Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With S

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Discover the famous black people whose name starts with S. The list includes people like Shock G, Serena Williams, Shonda Rhimes, Sadio Mané, Sean Combs 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 american football players. This list of black celebrities whose names start with S includes people from United States, France, England, Nigeria and many more countries.
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 1 
Serena Williams
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All-Time)
Serena Williams
185
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Sadio Mané
(Senegalese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Sadio Mané
69
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bambali, Senegal
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Sam Cooke
(Singer-songwriter)
Sam Cooke
46
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 11, 1964
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 4 
Sidney Poitier
(Director and the First African-American to Win an Academy Award for Best Actor)
Sidney Poitier
25
Birthdate: February 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: January 6, 2022
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 5 
Sade
(Frontwoman of the Soul Band Sade)
Sade
28
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 16, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ibadan, Nigeria
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 6 
Stormzy
(Rapper)
Stormzy
31
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Croydon
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Sugar Ray Leonard
(One of the Greatest Boxers of All Time)
Sugar Ray Leonard
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Spike Lee
(Film director)
Spike Lee
40
Birthdate: March 20, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 9 
Sugar Ray Robinson
(One of the Greatest Boxers of All Time)
Sugar Ray Robinson
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ailey, Georgia, United States
Died: April 12, 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 10 
Sonny Liston
(Professional Boxer)
Sonny Liston
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
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:
 11 
Shawn Wayans
(Actor and Comedian)
Shawn Wayans
7
Birthdate: January 19, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 12 
Sean Paul
(Jamaican Singer and Rapper)
Sean Paul
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 13 
Sean Combs
(Rapper and Record Producer Known for His Albums: ‘No Way Out’ , ‘Forever’ and ‘Press Play’)
Sean Combs
33
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 4, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
Sean Taylor
(American football player)
Sean Taylor
27
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florida City, Florida, United States
Died: November 27, 2007
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 15 
Shaggy
(Reggae Musician & DJ With Hits Like 'It Wasn't Me'. 'Boombastic' and 'In The Summertime')
Shaggy
10
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 22, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 16 
Steve McNair
(American Football Player)
Steve McNair
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mount Olive, Mississippi, USA
Died: July 4, 2009
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
Ski Mask the Slump God
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 18, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 18 
Samuel Eto'o
(Footballer)
Samuel Eto'o
15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 10, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Shirley Chisholm
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th District (1969 - 1983))
Shirley Chisholm
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 1, 2005
 20 
Shirley Bassey
23
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 21 
Seal
(Singer-songwriter)
Seal
24
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 19, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 22 
Sherman Hemsley
(Actor)
Sherman Hemsley
8
Birthdate: February 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 24, 2012
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 23 
Sammy Sosa
(Baseball player)
Sammy Sosa
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 24 
Sean Kingston
(Rapper Best Known for His Hit Songs: 'Beautiful Girls', 'Fire Burning' and 'Take You There')
Sean Kingston
16
Birthdate: February 3, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 25 
Swae Lee
(Rapper and Singer Known for His Singles ‘No Flex Zone’, ‘No Type’ and ‘Black Beatles’)
Swae Lee
17
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 26 
Stefon Diggs
(American football player)
Stefon Diggs
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 29, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 27 
Solange Knowles
(Singer, Songwriter & Performance Artist)
Solange Knowles
26
Birthdate: June 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 28 
Sinbad
(Stand-up comedian)
Sinbad
8
Birthdate: November 10, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 29 
Scatman Crothers
(Actor and Musician)
Scatman Crothers
7
Birthdate: May 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Died: November 22, 1986
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 30 
Shonda Rhimes
(Television Producer)
Shonda Rhimes
23
Birthdate: January 13, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 31 
Summer Walker
(Singer)
Summer Walker
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
 32 
Shari Headley
(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Role as ‘Lisa McDowell’ in the Film ‘Coming to America’)
Shari Headley
10
Birthdate: July 15, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 33 
Satchel Paige
(American Professional Baseball Pitcher)
Satchel Paige
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 7, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: June 8, 1982
 34 
Stokely Carmichael
(Key Leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States)
Stokely Carmichael
10
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 29, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: November 15, 1998
 35 
Solomon Northup
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 10, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minerva, New York
Died: 1863 AD
 36 
Serge Ibaka
(Congolese-Spanish Basketball Player)
Serge Ibaka
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
 37 
Shameik Moore
(Known for Voicing Miles Morales/Spider-Man in the Film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse')
Shameik Moore
18
Birthdate: May 4, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 38 
S. Epatha Merkerson
(Film Actress)
S. Epatha Merkerson
16
Birthdate: November 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 39 
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
(Gospel Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Known for Using Heavy Distortion on Her Electric Guitar)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 20, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States
Died: October 9, 1973
 40 
Shelton Benjamin
(American Professional Wrestler)
Shelton Benjamin
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 41 
Stephon Marbury
(Basketball player)
Stephon Marbury
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 42 
Shar Jackson
(Actress)
Shar Jackson
10
Birthdate: August 31, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 43 
Stephen Marley
(Jamaican-American Musician and Son of Singer Bob Marley)
Stephen Marley
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
 44 
Sharon Leal
(Actress)
Sharon Leal
4
Birthdate: October 17, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 45 
Stephon Gilmore
(American football cornerback)
Stephon Gilmore
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 19, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: , Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 46 
Samuel Umtiti
(Association football player)
Samuel Umtiti
15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yaoundé
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 47 
Stefflon Don
(Rapper)
Stefflon Don
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 48 
Shane Mosley
(American Former Professional Boxer Who Competed From 1993 to 2016)
Shane Mosley
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 7, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 49 
Sonequa Martin-Green
(Actress)
Sonequa Martin-Green
19
Birthdate: March 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russellville, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 50 
Shanola Hampton
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Veronica Fisher’ in the TV Series ‘Shameless’)
Shanola Hampton
8
Birthdate: May 27, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)