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Visual Arts

David Hammons

1943–

David Hammons (born July 24, 1943) is an American artist, best known for his works in and around New York City and Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Biography & Culture

David Hampton

1964–2003

David Hampton (April 28, 1964 – July 18, 2003) was an American con artist and robber who became famous in the 1980s after he convinced a group of wealthy Manhattanites to give him money, food, and shelter under the pretense that he was the son of Sidney…

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Arts & Performance

David Harewood

1965–

David Michael Harewood OBE (born 8 December 1965) is an English actor and presenter who has served as president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art since February 2024. He is known for his television roles as David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), J'onn…

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Literature

David Haynes

Biography

David Haynes is an American novelist. He has written over a dozen books for adults and children. He teaches at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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Music

David Henderson (poet)

1942–2026

David Henderson (September 19, 1942 – May 14, 2026) was an American writer and poet. He was a co-founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s. Henderson was an active member of New York's Lower East Side art community for more than 40 years. His work…

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Music

David Hinds

1956–

David Hinds (born 15 June 1956) is a British musician and the founding member, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy-winning reggae band Steel Pulse.

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Arts & Performance

David Huffman

1963–

David Huffman (born 1963) is an American painter, installation artist, and educator. He is known for works that combine science fiction aesthetics with a critical focus on the political exploration of identity.

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Historical photographs & visual records

David Imafeh, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “David Imafeh, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3183
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Music

David Johnson (photographer)

1926–2024

David S. Johnson (August 3, 1926 – March 1, 2024) was an American photographer. He was known for his portrayal of society, urban life, and the jazz culture of San Francisco's Fillmore District in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as figures of the civil rights…

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Arts & Performance

David Jonsson

Biography

David Jonsson (born 4 September 1993) is a British actor. He began his career on the West End, winning a Black British Theatre Award for his performance in the play and breathe... (2021).

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Historical photographs & visual records

David (Kadiri), Imienegwe, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “David (Kadiri), Imienegwe, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3388
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Historical photographs & visual records

David Koloane and his work at Speedy Bag Factory Johannesburg, South Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “David Koloane and his work at Speedy Bag Factory Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1250
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Literature

David L. Gray

1972–

David L. Gray (born 1972) is an American Catholic theologian, author, speaker, and media host. He is the president and publisher of Saint Dominic's Media and is a Catholic convert from Agnosticism/Deism. Prior to his conversion to Catholicism, he was a…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

David Lean: A Self-Portrait

1971

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A documentary film with the title David Lean: A Self-Portrait. It consists of two reels of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. Through the use of interviews and extracts from some of Leans films, the documentary explores the life and career of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.113.1ab
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Politics & Public Life

David Leiva

1980–

Jesús David Battaglia Leiva (born 19 July 1978), better known as David Leiva, is an Argentine cumbia singer and politician, currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Salta representing the Capital Department.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

David Lewis and Baby Jesus X, San Francisco, California, No. 3

October 1, 1968, printed 2012

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A black-and-white image of an African American man holding a baby wrapped in a blanket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.149.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

David Loiseau

1979–

David Loiseau (French pronunciation: [david lwazo]; born December 17, 1979) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist from Montreal, Quebec. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, and TKO Major League MMA veteran. He is the former…

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Music

David Mann

1966–

David Anthony Mann Sr. (born August 7, 1966) is an American actor and gospel singer who has starred in many Tyler Perry plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the…

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Arts & Performance

David Massey

1957–

David Maurice Massey (born 1957) is an American filmmaker. In 1992, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as a producer for the film Last Breeze of Summer. He is one of two African Americans to be nominated for a short film…

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Literature & Journalism

David Matthews (author)

1967–

David Matthews is an American author. Matthews is of African-American and Jewish descent. His memoir Ace of Spades recounts his experience growing up in the Baltimore, Maryland area as a biracial child who could pass for white.

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Music

David McAlmont

1967–

David Irving McAlmont (born 2 May 1967) is an English vocalist, essayist and art historian. He came to prominence in the 1990s as a singer, particularly through his collaboration with Bernard Butler. In the 2010s he returned to academia, working with the…

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Biography & Culture

David McIntosh

1985–

David McIntosh (born 10 December 1985) is a British television personality. A former Royal Marines commando, he was a Gladiator on the Sky 1 TV series Gladiators, under the name Tornado. In 2014, he participated in Celebrity Big Brother 14.

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Music

David Mrakpor

Biography

David Mrakpor (born c. 1994) is a London-based multi-instrumentalist, performing on keyboards, bass, guitar, drums and vibraphone. David Mrakpor is part of Blue Lab Beats, as “Mr DM” and won a Grammy Award in 2022 for music production on Angelique Kidjo's…

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Literature

David Nandi Odhiambo

1965–

David Nandi Odhiambo (born June 24, 1965), also known as D. Nandi Odhiambo is an African-Canadian novelist and writer of Luo and Luhya descent. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1977. He has a PhD in English…

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