People of African-American descent

The list People of African-American descent includes Johnny Depp, Shailene Woodley, Hailee Steinfeld, Naya Rivera and Meghan Markle. The list consists of 51 members and 15 sublists.

Angolan people of African-American descent
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- Italee Lucas
Argentine people of African-American descent
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Asian people of African-American descent
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Brazilian people of African-American descent
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- Dionne Warwick
- Larry Taylor (basketball)
European people of African-American descent
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Ghanaian people of African-American descent
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Ivorian people of African-American descent
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- Errick Craven
Moroccan people of African-American descent
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- Amir Richardson
- John Wilkins (basketball)
Nigerian people of African-American descent
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North American people of African-American descent
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- Americo-Liberian people
- Sierra Leone Creole people
Oceanian people of African-American descent
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People of Liberated African descent
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Repatriated slaves of African American descent
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Sierra Leone Creole people
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Sierra Leonean people of African-American descent
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Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

Overview: John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He is regarded as one of the most notable film stars. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Yulia Vlasova (Dating)

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Winthrop family 116T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T
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Shailene Woodley

American actress and activist (born 1991)

Overview: Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, she was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of five and began acting prof ...

Date of birth: 15 December 1991

Age: 32

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Simi Valley High School alumni 13T

Chopard Trophy for Female Revelation winners 23T

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female winners 35T
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Draya Michele

American fashion designer

Overview: Andraya Michele Howard (born January 23, 1985) is an American media personality, model, actress, and fashion designer.

Date of birth: 23 January 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Reality TV

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jalen Green (Dating)

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American women fashion designers 423T

20th-century African-American women 4,494T

21st-century African-American women 4,763T
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Hailee Steinfeld

American actress and singer (born 1996)

Overview: Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1996

Age: 27

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Josh Allen (Dating)

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American actresses of Asian descent 62T

21st-century African-American women singers 595T

21st-century American women singers 3,082T
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Naya Rivera

American actress and singer (1987–2020)

Overview: Naya Marie Rivera (January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee, she received various awards ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1987

Date of death: 8 July 2020

Age: 33 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 620T

Immigrant rights activists 36T

Deaths by drowning in California 48T
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Meghan Markle

Member of the British royal family and former actress (born 1981)

Overview: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and a former actress.

Date of birth: 4 August 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Prince Harry (Married)

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Time 100 250T

Markle family 9T

Meghan Markle 19T
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Liv Tyler

American actress, producer and former model

Overview: Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She began a modeling career at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Actresses from Manhattan 306T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

Waynflete School alumni 9T
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Ben Simmons

Australian basketball player

Overview: Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one ...

Date of birth: 20 July 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 10" (208 cm)

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Montverde Academy alumni 69T

All-American college men's basketball players 1,429T

Basketball players from Melbourne 73T
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Kendrick Lamar

American, Rapper

Overview: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most important and influential rappers ...

Date of birth: 17 June 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Whitney Alford (Engaged)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T

Progressive rap musicians 35T

Centennial High School (Compton, California) alumni 23T
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Misty Copeland

ballet dancer

Overview: Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015 ...

Date of birth: 10 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Olu Evans (Married)

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Dancers from California 109T

21st-century American dancers 137T

20th-century American dancers 553T
11.

Paris Jackson

American model and musician (born 1998)

Overview: Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (born April 3, 1998) is an American model, actress, and singer. She is the second child and only daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe.

Date of birth: 3 April 1998

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American LGBT models 1T

American LGBT actresses 37T

21st-century American LGBT people 2,127T
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Jhené Aiko

Singer-songwriter

Overview: Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (born March 16, 1988) is an American singer and songwriter, who embarked on her music career contributing vocals and appearing in several music videos for R&B group B2K. At the ...

Date of birth: 16 March 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Big Sean (Dating)

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Jhené Aiko 1T

Chilombo family 2T

American female hip hop singers 42T
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Maya Rudolph

American actress and comedian (born 1972)

Overview: Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Rudolph is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007 ...

Date of birth: 27 July 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Paul Thomas Anderson (Long-Term)

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21st-century African-American women singers 590T

20th-century African-American women singers 851T

African-American female comedians 113T
14.

Hazel Renee

American actress, recording artist, and television personality

Overview: Hazel Renee is an American actress, recording artist, and TV personality.

Date of birth: 31 March 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Draymond Green (Married)

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Basketball players' wives and girlfriends 14T

Actresses from Kansas 91T

Hip hop models 83T
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Melissa Rycroft

American cheerleader

Overview: Melissa Katherine Rycroft-Strickland (born March 11, 1983) is an American television personality, host, and dancer. She is a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She participated as a bachelorette on the ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Cheerleader

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Tye Strickland (Married)

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Bachelor Nation contestants 78T

Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) winners 47T

American female dancers 867T
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Carol Channing

American actress

Overview: Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and comedian, known for starring in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent ...

Date of birth: 31 January 1921

Date of death: 15 January 2019

Age: 97 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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African-American female comedians 66T

Lowell High School (San Francisco) alumni 33T

2019 deaths 9,204T
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Carol Rodriguez

Puerto Rican sprinter

Overview: Carol Ann Rodríguez Taylor (born 26 December 1985 in Pomona, California) is a Puerto Rican sprinter. Her mother was an African American from New Orleans, and her father grew up in Yauco, Puerto Rico.

Date of birth: 26 December 1985

Age: 38

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Track and field athletes from California 336T

Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 977T

Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico 69T
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Franklyn Seales

Actor

Overview: Franklyn Seales (July 15, 1952 – May 14, 1990) was an American film, television and stage actor. He was known for his portrayals of business manager Dexter Stuffins in the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1952

Date of death: 14 May 1990

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Male actors of Portuguese descent 23T
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Tawny Cypress

American actress

Overview: Tawny Cypress (born August 8, 1976) is an American actress of Indigenous Accawmacke Indian Ancestry. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She starred as Cherie Rollins-Murray on the ...

Date of birth: 8 August 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Tom Dillon (Married)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 351T

21st-century African-American women 4,763T

21st-century African-American people 11,061T
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Rosanne Cash

American musician

Overview: Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife. Although ...

Date of birth: 24 May 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: John Leventhal (Married)

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20th-century American women musicians 816T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T

Guitarists from Tennessee 196T