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’)
Birthdate: May 1, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gifford, Florida, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Yara Shahidi(Actress & Model Known for Her Role as 'Zoey Johnson' on the TV Series" ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Grown-ish)
Birthdate: February 10, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Yaya Touré
(Ivorian Professional Football Coach and Former Player Who Played as a Midfielder)
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)
Birthdate: September 28, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Birthdate: November 15, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: December 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers, Nigeria
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Yohan Blake
(Jamaican Sprinter)
Birthdate: December 26, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. James Parish, Jamaica
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: September 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ntungamo, Uganda
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Yolanda Adams
(One of the Best-Selling Gospel Artists of All Time)
Birthdate: August 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Yoenis Céspedes
(Cuban-born Baseball Player Who Plays as an Outfielder)
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)
Birthdate: November 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benin City, Nigeria
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yasiel Puig
(Cuban-born American Baseball Player Who Plays as a Right Fielder)
Birthdate: December 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Yacine Brahimi
(Algerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger and attacking midfielder)
Birthdate: February 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Yannick Bolasie
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
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)
Birthdate: August 30, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Issia, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Youssou N'Dour
(Senegalese Musician and Former Culture Minister Who Pioneered the Mbalax Genre)
Birthdate: October 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
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Yusef Abdul Lateef
(Musician)
Birthdate: October 9, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: December 23, 2013
Birthdate: August 6, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Yves Edwards
(Mixed Martial Artists)
Birthdate: September 30, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nassau, Bahamas
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Yakubu Gowon
(Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975)
Birthdate: October 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kanke
21
Yvonne Nelson
(Ghanaian Actress and Film Producer Known for Her Film 'House of Gold')
Birthdate: November 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yunel Escobar
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: November 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tamale, Ghana
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Yuniel Dorticos
(Cuban Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: March 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Mampong, Ghana
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Yves Pons
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: May 7, 1999
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Yolanda Griffith
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Yasmina Khadra
(One of the Most Popular Algerian Novelists in the World)
Birthdate: January 10, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kénadsa
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Yandy Diaz
(Cuban-Born Baseball Player Who Plays as a First Baseman and Third Baseman)
Birthdate: August 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bogalusa, Louisiana
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Yomif Kejelcha
(Ethiopian Middle-and-Long-Distance Runner)
Birthdate: August 1, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oromia, Ethiopia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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)
Birthdate: August 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Yvan Mendy
(French Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: May 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Yann Karamoh
(Footballer forward position)
Birthdate: July 8, 1998
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
(Actor)
Birthdate: July 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Yvonne Thornton
(Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Musician & Author, Best  Known for Her Memoir, 'The Ditchdigger’s Daughters')
Birthdate: November 21, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: April 10, 2007
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: United States
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Yolette Leconte
(The Wife of Former Haitian President Paul Eugene Magloire)
Birthdate: July 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: La Fossette, Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Died: June 13, 1981
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Youssoupha Fall
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: January 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 7'4" (224 cm)
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Yvon Mvogo
(Swiss Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: June 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 8, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Birthdate: January 25, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florida, United States
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Yorgan De Castro
(Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: December 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Youssoufa Moukoko
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Birthdate: November 20, 2004
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Yanick Moreira
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: July 31, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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YourRAGE(American Content Creator and Social Media Personality)
Birthdate: August 17, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: United States
Birthdate: May 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Yves Ulysse Jr.
(Canadian Professional Boxing)
Birthdate: July 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: December 17, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)