| Entry Name | Birth | Death | Primary Category |
| Brown, Solomon G. | 1829 | 1903? | Education |
| Brown, Sterling Allen | 1901 | 1989 | Writing |
| Brown, Sue M. Wilson | 1877 | 1941 | Religion |
| Brown, Wesley A. | 1927 | Military | |
| Brown, Willa | 1906 | 1992 | Military |
| Brown, William Alexander | 1792 | 1848 | Theater / Film |
| Brown, William H. | 1836 | 1896 | Military |
| Brown, William Wells | 1815 | 1884 | Slave Narrative |
| Brown, Willie [i] | 1934 | Politics | |
| Brown, Willie [ii] | 1940 | Sports ftb | |
| Brown, Willie [iii] | 1962 | Theater / Film | |
| Brown, Wilson | 18XX | Military | |
| Browne, Marjorie Lee | 1914 | 1979 | Education |
| Browne, Robert Tecumtha | Writing | ||
| Browne, Roscoe Lee | 1925 | Theater / Film | |
| Browne, Rose Butler | 1897 | Education | |
| Browne, Theodore | 1910? | 1979 | Theater / Film |
| Browne, William Washington | 1849 | 1897 | Business |
| Bruce, Blanche Kelso | 1841 | 1898 | Politics |
| Bruce, Henry Clay | 1836 | 1902 | Slave Narrative |
| Bruce, John Edward | 1856 | 1924 | Journalism |
| Bruce, Josephine Beall Willson | 1853 | 1923 | Education |
| Bruce, Roscoe Conkling, Sr. | 1879 | 1950 | Education |
| Bruner, Peter | 1845 | 1938 | Slave Narrative |
| Bryan, Andrew | 1737 | 1812 | Religion |
| Bryant, Hazel Joan | 1939 | 1983 | Theater / Film |
| Bryant, Ray | 1918 | Music | |
| Bryant, Richard Renard | Military | ||
| Brymn, Tim | 1895/81 | 1946 | Music |
| Bubbles, John | 1902 | 1986 | Dance |
| Buccau, Quamino | 1810 | 1851 | Slave Narrative |
| Buchanan, Junious “Buck” | 1940 | 1992 | Sports (ftb) |
| Buckner, Milt | 1915 | 1977 | Music |
| Bulah, Sarah | Activism | ||
| Bullard, Eugene | 1895 | 1961 | Military |
| Bullins, Edward (Ed) | 1935 | Theater / Film | |
| Bullock, Barbara | Art | ||
| Bullock, Dick | 1793 | 1854 | Slavery |
| Bullock, Matthew Washington | 1881 | 1972 | Sports |
| Bumbry, Grace | 1937 | Music | |
| Bunche, Ralph Johnson | 1904 | 1971 | Government |
| Bundy, William F. | Military | ||
| Burch, Charles Eaton | 1891 | 1948 | Education |
| Burch, J. Henri | 1836 | 1883 | Activism |
| Burdett, Samuel | Religion | ||
| Burgaw, Israel | Religion | ||
| Burgess, John | 1909 | 2003 | Religion |
| Burgos, Julia de | 1914 | 1953 | Writing |
| Burke, Selma Hortense | 1900 | 1995 | Art |
| Burke, Solomon | 1940 | Music | |
| Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite | 1932 | Politics | |
| Burks, Mary Fair | 19XX | 1991 | Education |
| Burleigh, Henry Thacker | 1866 | 1949 | Music |
| Burley, Dan | 1907 | 1962 | Journalism |
| Burnett, Calvin | 1921 | Art | |
| Burnett, Carol E. | Medecine | ||
| Burnett, Charles | 1944 | Theater / Film | |
| Burns, Anthony | 1829 | 1862 | Slavery |
| Burnside, R. L. | 2005 | Music | |
| Burrell, Berkeley Graham | 1919 | 1979 | Business |
| Burrell, Kenny (Kenneth Earl Burrell) | 1931 | Music | |
| Burrell, William Patrick | 1865 | 1952 | Organizations |
| Burrill, Mary P. (Mamie) | 1884 (approx.)/ 1879 | 1946 | Writing |
| Burris, Roland | 1937 | Politics | |
| Burris, Samuel D. | 1808 | 1869 (approx.) | Activism |
| Burroughs, Margaret Taylor Goss | 1917 | Art | |
| Burroughs, Nannie | 1879 | 1961 | Activism |
| Burton, LeVar | 1957 | Theater / Film | |
| Burton, Thomas William | 1860 | 1939 | Slave Narrative |
| Burton, Walter Moses | 1830 | 1913 | Slavery |
| Bush, George Washington | 1791 | 1867 | The West |
| Bush, John | Art | ||
| Bush, John Edward | 1856 | 1916 | Business |
| Bush, William Owen | 1832 | 1907 | The West |
| Bush-Banks, Olivia Ward | 1869 | 1944 | Writing |
| Butcher, Elizabeth | Law | ||
| Butler, Jerry | 1939 | Music | |
| Butler, Mary Dell | 1923 | 1983 | Education |
| Butler, Melvin Arthur | Education | ||
| Butler, Nace | 17XX | 1819 | Military |
| Butler, Octavia E. | 1947 | 2006 | Writing |
| Butler, Selena Sloan | 187? | 1964 | Education |
| Butler, Susie Dart | 1888 | 1959 | Activism |
| Butler, William | Military | ||
| Butts, Calvin O., III | 1949 | Religion | |
| Byas, Don | 1912 | 1972 | Music |
| Byrd, Flossie Marian | 1927 | Education | |
| Cable, Theodore | Sports trk | ||
| Caesar, Adolph | 1934 | 1986 | Theater / Film |
| Caesar, John | 17XX | 1837 | Activism |
| Caesar, Shirley Ann | 1938 | Music | |
| Cahn, Jean Camper | 1935 | 1991 | Activism |
| Cailloux, Andre | 1825 | 1863 | Military |
| Cain, Lawrence | 1844 | 1884 | Slavery |
| Cain, Richard Harvey | 1825 | 1887 | Politics |
| Caldwell, Charles | 1831/2 | 1875 | Slavery |
| Caldwell, Wilson | 1842/3 | Activism | |
| Cale, Hugh | 1838 | 1910 | Activism |
| Caliver, Ambrose | 1894 | 1962 | Education |
| Calloway, Blanche Dorothea Jones | 1902 | 1978 | Music |
| Calloway, Cab | 1907 | 1994 | Music |
| Calloway, Deverne Lee | 1916 | 1993 | Journalism |
| Calloway, Ernest | 1909 | 1989 | Activism |
| Calloway, Nathaniel Oglesby | 1907 | 1979 | Medicine |
| Calvin, Floyd (Joseph) | 1902 | 1939 | Journalism |
| Cambridge, Godfrey | 1933 | 1976 | Theater / Film |
| Cameron, James Herbert | 1914 | 2006 | Organizations |
| Campanella, Roy | 1921 | 1993 | Sports (bsb) |
| Campbell, Bebe Moore | 1950 | 2006 | Writing |
| Campbell, Delois Barrett | 1926 | Music | |
| Campbell, Earl | 1955 | Sports (ftb) | |
| Campbell, Elmer Simms | 1906 | 1971 | Art |
| Campbell, James Edwin | 1867 | 1896 | Writing |
| Campbell, Lucie E. | 1885 | 1963 | Music |
| Campbell, Luther | 1961 | Music | |
| Campbell, Sarah (Aunt Sally) | 1813 | 1888 | The West |
| Campbell, T. M. | 1883 | 1956 | Education |
| Campbell, Tunis Gulic | 1812 | 1891 | Politics |
| Camper, John Emory Toussaint | 1894 | Medicine | |
| Canady, Alexa I. | 1950 | Medicine | |
| Candy | Crime | ||
| Cannady, Beatrice Morrow | 1889 | Activism | |
| Cannon, George Dows | 1902 | 1986 | Activism |
| Cannon, George Epps | 1869 | 1925 | Medicine |
| Cannon, Gus | 1883 | 1979 | Music |
| Cannon, Katie Geneva | Religion | ||
| Capers, Virginia | 1926? | 2004 | Theater / Film |
| Cardozo, Francis Louis | 1837 | 1903 | Politics |
| Cardozo, Thomas W. | 1838 | 1881 | Education |
| Cardozo, William Warrick | 1905 | 1962 | Medicine |
| Carew, Jan | 1925 | Writing | |
| Carew, Rod | 1945 | Sports (bsb) | |
| Carey, Archibald James, Jr. | 1908 | 1981 | Government |
| Carey, Mutt | 1891 | 1948 | Music |
| Carlisle, Cato | 17XX | Military | |
| Carlisle, Una Mae | 1915/18 | 1956 | Music |
| Carmichael, Stokely | 1941 | 1998 | Activism |
| Carnegie, M. Elizabeth | 1916 | Medicine | |
| Carney, Harry Howell | 1910 | 1974 | Music |
| Carney, William Harvey | 1840 | 1902/08 | Military |
| Carpenter, Rosie Lee | Activism | ||
| Carr, Johnnie | 1910 | Activism | |
| Carr, Leroy | 1905 | 1935 | Music (blues) |
| Carr, Wynona | 1924 | 1976 | Music |
| Carroll, Diahann | 1935 | Theater / Film | |
| Carroll, Vinnette | 1922 | 2002 | Theater / Film |
| Carruthers, George R. | 1940/39 | Invention | |
| Carson, Ben | 1951 | Medicine | |
| Carson, Julia May Porter | 1938 | Politics | |
| Carson, Robert (Sonny) | Writing | ||
| Carter Brooks, Elizabeth | 1867 | 1951 | Education |
| Carter, Betty | 1930 | 1998 | Music |
| Carter, Bo | 1893 | 1964 | Music |
| Carter, Dennis Drummond | 1814 | Music | |
| Carter, Elmer Anderson | 1890 | 1973 | Journalism |
| Carter, Eunice Hunton | 1899 | 1970 | Law |
| Carter, Hawkins W. | 1842 | 1927 | Activism |
| Carter, James | 1925 | 2003 | Music |
| Carter, Jennie | c.1830 | 1881 | Writing |
| Carter, Mae Bertha | 1923 | 1999 | Activism |
| Carter, Robert Lee | 1917 | Law | |
| Carter, Rubin (Hurricane) | 1937 | Sports (box) | |
| Carter, Stephen L. | 1954 | Law | |
| Carter, Uless | 1916 | Religion | |
| Carter, Vincent O. | 1924 | 1983 | Writing |
| Carter, William Beverly, Jr. | 1921 | 1982 | Journalism |
| Cartwright, Marguerite D. | Journalism | ||
| Carver, George Washington | 1864 (approx.) | 1943 | Science |
| Cary, Lorene | 1956 | Writing | |
| Cary, Lott | 1780 (approx.) | 1828 | Religion |
| Cary, Mary Ann Camberton Shadd | 1823 | 1893 | Activism |
| Cass, Melnea | 1896 | 1978 | Activism |
| Cassey, Peter Williams | 1831 | Education | |
| Cassius, Samuel Robert | 1853 | 1931 | Activism |
| Catlett, Big Sid | 1910 | 1951 | Music |
| Catlett, Elizabeth | 1915 | Art | |
| Cato, Minto | 1900 | 1979 | Music |
| Catto, Octavius Valentine | 1840 | 1871 | Activism |
| Cayton, Horace Roscoe | 1903 | 1970 | Education |
| Cayton, Horace Roscoe, Sr. | Journalism | ||
| Cayton, Revels | 1907 | 1995 | Activism |
| Cayton, Susie Sumner Revels | 1870 | 1943 | Journalism |
| Celestin, Papa | 1884 | 1954 | Music |
| Celia [Florida] | 1818? | 1848 | Slavery |
| Celia [Missouri] | 1836? | 1855 | Slavery |
| Cepeda, Orlando | 1937 | Sports (bsb) | |
| Cesar | 1682 (approx.) | Medicine | |
| Chamberlain, Wilt | 1936 | 1999 | Sports (bsk) |
| Chambers, Julius LeVonne | 1936 | Activism | |
| Chambers, Paul | 1935 | 1969 | Music |
| Chandler, Dana C., Jr. | 1941 | Art | |
| Chaney, James Earl | 1943 | 1964 | Activism |
| Chaney, John | 1932 | Sports (bsk) | |
| Chanticleer, Raven | 1928 | 2002 | Art |
| Chappelle, Dave | 1973 | Theater / Film | |
| Charles, Ezzard Mack | 1921 | 1975 | Sports (box) |
| Charles, Ray | 1930 | 2004 | Music |
| Charles, Robert | 1865? 1866? | 1900 | Activism |
| Charleston, Oscar McKinley | 1896 | 1954 Oct 5 | Sports (bsb) |
| Charlton, Cornelius H. | 1929 | 1952 | Military |
| Charlton, Samuel | 1760 | 1843 | Military |
| Chase, Leah | Business | ||
| Chase, William Calvin | 1854 | 1921 | Journalism |
| Chase-Riboud, Barbara | 1939 | Writing | |
| Chauvin, Louis | 1881 | 1908 | Music |
| Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr. | 1948 | Activism | |
| Chavis, Boozoo (Wilson Anthony Chavis) | 1939 | 2001 | Music |
| Chavis, John | 1763 | 1838 | Education |
| Cheatham, Doc | 1905 | 1997 | Music |
| Cheatham, Henry Plummer | 1857 | 1935 | Politics |
| Che-cho-ter | Slavery | ||
| Checker, Chubby | 1941 | Music | |
| Chenault, Kenneth Irvine | 1951 | Business | |
| Chenier, Clifton | 1925 | 1987 | Music |
| Cherry, Don | 1936 | Music | |
| Cherry, Frank S. | 1880 (approx.) | 1965 | Religion |
| Cherry, Henry C. | 1835/6 | Slavery | |
| Chesnutt, Charles Waddell | 1858 | 1932 | Writing |
| Chesnutt, Helen Maria | Education | ||
| Chester, Thomas Morris | 1834 | 1892 | Politics |
| Cheswill, Wentworth | 1746 | 1817 | Military |
| Childers, Lulu Vere | 1870 | 1946 | Education |
| Childress, Alice | 1916 | 1994 | Theater / Film |
| Childress, Alvin | 1907 (approx.) | 1986 | Theater / Film |
| Chinn, May Edward | 1896 | 1980 | Medicine |
| Chisholm, Shirley | 1924 | 2005 | Politics |
| Christian, Charlie | 1916 | 1942 | Music |
| Christian, Marcus Bruce | 1900 | Education | |
| Chuck D (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) | Music | ||
| Church, Robert Reed | 1839 | 1912 | Business |
| Church, Robert Reed, Jr. | 1885 | 1952 | Business |
| Cinque | 1814 (approx.) | 1879 (approx.) | Slavery |
| Clack, Doris Hargrett | Education | ||
| Clamorgan, Cyprian | Writing | ||
| Clark, Alexander G. | 1826 | 1891 | Activism |
| Clark, Ed | 1926 | Art | |
| Clark, Kenneth Bancroft | 1914 | 2005 | Education |
| Clark, Mamie Phipps | 1917 | 1983 | Medicine |
| Clark, Peter Humphries | 1829 | 1925 | Education |
| Clark, Robert | Government | ||
| Clark, Septima P. | 1898 | 1987 | Activism |
| Clark, Sonny | 1931 | 1963 | Music |
| Clarke, Charles Henry | 1854/55 | Business | |
| Clarke, John Henrik | 1915 | 1998 | Writing |
| Clarke, Kenny | 1914 | 1985 | Music |
| Clarke, Lewis G. | 1815/12 | 1897 | Slave Narrative |
| Clash, Kevin | 1960 | Theater / Film | |
| Clayton, Buck | 1911 | 1991 | Music |
| Clayton, Eva McPherson | 1934 | Politics | |
| Clayton, Mayme | Education | ||
| Cleage, Albert Buford, Jr. (Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman) | 1911 | 2000 | Religion |
| Cleage, Pearl (Michelle) | 1948 | Writing | |
| Cleaver, Eldridge | 1935 | 1998 | Activism |
| Cleaver, Kathleen | 1945 | Law | |
| Clement, Rufus Early | 1900 | 1967 | Education |
| Clement, Samuel Spottford | 1861 | Slave Narrative | |
| Clemente, Roberto | 1934 | 1972 | Sports (bsb) |
| Cleveland, James Edward | 1931 | 1991 | Music |
| Clifford, Carrie Williams | 1862 | 1934 | Activism |
| Clifford, John Robert | 1849 | 1933 | Writing |
| Clifton, Lucille | 1936 | Writing | |
| Clinton, George | 1940/41 | Music | |
| Clyburn, James Enos | 1940 | Politics | |
| Coachman, Alice | 1923 | Sports (trk) | |
| Cobb, Charles E., Jr. | 1943 | Writing | |
| Cobb, James Adlai | 1876 | 1958 | Law |
| Cobb, Jewell Plummer | 1924 | Science | |
| Cobb, William Montague | 1904 | 1990 | Medicine |
| Coburn, John P. | 1811 | 1873 | Military |
| Cochran, Johnnie | 1937 | 2005 | Law |
| Coffee | Activism | ||
| Coffey, Cornelius R. | 1903 | 1994 | Military |
| Coggs, Pauline Redmond | Organizations | ||
| Cohen, Walter L. | 1860 | 1930 | Business |
| Coincoin, Marie-Thérèse | 1742 | 1816 | Slavery |
| Coker, Daniel | 1780? | 1835? | Religion |
| Coker, Marie Jones Austin Dickerson | 1900 | 1993 | Military |
| Cole, Allen Eugene | 1893 | 1970 | Art |
| Cole, Bob | 1868 | 1911 | Music |
| Cole, Cozy | 1909 | 1981 | Music |
| Cole, Johnnetta | 1936 | Education | |
| Cole, Maria Hawkins | 1922 | Business | |
| Cole, Nat King | 1917 | 1965 | Music |
| Cole, Natalie | 1950 | Music | |
| Cole, Rebecca | 1846 | 1922 | Medicine |
| Cole, Robert A. | 1882 | Business | |
| Coleman, Bessie | 1892 | 1926 | Military |
| Coleman, Bill | 1904 | 1981 | Music |
| Coleman, L. Zenobia | 1901 | Education | |
| Coleman, Lucretia Newman | 18XX | Education | |
| Coleman, Ornette | 1930 | Music | |
| Coleman, Steve | 1956 | Music | |
| Coleman, Warren Clay | 1849 | 1904 | Slavery |
| Coleman, William T., Jr. | 1920 | Government | |
| Coles, Honi | 1911 | 1992 | Dance |
| Coles, Solomon Melvin | 1844 | Slavery | |
| Colescott, Robert H. | 1925 | Art | |
| Cole-Talbert, Florence O. | 1890 | 1961 | Music |
| Collier, Holt | 1846 | 1936 | The West |
| Collier, Nathan White | Education | ||
| Collins, Addie Mae | 1949? | 1963 | Activism |
| Collins, Albert | 1932 | 1993 | Music |
| Collins, Janet | 1923/17? | Dance | |
| Collins, Julia C. | 17XX | 1865 | Writing |
| Coltrane, Alice McLeod | 1937 | Music | |
| Coltrane, John William | 1926 | 1967 | Music |
| Combs, Osie V., Jr. | 1949 | Military | |
| Combs, Sean (Puffy) (P Diddy) | 1970 | Music | |
| Cone, James Hal | 1938 | Religion | |
| Conner, Jeffie Obrea Allen | 1895 | 1972 | Education |
| Connerly, Ward | 1939 | Activism | |
| Conyers, John F., Jr. | 1929 | Politics | |
| Cook, Coralie Franklin | 18XX | 1942 | Activism, |
| Cook, Fields | 1814 | Slavery | |
| Cook, George F. T. | 1835 | 1912 | Education |
| Cook, George William | 1855 | 1931 | Activism |
| Cook, John Francis | 1810 | 1855 | Religion |
| Cook, John Francis, Jr. | 1833 | 1910 | Politics |
| Cook, Joyce Mitchell | Education | ||
| Cook, Vivian E. J. | 1889 | 1977 | Education |
| Cook, Will Marion | 1869 | 1944 | Music |
| Cooke, Charles | 1891 | 1958 | Music |
| Cooke, Marvel Jackson | 1903 | 2000 | Journalism |
| Cooke, Sam | 1931 | 1964 | Music |
| Cooke, William E. "Washboard Bill" | 1905 | 2003 | Music (blues) |
| Coons, Orlando | 1915 | 1998 | Sports |
| Cooper, Ada Augusta Newton | 1861 | Education | |
| Cooper, Andy | 1898 | 1941 | Sports |
| Cooper, Anna Julia Haywood | 1858? | 1964 | Education |
| Cooper, Arthur | Slavery | ||
| Cooper, Clarence, Jr. | 1978 | Writing | |
| Cooper, Edward Elder | 1859 | 1908 | Activism |
| Cooper, George Clinton | Military | ||
| Cooper, Jack Leroy | 1888 | 1970 | Music |
| Cooper, John Walcott | 1873 | 1966 | Theater / Film |
| Cooper, Tarzan | 1907 | 1980 | Sports (bsk) |
| Cooper, Thomas | 1775 | 1820 | Slave Narrative |
| Copeland, John Anthony, Jr. | 1834 | 1859 | Activism |
| Coppin, Fanny Jackson | 1837 | 1913 | Activism |
| Coppin, Levi Jenkins | 1848 | 1924 | Religion |
| Corbin, Joseph Carter | 1833 | 1911 | Education |
| Corbitt, Ted | 1919 | Sports (trk) | |
| Cornely, Paul Bertau | 1906 | Medicine | |
| Cornish, Samuel Eli | 1795 | 1858 | Activism |
| Corrothers, James David | 1869 | 1917 | Writing |
| Cortez, Jayne | 1936 | Writing | |
| Cortor, Eldzier | 1916 (approx.) | Art | |
| Cosby, Bill | 1937 | Theater / Film | |
| Cosby, Camille | 1945 (approx.) | Business | |
| Cose, Ellis Jonathan | 1951 | Journalism | |
| Costen, James Hutten | 1931 | Religion | |
| Costen, Melva Wilson | Music | ||
| Coston, Julia Ringwood | 18XX | Journalism | |
| Cotten, Elizabeth | 1895 | 1987 | Music |
| Cotter, Joseph Seamon, Sr. | 1861 | 1949 | Writing |
| Cotton, Dorothy Foreman | 1931 | Activism | |
| Council, Mildred (Mama Dip) | Work | ||
| Councill, William Hooper | 1848 | 1909 | Slavery |
| Cousins, Laura | 1927 | Science | |
| Couvent, Marie Bernard | 1757 (approx.) | 1837 | Education |
| Cox, Elbert Frank | 1895 | 1969 | Science |
| Cox, Ida | 1896 | 1967 | Music |
| Cox, Minnie | 1869 | 1933 | Business |
| Cox, Oliver Cromwell | 1901 | 1974 | Education |
| Cox, Wayne Wellington | 1864 | 1916 | Business |
| Craft, Juanita Jewel Shanks | 1902 | 1985 | Activism |
| Craft, William, and Ellen Craft | 1824 | 1900 | Slave Narrative |
| Crafts, Hannah | Writing | ||
| Crafus, Richard | Military | ||
| Craig, Douglas | 1871 | 1936 | Work |
| Craig, Lulu Mae Sadler | Education | ||
| Craigen, Joseph A. | Activism | ||
| Crawford, Anthony P. | 1860 | 1916 | Slavery |
| Crawford, James | 1810 | 1888 | Religion |
| Crews, William Henry | 1845 | Slavery, Work | |
| Crichlow, Ernest T. | 1914 | Art | |
| Criss, Sonny | 1927 | 1977 | Music |
| Crocker, Frankie | 1937 (approx.) | 2000 | Music |
| Cromwell, Adelaide M. | Education | ||
| Cromwell, John W., Jr. | Business | ||
| Cromwell, John Wesley | 1846 | 1927 | Education |
| Cromwell, Oliver [i] | 1870s (floruit) | Miscellaneous | |
| Cromwell, Oliver [ii] | 1752 | 1853 | Military |
| Cromwell, Otelia | 1874 | 1972 | Education |
| Cromwell, Robert L. | 1830 | 1880 | Activism |
| Crosse, Rupert | 1928 | 1973 | Theater / Film |
| Crosswaith, Frank Rudolph | 1892 | 1965 | Activism |
| Crosthwait, David Nelson, Jr. | 1898 | 1976 | Science |
| Crothers, Scatman | 1910 | 1986 | Theater / Film |
| Crouch, Andrae | 1942 | Music | |
| Crouch, Hubert Branch, Sr. | 1906 | 1980 | Science |
| Crouch, Stanley | 1945 | Writing | |
| Crowdy, William Saunders | 1847 | 1908 | Religion |
| Crudup, Arthur | 1905 | 1974 | Music (blues) |
| Crum, William Demos | 1859 | 1912 | Education |
| Crummell, Alexander | 1819 | 1898 | Activism |
| Crumpler, Rebecca Davis Lee | 1831 | 1895 | Medicine |
| Cruse, Harold W. | 1916 | 2005 | Education |
| Cruz, Celia | 1925 | 2003 | Music |
| Cuffe, Paul, Sr. | 1759 | 1817 | Exploration |
| Cullen, Countee | 1903 | 1946 | Writing |
| Cullen, Frederick Ashbury | 1868 | 1946 | Religion |
| Cumbo, Marion | 1899 | Music | |
| Cummings, Blondell | 194? | Dance | |
| Cummings, Ida Rebecca | 1867 | 1958 | Organizations |
| Cummings, Michael | 1945 | Art | |
| Cuney, Norris Wright | 1846 | 1896 | Politics |
| Cuney-Hare, Maud | 1874 | 1936 | Writing |
| Current, Gloster B. | Law | ||
| Curry, George Edward | 1947 | Journalism | |
| Curtis, Austin Maurice | 1868 | 1938 | Medicine |
| Curtis, King | 1934 | 1971 | Music |
| Curtis, Namahyoke Sockum | 18XX | 1935 | Medicine |
| Cuthbert, Marion Vera | 1896 | 1989 | Organizations |
| Cuyjet, Marion Helene Durham | 1920 | 1996 | Dance |
| Da Costa, Mathieu | 15XX | 1606? | Exploration |
| Dabney, Austin | 1865 | 1952 | Military |
| Dabney, Ford | 1883 | 1958 | Music |
| Dabney, Wendell Phillips | 1865 | 1952 | Journalism |
| Dafora, Asadata | 1890 | 1965 | Dance |
| Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand | 19XX | 1964 | Activism |
| Dailey, London | Military | ||
| Dailey, Ulysses Grant | 1885 | 1961 | Medicine |
| Daly, James A. | 19XX | 2000 | Military |
| Daly, Marie Maynard | 1921 | Science | |
| Dameron, Tadd | 1917 | 1965 | Music |
| Dancy, John Campbell, Jr. | 1888 | 1968 | Activism |
| Dandridge, Ray | 1913 | 1994 | Sports (bsb) |
| Dandridge, Dorothy | 1922 | 1965 | Theater / Film |
| Dandridge, Vivian | Theater / Film | ||
| Daniel, Everard Washington | 18XX | 1939 | Business |
| Danticat, Edwidge | 1969 | Writing | |
| Darby, Dorothy | 1909 | Military | |
| Dart, Isom | 1848 | 1900 | The West |
| Dash, Julie | 1952 | Theater / Film | |
| Dave the Potter | 1790 | after 1862 | Art |
| Davenport, Charles Edward (Cow-Cow) (Charlie) (Chas) | 1894 | 1955 | Music (blues) |
| David, Charles Walter, Jr. | Military | ||
| Davidson, Olivia America | 1854 | 1889 | Education |
| Davidson, Shelby J. | 1868 | 1931 | Invention |
| Davis Trussell, Elizabeth Bishop | 1920 | Medicine | |
| Davis, Alexander K. | 18XX | Government | |
| Davis, Allison | 1902 | 1983 | Education |
| Davis, Angela Yvonne | 1944 | Activism | |
| Davis, Anthony Curtis | 1951 | Music | |
| Davis, Arthur Paul | 1904 | 1996 | Writing |
| Davis, Belle | 1874 | after 1938 | Music |
| Davis, Belva | 1932 | Journalism | |
| Davis, Benjamin Jefferson [i] | 1870 | 1945 | Journalism |
| Davis, Benjamin Jefferson [ii] | 1903 | 1964 | Activism |
| Davis, Benjamin O., Jr. | 1912 | 2002 | Military |
| Davis, Benjamin O., Sr. | 1880 | 1970 | Military |
| Davis, Blind John | 1913 | 1985 | Music (blues) |
| Davis, Corneal A. | 1902 | Politics | |
| Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" | 1922 | 1986 | Music |
| Davis, Ernie | 1939 | 1963 | Sports (ftb) |
| Davis, Frances Elliott | 1882 | 1965 | Medicine |
| Davis, Frank Marshall | 1905 | 1987 | Writing |
| Davis, Gary D. | 1896 | 1972 | Music (blues) |
| Davis, Griffith J. | Art | ||
| Davis, Harry E. | 1882 | 1955 | Activism |
| Davis, Henrietta Vinton | 1860 | 1941 | Activism |
| Davis, John | 17XX | 1812 | Military |
| Davis, John Aubrey | 1912 | 2002 | Education |
| Davis, John Warren | 1888 | 1980 | Education |
| Davis, Lelia Foley | 1942 | Politics | |
| Davis, Madison | 1833 | 1902 | Slavery |
| Davis, Miles | 1926 | 1991 | Music |
| Davis, Noah | 1804 | 1867 | Slave Narrative |
| Davis, Ossie | 1917 | 2005 | Theater / Film |
| Davis, Richard L. | 1864? | 1900 | Activism |
| Davis, Rodney Maxwell | 1942 | 1967 | Military |
| Davis, Sammy, Jr. | 1925 | 1990 | Music |
| Davis, Thulani | 1950? | Writing | |
| Davy, Gloria | 1931 | Music | |
| Dawson, William Levi [i] | 1886 | 1970 | Politics |
| Dawson, William Levi [ii] | 1898/99? | 1990 | Music |
| Day, Caroline Stewart Bond | 1889 | late 1940s | Education |
| Day, John, Jr. | 1797 | Activism | |
| Day, Leon | 1916 | 1995 | Sports (bsb) |
| Day, Thomas | 1801 | 1861 | Art |
| Day, William Howard | 1825 | 1900 | Journalism |
| Daylie, Holmes "Daddy-O" | Theater / Film | ||
| De Baptiste, Richard | 1831 | 1901 | Activism |
| De Lavallade, Carmen | 1931 | Dance | |
| De Moss, Elwood | 1889 | 1965 | Sports (bsb) |
| De Paris, Sidney | 1905 | 1967 | Music |
| De Paris, Wilbur | 1900 | 1973 | Music |
| De Priest, Oscar Stanton | 1871 | 1951 | Politics |
| Deal, Borden | 1922 | 1985 | Writing |
| Dean, Dora | 1872? | 1949 | Theater / Film |
| Dean, Harry | 1864 | 1935 | Exploration |
| Dean, Jennie | 1852 | 1913 | Education |
| Dean, Lillian Harris “Pig Foot Mary” | 1870 | 1929 | Business |
| DeBaptiste, George | 1814 | 1875 | Activism |
| DeBaptiste, John | Activism | ||
| DeBerry, William Nelson | 1870 | 1948 | Religion |
| Dede, Edmond | 1827 | 1903 | Music |
| Dee, Ruby | 1924 | Theater / Film | |
| DeFrantz, Anita L. | 1952 | Sports (admin) | |
| DeGrasse, John Van Surly | 1825 | 1868 | Medicine |
| DeLaine, Rev. Joseph Armstrong | 1837 | 1913 | Activism |
| Delaney, Beauford | 1901 | 1979 | Art |
| Delaney, Joseph | 1904 | 1991 | Art |
| Delaney, Lucy A. Berry | 1830 | 1890 | Slave Narrative |
| Delaney, Sara (Sadie) Mar Johnson | 1889 | 1958 | Education |
| Delany, Bessie and Sadie Delany | 1891 | 1995 | Writing |
| Delany, Clarissa Scott | 1901 | 1927 | Writing |
| Delany, Hubert T. | 1901 | 1990 | Law |
| Delany, Martin Robison | 1812 | 1885 | Journalism |
| Delany, Samuel R. | 1942 | Writing | |
| DeLarge, Robert Carlos | 1842 | 1874 | Politics |
| Delia | 1886? | 1900 | Folk Legend |
| Delille, Henriette | 1813 | 1862 | Religion |
| Dellums, C. L. | 1900 | 1989 | Activism |
| Dellums, Ronald | 1935 | Politics | |
| Demby, Edward T. | 1869 | 1957 | Religion |
| Denby, Charles | 1907 | 1983 | Journalism |
| Dennis, Lawrence | 1893? | 1977 | Writing |
| Dennis, Walter Decoster | 1932 | 2003 | Religion |
| Denny, John | 18XX | Military | |
| Dent, Tom | 1932 | 1998 | Writing |
| DePreist, James | 1936 | Music | |
| Derricotte, Juliette Aline | 1897 | 1931 | Writing |
| Derricotte, Toi | 1941 | Writing | |
| Destine, Jean-Leon | 1928 | Dance | |
| Dett, R. Nathaniel | 1882 | 1943 | Music |
| Detter, Thomas | c.1826 | Writing | |
| Deveaux, John H. | 1848 | 1909 | Activism |
| Devine, Annie Belle Robinson | 1912 (approx.) | 2000 | Activism |
| Dexter, James Oronoko | 1790s (floruit) | Religion | |
| DeYampert, Warren Traveous | Military | ||
| Dial, Thornton, Sr. | Art | ||
| Dibble, Eugene Heriot, Jr. | 1893 | 1968 | Medicine |
| Dickens, Dorothy Lee | 1908 | 1993 | Writing |
| Dickenson, Vic | 1906 | 1984 | Music |
| Dickerson, Addie Whiteman | 1878 | Business | |
| Dickerson, Carroll | 1895 | 1957 | Music |
| Dickerson, Earl Burrus | 1891 | 1986 | Business |
| Dickinson, Castor | Military / Slavery | ||
| Dickson, Amanda America | 1849 | 1893 | Slavery |
| Dickson, Moses | 1824 | 1901 | Religion |
| Diddley, Bo | 1928 | Music (blues) | |
| Diggs, Ellen Irene | 1906 | 1998 | Education |