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1961–
Irvin Randle (born November 14, 1961) is an American teacher and fashion model. On the internet he's known for his stylish pictures, which earned him the title #MrStealYourGrandma. Irvin became famous when photos from his personal Instagram account, went…
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Irvine Garland Penn (October 7, 1867 – July 22, 1930) was an American educator, journalist, and lay leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was the author of The Afro-American Press and Its Editors, published in 1891, and a coauthor with Frederick…
1928–1999
Irwin C. Watson (April 6, 1928 – February 13, 1999), was an American comedian known for his deadpan delivery. Born in Brooklyn, New-York, Watson joined and served the army after finishing high-school. Sometime after his service, Watson decided to become a…
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Isa Abdul-Quddus (born August 3, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fordham Rams and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free…
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Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft after playing…
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Isaac Gregory Bryan (born January 16, 1992) is an American politician serving as a Member of the California State Assembly where he represents the 55th district, which includes much of South Central Los Angeles. Bryan was previously the executive director…
1834–1906
Isaac Harold Anderson (1834 – 1906) was a slave owned by his father who became a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the U.S. state of Georgia. He was born in Fort Valley, Georgia.…
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Sir Isaac Julien (born 21 February 1960) is a British installation artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of the Arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Isaac M. Burgan was born a slave October 6, 1848 in McDowell County, North Carolina near Marion to a slave, Sylva Burgan. Held in slavery until the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Burgan first learned to read from reviewing the homework of white…
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Isaac D. Shadd (1829 – March 15, 1896) was a newspaper publisher, printer, politician, and bookkeeper. Before the American Civil War, he and his sister Mary Ann Shadd moved to Chatham, Ontario, and published the anti-slavery newspaper, The Provincial…
1893–1985
Isabel Grenfell Quallo (4 April 1893 – 21 September 1985) was a Congolese-born British-American domestic worker and community activist known for her involvement in the development of Druid Heights, in Marin County, California. Born in the Congo Free State,…
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Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington Powell (May 23, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a dancer, showgirl, and actress during the Harlem Renaissance. She was the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and after their divorce, she went on to work in the Harlem public…
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Isabele Taliaferro Spiller (née Taliaferro; March 18, 1888 – May 14, 1974) was an African-American school co-founder, music educator, and performer.
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Isabella Gibbons (c. 1836 – February 4, 1890) was an enslaved woman serving as a cook at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia. After she was freed in 1865 she became a teacher.
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Isabella Vandervall (1894–1989) was an African-American physician, gynecologist and a prominent advocate for the birth control movement in New York City. She attended the New York Medical College for Women, from which she graduated at the top of her class.
1986–
Isaiah Andrews (born 1986) is an American economist who is a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also a co-editor of the American Economic Review.…
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Isaiah Benjamin Scott or I. B. Scott (September 30, 1854 - July 4, 1931) was an American theologian, educator, and journalist.
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Isaiah Chavous is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Noctal, a media technology company that uses artificial intelligence to automate sound effects creation and post-production workflows. Chavous previously served as…
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Isaiah George DeGrasse (July 19, 1813 – January 11, 1841) was an American minister in the Protestant Episcopal Church. In 1836, he was the first African American to graduate from the University of Delaware.
1945–2025
Isaiah Allen Jackson III (January 22, 1945 – December 24, 2025) was an American conductor and academic teacher. He was music director of the Royal Ballet in London from 1987 to 1990. From 2001, he served for seven years as conductor of the Pro Arte Chamber…
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Isaiah Thornton Montgomery (May 21, 1847 – March 5, 1924) was an American community leader, politician, and the founder of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, an all-black community. He was a Republican delegate to the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention, and…
1988–
Isaiah Rothstein is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, musician and public speaker. He previously served as the Spiritual and Experiential Educator at Carmel Academy of Greenwich in Greenwich, Connecticut. Rothstein is best known for his essay…
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Isaya Kisekka is a Ugandan American agricultural engineer who is a professor at University of California, Davis. His research looks to make farmers more productive, efficient, sustainable and profitable. He has pioneered the development of precision…
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Ishmael Houston-Jones (born 1951) is a choreographer, author, performer, teacher, curator, and arts advocate known for his improvisational dance and language work. His work has been performed in New York City, across the United States, in Europe, Canada,…
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