Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With L
Discover the famous black people whose name starts with L. The list includes people like Lewis Hamilton, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Lil Uzi Vert, Lionel Richie and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include american football players, actors, football players and basketball players. This list of black celebrities whose names start with L includes people from United States, England, France, Canada and many more countries.
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1
Lewis Hamilton(British Formula One Driver and Winner of Seven World Drivers' Championship Titles)
Birthdate: January 7, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
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Lil Nas X
(First Gay Artist To Have #1 Record on Billboard Hot 100)
Birthdate: April 9, 1999
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Lil Uzi Vert(Rapper Known for His Debut Single "Money Longer")
Birthdate: July 31, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
4
Lupita Nyong'o(Named One of Africa’s “50 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes in 2020)
Birthdate: March 1, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Louis Armstrong(American Writer & Professor of Biochemistry Best Known for His Hard Science Fiction Novels)
Birthdate: August 4, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 6, 1971
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: June 20, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: July 30, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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LL Cool J(Known for His Album ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ One of the Best Albums of All Time)
Birthdate: January 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bay Shore, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Lil Yachty(Rapper and Singer Best Known for His Singles ‘One Night’ and ‘Minnesota’)
Birthdate: August 23, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mableton, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: March 31, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: January 7, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: July 1, 2005
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Lance Reddick(American Actor and Musician Best Known for His Role as ‘Cedric Daniels’ in the TV Series ‘The Wire’)
Birthdate: June 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: March 17, 2023
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 30, 2001
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Laila Ali(One of the Greatest Female Boxers of All Time)
Birthdate: December 30, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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LeVar Burton
(Best Known for Playing 'Geordi La Forge' in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' (1987–1994))
Birthdate: February 16, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landstuhl, Germany
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Lena Horne(Actress and Dancer Known for Her One-Woman Show 'Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music')
Birthdate: June 30, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States
Died: May 9, 2010
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Lawrence Taylor
(Former American football Outside linebacker)
Birthdate: February 4, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: March 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Loretta Devine(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Adele Webber’ in the TV Series ‘Grey's Anatomy’)
Birthdate: August 21, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Larry Holmes
(One of the Greatest Heavyweights of All Time)
Birthdate: November 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: October 31, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Georgetown, Guyana
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Lecrae Moore(Christian Rapper Who was The Co-Founder & President of The Independent Record Label 'Reach Records')
Birthdate: October 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: January 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: August 26, 2002
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
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LaDainian Tomlinson
(American football player)
Birthdate: June 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rosebud, Texas, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Lennie James(Actor, Screenwriter, and Playwright Known for His Role as ‘Morgan Jones’ in the TV Series ‘The Walking Dead’)
Birthdate: October 11, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: May 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Len Bias
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: November 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Landover, Maryland, USA
Died: June 9, 1986
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Birthdate: December 17, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Leonard Fournette
(American football player)
Birthdate: January 18, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Lennox Lewis(British-Canadian Former Professional Boxer and Three-Time World Heavyweight Champion)
Birthdate: September 2, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: West Ham, London, England
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: February 16, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Luol Deng
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 16, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wau
35
LeSean McCoy
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: July 12, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: August 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Lou Williams
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: October 27, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Leroy Sané(German Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Winger)
Birthdate: January 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 25, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Lou Rawls
(R&B Singer Famous for His Luxurious Baritone Singing Voice and Four-Octave Vocal Range)
Birthdate: December 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 6, 2006
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 7, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Lead Belly
(Folk and blues singer)
Birthdate: January 23, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 6, 1949
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Lorenzen Wright
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: November 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 19, 2010
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
Birthdate: October 19, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: September 14, 2002
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Lawrence Phillips
(American football player)
Birthdate: May 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: January 13, 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: July 18, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
Birthdate: June 6, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: October 17, 2008
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Lilian Thuram
(French Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defender)
Birthdate: January 1, 1972
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)