- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- male, deceased (1938)
- James Weldon Johnson was a leading American author, critic, journalist, poet, anthropologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, early civil rights...
- 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.
- male, deceased (1979)
- Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1898 - February 3, 1979) was an American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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