Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

male, deceased (1976)
Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer,...
Whitney Young

Whitney Young

male, deceased (1971)
Whitney Moore Young Jr. was an American civil rights leader. He spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United...
Tommy Armour

Tommy Armour

male, deceased (1968)
Thomas Dickson Armour (September 24, 1894 - September 12, 1968) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot....
Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

male, deceased (1982) (Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States)
Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made...
Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan

male, deceased (1974)
Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 - October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee...
James Baldwin

James Baldwin

male, deceased (1987)
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and essayist, best known for his novel "Go Tell It on the...
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

male, deceased (1986)
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music. One of the greatest composers of 20th century popular music, with over 400 songs, a number...
Soong May-Ling

Soong May-Ling

female, deceased (2003)
Soong May-ling or Soong Mei-ling, also known as the Madame Chiang Kai-shek was one of the three Soong sisters and described as the "one who loved...
Malik Sealy

Malik Sealy

male, deceased (2000)
Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 - May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident....
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II

male, deceased (1960)
Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. Born in New York City,...