| Entry Name | Birth | Death | Primary Category |
| Aaron | 18xx | Slave Narrative | |
| Aaron, Hank | 1934 | Sports | |
| Aaron, Jesse | 1887 | 1968 | Art |
| Aarons, Charlie | 1847 | Slavery | |
| Abbott, Anderson Ruffin | 1837 | 1913 | Medicine |
| Abbott, Cleveland Leigh | 1894 | 1968 | Sports |
| Abbott, Israel Braddock | 1843 (approx) | 1887 | Activism |
| Abbott, Robert Sengstacke | 1868 | 1940 | Journalism |
| Abd Al-Rahman, Ibrahima | Religion | ||
| Abdul, Raoul | 1929 | Music | |
| Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem | 1947 | Sports | |
| Abele, Julian Francis | 1881 | 1950 | Art |
| Abernathy, Juanita Jones | Activism | ||
| Abernathy, Ralph | 1926 | 1990 | Activism |
| Abraham | 18XX | 18XX | Slavery |
| Abrams, Muhal Richard | 1930 | Music | |
| Abron, Lillia Ann | 1945 | Science | |
| Abu Bakr Al-Saddiq | Religion | ||
| Abu-Jamal, Mumia | 1954/56 | Activism | |
| Ace, Johnny | 1929 | 1954 | Music |
| Adair, Thelma Cornelia | 1922 | Religion | |
| Adams, Alton Augustus, Sr. | 1889 | 1987 | Music |
| Adams, Carolyn | 1944 | Dance | |
| Adams, Dock | 1838 | Activism | |
| Adams, George | The West | ||
| Adams, Henry [ii] | 1843 | 1890? | Politics |
| Adams, John Henry, Jr. | 1880 (approx.) | Art | |
| Adams, John Hurst | Religion | ||
| Adams, John Quincy [i] | 1848 | 1922 | Slave Narrative |
| Adams, John Quincy [ii] | 1845 | 1922? | Slave Narrative |
| Adams, Laura Elizabeth | 1909 | Writing | |
| Adams, Numa Pompilius Garfield | 1885 | 1940 | Education |
| Adams, Ron | 1934 | Art | |
| Adams-Ender, Clara | 1939 | Medicine | |
| Adderley, Cannonball | 1928 | 1975 | Music |
| Adderley, Nat (Nathaniel Sr.) | 1931 | 2000 | Music |
| Africanus, Scipio | 17XX | Military | |
| Ailey, Alvin | 1931 | 1989 | Dance |
| Albert, Octavia Victoria Rogers | 1853 | 1890? | Slave Narrative |
| Albrier, Frances Mary | 1898 | 1987 | Activism |
| Albright, George Washington | 1846 | Slavery | |
| Alcorn, George Edward, Jr. | 1940 | Invention | |
| Aldridge, Ira | 1807 | 1867 | Theater / Film |
| Alexander, Archer | 1813 | Slave Narrative | |
| Alexander, Archie Alphonso | 1888 | 1958 | Science |
| Alexander, Arthur | 1942? | 1993 | Music |
| Alexander, Avery C. | 1911 (approx.) | 1999 | Activism |
| Alexander, Clifford | 1933 | Military | |
| Alexander, Elizabeth | 1962 | Writing | |
| Alexander, Joyce London | 1949 | Law | |
| Alexander, Kelly Miller | 1915 | 1985 | Activism |
| Alexander, Raymond Pace | 1898 | 1974 | Law |
| Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell | 1898 | 1989 | Law |
| Alexander, Virginia Margaret | 1900 | 1949 | Medicine |
| Alexander-Ralston, Elreta | 1919 | 1998 | Law |
| Ali, Muhammad | 1942 | Sports (box) | |
| Ali, Noble Drew | 1886 | 1929 | Religion |
| Ali, Rashied | 1935 | Music | |
| Ali, Salimah | 1954 | Art | |
| Alice of Dunk's Ferry | 1686 (approx.) | 1802 | Slavery |
| Allain, Theophile T. | 1846 | 1917 | Business |
| Allen, Anthony D. | Business | ||
| Allen, Aris Tee | 1910 | 1991 | Medicine |
| Allen, Debbie | 1950 | Dance | |
| Allen, Elise Ford | Journalism | ||
| Allen, Ethel D. | 1929 | 1981 | Medicine |
| Allen, Geri Antoinette | 1957/59 | Music | |
| Allen, James Latimer | 1909 | 1977 | Art |
| Allen, Macon Bolling | 1816 | 1894 | Law |
| Allen, Red | 1908 | 1967 | Music |
| Allen, Richard [i] | 1830 | 1909 | Slavery |
| Allen, Richard [ii] | 1760 | 1831 | Slave Narrative |
| Allen, Sarah | 1764 | 1849 | Religion |
| Allen, Thomas Cox | 1900 (approx.) | Military | |
| Allen, William G. | 1820 (approx.) | Activism | |
| Allen-Noble, Rosie | 1938 | Education | |
| Allensworth, Allen | 1842 | 1914 | Military |
| Allensworth, Josephine Leavell | 1855 | 1939 | Activism |
| Alston, Charles Henry | 1907 | 1977/72 | Art |
| Alston, Melvin Ovenus | 1911 | 1985 | Education |
| Amaki, Amalia | Art | ||
| America, Richard F. | Writing | ||
| Ammi, Ben | 19XX | Religion | |
| Ammons, Albert C. | 1907 | 1949 | Music |
| Ammons, Gene | 1925 | 1974 | Music |
| Amos, Emma Veoria (Levine) | 1938 | Art | |
| Amos, Harold | 1918 | 2003 | Science |
| Amos, Wally | 1936 | Business | |
| Anderson, Aaron | 18XX | Military | |
| Anderson, Bruce | Military | ||
| Anderson, Caroline Virginia Still Wiley | 1848 | 1919 | Medicine |
| Anderson, Cat | 1916 | 1981 | Music |
| Anderson, Charles Alfred (Chief) | 1907 | 1996 | Military |
| Anderson, Charles W., Jr | 1907 | 1960 | Politics |
| Anderson, Charles William | 1866 | 1938 | Politics |
| Anderson, Eddie "Rochester" | 1905 | 1977 | Theater / Film |
| Anderson, Garland | 1886 | 1939 | Writing |
| Anderson, Gloria Long | 1938 | Science | |
| Anderson, Ivie | 1905 | 1949 | Music |
| Anderson, James, Jr. | 1947 | Military | |
| Anderson, Jervis B. | 1936 | Writing | |
| Anderson, John | Slavery | ||
| Anderson, Leafy | 1887? | 1927 | Religion |
| Anderson, Marian | 1897 | 1993 | Music |
| Anderson, Matthew | 1845 | 1928 | Religion |
| Anderson, Michael | 1959 | 2003 | Science |
| Anderson, Osborne Perry | 1830? | 1871? | Activism |
| Anderson, Peter | 18XX | Journalism | |
| Anderson, T. J. | 1928 | Music | |
| Anderson, Webster | 1933 | Military | |
| Anderson, William T. | 1859 | 1934 | Military |
| Andrews, Benny | 1930 | Art | |
| Andrews, Ludie | 1875 | 1943? | Medicine |
| Andrews, Raymond | 1934 | 1991 | Writing |
| Andrews, Regina M. Anderson (Ursula Trelling) | 1900? | 1993 | Writing |
| Angelou, Maya | 1928 | Writing | |
| Ansa, Tina McElroy | 1949 | Writing | |
| Antoine, Caesar Carpetier | 1836 | 1921 | Politics |
| Appiah, Kwame Anthony | 1954 | Education | |
| Applegate, Joseph R. | 1925 | 2003 | Education |
| Arbor, Jesse | Military | ||
| Archer, Dennis | 1942 | Politics | |
| Archer, Osceola Macarthy (Adams) | 1890 | 1983 | Theater / Film |
| Archey, Jimmy | 1902 | 1967 | Music |
| Archibald, Nathaniel | 1948 | Sports (bsk) | |
| Armstead, Robert “Bob” | Writing | ||
| Armstrong, Henry | 1912 | 1988 | Sports (box) |
| Armstrong, Lil | 1898 | 1971 | Music |
| Armstrong, Louis | 1901 | 1971 | Music |
| Armwood, Blanche | 1890 | 1939 | Education |
| Arnett, Benjamin William | 1838 | 1906 | Religion |
| Arnold, Hendrick | 18xx | 1849 | Military |
| Arnold, James | 1901 | 1968 | Music |
| Arnold, Juanita Delores Burnett | Crime | ||
| Arrington, Richard, Jr. | 1934 | Science | |
| Arroyo, Martina | 1936? | Music | |
| Artemus, John C. | 1885 | 1964 | Activism |
| Arter, Jared | 1850 | 1928 | The West |
| Artis, William Ellisworth | 1914 | 1977 | Art |
| Artrell, William Middleton | Organizations | ||
| Asante, Molefi Kete | 1942 | Education | |
| Asberry, Nettie J. | 1865 | 1968 | Activism |
| Ashby, Irving C. | 1920 | 1987 | Music |
| Ashe, Arthur | 1943 | 1993 | Sports (ten) |
| Asher, Jeremiah | 1812 | Religion | |
| Ashford, Emmett Littleton | 1914 | 1980 | Sports (bsb) |
| Ashley, Eugene, Jr. | 1931 | Military | |
| Askin, Luther B. | 1843 | 1929 | Sports (bsb) |
| Atkins, Daniel | 1867 | Military | |
| Atkins, Jasper Alston | 1898 | 1982 | Law |
| Attaway, William Alexander | 1912/11 | 1986 | Writing |
| Attucks, Crispus | 1723 (approx.) | 1770 | Military |
| Atwater, Ann | Activism | ||
| Augusta, Alexander Thomas | 1825 | 1890 | Medicine |
| Austin, Doris Jean | 1949 (approx.) | 1994 | Writing |
| Austin, H. Elsie | Writing | ||
| Austin, Louis Ernest | 1903 | 1971 | Journalism |
| Austin, Lovie | 1887 | 1972 | Music |
| Austin, Oscar Palmer | 1948 | 1969 | Military |
| Avery, Byllye | 1937 | Activism | |
| Avery, Margaret | Theater / Film | ||
| Ayler, Albert | 1936 | 1970 | Music |
| Babb, Valerie Melissa | 1955 | Writing | |
| Baby Laurence | 1921 | 1974 | Dance |
| Bacon-Bercey, June | 1934 | Science | |
| Badger, Roderick | 1834 | 1890 | Medicine |
| Bagneris, Vernel Martin | Theater / Film | ||
| Bailey, Beryl Isadore Loftman | Education | ||
| Bailey, Buster | 1902 | 1967 | Music |
| Bailey, DeFord | 1899 | 1982 | Music |
| Bailey, Herman "Kofi" | 1931 | Art | |
| Bailey, Pearl | 1918 | 1990 | Theater / Film |
| Bailey, Walter T. | 1884 | 19XX | Art |
| Baker, Augusta Braxton | 1911 | 1998 | Education |
| Baker, Bertram L | Politics | ||
| Baker, Ella | 1903 | 1986 | Activism |
| Baker, Etta | 1913 | Music | |
| Baker, Frankie | Folk Legend | ||
| Baker, General | 1942 | Activism | |
| Baker, Harriet Ann | 1829? | Religion | |
| Baker, Josephine | 1906 | 1975 | Dance |
| Baker, LaVern | 1928? | 1997 | Music |
| Baker, Lena | 1900 | 1945 | Crime |
| Baker, Thomas Nelson, Sr. | 1860 | Slavery | |
| Baker, Vernon Joseph | 1919 | Military | |
| Baldwin, James | 1924 | 1987 | Writing |
| Baldwin, Maria Louise | 1856 | 1922 | Education |
| Ball, Alice Augusta | 1892 | 1916 | Medicine |
| Ball, Charles | 1781? | 18XX | Slave Narrative |
| Ball, James Presley (J. P.) | 1825 | 1905 | Art |
| Ball, William | 17XX | Military | |
| Ballard, Butch | Music | ||
| Ballard, Florence | Music | ||
| Baltimore, Jeremiah Daniel | 1852 | 19XX | Invention |
| Baltimore, Priscilla | The West | ||
| Bambaataa Aasim, Afrika | 1960 | Music | |
| Bambara, Toni Cade | 1939 | 1995 | Writing |
| Banks, Charles | 1873 | 1923 | Business |
| Banks, Ernest (Ernie) | 1931 | Sports (bsb) | |
| Banks, William Venoid | 1903 | 1985 | Business |
| Banks, Willie | 1956 | Sports (trk) | |
| Banneker, Benjamin | 1731 | 1806 | Science |
| Banning, James Herman | 1899 | 1933 | Military |
| Bannister, Edward Mitchell | 1826 (approx.) | 1901 | Art |
| Baquaqua, Mahommah G. | 17XX | 18? 17? | Slave Narrative |
| Baquet, Achille | 1885 | 1956 | Music |
| Baquet, Dean | Journalism | ||
| Baquet, George | 1883 | 1949 | Music |
| Baraka, Amiri | 1934 | Writing | |
| Barbadoes, James G. | 1796 | 1841 | Activism |
| Barbarin, Paul | 1899 | 1969 | Music |
| Barber, Jesse Max | 1878 | 1949 | Journalism |
| Barboza, Anthony | 1944 | Art | |
| Barès, Basile Jean | 1846 | 1910/02 | Music |
| Barker, Danny | 1909 | 1994 | Music |
| Barkley, Charles | 1963 | Sports (bsk) | |
| Barksdale, Don | Sports (bsk) | ||
| Barnes, Ernie | 1938 | Art | |
| Barnes, Samuel | Military | ||
| Barnes, William Harry | 1887 | 1945 | Medicine |
| Barnett, Claude Albert | 1889 | 1967 | Journalism |
| Barnett, Etta Moten | 1902 | Music | |
| Barrett, Janie Porter | 1865 | 1948 | Organizations |
| Barrier, Eric (Eric B.) | 1965 | Music | |
| Barrow, Peter | 1841 | 1906 | Slavery, Military, Religion |
| Barrow, Willie Taplin | 1924 | Religion | |
| Barry, Marion Shepilov, Jr. | 1936 | Politics | |
| Barthe, Richmond | 1901 | 1989 | Art |
| Bartholomew, Dave | 1920 | Music | |
| Bartz, Gary Lee | 1940 | Music | |
| Basie, Count | 1904 | 1984 | Music |
| Baskett, James F. | 1904 | 1948 | Theater / Film |
| Basquiat, Jean-Michel | 1960 | 1988 | Art |
| Bass, Charlotta | 1880 | 1969 | Journalism |
| Bass, George Houston | 1938 | Writing | |
| Bassett, Angela | 1958 | Theater / Film | |
| Bates, Daisy | 1914 | 1999 | Activism |
| Bates, Peg Leg | 1907 | 1998 | Dance |
| Bath, Patricia | 1942 | Medicine | |
| Batson, Flora | 1864 | 1906 | Music |
| Battey, Cornelius Marion (C.M.) | 1873 | 1927 | Art |
| Battey, Earl | 19xx | Sports (bsb) | |
| Battle, Effie Dean Threat | Writing | ||
| Battle, Kathleen | 1948 | Music | |
| Battle, Wallace Aaron, Sr. | Education | ||
| Baugh, John | Education | ||
| Bayley, Solomon | 1771 (approx.) | 1839 (approx.) | Slave Narrative |
| Baylor, Elgin Gay | 1934 | Sports (bsk) | |
| Bayne, Thomas | 1824 | 1889 | Slavery |
| Beals, Melba Pattillo | 1942 | Writing | |
| Beam, Joseph Fairchild | 1954 | 1989 | Writing |
| Beamon, Bob | 1946 | Sports (trk) | |
| Beard, Andrew Jackson | 1849 | 1921 | Invention |
| Beard, Matthew | 1925 | 1981 | Theater / Film |
| Bearden, Romare | 1911 | 1988 | Art |
| Beasley, Delilah Leontium | 1872? | 1934 | Journalism |
| Beasley, Mathilda Taylor | 1833 (approx.) | 1903 | Religion |
| Beasley, Phoebe | 1943 | Art | |
| Beatty, Talley | 1919 | 1995 | Theater / Film |
| Beaty, Powhatan | 18XX | Military | |
| Beavers, Louise | 1902 | 1962 | Theater / Film |
| Bechet, Sidney | 1897 | 1959 | Music |
| Beck, Robert (Iceberg Slim) | 1918 | Writing | |
| Beckwourth, Jim | 1800? | 1866? | The West |
| Bedou, Arthur (Paul) | 1882 | 1966 | Art |
| Belafonte, Harry | 1927 | Theater / Film | |
| Belinda | 1713? | Writing | |
| Bell, Al | 1940 | Business | |
| Bell, Bobby Lee | 1940 | Sports (ftb) | |
| Bell, Cool Papa | 1903 | 1991 | Sports (bsb) |
| Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr. | 1930 | Law | |
| Bell, James Madison | 1826 | 1902 | Writing |
| Bell, Mary A. [i] | 1852 | Slavery | |
| Bell, Mary A. [ii] | 1873 | 1941 | Art |
| Bell, Philip Alexander | 1808? | 1889 | Journalism |
| Bell, Robert Mack | 1943 | Activism | |
| Bell, Travers, Jr. | Politics | ||
| Bellamy, Sherry F. | 1952 | Business | |
| Bellinger, Charles | 1875 | 1937 | The West |
| Belton, Ethel | Activism | ||
| Beman, Amos Gerry | 1812 | 1874 | Activism |
| Beman, Jehiel C. | 19xx | Activism | |
| Benberry, Cuesta Ray | Art | ||
| Benjamin, Bennie | 1907 | 1989 | Music |
| Benjamin, Fred | 1944 | Dance | |
| Benjamin, Robert Charles O'Hara | 1855 | 1900 | Writing |
| Ben-Jochannan, Yosef | 1918 | Writing | |
| Bennett, Gwendolyn | 1902 | 1981 | Writing |
| Bennett, Hal | 1930 | Journalism | |
| Bennett, Lerone, Jr. | 1928 | Journalism | |
| Bennett, Louise (Simone) | 1919 | Writing | |
| Benson, Al | 1908 | 1978 | Journalism |
| Bentley, Gladys | 1907 | 1960 | Music |
| Bernhardt, Clyde | 1905 | 1986 | Music |
| Berry, Chu | 1915 | 1969 | Music |
| Berry, Chuck | 1926 | Music | |
| Berry, Halle | 1966 | Theater / Film | |
| Berry, Lawrence S. | 18XX | 1870? | Activism |
| Berry, Leonidas | 1902 | 1995 | Medicine |
| Berry, Mary Frances | 1938 | Government | |
| Berry, Nyas, James Berry, and Warren Berry | 1913 | 1951 | Dance |
| Berry, Theodore M. | Politics | ||
| Bessent, Hattie | 1926 | Medicine | |
| Best, Denzil | 1917 | 1965 | Music |
| Bethea, Rainey | 1913 | 1936 | Crime |
| Bethune, Mary McLeod | 1875 | 1955 | Education |
| Bettis, Jerome | Sports (ftb) | ||
| Bevel, James | 1936 | Activism | |
| Bey, James Hawthorne | 1913 | 2004 | Music |
| Bharucha-Reid, Albert Turner | 1927 | 1985 | Science |
| Biassou, Jorge (Georges) | Military | ||
| Bibb, Henry Walton | 1815 | 1854 | Slave Narrative |
| Bibb, Joseph Dandridge | 1891 | Journalism | |
| Bibb, Leon | 1926 | Theater / Film | |
| Bigard, Barney | 1906 | 1980 | Music |
| Biggers, John (Thomas) | 1924 | 2001 | Art |
| Biggs, Bradley | Military | ||
| Bilali | 18XX? | 1859? | Slavery |
| Billingsley, Orzell, Jr. | Law | ||
| Billops, Camille | 1933 | Art | |
| Billy | 1756 | 1806 | Slavery |
| Binga, Jesse | 1865 | 1950 | Business |
| Bingham, Howard | Art | ||
| Birtha, Becky | 1948 | Writing | |
| Bishop, Stephen | 1821 | 1857 | Exploration |
| Bivins, Horace Wayman | 1862 | 1937 | Military |
| Black, John L. Sr. | 1931 | 2004 | Education |
| Black, Leonard | 1822 | 1883 | Slave Narrative |
| Blackburn, Alpha | 1939 | Art | |
| Blackburn, Robert Hamilton | 1920/21 | Art | |
| Blackburn, Walter Scott | 1938 | 2000 | Art |
| Blackman, Pompey | 17XX | Military | |
| Blackwell, David | 1919 | Science | |
| Blackwell, Ed | 1929 | 1992 | Music |
| Blackwell, Lucien Edward | 1931 | Politics | |
| Blackwell, Otis | 1932? | 2002 | Music |
| Blackwell, Randolph Talmadge | 1927 | 1981 | Activism |
| Blackwell, Unita Z. | 1933 | Activism | |
| Blair, Norval | 1825 | The West | |
| Blake, Eubie | 1883 | 1983 | Music |
| Blake, Robert | 18XX | Military | |
| Blakely, Allison | Education | ||
| Blakely, Nora | Writing | ||
| Blakey, Art | 1919 | 1990 | Music |
| Blakey, Theodore Robert | 1925 | 2004 | Business |
| Bland, James Allen | 1854 | 1911 | Music |
| Blanks, Birleanna | 1889 | 1968 | Theater / Film |
| Blanton, Jimmy | 1918 | 1942 | Music |
| Blanton, John W. | 1922 | Military | |
| Blayton, Jesse Bee | 1900/1897 | Business | |
| Bledsoe, Jules | 1897? | 1943 | Music |
| Blind Boone | 1864 | 1927 | Music |
| Blind Tom | 1849 | 1908 | Music |
| Block, Samuel | 1940 | 2000 | Activism |
| Blocker, Sarah | Education | ||
| Blockson, Charles L. | 1933 | Writing | |
| Blount, Mel | 1948 | Sports (ftb) | |
| Blue, Daniel T., Jr. | 19xx | Politics | |
| Bluford, Guion Stewart, Jr. (Guy) | 1942 | Military | |
| Blunden, Jeraldyne | 1832 | 1912 | Dance |
| Blyden, Edward Wilmot | 1832 | 1912 | Education |
| Blythe, Arthur | 1940 | Music | |
| Blythe, Jimmy | 1901 | 1931 | Music |
| Boen, William | 1734 (approx.) | 1824 | Organizations |
| Bogan, Lucille (Bessie Jackson) | 1897 | 1948 | Music |
| Boggs, James | 1919 | 1993 | Activism |
| Bogle, Donald | Theater / Film | ||
| Bohannon, Horace | Military | ||
| Bolden, Buddy | 1877 | 1931 | Music |
| Bolden, Charles F., Jr. | 1946 | Military | |
| Bolden, Ethel Martin | 2002 | Activism | |
| Bolden, Frank E. | 2003 | Journalism | |
| Bolden, Melvin R. | 1919 | 2000 | Art |
| Bolin, Jane Mathilda | 1908 | 2007 | Law |
| Bond, Horace Mann | 1904 | 1972 | Education |
| Bond, John Robert | 1846 | 1905 | Military |
| Bond, Julian | 1940 | Activism | |
| Bond, Scott | 1852 | 19XX | Business |
| Bonds, Barry Lamar | 1964 | Sports (bsb) | |
| Bonds, Margaret Jeannette Allison | 1913 | 1972 | Music |
| Bonner, Marita | 1899 | 1971 | Writing |
| Bontemps, Arna Wendell | 1902 | 1973 | Writing |
| Booker, James Carroll, III | 1939 | 1983 | Music (blues) |
| Booker, Joseph Albert | 1859 | 1925 | Writing |
| Booker, Kinney I. | Crime | ||
| Boone, Clinton Caldwell Sr. | 18XX | 1939 | Religion |
| Boone, Eva Roberta (or Mae) Coles | 1880 | 1902 | Religion |
| Boone, Sarah | 18XX | Invention | |
| Boothe, Charles Octavius | 1845 | 1924 | Religion |
| Borde, Percival | 1922 | 1979 | Theater / Film |
| Bostic, Earl | 1913 | 1965 | Music |
| Boston, Absalom | 1875 | 1855 | Business |
| Bottoms, Lawrence W. | Religion | ||
| Bouchet, Edward Alexander | 1852 | 1918 | Science |
| Bouey, Harrison N. | 1849 | 1909 | Activism |
| Bousfield, Midian Othello | 1885/86 | 1948 | Medicine |
| Boutelle, Frazier Augustus | 1840 | 1924 | Military |
| Bowden, Artemisia | 1879 | 1969 | Education |
| Bowe, Riddick | 1967 | Sports (box) | |
| Bowen, John Wesley Edward | 1855 | 1933 | Religion |
| Bowen, Ruth Jean | 1924/30 | Business | |
| Bowen, Uvelia Atkins | Education | ||
| Bowers, Thomas J. | 1836 | 1885 | Music |
| Bowie, Lester | 1941 | 1999 | Music |
| Bowles, Eva Del Vakia | 1875 | 1943 | Organizations |
| Bowman, James E., Jr. | 1923 | Medicine | |
| Bowman, Laura | 1881 | 1957 | Theater / Film |
| Bowser, David Bustill | 1820 | 1900 | Art |
| Bowser, Mary Elizabeth | 1839? | Military | |
| Bowser, Rosa Lewis Dixon | 1885 | 1931 | Education |
| Boyd, Gerald M. | 1950 | 2006 | Journalism |
| Boyd, Henry Allen | 1876 | 1959 | Business |
| Boyd, Richard Henry | 1843 | 1922 | Journalism |
| Boyer, Frances | The West | ||
| Boykin, Keith | Activism | ||
| Bozeman, Sylvia Trimble | 1947 | Science | |
| Brace, Jeffrey | 1742? | 1827 | Slave Narrative |
| Bradford, Alex | 1926? | 1978? | Music |
| Bradford, Perry | 1895 | 1970 | Music |
| Bradley, Aaron Alpeora | 1815 | 1882 | Politics |
| Bradley, Buddy | 1908 | 1972 | Theater / Film |
| Bradley, David Henry, Jr. | 1950 | Writing | |
| Bradley, Edward R. (Ed) | 1941 | 2006 | Journalism |
| Bradley, Thomas | 1917 | 1998 | Politics |
| Bradshaw, Tiny | 1905 | 1958 | Music |
| Brady, St. Elmo | 1884 | 1966 | Science |
| Bragg, George Freeman, Jr. | 1863 | 1940 | Religion |
| Bragg, Janet | 1907 | 1993 | Military |
| Braithwaite, William Stanley Beaumont | 1878 | 1962 | Writing |
| Branch, Fredrick C. | 19XX | 2005 | Military |
| Branch, Mary Elizabeth | 1881 | 1944 | Education |
| Branch, Wallace | Art | ||
| Branche, George Clayton | 1896 | 1956 | Medicine |
| Brandon, Barbara | 1958 | Art | |
| Brandon, Brumsic, Jr. | 1927 | Journalism | |
| Branson, Herman Russell | 1914 | 1995 | Science |
| Branton, Wiley Austin | 1923 | 1988 | Law |
| Brashear, Carl Maxie | 1931 | Military | |
| Braud, Wellman | 1891 | 1966 | Music |
| Brawley, Benjamin | 1882 | 1939 | Writing |
| Brawley, Edward McKnight | 1851 | 1923 | Religion |
| Brawley, James P. | Religion | ||
| Braxton, Anthony (Delano) | 1945 | Music | |
| Brazier, Arthur Monroe | Activism | ||
| Brewer, John Mason | 1896 | 1975 | Writing |
| Brewster, William Herbert | 1899 | Music | |
| Brice, Carol Lovette | 1918 | 1985 | Music |
| Bricktop | 1894 | 1984 | Music |
| Bridgewater, Cecil | Music | ||
| Bridgewater, Dee Dee | 1950 | Music | |
| Briggs, Bunny | Theater / Film | ||
| Briggs, Cyril Valentine | 1888 | 1966 | Journalism |
| Briggs, Martha Bailey | 1838 | 1889 | Education |
| Brimmer, Andrew Felton | 1926 | Business | |
| Briscoe, Neliska Ann "Baby" | Music | ||
| Bristow, Lonnie Robert | 1930 | Medicine | |
| Broadnax, Wesley Jerome | 1970 | Education | |
| Brock, Lou | 1939 | Sports (bsb) | |
| Bronson, James H. | 18XX | Military | |
| Brooke, Edward | 1919 | Politics | |
| Brooks, Carolyn Branch | 1946 | Science | |
| Brooks, Gwendolyn | 1917 | 2000 | Writing |
| Brooks, Owen | Religion | ||
| Brooks, Shelton | 1886 | 1975 | Music |
| Brooks, Tyrone | Activism | ||
| Brooks, Walter Henderson | 1851 | 1945 | Writing |
| Broonzy, Big Bill | 1893 | 1958 | Music (blues) |
| Broteer (Venture Smith) | 1729 (approx.) | 1805 | Slavery |
| Brown, Ada | 1890 | 1950 | Music |
| Brown, Anne | 1915? | Music | |
| Brown, Arthur McKinnon | 1867 | 1939 | Military |
| Brown, Cecil | Writing | ||
| Brown, Charlotte Eugenia Hawkins | 1883 | 1961 | Education |
| Brown, Clara (Aunt Clara) | 1800 | 1885 | The West |
| Brown, Claude | 1937 | 2002 | Writing |
| Brown, Cleo | 1909 | Music | |
| Brown, Clifford | 1930 | 1956 | Music |
| Brown, Corrine | 1946 | Politics | |
| Brown, Dorothy Lavinia | 1919 | Medicine | |
| Brown, E. C. (Edward Cooper) | 1874 | 1928 | Business |
| Brown, Earl | Journalism | ||
| Brown, Elaine | 1943 | Activism | |
| Brown, Emma V. | 1843 (approx.) | 1902 | Education |
| Brown, Everett | Theater / Film | ||
| Brown, Frank London | 1927 | 1962 | Writing |
| Brown, Fredi Sears | 1923 | Activism | |
| Brown, Grafton Tyler | 1841 | 1918/19 | Art |
| Brown, H. Rap | 1943 | Activism | |
| Brown, Hallie Quinn | 1845? | 1949 | Writing |
| Brown, Henry "Box" | 1815? | Slave Narrative | |
| Brown, Homer S. | 1896 | 1977 | Law |
| Brown, James | 1933 | 2006 | Music |
| Brown, Jeannette Elizabeth | Medecine | ||
| Brown, Jesse | 1944 | Politics | |
| Brown, Jesse Leroy | 1926 | 1950 | Military |
| Brown, Jill Elaine | 1949 | Military | |
| Brown, Jim | 1936 | Sports (ftb) | |
| Brown, Joan Myers | Dance | ||
| Brown, Joe | 1924/26 | 1997 | Sports (box) |
| Brown, John | 1810 | 1876 | Slave Narrative |
| Brown, John Mifflin | 1817 | 1893 | Religion |
| Brown, Lawrence | 1907 | 1988 | Music |
| Brown, Lawrence Benjamin | 1893 | 1972 | Music |
| Brown, Lawrence, Jr. | 1947 | Sports (ftb) | |
| Brown, Letitia Christine Woods | 1915 | 1976 | Education |
| Brown, Lloyd Louis | 1913 | Writing | |
| Brown, Lucy Manetta Hughes | 1863 | 1911 | Medicine |
| Brown, Morris | 1770 | 1849 | Religion |
| Brown, Oscar, Jr. | 1926 | 2005 | Music |
| Brown, Richard Lonsdale | 1886 | 1915 | Art |
| Brown, Ron | 1941 | 1996 | Politics |
| Brown, Roosevelt | 1932 | 2004 | Sports (ftb) |
| Brown, Roscoe Conkling, Jr. | 1922 | Military | |
| Brown, Ruth | 1928 | Music |