| Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) |
Entertainers |
| Edith Wharton (1862-1937) |
Writers |
| Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) |
Leaders |
| Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) |
Actors, Entertainers |
| Jan E. Matzeliger (1852-1889) |
Inventors |
| Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) |
Writers |
| Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) |
Entertainers, Musicians |
| Sequoyah (c. 1776-1843) |
Leaders |
| Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) |
Athletes |
| Harriet Tubman (c.1821-1913) |
Activists and Humanitarians, Leaders |
| Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) |
Writers |
| Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) |
Actors, Entertainers |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) |
Writers |
| Clara Maass (1876-1901) |
Doctors and Nurses |
| Juan Ponce de Leon (1474-1521) |
Explorers |
| John Hanson (1715-1783) |
Leaders |
| Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) |
Activists and Humanitarians |
| Duke Ellington (1899-1974) |
Musicians, Entertainers |
| Rachel Carson (1907-1964) |
Scientists, Writers |
| Babe Zaharias (c.1911-1956) |
Athletes |