Sidney Poitier KBE (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/PWAH-stay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and the first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. 

Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an Professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound.

Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was a Professional Boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. 

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn/; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was a professional basketball player who played at the center position. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history. 

Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was a jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop music.

Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. 

Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (/ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/), was a singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop.

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Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an  comedian, civil rights leader, business owner and entrepreneur and vegetarian activist. His writings were best sellers.