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Sports & Achievement

Curtis Luper

1966–

Curtis Scott Luper (born January 12, 1966) is an American football coach who is currently the running backs coach with the Missouri Tigers. He previously coached running backs and was a recruiting coordinator at Auburn under head coach Gene Chizik. Luper…

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Biography & Culture

Curtis Lynn Collier

1949–

Curtis Lynn Collier (born October 4, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

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Sports & Achievement

Curtis Maddox

1935–2018

Curtis G. Maddox (August 10, 1935 – August 21, 2018) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—from 1966 to 1967 and Norfolk…

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Music

Curtis Peagler

1929–1992

Curtis Peagler (September 17, 1929 — December 19, 1992) was an American jazz saxophonist who specialized in straight-ahead jazz and hard bop.

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Politics & Public Life

Curtis Pollard

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Curtis Pollard was a minister, farmer, store keeper and state legislator who served in the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era.

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Sports & Achievement

Curtis Pride

1968–

Curtis John Pride (born December 17, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who is deaf. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2006 for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox,…

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Music

Curtis Robertson Jr.

1953–

Curtis Robertson Jr. (born 1953) is an American bassist, guitarist and songwriter. He was once married to former Motown singer Syreeta, the former wife of Stevie Wonder.

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Music

Curtis Santiago

1979–

Curtis Santiago (born 1979, Edmonton, Canada) is a visual artist and dance-rock musician. As a musician, he was previously signed to Finger Lickin' Records. Santiago's paintings, installations and sculptures are exhibited internationally at museums such as…

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Sports & Achievement

Curtis Terry (baseball)

1996–

Curtis Marquis Terry (born October 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Curtis Thompson

1996–

Curtis Thompson (born 8 February 1996) is an American javelin thrower. He won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships, and gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games and, the 2022 and 2025 NACAC Championships.

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Civil Rights

Curtis W. Harris

1924–2017

Curtis West Harris (July 1, 1924 – December 10, 2017) was an African-American minister, civil rights activist, and politician in Virginia, United States. Harris became the first African-American mayor of Hopewell, Virginia and was the recipient of numerous…

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Arts & Performance

Curtis Walker

1961–

Curtis Walker is a British actor, writer and stand-up comedian. He starred in BBC comedy shows Paramount City, CBBC sitcom Kerching!, The Real McCoy and Blouse and Skirt. Walker was the pre-show warm up act for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

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Sports

Curtis Washington Jr.

2000–

Curtis Washington Jr. (born 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder. His career has included the Seattle Mariners organization.

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Sports & Achievement

Curtis Wilkerson

1961–

Curtis Vernon Wilkerson (born April 26, 1961) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a utility player for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Kansas City Royals from 1983 to 1993. He…

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Music

Curtiss King

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Dwan Howard, better known by his stage name Curtiss King, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer based out of the Inland Empire in California. Signed to independent label Black Cloud Music, King is also known for his productions…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Curvature of hut wall, South Africa

1970-1999

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Cataloged as “Curvature of hut wall, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2012-010, Item EEPA 2012-010-1411
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Historical photographs & visual records

Curved Geometric of Gurunsi Home

2004 November 10

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Curved Geometric of Gurunsi Home. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 24.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0157
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Arts & Performance

Cush Jumbo

1985–

Cush Jumbo (born 23 September 1985) is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her role as attorney Lucca Quinn in the CBS drama series The Good Wife (2015–2016) and its Paramount Plus spin-off series The Good Fight (2017–2021), Megan Pierce /…

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Sports

Custio Clayton

1987–

Custio Clayton (born October 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBA-NABA welterweight title since 2019. As an amateur he is a six-time Canadian national champion and represented Canada at 2 commonwealth games and the 2012 Olympics,…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Custom clerk's house, Opobo

ca. 1890s

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Original caption reads "Custom Clerk's House, Opobo.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0134
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Custom folio case for Hale Woodruff linocuts

1931-1946; printed 1996

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A custom designed, dark blue, cloth folio for Hale Woodruff's eight-piece linocut series, Selections from the Atlanta Period, 1931-1946. On the top flap of the front of the square tri-folding hardback is a silver color imprint reading, “HALE / WOODRUFF”,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.145.1.9
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Musical Instruments

Custom Mapex bass drum owned by Will Calhoun

2005

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A custom made Mapex Orion bass drum played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The shell is highly polished silver colored metal with an overlay of etched steel featuring bands of Egyptian art designs of human figures in profile…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.14.1
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Musical Instruments

Custom Mapex hanging 12-inch tom drum owned by Will Calhoun

2005

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A custom made Mapex "Orion" 12-inch hanging tom drum played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The shell is highly polished silver colored metal with an overlay of etched steel featuring bands of Egyptian art designs of human…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.14.4
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Musical Instruments

Custom Mapex hanging 13-inch tom drum owned by Will Calhoun

2005

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A custom made Mapex "Orion" 13-inch hanging tom drum played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The shell is highly polished silver colored metal with an overlay of etched steel featuring bands of Egyptian art designs of human…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.14.5
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