Rapper Best Known for His Singles ‘Gangsta's Paradise’ and ‘My Soul’)
Coolio
20
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 1, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Compton, California, U.S.
Died: September 8, 2022
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 15 
Charley Pride
(Country Singer and One of Three African-American Members of the 'Grand Ole Opr')
Charley Pride
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sledge, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 12, 2020
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 16 
Cyril Ramaphosa
(President of South Africa)
Cyril Ramaphosa
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 17, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Soweto
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Calvin Johnson
(American football player)
Calvin Johnson
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newnan, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
 19 
Chris Bosh
(American Former Professional Basketball Player Who Played As a Power Forward / Center)
Chris Bosh
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 24, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 20 
Charles Woodson
(Football player)
Charles Woodson
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 7, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fremont, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 21 
Carl Lewis
(American Track-and-Field Athlete Who Won Nine Olympic Gold Medals During the 1980s and 1990s)
Carl Lewis
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 22 
Curtis Mayfield
(Singer, Guitarist)
Curtis Mayfield
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 3, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1999
 23 
Cab Calloway
(Singer)
Cab Calloway
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 25, 1907
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: November 18, 1994
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 24 
Chinua Achebe
(Nigerian novelist)
Chinua Achebe
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate
Died: March 21, 2013
 25 
Clyde Drexler
(Basketball player)
Clyde Drexler
17
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 26 
Christopher Scarver
(Serial Killer)
Christopher Scarver
120
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: July 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Cedric the Entertainer
12
Birthdate: April 24, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Chauncey Billups
(Basketball player - Point guard, Basketball coach)
Chauncey Billups
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 29 
Coi Leray
(Rapper whose music video for 'Huddy' was viewed more than half a million times on YouTube)
Coi Leray
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 30 
Corbin Bleu
(Actor and Singer Best Known for His Role as "Chad Danforth" in "High School Musical" Trilogy)
Corbin Bleu
4
Birthdate: February 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 31 
Chris Webber
(Basketball player Power Forward, Businessperson)
Chris Webber
12
Birthdate: March 1, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
 32 
Cleavon Little
(Known for His Role as ‘Dr. Jerry Noland’ in the TV Series ‘Temperatures Rising’)
Cleavon Little
5
Birthdate: June 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States
Died: October 22, 1992
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Claudette Colvin
(Pioneer of the 1950s Civil Rights Movement)
Claudette Colvin
9
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
 34 
Candace Owens
(Conservative Author, Political Commentator & Activist)
Candace Owens
96
Birthdate: April 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
 35 
Chanel Iman
6
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: December 1, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Atlanta
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 36 
Cade Cunningham
(Basketball player)
Cade Cunningham
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 25, 2001
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Arlington, Texas, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 37 
Charles Oakley
(Basketball player)
Charles Oakley
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 38 
Charles Michael Davis
(Best Known for His Roles on the TV Series 'The Originals' and 'Younger')
Charles Michael Davis
7
Birthdate: December 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 39 
Cynthia Erivo
(Actress)
Cynthia Erivo
21
Birthdate: January 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockwell, London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 40 
Caster Semenya
(South African Middle-Distance Runner and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Caster Semenya
22
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 7, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pietersburg, South Africa
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 41 
Chris Eubank
(British Former Professional Boxer Best Known for His World Title Contests against 'Michael Watson' and 'Nigel Benn')
Chris Eubank
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dulwich, London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Corey Hawkins
(Best Known for His Roles in the TV Series ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘24: Legacy’)
Corey Hawkins
6
Birthdate: October 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 43 
Cardale Jones
(American football player)
Cardale Jones
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 44 
Count Basie
(Former jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who formed the Count Basie Orchestra)
Count Basie
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 26, 1984
 45 
Coco Gauff
(Tennis Player)
Coco Gauff
37
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 13, 2004
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 46 
Clarence Clemons
(Best Known as the Saxophonist of the Rock Band 'The E Street Band')
Clarence Clemons
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 11, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: June 18, 2011
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 47 
CC Sabathia
(Baseball player)
CC Sabathia
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vallejo, California, U.S.
 48 
Claressa Shields
(Mixed Martial Artist and the Only Boxer in History to Hold the ‘WBA’, ‘WBC’, ‘IBF’, and ‘WBO’ Titles)
Claressa Shields
15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 49 
Chris Johnson
(Football player)
Chris Johnson
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 23, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 50 
Charles Taylor
(22nd President of Liberia (1997-2003))
Charles Taylor
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Arthington, Liberia