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Ernest Miller

1964–

Ernest Clifford Miller (born January 14, 1964), known by his ring name Ernest "The Cat" Miller, is an American actor, martial artist, and former professional wrestler, known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling…

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Sports & Achievement

Ernest Riles

1960–

Ernest Riles (born October 2, 1960) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. From 1985 through 1993, Riles played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1985–1988), San Francisco Giants (1988–1990), Oakland Athletics (1991), Houston…

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Sports & Achievement

Ernest T. Jones

1970–

Ernest T. Jones (born January 18, 1970) is an American football coach. He was briefly running backs coach for the University of Connecticut Huskies football team. He was head football coach at Alcorn State University. He was named the head football coach…

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Biography & Culture

Ernest Withers

1922–2007

Ernest Columbus Withers, Sr. (August 7, 1922 – October 15, 2007) was an African-American photojournalist. He documented over 60 years of African-American history in the segregated Southern United States, with iconic images of the Montgomery bus boycott;…

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Sports

Ernestine Shepherd

1936–

Ernestine Shepherd (born June 16, 1936) is an American bodybuilder who is best known for being, at one point, the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 and 2011; as of 2025, she is 90…

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Sports

Ernie Banks

1931–2015

Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Ernie Banks, Larry Doby, Matty Brescia, Jackie Robinson, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN

1953

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In this black-and-white photograph, Ernie Banks, Matty Brescia, Larry Doby, and Jackie Robinson stand in front of a baseball dugout. To Robinson's left are two unidentified boys. Behind the dugout, a segregated crowd is visible.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.16.14
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BIOGRAPHY
Visual Arts

Ernie Barnes

1938–2009

Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author.

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Arts & Performance

Ernie Hudson

1945–

Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994),…

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Sports & Achievement

Ernie Kent

1955–

Ernest Kent (born January 22, 1955) is an American college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Washington State University. Prior to Washington State, he served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Oregon…

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Sports

Ernie Ladd

1938–2007

Ernest L. Ladd (November 28, 1938 – March 10, 2007), nicknamed "the Big Cat", was an American professional football defensive tackle and professional wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended Grambling State University on a basketball…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Ernie Terrell

1939–2014

Ernest Terrell (April 4, 1939 – December 16, 2014) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1957 to 1973. He held the World Boxing Association's heavyweight title from 1965 to 1967, and was one of the tallest heavyweights of his era, at 6 feet…

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Sports & Achievement

Ernie Young

1969–

Ernest Wesley Young (born July 8, 1969) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current coach for the United States national baseball team. He played in parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams,…

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Sports & Achievement

Eroseanna Robinson

1924–1976

Eroseanna "Sis" Robinson (1924–1976) was an African-American social worker, track star, activist and member of the Peacemakers who organized for desegregation and against the U.S. military in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, she was an advocate of…

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Sports

Errington Kelly

1958–

Errington Edison Kelly (born 8 April 1958) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Lincoln City, and Peterborough United in England.

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Sports & Achievement

Erriyon Knighton

2004–

Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint…

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Sports

Errol Christie

1963–2017

Errol Christie (29 June 1963 – 11 June 2017) was a British professional boxer and boxing trainer. He was the captain of the English amateur boxing team from 1980 to 1983 and European amateur champion in 1983. After turning professional he was a regular…

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Military

Ervin Fowlkes

1922–1994

Ervin Fowlkes (January 18, 1922 – December 3, 1994) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played with the Homestead Grays in 1948.

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Sports

Esi Benyarku

1976–

Esi Benyarku (born 28 November 1976) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Benyarku was an All-American sprinter for the USC Trojans track and field team, anchoring their runner-up 4 × 100 meters relay…

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Sports & Achievement

Esix Snead

1976–

Esix Snead (born June 7, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of the Major League Baseball (MLB) (2002, 2004). Snead was known for his speed, with 507 stolen bases in only 9 minor league seasons, but only four…

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Sports

Esmie Lawrence

1961–

Esmie Calkins (née Lawrence, born 19 November 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and went on to run in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1988 Seoul…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Esquire, Vol. 69, No. 4

1968

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Esquire magazine volume 69, number 4. The magazine’s cover depicts Muhammad Ali being pierced by six arrows. Text below the image reads: [The Passion of Muhammad Ali]. The magazine contains166 pages of articles, advertisements, fiction writing, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.248
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Books and Published Materials

Esquire, Volume LXIX, No. 4

April 1968

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One (1) copy of the April 1968 issue of Esquire magazine featuring Muhammad Ali on the cover. The cover is fully white, with the Esquire masthead at the top in black and a color photograph of Ali at center, standing shirtless in white boxing shorts and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.67
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Sports & Achievement

Estelle Johnson

1988–

Estelle Laura Johnson (born 21 July 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. She previously played for Western New York Flash, Washington Spirit, and Gotham FC in the NWSL, Philadelphia Independence in Women's…

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