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Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With S

Discover the famous black people whose name starts with S. The list includes people like Serena Williams, Shonda Rhimes, Shock G, Sadio Mané, Sidney Poitier and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include football players, political leaders, basketball players and lyricists & songwriters. This list of black celebrities whose names start with S includes people from United States, France, England, Uganda 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 Serena Williams

Serena Williams
96
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Professional Tennis player
Birthdate: September 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 2 Sadio Mané

Sadio Mané
25
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Footballer
Birthdate: April 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sédhiou
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 3 Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke
21
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: January 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 11, 1964
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With A
Starting With B

 4 Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore
42
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 20, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With C
Starting With D

 5 Sade Adu

Sade Adu
12
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-Songwriter
Birthdate: January 16, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ibadan, Nigeria
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 6 Stormzy

Stormzy
7
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: July 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Croydon
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With E
Starting With F

 7 Spike Lee

Spike Lee
17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: March 20, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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 8 Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: January 6, 2022
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With G
Starting With H

 9 Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: May 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 10 Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: May 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ailey, Georgia, United States
Died: April 12, 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With I
Starting With J

 11 Sean Taylor

Sean Taylor
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American football player
Birthdate: April 1, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florida City, Florida, United States
Died: November 27, 2007
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 12 Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Professional Boxer
Birthdate: May 8, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sand Slough, Arkansas, United States
Died: December 30, 1970
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With K
Starting With L

 13 Shaggy

Shaggy
3
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: October 22, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 14 Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Television Producer
Birthdate: January 13, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With M
Starting With N

 15 Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey
13
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: January 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 16 Seal

Seal
14
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: February 19, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With O
Starting With P

 17 Ski Mask the Slump God

Ski Mask the Slump God
10
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: April 18, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 18 Steve McNair

Steve McNair
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Player
Birthdate: February 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA
Died: July 4, 2009
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With Q
Starting With R

 19 Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston
6
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: February 3, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 20 Sean Paul

Sean Paul
10
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: January 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With T
Starting With U

 21 Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Footballer
Birthdate: March 10, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 22 Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles
11
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: June 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With V
Starting With W

 23 Shari Headley

Shari Headley
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 15, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 24 Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 24, 2012
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Starting With Y
Starting With Z

 25 Sarah Baartman

Sarah Baartman
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: A Freak Show Attraction
Birthdate: 1787 AD
Birthplace: Gamtoos River, Kouga Local Municipality, South Africa
Died: 1815 AD

 26 Summer Walker

Summer Walker
5
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: April 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

 27 Sinbad

Sinbad
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Stand-up comedian
Birthdate: November 10, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 28 Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup
2
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: July 10, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minerva, New York
Died: 1863 AD

 29 Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael
5
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Political activist
Birthdate: January 29, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: November 15, 1998

 30 Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: March 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russellville, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 31 Stefon Diggs

Stefon Diggs
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American football player
Birthdate: November 29, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 32 Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Musician
Birthdate: May 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Died: November 23, 1986

 33 Serge Ibaka

Serge Ibaka
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Basketball player
Birthdate: September 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

 34 Stephon Marbury

Stephon Marbury
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Basketball player
Birthdate: February 20, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 35 Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: July 7, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: June 8, 1982

 36 Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film actor
Birthdate: May 4, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. State) Georgia, U.S.
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 37 Stuart Scott

Stuart Scott
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Sportscaster
Birthdate: July 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 4, 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 38 Samuel Umtiti

Samuel Umtiti
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Association football player
Birthdate: November 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yaoundé
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 39 Stefflon Don

Stefflon Don
5
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: December 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 40 Sammy Sosa

Sammy Sosa
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: November 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 41 Sunny Hostin

Sunny Hostin
5
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Lawyer, Journalist, Television Host
Birthdate: October 20, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

 42 Sherri Shepherd

Sherri Shepherd
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

 43 S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film Actress
Birthdate: November 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 44 Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Former footballer central midfielder position
Birthdate: April 4, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 45 Shar Jackson

Shar Jackson
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 31, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 46 Susan Kelechi Watson

Susan Kelechi Watson
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: November 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York (state) New York, United States U.S.

 47 Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams
12
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 13, 2005

 48 Sharon Leal

Sharon Leal
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: October 17, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 49 Slick Rick

Slick Rick
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Rapper, Record producer,
Birthdate: January 14, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mitcham, London, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 50 Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: December 17, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)