African American actors
Black scientists
Black inventors
African Americans in space
African Americans in sports
100

Played the Genie in the 2019 Aladdin

Will Smith

100

A scientist who contributed in the medical field and astrochemistry. He was inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Emmett Chappelle

100

They invented peanuts.

George Washington Carver

100

First African American in NASA.

Dr. Guy Bluford

100

He was #24 on the Los Angeles Lakers team, passed in 2020.

Kobe Bryant

200

Voice actor for the Donkey in 'Shrek' and Randy Watson in 'Coming to America'.

Eddie Murphy

200

A chemist who produced the "Ball method" which was the most effective way to treat leprosy at the time.

Alice Ball

200

Invented haircare items, such as products to help your hair grow.

Madam CJ Walker

200

He was the first Black astronomer in the United States.

Benjamin Banneker.

200

He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, plays for the Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry

300

Featured in 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' and plays a version of himself in 'Die hart"

Kevin Hart

300

Comparative psychologist who studied the behavior of insects, also an entomologist.

Charles Henry Turner

300

They invented toys such as the super soaker water gun.

Lonnie Johnson

300

This engineer was the first African American woman to make it to space.

Mae C. Jemison

300

First African American to become a major league baseball player.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (Jackie Robinson)

400

Voice actor for "Nana Noodleman" in 'Sing' and "Rosaleen Daise" in 'The Secret Life of Bees'. Also has a show named after them.

Jennifer Hudson

400

Helped create medicine/drugs from plants, research chemist.

Percy Lavon Julian

400

Invented the IBM Personal Computer.

Mark Dean

400

They worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in Virginia and a human computer.

Dorothy Vaughan
400

He was the first African American to play in an NBA game.

Earl Lloyd
500

Played "Jackie" in 'Brotherly Love' and "Kadee Worth" in 'Rags'. Starred in the movie 'Abducted: The Carlina White Story'.

Keke Palmer

500

They were the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first colored woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry.

Marie Maynard Daly

500

Invented an improved person of the ironing board.

Sarah Boone

500

They were an aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, later succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Also in Virginia.

Mary Jackson

500

They are the first African- American to play in the NFL.

Fritz Pollard

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