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1953–
Clarence Alvin Bowman (born 1953) is an American academic and former President of Illinois State University (ISU). He was trained in, and still teaches upper-level classes in, speech pathology.
1913–2009
Alvin B. Aberdeen Duncan (27 February 1913 – 29 January 2009) was an African Canadian historian and a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran of World War II. Duncan's family is the only family known in Oakville, Ontario who were directly involved in the…
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Alvin Darnell Hall (born June 27, 1952) is an American financial educator, author, and media personality.
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Alvin C. Hollingsworth (February 25, 1928 – July 14, 2000), whose pseudonyms included Alvin Holly, was an American painter, educator, and one of the first Black artists in comic books.
1964–
Alvin Jerome Mitchell (born August 20, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
1969–
Alvin Morman (born January 6, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Morman played for the Houston Astros in 1996, Cleveland Indians in 1997 and 1998, San Francisco Giants also in 1998, and Kansas City Royals in 1999. Now…
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Alvin D. Parker (born c. 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Virginia Union University, a position he has held since 2018. He also coached for Elizabeth City State and St. Augustine's. He played college football…
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Alvin Leon Williams Jr. (born August 6, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played for Villanova University and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.
1947–
Alvin B. Wyatt (born December 13, 1947) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, and Houston Oilers and in World Football…
1928–2020
Alyce Chenault Gullattee (June 28, 1928 – April 30, 2020) was an American psychiatrist, medical school professor, activist, and expert on addiction. She was a faculty member in the psychiatry department at Howard University College of Medicine for over…
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Alyssa Paola Thompson (born November 7, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the United States women's national team. She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in…
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Alzo Slade is an American comedian, educator, journalist, photographer, and writer. He currently is an announcer, judge, and scorekeeper on the NPR gameshow Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.
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Ama Biney (born 1960s) is a British Ghanaian historian, journalist, political scientist and academic, who for more than 25 years has lectured and taught courses on African and Caribbean history, the History of Black People in Britain, and on international…
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Amaire Johnson is an American producer, songwriter, music director, and multi-instrumentalist who primarily collaborates with rapper Big Sean, and is best known for co-writing and producing Big Sean singles "Moves", "Single Again", "Bounce Back", and "One…
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Amaka C. Offiah is a paediatric radiologist known for her expertise in musculoskeletal imaging, particularly in the areas of child abuse and skeletal dysplasias.
1959
Amalia K. Amaki (born Lynda Faye Peek, July 8, 1949) is an African-American artist, art historian, educator, film critic and curator who recently resided in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she was Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of…
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Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge, also known as Amanda Ira Aldridge (10 March 1866 – 9 March 1956), was a British opera singer and teacher who composed love songs, suites, sambas, and light orchestral pieces under the pseudonym of Montague Ring. Born…
1837–1902
Amanda Ann Thomas Wall (c. 1837 - 1902) was an educator and suffragist who worked for African-American women's rights in the Reconstruction period. She and her husband, Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall, were part of the African-American elite in Washington…
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Amanda Cordelia Bryant-Friedrich is the dean of the graduate school and a professor in the college of pharmacy and health sciences at Wayne State University. She was awarded the 2014 American Chemical Society Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing…
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Amanda Cordner is a Canadian actor, most noted for their regular role as 7ven in the television series Sort Of. Originally from Schomberg, Ontario, Cordner is a graduate of the theatre program at York University. They first became widely known for stage…
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Amanda Belle Elzy (died 2004) was a pioneering African-American educator. She graduated from Rust High School in 1929 and from Rust College in 1934. She worked as Supervisor of Negro Schools in Leflore County, Mississippi, then became the first black…
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Amanda Johnston (born 1977) is an African-American poet. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas. Amanda Johnston received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern…
1995–
Amandine Pierre-Louis (born 18 February 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender and winger for Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC. Born in Canada, she represented the country at youth level before switching to the Haiti…
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Amani Naphtali is an English dramatist, creative writer, director, film maker, cultural historian and ritual dramaturgist. He wrote and directed the experimental films, Le Bohemian Noir and the fiction film Circles of Fire. Amani is the brother of Maureen…
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