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Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With I

Discover the famous black people whose name starts with I. The list includes people like Ian Wright, Isaiah Thomas, Isaiah Washington, Ida B. Wells, Israel Houghton and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include football players, political leaders, lyricists & songwriters and basketball players. This list of black celebrities whose names start with I includes people from United States, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 
Isaiah Thomas
(Basketball Player)

Isaiah Thomas
29
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 30, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 2 
Isaac Hayes
(Singer-songwriter)

Isaac Hayes
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Covington, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 10, 2008

 3 
Ida B. Wells
(Women's Rights Activist and Civil Rights Leader)

Ida B. Wells
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 16, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 25, 1931
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With A
Starting With B

 4 
Isaiah Washington
(Actor)

Isaiah Washington
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 3, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With C
Starting With D

 5 
Ian Wright
(Footballer)

Ian Wright
10
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Woolwich, London, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 6 
Isabel Sanford
(Actress)

Isabel Sanford
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 29, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: July 9, 2004
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With E
Starting With F

 7 
Ilaix Moriba
(Footballer central midfielder position)

Ilaix Moriba
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 2003
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Conakry, Guinea
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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 8 
Issac Ryan Brown
(Child Actor)

Issac Ryan Brown
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 12, 2005
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With G
Starting With H

 9 
Inspectah Deck
(Rapper)

Inspectah Deck
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 6, 1970
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

 10 
India Arie
(Singer)

India Arie
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 3, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With J
Starting With K

 11 
Ilfenesh Hadera
(Actress)

Ilfenesh Hadera
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 12 
Ibrahim Babangida
(8th President of Nigeria)

Ibrahim Babangida
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 17, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Minna, Nigeria
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With L
Starting With M

 13 
Israel Houghton
(Singer-songwriter)

Israel Houghton
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 19, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oceanside, California
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 14 
Isra Hirsi
(Co-founder and served as the co-executive director of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike)

Isra Hirsi
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 22, 2003
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With N
Starting With O

 15 
Iñaki Williams
(Football player - Forward)

Iñaki Williams
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 15, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bilbao, Spain
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 16 
Ivan Dixon
(Actor)

Ivan Dixon
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 16, 2008
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With P
Starting With Q

 17 
Idriss Déby
(6th President of Chad)

Idriss Déby
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fada, Chad Fada, French Equatorial Africa (now Chad)
Died: April 20, 2021

 18 
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
(Film actor)

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With R
Starting With S

 19 
Isaac Okoro
(Basketball player)

Isaac Okoro
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 26, 2001
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 20 
Irv Smith Jr.
(American football player)

Irv Smith Jr.
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 9, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With T
Starting With U

 21 
Isaiah Simmons
(Football player)

Isaiah Simmons
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 26, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 22 
Isaiah Briscoe
(Basketball player)

Isaiah Briscoe
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 13, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With V
Starting With W

 23 
Isaac Bruce
(American football player)

Isaac Bruce
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 10, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 24 
Ish Smith
(Basketball player)

Ish Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With Y
Starting With Z

 25 
Immanuel Quickley
(Basketball player)

Immanuel Quickley
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 17, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 26 
Isaiah Wright
(American football player)

Isaiah Wright
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 13, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 27 
Isaiah Joe
(Basketball player)

Isaiah Joe
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 2, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 28 
Ike Jones
(Film Producer)

Ike Jones
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: October 5, 2014

 29 
Isaiah Rider
(Basketball player)

Isaiah Rider
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 12, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 30 
Issa Hayatou
(Athlete, Sports Administrator)

Issa Hayatou
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 9, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Garoua, Cameroon

 31 
Iris Kyle
(Bodybuilder, Actress)

Iris Kyle
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 32 
Isis King
(Model)

Isis King
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: October 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 33 
Iran Barkley
(Boxer)

Iran Barkley
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 34 
Irving Fryar
(American football player)

Irving Fryar
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 28, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 35 
Ickey Woods
(American football player)

Ickey Woods
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 36 
Isaiah Mobley
(Basketball player)

Isaiah Mobley
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 24, 1999
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

 37 
Ifeatu Melifonwu
(American football player)

Ifeatu Melifonwu
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 2, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 38 
Ini Edo
(Actress who has featured in more than 100 movies since her debut)

Ini Edo
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 23, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 39 
Ian Mahinmi
(Basketball player)

Ian Mahinmi
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

 40 
Irv Cross
(American Football Player)

Irv Cross
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hammond, Indiana, United States
Died: February 28, 2021
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 41 
Ivan Cavaleiro
(Football player - Winger, forward)

Ivan Cavaleiro
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 42 
Illinois Jacquet
(Saxophonist)

Illinois Jacquet
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 30, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Broussard, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 22, 2004

 43 
Ivorian Doll
(Singer)

Ivorian Doll
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 17, 1997
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Flensburg, Germany

 44 
Isaiah Hicks
(Basketball Player)

Isaiah Hicks
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oxford, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

 45 
Ignatius Sancho
(Composer, Writer)

Ignatius Sancho
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 1729 AD
Birthplace: Atlantic Ocean
Died: December 14, 1780

 46 
Ike Anigbogu
(Basketball player)

Ike Anigbogu
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 17, 1998
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

 47 
Ishmael Reed
(Poet)

Ishmael Reed
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 22, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

 48 
Imani McGee-Stafford
(Basketball player)

Imani McGee-Stafford
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 11, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

 49 
Ishe Smith
(Boxer)

Ishe Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 22, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 50 
Isaac Chamberlain
(Boxer)

Isaac Chamberlain
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brixton, London, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)