| Entry Term | Primary Category | Birth | Death |
| Achmet, Hamet | Music | 17XX | 18XX |
| Akbar, NaÆim (Luther B. Weems) | Activism | 1944 | |
| Alexander, N.W. | Politics | 18XX | 19XX |
| Alphonso, Rolando | Music | 1931 | 1998 |
| Anderson, Peter | Military | 17xx | |
| Anderson, W. H. | 18XX | DEAD | |
| Anthony, Jack | Military | ||
| Appleby, William | Military | ||
| Arie Simpson, India (India.Arie) | Music | 1975 | |
| Armstrong, Ethel Boyce | Women's History | ||
| Arnold, Ronne | Dance | 1938 | |
| Ashford, Nickolas | Music | 1942 | 2011 |
| Badu, Erykah | Music | 1971 | |
| Baker, Kyle | Art | 1965 | |
| Ball, H. Wesley | Politics | ||
| Ballard, Hank [Dupe] | Music | 1927 | 2003 |
| Ballard, John (Phys.) | Medicine | 18XX | 19XX |
| Balontino, William | Military | 1834 | |
| Baraka, Ajamu | Activism | ||
| Barnes, Prentiss | Music | 1925 | 2006 |
| Barron, Mannie | Writing | 1955 | 2010 |
| Bates, Add | Dance | ||
| Bayton, James Arthur | Medicine | 1912 | 1990 |
| Bell, Edward (Ed) | Music | 1905 | 1960 |
| Bibb, Margaret | Art | ||
| Bordley, William Edward | Sports (wrestling) | ||
| Bowen, William F. | Politics | 19XX | 1999 |
| Boykin, Wade | Science | 19XX | |
| Bracken, Vivian Carter | Music | 1921 | 1989 |
| Brice, Edward Warner | Government | 1916 | |
| Britt, Benjamin | Art | 1923 | |
| Brooks, Albert N. D. | Education | ||
| Brown, Charles | Music | 1921 | 1999 |
| Brown, John | Military | 18xx | 1862 |
| Brown, Roscoe Conklin, Sr. | Government | 1884 | 1962 |
| Brown, Roy James | Music | 1925 | 1981 |
| Buckner, Willa Mae | Theater / Film | 1922 | 2000 |
| Buley, George | Military | 1836/37 | |
| Burke, Gracie Maldell (Georgia) | Theater / Film | 1906 | |
| Burr, John Pierre | Slavery | 1792 | |
| Bush, A. L. (Rush) | Politics | 18XX | DEAD |
| Cain, Herman [Dupe] | Business | 1945 | |
| Canady, Herman George Jr. | Law | ||
| Carson, André | Politics | 1974 | |
| Carter, Isom | Military | 17XX | |
| Catto, Octavius V. | Sports (bsb) | ||
| Chambers, Ernest (Ernie) | Activism | 1937 | |
| Charles, Kerwin | Science | 19XX | |
| Claxton, Melvin | Journalism | 1960? | |
| Clayton Hoskins, Allen | TV / Radio | 1920 | 1980 |
| Clifton, Nathaniel "Sweetwater" | Sports (bsk) | 1922 | |
| Cofield, Elizabeth Bias | Education | 1920 | 2009 |
| Coley, Doris | Music | 1941 | 2000 |
| Conrad, Ceclia | Education | 19XX | |
| Cooper, Kenneth | Journalism | ||
| Corneige, Elizabeth | Medicine | 1916 | 2008 |
| Cosby, Robert W. | Military | 1925 | 2004 |
| Cozzens, Richard | Military | 17XX | |
| Creecy, Howard, Jr. | Religion | 1964 | 2011 |
| Crockett, Manuel | Activism | 1905 | |
| Daniels, Jerry | Music | 1915 | 1995 |
| Davis, Charles Twitchell | Writing | 1918 | 1981 |
| Davis, Otis | Sports (trk) | ||
| Davis, Walter | Music | 1912 | 1963 |
| Dawson, Matel, Jr. | Philanthropy | 1921 | 2002 |
| Dearing, Judy | Theater / Film | 1940 | 1995 |
| Deloach, Joe | Sports (trk) | ||
| Dias, George | Military | ||
| Dickerson, Glenda | Education | 1945 | |
| Drew, B. Alvin | Science | 1962 | |
| duCille, Michel | Journalism | ||
| Duckworth, Willie | Military | ||
| Duncan, Ronald | Sports (martial arts) | ||
| Durkee, J. Stanley | Education | ||
| Ennis, Ethel Llewellyn | Music | 1932 | |
| Evans, Fred | Radical | 1928 | 1978 |
| Evans, Savanaah R. | Government | 1927 | |
| Fenton, Kevin | Medicine | ||
| Fisher, Gertrude | |||
| Fletcher, Dusty | TV / Radio | 1900 | 1954 |
| Foster, Peter | Military | ||
| Foster, Tonya | Writing | 19XX | |
| Frazer, Victor O. | Politics | 1943 | |
| Frost, Wayne "Frosty Freeze" | Dance | 1963 | 2008 |
| Galamison, Milton Arthur | Activism | 1923 | 1988 |
| Giscombe, C.S. | Writing | 1950 | |
| Gordon, Asa | Science | ||
| Gordon, Robert | Government | 1957 | |
| Graham, Dirk | Sports (hockey) | 1959 | |
| Green, Alexander "Al" | Politics | 1947 | |
| Green, Samuel, Jr. | Slavery | 1825/30 | |
| Gregory, Frederick Drew | Military | 1941 | |
| Griffin, Anthony | Law | ||
| Hall, Arthur | Dance | ||
| Hall, Winifred Allen | Art | ||
| Hamilton, Chico | Music | 1921 | |
| Harmon, Charles Byron (Chuck) | Sports (bsb) | 1924 | |
| Harris, Bernard A., Jr. | Military | 1956 | |
| Harris, Billie | Sports | ||
| Harris, George | Sports (martial arts) | 1933 | 2011 |
| Harris, Henry W. | The West | 1839 | DEAD |
| Hayes, Marcella A. | Military | ||
| Haynie, James H. | |||
| Holloway, Wilbert L. | Art | 19XX | |
| Holly, John O. | Activism | ||
| Holmes, Tally Robert | Sports (tennis) | DEAD | |
| Howard, Joe ("Bill Nye") | |||
| Jackson, Harold | Journalism | ||
| Jaffree, Ishmael | Law | ||
| James, Val | Sports (hockey) | 1957 | |
| Jamisen, Robert L. | Business | 18XX | DEAD |
| Johnson, Benjamin Washington | Sports (track) | 1914 | 1992 |
| Johnson, Hank | Politics | 1954 | |
| Johnson, Mrs. G. E. | |||
| Jones, Hayes | Sports (trk) | 1938 | |
| Jones, Orville "Hoppy" | Music | 1902 | 1944 |
| Jones, Walter | Journalism | ||
| Julian, Anna Johnson | Education | 1903 | 1994 |
| July, Fay | The West | 18XX | 19XX |
| Justice, Charles | Sports | ||
| Keesee, Ann | Art | ||
| Lambert, Willie | Sports (bsb) | ||
| Leachman, Ida | Activism | ||
| Lee, John D., Jr. | TV / Radio | 1898 | 1965 |
| Levan, Larry | Music | 1954 | 1992 |
| Lew, Harry "Bucky" | Sports (bsk) | 1884 | 1963 |
| Lewis, James | Slavery / Military | 18XX | 19XX |
| Lockman, Norman | Journalism | ||
| Lyles, Aubrey | Theater / Film | 1884 | 1932 |
| Marsalis, Branford | Music | 1960 | |
| Martin, Dawn Lundy | Writing | 19XX | |
| Martin, Tony | Education | 1942 | |
| Mathews, Virgil E. | Science | 1928 | |
| McMillan, Eldridge W. | Government | 1934 | |
| Melvin, Leland | Science | 1964 | |
| Merrick, Lyda Moore | Journalism | 1890 | 1987 |
| Miller, Flournoy | Comedy | 1887 | 1971 |
| Miller, Flournoy [dupe] | Theater / Film | 1887 | 1971 |
| Mississippi Sheiks | Music | 19XX | |
| Mitchell, Allee J. | Education | 2005 | |
| Moore, Carolyn Davenport | Activism | ||
| Moore, Harry W. (Mike) | Sports (bsb) | 1875 | 1917 |
| Moore, Tim | TV / Radio | 1887 | 1958 |
| Moose, Charles | Law | 1953 | |
| Morton, James Thomas, Jr. | Medicine | ||
| Moses, William Henry, Jr. | Architecture | 1901 | 1991 |
| Muhammad, Nuurah Amatullah | Education | 1930 (before) | |
| Nash, Johnny | Music | ||
| Nelson, Annie Greene | Medicine | 1902 | 1983? |
| Noble, Ronald K. | Law | 1957 | |
| Nole, Charles (Nalle) | Slavery | 18XX | 18XX |
| Offord, Carl Ruthven | Writing | 1910 | |
| Palmer, Robert | Politics | 18XX | DEAD |
| Palmer, Ronald DeWayne | Government | 1932 | |
| Parham, Thomas David, Jr. | Military | 1920 | |
| Patterson, Elizabeth Ann Hayes "Ginger" | Activism | 1945 | |
| Patterson, Inez | Sports bsk | ||
| Patterson, James Lloydovich | Expat | 1933 | |
| Peters, Cortez | Business | ||
| Potter, Larry | Art | 1925 | 1966 |
| Prejean, Charles | Activism | ||
| Prince, Nero | Expat | ||
| Pulliams, John | Military | 2002 | |
| Rackley, Alex | Activism | 19XX | 1969 |
| Reed, Philip | Art | ||
| Reese, Della | Theater / Film | 1931 | |
| Richardson, Laura | Politics | 1962 | |
| Richardson, Martin Daniel Jr. | Journalism | 1906 | 1957 |
| Roberts, Amelia | Sports trk | ||
| Robinson, Dollye M. E. | Education | ||
| Ross, Robert | Expat | ||
| Rowell, Charles | Writing | 194X? | |
| Rustic, Jane | |||
| Satcher, Robert | Science | 1965 | |
| Scott, R. Alonzo | Music | 1896 | 1938 |
| Scott, Winston | Science | 1950 | |
| Shabazz, Malik Zulu | Nationalist | 1968 | |
| Shelton, Bernice Dutrieuille | Business | 1903 | 1983 |
| Simms, Margaret | Science | 195X | |
| Sinkford, William | Religion | 1946 | |
| Skinner, Elliot Percival | Education | 1924 | |
| Small, Sara Everett | Politics | 1927 | 2002 |
| Smith, Victoria Young | Sports (martial arts) | ||
| Spikes, Benjamin Franklin (Reb) | Music | 1888 | 1982 |
| Sprague, Estella | Women's History | 18XX | DEAD |
| Stanford, Gregory | Journalism | ||
| Stevenson, Bryan | Law | 19XX | |
| Stewart, Nick (aka Nick O'Demus) | TV / Radio | 1910 | 2000 |
| Swain, Carol M. | Politics | 1954 | |
| Tapley, Melvin (Tap Melvin) | Journalism | 2005 | |
| Tate, Erskine | Music | 1895 | 1978 |
| Tate, Erskine | Music | 1895 | 1978 |
| Tate, Howard | Music | 1939 | 2011 |
| Terrell, Tammi | Music | 1945 | 1970 |
| Thelwell, Ekwueme Michael | Activism | 1939 | |
| Thomas, George (Fyodor) | Expat | ||
| Thomas, Patricia | Journalism | ||
| Thompson, Charles | Slave Narrative | 1833 | DEAD |
| Thompson, Frank | Sports (bsb) | 18XX | |
| Thornton, Lee | Journalism | ||
| Travers, Bob | Sports (box) | 1831 | 18XX |
| Turner, Morrie | Journalism | 1920 (approx.) | |
| Turner, Robert | Religion | 1855 | 1909 |
| Tyner, Leonard (Bobby) | Sports | 1923? | |
| Valle, Lincoln | Religion | ||
| Van Horne, Mathias Alonzo | Medicine | 18XX | 19XX |
| Vernon, W.T. | Politics | 18XX | 19XX |
| Walker, Lewis Wilson | The West | 1838 | 1916 |
| Ward, William E. | Military | 1949 | |
| Washington, Berry | Law | 18XX | 1919 |
| Washington, Craig A. | Politics | 1941 | |
| Washington, Joseph R., Jr. | Education | 1930 | |
| Watson, George | Military | 19XX | |
| Watson, Ivory "Deek" | Music | 1909 | 1969 |
| West, Allen | Politics / Military | 1961 | |
| White, Clarence Reed | Science | 1907 | 1969 |
| White, Elizabeth Azalea Julian | |||
| White, Jack E. | Journalism | 1946 | |
| White, Michael | Politics | 1951 | |
| Williams, Clarence J., III | Photography | 1967 | |
| Williams, Frankie | Sports | ||
| Williams, Nat D. | Music | ||
| Williams, Roger Kenton | Medicine | 1914 | 1989 |
| Williams, Sue Cowan | Education | 1910 | 1994 |
| Williamson, Sarah | Religion | 1899 | 1986 |
| Wilson, J.E. | Politics / Military | 1838 | 19XX |
| Wilson, Stephanie | Science | 1966 | |
| Woods, Teri | Writing | ||
| Wright, Herbert R. | Politics | 18XX | 19XX |
| Wright, Howard Emery | Medicine |