Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

male, deceased (1967)
Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is best...
Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

female, deceased (1960)
Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known...
Claude McKay

Claude McKay

male, deceased (1948)
Claude McKay (September 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948) was a Jamaican writer and communist. He was part of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote three no...
James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson

male, deceased (1938)
James Weldon Johnson was a leading American author, critic, journalist, poet, anthropologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, early civil rights...
Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer

male, deceased (1967) (Smyrna, Georgia, United States)
Jean Toomer (December 26, 1894-March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

male, deceased (1979)
Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1898 - February 3, 1979) was an American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Nella Larsen

Nella Larsen

female, deceased (1964)
Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (April 13, 1891 - March 30, 1964) was a mixed-race novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few...
Carl van Vechten

Carl van Vechten

male, deceased (1964)
Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 - December 21, 1964) was an American writer and photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the...
Wallace Thurman

Wallace Thurman

male, deceased (1934)
Wallace Henry Thurman (1902-1934) was an African American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his novel "The Blacker the...
Arna Bontemps

Arna Bontemps

male, deceased (1973) (Smyrna, Georgia, United States)
Arna Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.