List of African American sportspeople

This is a list of notable African American sportspeople. For other African Americans, see Lists of African Americans.

Administrators, executives, and businesspeople

 * Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association
 * Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
 * Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
 * Pinball Clemons, current vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts
 * Dell Demps, current vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans
 * Joe Dumars, former President of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons
 * Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year
 * Rube Foster, former executive of the Chicago American Giants
 * Rod Higgins, former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
 * Billy Hunter, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association
 * Al Haymon, manager and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
 * Michael Huyghue, former Commissioner of the United Football League
 * Stu Jackson, former executive vice president of the National Basketball Association, current associate Commissioner of the Big East Conference
 * Magic Johnson, current president of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, and co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club
 * Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets
 * Billy King, former general manager of the Brooklyn Nets
 * Don King, former boxing promoter
 * Billy Knight, former general manager and executive vice president of the Atlanta Hawks
 * Billy McKinney, former vice president of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons, Executive vice president for both Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
 * Steve Mills, current executive of the New York Knicks
 * Ozzie Newsome, current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens
 * Jerry Reese, former general manager of the New York Giants

A

 * Hank Aaron, retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Tommie Aaron
 * Tommie Agee
 * Willie Aikens
 * Gary Alexander
 * Matt Alexander
 * Ted Alexander
 * Dick Allen
 * Greg Allen
 * Garvin Alston
 * George Altman
 * Garret Anderson
 * Marlon Anderson
 * Chris Archer

B

 * Harold Baines
 * Dusty Baker
 * Gene Baker
 * James Baldwin
 * Dan Bankhead
 * Sam Bankhead
 * Ernie Banks
 * Willie Banks
 * Jesse Barfield
 * Kevin Bass
 * Earl Battey
 * Don Baylor
 * Tony Beasley
 * Tim Beckham
 * Albert Belle
 * Mookie Betts
 * Junius Bibbs
 * Jim Bibby
 * Joe Black
 * Paul Blair
 * Vida Blue
 * Barry Bonds
 * Bobby Bonds
 * Lyman Bostock
 * Daryl Boston
 * Michael Bourn
 * Mickey Bowers
 * Jackie Bradley Jr.
 * Phil Bradley
 * Glenn Braggs
 * Michael Brantley
 * Chet Brewer
 * Marshall Bridges
 * Lou Brock
 * Hubie Brooks
 * Domonic Brown
 * Jarvis Brown
 * Gates Brown
 * Willard Brown
 * Don Buford
 * Al Bumbry
 * Homer Bush
 * Byron Buxton

C

 * Lorenzo Cain
 * Mike Cameron
 * Roy Campanella
 * Chris Carter
 * Joe Carter
 * Nate Colbert
 * Vince Coleman
 * Cecil Cooper
 * Al Cowens
 * Carl Crawford
 * Willie Crawford

D

 * Eric Davis
 * Khris Davis
 * Mo'ne Davis
 * Rajai Davis
 * Tommy Davis
 * Willie Davis
 * Andre Dawson
 * Ian Desmond
 * Mike Devereaux
 * Chris Dickerson
 * Larry Doby
 * Al Downing
 * Dan Driessen
 * Elijah Dukes
 * Taylor Duncan
 * Shawon Dunston
 * Ray Durham
 * Leon Durham
 * Jermaine Dye
 * Jarrod Dyson

E

 * Don Eaddy
 * Mike Easler
 * Carl Edwards Jr.
 * Dock Ellis
 * Carl Everett
 * Leon Everitt

F

 * Eric Farris
 * Mike Felder
 * Cecil Fielder
 * Prince Fielder
 * Chone Figgins
 * Curt Flood
 * Cliff Floyd
 * George Foster
 * Rube Foster
 * Dexter Fowler

G

 * Ron Gant
 * Ralph Garr
 * Amir Garrett
 * Cito Gaston
 * Bob Gibson
 * Jim Gilliam
 * Doug Glanville
 * Dwight Gooden
 * Brian Goodwin
 * Danny Goodwin
 * Tom Goodwin
 * Dee Gordon—professional baseball player
 * Tom Gordon—former professional baseball player
 * Curtis Granderson—professional baseball player
 * Mudcat Grant
 * Pumpsie Green
 * Ken Griffey Jr.—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Ken Griffey Sr.
 * Marquis Grissom
 * Chris Gwynn
 * Tony Gwynn—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Tony Gwynn Jr.

H

 * Billy Hamilton—professional baseball player
 * Jeffrey Hammonds
 * Mike Harkey—retired professional baseball player
 * Tommy Harper—former professional baseball player
 * Lenny Harris
 * Willie Harris
 * Wilmer Harris
 * Josh Harrison—professional baseball player
 * Billy Hatcher
 * LaTroy Hawkins—retired professional baseball player
 * Charlie Hayes—former professional baseball player
 * Dave Henderson—former professional baseball player
 * Rickey Henderson—retired professional baseball player, Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Steve Henderson—former professional baseball player
 * George Hendrick—former professional baseball player
 * Elrod Hendricks—former professional baseball player
 * Larry Herndon—former professional baseball player
 * Jason Heyward—professional baseball player
 * Aaron Hicks—professional baseball player
 * Glenallen Hill—former professional baseball player
 * Larry Hisle—former professional baseball player
 * L.J. Hoes—professional baseball player
 * Elston Howard—retired professional baseball player
 * Ryan Howard—professional baseball player
 * Orlando Hudson—former professional baseball player
 * Torii Hunter—retired professional baseball player

I

 * Monte Irvin—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

J

 * Austin Jackson—professional baseball player
 * Aaron Judge—professional baseball player
 * Reggie Jackson – former professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Bo Jackson—former professional baseball player
 * Edwin Jackson—professional baseball player
 * Grant Jackson—former professional baseball player
 * Jeremy Jeffress—professional baseball player
 * Desmond Jennings—professional baseball player
 * Derek Jeter (African-American father)—retired professional baseball player
 * Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
 * Alex Johnson—retired professional baseball player
 * Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
 * Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
 * Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
 * Alex Johnson—former professional baseball player
 * Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
 * Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
 * Micah Johnson—professional baseball player
 * Adam Jones—professional baseball player
 * Cleon Jones—former professional baseball player
 * Gary Jones—professional baseball manager
 * Ruppert Jones—retired professional baseball player
 * Sam Jones—former professional baseball player
 * David Justice—retired professional baseball player

K

 * Matt Kemp—professional baseball player
 * Howie Kendrick—professional baseball player
 * Wayne Kirby—retired professional baseball player

L

 * Buck Leonard, former professional baseball player

P

 * Satchel Paige, former professional baseball player

R

 * Jackie Robinson, former professional baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, first African American to play in Major league Baseball
 * Frank Robinson, former professional baseball player

S

 * CC Sabathia, professional baseball player
 * Giancarlo Stanton, professional baseball player
 * Gary Sheffield, retired professional baseball player
 * Justus Sheffield, professional baseball player

M

 * Lee May – former professional baseball player
 * Andrew McCutchen – professional baseball player
 * Willie McCovey – former professional baseball player
 * Joe Morgan – retired professional baseball player

N

 * Don Newcombe – former professional baseball player

W

 * Dave Winfield – retired professional baseball player
 * Jerome Williams – baseball player

A

 * Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Quincy Acy - professional basketball player
 * Jordan Adams - professional basketball player
 * Arron Afflalo - professional basketball player
 * Arthur Agee - retired professional basketball player
 * Maurice Ager - former professional basketball player
 * Mark Aguirre - retired professional basketball player
 * LaMarcus Aldridge - professional basketball player
 * Cliff Alexander - professional basketball player
 * Kwame Alexander - professional basketball player
 * Jarrett Allen - professional basketball player
 * Jerome Allen - former professional basketball player
 * Lavoy Allen - professional basketball player
 * Ray Allen - retired professional basketball player
 * Tony Allen - professional basketball player
 * Alan Anderson - professional basketball player
 * James Anderson - professional basketball player
 * Justin Anderson - professional basketball player
 * Kenny Anderson - former professional basketball player
 * Nick Anderson - retired professional basketball player
 * Carmelo Anthony - professional basketball player, (African-American mother)
 * Greg Anthony - retired professional basketball player
 * Cole Anthony - basketball player (African American father)
 * Nate Archibald - former professional basketball player
 * Jim Ard - former professional basketball player
 * Gilbert Arenas - retired professional basketball player
 * B. J. Armstrong - former professional basketball player
 * Darrell Arthur - professional basketball player
 * Al Attles - former professional basketball player
 * D. J. Augustin - professional basketball player
 * Jeff Ayres - professional basketball player
 * Ron Artest III

B

 * Thurl Bailey—former professional basketball player
 * Wade Baldwin IV—professional basketball player
 * Lonzo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
 * LiAngelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
 * LaMelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
 * Gene Banks—retired professional basketball player
 * Tony Barbee—former professional basketball player
 * Charles Barkley—retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Don Barksdale—former professional basketball player
 * Harrison Barnes—professional basketball player
 * Matt Barnes (African American father)—retired professional basketball player
 * Earl Barron—professional basketball player
 * Will Barton—professional basketball player
 * Brandon Bass—professional basketball player
 * Shane Battier—retired professional basketball player
 * Elgin Baylor—former professional basketball player
 * Kent Bazemore—professional basketball player
 * Bradley Beal—professional basketball player
 * Butch Beard—former professional basketball player
 * Malik Beasley—professional basketball player
 * Michael Beasley—professional basketball player
 * Chris Bosh—professional basketball player
 * Marvin Bagley—professional basketball player
 * Mikal Bridges—professional basketball player
 * Miles Bridges—professional basketball player
 * Bruce Brown—professional basketball player
 * Troy Brown Jr.—professional basketball player
 * Jalen Brunson—professional basketball player
 * Dwayne Bacon—professional basketball player
 * Jordan Bell—professional basketball player
 * Jaylen Brown—professional basketball player
 * Antonio Blakeney—professional basketball player
 * James Blackmon Jr.—professional basketball player
 * Thomas Bryant—professional basketball player
 * Isaiah Briscoe—professional basketball player
 * Tony Bradley—professional basketball player
 * Sterling Brown—professional basketball player
 * Jabari Bird—professional basketball player
 * Malcolm Brogdon—professional basketball player
 * Jerryd Bayless—professional basketball player
 * Jimmy Butler—professional basketball player
 * Rasual Butler—former professional basketball player
 * Aaron Brooks—professional basketball player
 * Will Barton—professional basketball player
 * MarShon Brooks—professional basketball player
 * Walt Bellamy—former professional basketball player
 * Kobe Bryant—retired professional basketball player
 * Kwame Brown—professional basketball player
 * Trey Burke—professional basketball player
 * Reggie Bullock—professional basketball player
 * Chauncey Billups—retired professional basketball player
 * Muggsy Bogues—retired professional basketball player
 * Terrell Brandon—retired professional basketball player
 * Eric Bledsoe—professional basketball player
 * Patrick Beverley—professional basketball player
 * Avery Bradley—professional basketball player
 * Chauncey Billups

C

 * Dell Curry - former professional basketball player
 * Stephen Curry - professional basketball player
 * Seth Curry - professional basketball player
 * Wilt Chamberlain - retired professional basketball player, Member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, only NBA player to score 100 points
 * Wendell Carter Jr. - professional basketball player
 * DeMarcus Cousins - professional basketball player
 * Ian Clark - professional basketball player
 * Norris Cole - professional basketball player
 * Quinn Cook - professional basketball player
 * Jevon Carter - professional basketball player
 * Vince Carter - professional basketball player
 * Jordan Clarkson (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Tony Carr - professional basketball player
 * Bryant Crawford - professional basketball player
 * Jamal Crawford - professional basketball player
 * John Collins - professional basketball player
 * Marquese Chriss - professional basketball player
 * Tyson Chandler - professional basketball player
 * Isaiah Canaan - professional basketball player
 * Mario Chalmers - professional basketball player
 * Jordan Crawford - professional basketball player
 * Jarrett Culver - professional basketball player

D

 * Anthony Davis - professional basketball player
 * Antonio Davis - former professional basketball player
 * Ed Davis - professional basketball player
 * Glen Davis - former professional basketball player
 * Adrian Dantley - retired professional basketball player
 * Andre Drummond - professional basketball Player
 * Baron Davis - retired professional basketball player
 * Deyonta Davis - professional basketball player
 * Dewayne Dedmon - professional basketball player
 * DeMar DeRozan - professional basketball player
 * Erick Dampier - former professional basketball player
 * Spencer Dinwiddie - professional basketball player
 * Clyde Drexler - retired professional basketball player
 * Kevin Durant - professional basketball player
 * Kris Dunn - professional basketball player
 * PJ Dozier - professional basketball player
 * Troy Daniels - professional basketball player
 * Trevon Duval - professional basketball player

E

 * Jawun Evans - professional basketball player
 * Tyreke Evans - professional basketball player
 * Reggie Evans - retired professional basketball player
 * Julius Erving - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

F

 * De'Aaron Fox - professional basketball player
 * Kay Felder - professional basketball player
 * Markelle Fultz - professional basketball player
 * Terrance Ferguson - professional basketball player
 * Yogi Ferrell - professional basketball player

G

 * Horace Grant - retired professional basketball player
 * Hal Greer - retired professional basketball player
 * George Gervin - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Harry Giles - professional basketball player
 * Kevin Garnett - retired professional basketball player
 * Paul George - professional basketball player
 * Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - professional basketball player
 * Ben Gordon (Africans-Americans mother) - Basketball player

H

 * Elvin Hayes - retired professional basketball player
 * Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - retired professional basketball player
 * Happy Hairston - former professional basketball player
 * PJ Hairston - professional basketball player
 * Dwight Howard - professional basketball player
 * Grant Hill - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * James Harden - professional basketball player
 * Josh Hart - professional basketball player
 * Tobias Harris - professional basketball player
 * Tyrese Haliburton - professional basketball player
 * Ron Harper - retired professional basketball player
 * Rodney Hood - professional basketball player
 * Udonis Haslem - professional basketball player
 * John Henson - professional basketball player
 * Montrezl Harrell - professional basketball player
 * Jrue Holiday - professional basketball player
 * Justin Holiday - professional basketball player
 * Aaron Holiday - professional basketball player
 * De'Andre Hunter - professional basketball player
 * Larry Hughes - retired professional basketball player
 * Richard Hamilton - retired professional basketball player
 * Solomon Hill

I

 * Allen Iverson - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Brandon Ingram - professional basketball player
 * Kyrie Irving - professional basketball player

J

 * DeAndre Jordan - professional basketball player
 * Derrick Jones Jr. - professional basketball player
 * Josh Jackson - professional basketball player
 * Frank Jackson (African American father) - professional basketball player
 * K.C. Jones - retired professional basketball player
 * Sam Jones - retired professional basketball player
 * Tyus Jones (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Jaren Jackson - retired professional basketball player
 * Jaren Jackson Jr. - professional basketball player
 * LeBron James - professional basketball player
 * Dennis Johnson - former professional basketball player
 * Magic Johnson - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Michael Jordan - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, considered as the greatest player in NBA History.
 * Amile Jefferson - professional basketball player
 * Jarrett Jack - professional basketball player
 * Reggie Jackson

K

 * Brandon Knight - professional basketball player
 * Kevin Knox II - professional basketball player
 * Jason Kidd - retired professional basketball player (African American Father)
 * Kemba Walker - professional basketball player (African American Mother)

L

 * Bob Lanier - retired professional basketball player
 * Damian Lillard - professional basketball player
 * Kawhi Leonard - professional basketball player
 * Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player
 * Rashard Lewis - retired professional basketball player
 * Caris LeVert - professional basketball player

M

 * Bob McAdoo - retired professional basketball player and coach
 * CJ McCollum - professional basketball player
 * Alonzo Mourning - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Donovan Mitchell - professional basketball player
 * Ja Morant - professional basketball player
 * Karl Malone - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Moses Malone - former professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Cedric Maxwell - retired professional basketball player
 * Malik Monk - professional basketball player
 * Reggie Miller - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Tracy McGrady - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Earl Monroe - retired professional basketball player
 * Marcus Morris - professional basketball player
 * Markieff Morris - professional basketball player
 * Khris Middleton - professional basketball player
 * Shawn Marion
 * Wesley Matthews - professional basketball player

N

 * Aaron Nesmith
 * Georges Niang
 * Malik Newman - professional basketball player

O

 * Charles Oakley - former professional basketball player
 * Jahlil Okafor - professional basketball player
 * Kelly Oubre Jr.
 * Shaquille O'Neal - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

P

 * Robert Parish - retired professional basketball player
 * Chris Paul - professional basketball player
 * Gary Payton - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Anthony Parker
 * Jabari Parker (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Sonny Parker
 * Tony Parker (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Kendrick Perkins - former professional basketball player
 * Sam Perkins - former professional basketball player
 * Paul Pierce - retired professional basketball player
 * Scottie Pippen - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Scotty Pippen Jr.- (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Tayshaun Prince
 * Taurean Prince
 * Jordan Poole

R

 * Bill Russell - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Cam Reddish - basketball player
 * Willis Reed - retired professional basketball player, coach and manager
 * Doc Rivers - retired professional basketball player, NBA head coach
 * Austin Rivers (African American father) - professional basketball player
 * Derrick Rose - professional basketball player
 * D'Angelo Russell - professional basketball player
 * Dennis Rodman - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Jalen Rose - retired professional basketball player
 * Oscar Robertson - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Rajon Rondo - professional basketball player
 * Terrence Ross - professional basketball player
 * Terry Rozier - professional basketball player
 * Josh Richardson - professional basketball player
 * Clifford Robinson - former professional basketball player
 * David Robinson - former professional basketball player

S

 * John Salley - former professional basketball player
 * Satch Sanders - former professional basketball player
 * Anfernee Simons - professional basketball player
 * Caleb Swanigan - professional basketball player
 * Dennis Smith Jr. - professional basketball player
 * Dennis Scott - retired professional basketball player
 * Iman Shumpert - professional basketball player
 * Kenny Smith - retired professional basketball player
 * John Salmons - retired professional basketball player
 * John Salley - retired professional basketball player
 * Collin Sexton - professional basketball player
 * Marcus Smart - professional basketball player
 * Omari Spellman - professional basketball player
 * JR Smith - professional basketball player
 * Lance Stephenson - professional basketball player
 * Eric Snow - former professional basketball player and coach
 * Jerry Stackhouse - retired professional basketball player

T

 * Gary Trent - former professional basketball player
 * Gary Trent Jr. - professional basketball player
 * Isiah Thomas - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Isaiah Thomas - professional basketball player
 * David Thompson - retired professional basketball player
 * Jayson Tatum - professional basketball player
 * Karl-Anthony Towns (African-American father) - professional basketball player
 * Jason Terry - professional basketball player
 * Klay Thompson
 * Myles Turner - professional basketball player
 * Wayman Tisdale - former professional basketball player
 * Terry Taylor

U

 * Wes Unseld - retired professional basketball player

W

 * Chris Webber - retired professional basketball player
 * Dwyane Wade - professional basketball player
 * Dominique Wilkins
 * Earl Watson
 * Gerald Wilkins
 * John Wall - professional basketball player
 * Russell Westbrook - professional basketball player
 * Justise Winslow - professional basketball player
 * T. J. Warren - professional basketball player
 * Dion Waiters - professional basketball player
 * Jamaal Wilkes - retired professional basketball player
 * Lenny Wilkens - retired professional basketball player
 * Zion Williamson - basketball player
 * Lou Williams - professional basketball player
 * Patrick Williams professional basketball player
 * Marvin Williams - professional basketball player
 * Hassan Whiteside - professional basketball player
 * Coby White - professional basketball player
 * James Worthy - retired professional basketball player
 * Mitchell Wiggins

Y

 * Trae Young (African-American father) - professional basketball player

Boxing




A

 * DeAndrey Abron, former professional boxer
 * Devon Alexander, professional boxer
 * Laila Ali, former professional boxer
 * Muhammad Ali, former professional boxer, activist, philanthropist, recognized as the greatest athlete of all time
 * Rahaman Ali, former professional boxer
 * Demetrius Andrade, professional boxer
 * Henry Armstrong, professional boxer
 * Emanuel Augustus, former professional boxer

B

 * Johnathon Banks, former professional boxer
 * Johnny Banks, former professional boxer
 * Kelcie Banks, former professional boxer
 * Sonny Banks, former professional boxer
 * Riddick Bowe, former professional boxer
 * Timothy Bradley, former professional boxer
 * Maurice Brantley, former professional boxer
 * Lamon Brewster, former professional boxer
 * Shannon Briggs, professional boxer
 * Adrien Broner, professional boxer
 * Joe Brown, former professional boxer
 * Trevor Bryan, former professional boxer
 * Chris Byrd, former professional boxer

C

 * Jermall Charlo, professional boxer
 * Jermell Charlo, professional boxer
 * Terence Crawford, professional boxer
 * Steve Cunningham, former professional boxer

D

 * Gervonta Davis, professional boxer
 * Howard Davis Jr., former professional boxer
 * Anthony Dirrell, professional boxer
 * Michael Dokes, former professional boxer
 * Larry Donald, former professional boxer
 * Joseph Dorsey Jr., former professional boxer
 * Buster Douglas, former professional boxer

E

 * Jimmy Ellis, professional boxer
 * Jaron Ennis, professional boxer

F

 * George Foreman, former professional boxer
 * Joe Frazier, former professional boxer
 * Stephen Fulton, professional boxer

G

 * Derrick Gainer, former professional boxer
 * George Godfrey, former professional boxer
 * Joshua Greer Jr., former professional boxer

H

 * Marvelous Marvin Hagler, former professional boxer
 * Devin Haney, professional boxer
 * Tony Harrison, professional boxer
 * Thomas Hearns, former professional boxer
 * Jamel Herring, professional boxer
 * Larry Holmes, former professional boxer
 * Evander Holyfield, former professional boxer
 * Maurice Hooker, professional boxer
 * Bernard Hopkins, former professional boxer
 * Jarrett Hurd, former professional boxer

I

 * Amir Imam, professional boxer

J

 * Beau Jack, former lightweight boxer
 * Daniel Jacobs, professional boxer
 * Jack Johnson, former professional boxer
 * Roy Jones Jr., former professional boxer
 * Zab Judah, professional boxer

K

 * James Kinchen, former professional boxer

L

 * Sugar Ray Leonard, former professional boxer
 * John Henry Lewis, former professional boxer
 * Sonny Liston, professional boxer
 * Rocky Lockridge, former professional boxer
 * Joe Louis, former professional boxer
 * Ron Lyle, professional boxer

M

 * Floyd Mayweather Sr., former professional boxer
 * Floyd Mayweather Jr., former professional boxer
 * Roger Mayweather, former professional boxer
 * Oliver McCall, professional boxer
 * Ray Mercer, former professional boxer
 * Bob Montgomery, former lightweight boxer
 * Archie Moore, professional boxer
 * Shane Mosley, former professional boxer

N

 * Ken Norton, former professional boxer

P

 * Floyd Patterson, former professional boxer
 * Shawn Porter, professional boxer
 * Aaron Pryor, professional boxer

Q

 * Dwight Muhammad Qawi, former professional boxer

R

 * Hasim Rahman, former professional boxer
 * Sugar Ray Robinson, professional boxer
 * Gary Russell Jr., professional boxer

S

 * Ed Sanders, former professional boxer
 * Earnie Shavers, former professional boxer
 * Errol Spence Jr., professional boxer
 * Cory Spinks, former professional boxer
 * Leon Spinks, former professional boxer
 * Michael Spinks, former professional boxer
 * Shakur Stevenson, professional boxer

T

 * Jermain Taylor, former professional boxer
 * Keith Thurman, professional boxer
 * James Toney, former professional boxer
 * Austin Trout, professional boxer
 * Caleb Truax, professional boxer
 * Tony Tucker, former professional boxer
 * Mike Tyson, former professional boxer

W

 * Andre Ward, former professional boxer
 * Pernell Whitaker, professional boxer
 * Deontay Wilder, professional boxer
 * Tim Witherspoon, former professional boxer
 * Chalky Wright, former professional boxer
 * Winky Wright, former professional boxer

Fencing

 * Ruth White, retired fencer

Football




B

 * Antonio Brown, professional football player
 * Jim Brown, retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Dez Bryant, professional football player
 * Odell Beckham Jr., professional football player
 * Le'Veon Bell, professional football player
 * Cedric Benson, professional football player
 * Sergio Brown

C

 * Saahdiq Charles
 * Yodny Cajuste

E

 * Akayleb Evans
 * Ezekiel Elliott - professional football player

G

 * Rosey Grier - retired professional football player
 * Mel Groomes - former professional football player

H

 * Dwayne Haskins - professional football player

I

 * Michael Irvin - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

J

 * Edwin Jackson - former professional football player
 * Jerry Jeudy - professional football player
 * Lamar Jackson - professional football player
 * Willie Jeffries - former player and head football coach of South Carolina State University, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
 * Deacon Jones - former professional football player

K

 * Colin Kaepernick (African-American father) - professional football player

L

 * Ray Lewis - retired professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Floyd Little - professional football player
 * Marshawn Lynch - retired football player

M

 * Bob Mann - former professional football player
 * Khalil Mack - professional football player
 * Kyler Murray - professional football player
 * Patrick Mahomes - professional football player
 * Marion Motley - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Randy Moss - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

N

 * Cam Newton - professional football player

O

 * Dayo Odeyingbo
 * Terrell Owens - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

P

 * Dak Prescott - professional football player
 * Walter Payton - former professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Joe Perry - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Micah Parsons
 * Terrelle Pryor
 * Fritz Pollard - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

S

 * Barry Sanders - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Deion Sanders - former professional football & baseball player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Gale Sayers - former professional football player
 * Marcus Spears - former professional football player
 * Warren Sapp - retired professional football player
 * O. J. Simpson - former professional football player
 * Bubba Smith - former professional football player
 * Woody Strode - former professional football player
 * Terrell Suggs - professional football player

T

 * George Taliaferro - former professional football player

V

 * Michael Vick - retired professional football player

W

 * Damien Woody - retired professional football player
 * Jameis Winston - professional football player
 * Russell Wilson - professional football player
 * Bill Willis - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Hines Ward (African American father) - retired professional football player
 * Deshaun Watson - professional football player
 * Herschel Walker - retired professional football player
 * Kenny Washington - former professional football player
 * Fred Williamson - retired professional football player
 * Carl Weathers - retired professional football player
 * Wesley Woodyard

Golf

 * Jerry Bruner, professional golfer
 * Althea Gibson, former professional golfer
 * Calvin Peete, former professional golfer
 * Renee Powell, professional golfer
 * Charlie Sifford, professional golfer
 * Bill Spiller, former professional golfer
 * Jim Thorpe, professional golfer
 * Tiger Woods (African American father), professional golfer, winner of 14 major championships
 * Harold Varner III, professional golfer

Gymnastics

 * Simone Biles, gymnast
 * Dominique Dawes
 * Gabby Douglas
 * Kyla Ross
 * Tasha Schwikert

Hockey

 * Justin Bailey
 * Blake Bolden
 * Francis Bouillon
 * Donald Brashear
 * J. T. Brown
 * Dustin Byfuglien
 * Gerald Coleman
 * Robbie Earl
 * Emerson Etem
 * Jordan Greenway
 * Mike Grier
 * Val James
 * Justin Johnson
 * Caleb Jones
 * Seth Jones
 * Greg Mauldin
 * K'Andre Miller
 * Nyjer Morgan
 * Justin Morrison
 * Kyle Okposo
 * Jordan Samuels-Thomas
 * C. J. Suess
 * Scooter Vaughan
 * Shawn Wheeler
 * Charles Williams

Swimming

 * Cullen Jones
 * Simone Manuel
 * Lia Neal
 * David Curtiss
 * Sybil Smith

A

 * Arthur Ashe - retired professional tennis player

B

 * James Blake - professional tennis player

G

 * Zina Garrison - retired professional tennis player
 * Althea Gibson - retired professional tennis player
 * Coco Gauff - professional tennis player

J

 * Jarmere Jenkins - retired professional tennis player

K

 * Madison Keys - professional tennis player

M

 * Nicholas Monroe - professional tennis player

R

 * Chanda Rubin - professional tennis player

S

 * Bryan Shelton - retired professional tennis player

T

 * Taylor Townsend - professional tennis player

S

 * Sloane Stephens - professional tennis player

W

 * Mashona Washington - retired professional tennis player
 * Richard Williams - professional tennis coach
 * Serena Williams - professional tennis player
 * Venus Williams - professional tennis player

Y

 * Donald Young - professional tennis player

A

 * Charles Austin, retired track and field athlete

B

 * Ronnie Baker, professional track and field athlete
 * Bob Beamon, retired track and field athlete
 * Larry Black, former track and field athlete
 * Trayvon Bromell, professional track and field athlete
 * Ralph Boston, former track and field athlete
 * Leroy Burrell, retired track and field athlete

C

 * Milt Campbell, former track and field athlete
 * Henry Carr, former track and field athlete
 * Andre Cason, retired track and field athlete
 * Jearl Miles Clark, retired track and field athlete
 * Kerron Clement, professional track and field athlete
 * Alice Coachman, former track and field athlete
 * Wayne Collett, former track and field athlete
 * Christian Coleman, professional track and field athlete
 * Mike Conley Sr., retired track and field athlete
 * Shawn Crawford, retired track and field athlete
 * Josh Culbreath, retired track and field athlete

D

 * Tony Darden, retired track and field athlete
 * Otis Davis, retired track and field athlete
 * Walter Davis, professional track and field athlete
 * Harrison Dillard, retired track and field athlete
 * Jon Drummond, retired track and field athlete

E

 * Ashton Eaton, retired track and field athlete

F

 * Allyson Felix, professional track and field athlete
 * Phyllis Francis, professional track and field athlete
 * Ron Freeman, former track and field athlete

G

 * Justin Gatlin, professional track and field athlete
 * Tyson Gay, professional track and field athlete
 * Charles Green, professional track and field athlete
 * Maurice Greene, retired track and field athlete

H

 * Elijah Hall, professional track and field athlete
 * Danny Harris, retired track and field athlete
 * Otis Harris, professional track and field athlete
 * Alvin Harrison, retired track and field athlete
 * Jeff Henderson, professional track and field athlete
 * Jim Hines, retired track and field athlete

J

 * Larry James, former track and field athlete
 * Bershawn Jackson, professional track and field athlete
 * Cornelius Johnson, former track and field athlete
 * Michael Johnson, retired track and field athlete
 * Rafer Johnson, retired track and field athlete
 * Al Joyner, retired track and field athlete
 * Jackie Joyner-Kersee, retired track and field athlete
 * Florence Griffith Joyner, former track and field athlete

K

 * Roger Kingdom, retired track and field athlete
 * Erik Kynard, professional track and field athlete

L

 * Brian Lewis, professional track and field athlete
 * Carl Lewis, retired track and field athlete
 * Noah Lyles, professional track and field athlete

M

 * Michael Marsh, retired track and field athlete
 * Vincent Matthews, retired track and field athlete
 * Tony McQuay, professional track and field athlete
 * Aries Merritt, professional track and field athlete
 * LaShawn Merritt, professional track and field athlete
 * Ralph Metcalfe, former track and field athlete
 * Rod Milburn, former track and field athlete
 * Tim Montgomery, retired track and field athlete
 * Edwin Moses, retired track and field athlete

N

 * Dave Neville, retired track and field athlete

O

 * Dan O'Brien, retired track and field athlete
 * David Oliver, professional track and field athlete
 * Jesse Owens, former track and field athlete

P

 * Darvis Patton, retired track and field athlete
 * David Payne, professional track and field athlete
 * Mike Powell, retired track and field athlete
 * Tiffany Porter

R

 * Mack Robinson, retired track and field athlete
 * Mike Rodgers, professional track and field athlete
 * Wilma Rudolph, former track and field athlete
 * Butch Reynolds, retired track and field athlete

S

 * Ronnie Ray Smith, former track and field athlete
 * Tommie Smith, retired track and field athlete
 * Wallace Spearmon, professional track and field athlete

T

 * Christian Taylor
 * Eddie Tolan, former track and field athlete
 * Gwen Torrence, retired track and field athlete
 * Wyomia Tyus, retired track and field athlete

W

 * Willye White, former track and field athlete
 * Archie Williams, former track and field athlete
 * John Woodruff, former track and field athlete

Y

 * Kevin Young, retired track and field athlete

Wrestling

 * Cedric Alexander, professional wrestler
 * Sasha Banks, professional wrestler
 * Bianca Belair, professional wrestler
 * Shelton Benjamin, professional wrestler
 * Angelo Dawkins, professional wrestler
 * Montez Ford, professional wrestler
 * Mark Henry, former professional wrestler
 * Maven, former professional wrestler
 * Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, retired professional wrestler
 * Bobby Lashley, professional wrestler
 * Keith Lee, professional wrestler
 * Moose, professional wrestler
 * Willie Mack, professional wrestler
 * Montel Vontavious Porter, professional wrestler
 * R-Truth, professional wrestler
 * Rich Swann, professional wrestler
 * King Booker, retired professional wrestler
 * Naomi, professional wrestler
 * Titus O'Neil, professional wrestler
 * Xavier Woods, professional wrestler
 * Mia Yim (African American father), professional wrestler

Motorsport

 * Bubba Wallace, NASCAR driver
 * Elias Bowie
 * George Wiltshire
 * Willy T. Ribbs
 * Bill Lester

Martial arts

 * Daniel Cormier, mixed martial artist
 * Jon Jones, mixed martial artist
 * Kevin Lee, mixed martial artist
 * Tyron Woodley, mixed martial artist

Soccer

 * Andrew Farrell
 * Antonee Robinson
 * Robbie Findley
 * Roy Lassiter
 * Benji Michel
 * Brandon Servania
 * Bright Dike
 * Charlie Davies
 * Chris Richards
 * DeAndre Yedlin
 * DeJuan Jones
 * DaMarcus Beasley
 * Dante Sealy
 * Duane Holmes
 * Daryl Dike
 * Drake Callender
 * Eddie Gustafsson
 * Eddie Johnson
 * Edson Buddle
 * Erik Palmer-Brown
 * Gianluca Busio
 * Haji Wright
 * Mark Segbers
 * Tim Howard
 * Tyler Adams
 * Freddy Adu
 * Kellyn Acosta
 * Eddie Pope
 * Briana Scurry
 * Kofi Sarkodie
 * Kayden Pierre
 * Kurowskybob Pierre
 * Jonathan Lewis
 * Jozy Altidore
 * Konrad de la Fuente
 * Maurice Edu
 * Mark Mckenzie
 * Marlon Hairston
 * Gyasi Zardes
 * Julian Green
 * Justin Che
 * Marvell Wynne
 * Sean Okoli
 * Sean Johnson
 * Tayvon Gray
 * Weston McKennie
 * Zack Steffen
 * Patrick Koffi
 * Jimmy Banks