Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With Y

Discover the famous black people whose name starts with Y. The list includes people like YNW Melly, Yoweri Museveni, Yara Shahidi, Young Jeezy, Yung Filly and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include football players, actresses, political leaders and rappers. This list of black celebrities whose names start with Y includes people from United States, France, Cuba, Senegal and many more countries.
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YNW Melly
(Rapper and Singer Best Known for His Songs ‘Murder on My Mind’ and ‘Mixed Personalities’)
YNW Melly
196
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 1, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gifford, Florida, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 2 
Yara Shahidi
(Actress & Model Known for Her Role as 'Zoey Johnson' on the TV Series" ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Grown-ish)
Yara Shahidi
58
Birthdate: February 10, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Yaya Touré
(Ivorian Professional Football Coach and Former Player Who Played as a Midfielder)
Yaya Touré
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 13, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Young Jeezy
(Rapper and One of the Pioneers Who Popularized Trap Music)
Young Jeezy
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 28, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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 5 
Yaphet Kotto
(Actor)
Yaphet Kotto
5
Birthdate: November 15, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 6 
Yvonne Orji
(Actress)
Yvonne Orji
5
Birthdate: December 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers, Nigeria
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Yohan Blake
(Jamaican Sprinter)
Yohan Blake
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 26, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. James Parish, Jamaica
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 8 
Yoweri Museveni
(9th President of Uganda)
Yoweri Museveni
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ntungamo, Uganda
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 9 
Yolanda Adams
(One of the Best-Selling Gospel Artists of All Time)
Yolanda Adams
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Yoenis Céspedes
(Cuban-born Baseball Player Who Plays as an Outfielder)
Yoenis Céspedes
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Campechuela, Granma, Cuba
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Yakubu
(Nigerian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Yakubu
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benin City, Nigeria
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 12 
Yasiel Puig
(Cuban-born American Baseball Player Who Plays as a Right Fielder)
Yasiel Puig
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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 13 
Yacine Brahimi
(Algerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger and attacking midfielder)
Yacine Brahimi
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 14 
Yannick Bolasie
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Yannick Bolasie
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 24, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Yves Bissouma
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Yves Bissouma
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 30, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Issia, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Youssou N'Dour
(Senegalese Musician and Former Culture Minister Who Pioneered the Mbalax Genre)
Youssou N'Dour
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
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 17 
Yusef Abdul Lateef
(Musician)
Yusef Abdul Lateef
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 9, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: December 23, 2013
 18 
Yung Filly
(British Musician and YouTuber)
Yung Filly
2
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: August 6, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 19 
Yves Edwards
(Mixed Martial Artists)
Yves Edwards
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 30, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nassau, Bahamas
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Yakubu Gowon
(Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975)
Yakubu Gowon
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kanke
Black Celebrity Names:
 21 
Yvonne Nelson
(Ghanaian Actress and Film Producer Known for Her Film 'House of Gold')
Yvonne Nelson
1
Birthdate: November 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
Yunel Escobar
(Baseball player)
Yunel Escobar
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 23 
Yvonne Okoro
(Actress)
Yvonne Okoro
1
Birthdate: November 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tamale, Ghana
 24 
Yuniel Dorticos
(Cuban Professional Boxer)
Yuniel Dorticos
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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 25 
Yaa Gyasi
(Novelist)
Yaa Gyasi
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Mampong, Ghana
 26 
Yves Pons
(Basketball player)
Yves Pons
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 7, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 27 
Yolanda Griffith
(Basketball player)
Yolanda Griffith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 28 
Yasmina Khadra
(One of the Most Popular Algerian Novelists in the World)
Yasmina Khadra
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 10, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kénadsa
 29 
Yandy Diaz
(Cuban-Born Baseball Player Who Plays as a First Baseman and Third Baseman)
Yandy Diaz
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 30 
Yusef Komunyakaa
(Poet)
Yusef Komunyakaa
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bogalusa, Louisiana
 31 
Yomif Kejelcha
(Ethiopian Middle-and-Long-Distance Runner)
Yomif Kejelcha
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 1, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oromia, Ethiopia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 32 
Yvonne Vera
(Author)
Yvonne Vera
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died: April 7, 2005
 33 
Yoandy Leal
(Cuban Volleyball Player Who Plays as an Outside Hitter)
Yoandy Leal
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 34 
Yvan Mendy
(French Professional Boxer)
Yvan Mendy
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 35 
Yann Karamoh
(Footballer forward position)
Yann Karamoh
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 8, 1998
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 36 
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
(Actor)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
28
Birthdate: July 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 37 
Yvonne Thornton
(Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Musician & Author, Best   Known for Her Memoir, 'The Ditchdigger’s Daughters')
Yvonne Thornton
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 21, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 38 
Ynw Bslime
(Rapper)
Ynw Bslime
42
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 10, 2007
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: United States
 39 
Yolette Leconte
(The Wife of Former Haitian President Paul Eugene Magloire)
Yolette Leconte
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: La Fossette, Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Died: June 13, 1981
 40 
Youssoupha Fall
(Basketball player)
Youssoupha Fall
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 7'4" (224 cm)
 41 
Yvon Mvogo
(Swiss Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Yvon Mvogo
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 42 
Young 22
(Rapper)
Young 22
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 8, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 43 
YNW JGreen
(Rapper)
YNW JGreen
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 25, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florida, United States
 44 
Yorgan De Castro
(Mixed Martial Artist)
Yorgan De Castro
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 45 
Youssoufa Moukoko
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Youssoufa Moukoko
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 20, 2004
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 46 
Yanick Moreira
(Basketball player)
Yanick Moreira
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 31, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 47 
YourRAGE
(American Content Creator and Social Media Personality)
YourRAGE
2
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: August 17, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: United States
 48 
Young Ezee
(American Instagram Star)
Young Ezee
2
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: May 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 49 
Yves Ulysse Jr.
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Yves Ulysse Jr.
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 50 
Yaritza Reyes
(Actress)
Yaritza Reyes
2
Birthdate: December 17, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)