This is a list of notable African American sportspeople. For other African Americans, see Lists of African Americans.
Administrators, executives, and businesspeople
- Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association
- Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
- Pinball Clemons, current vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts
- Dell Demps, current vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans
- Joe Dumars, former President of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons
- Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year
- Rube Foster, former executive of the Chicago American Giants
- Rod Higgins, former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Billy Hunter, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association
- Al Haymon, manager and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Michael Huyghue, former Commissioner of the United Football League
- Stu Jackson, former executive vice president of the National Basketball Association, current associate Commissioner of the Big East Conference
- Magic Johnson, current president of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, and co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club
- Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets
- Billy King, former general manager of the Brooklyn Nets
- Don King, former boxing promoter
- Billy Knight, former general manager and executive vice president of the Atlanta Hawks
- Billy McKinney, former vice president of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons, Executive vice president for both Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
- Steve Mills, current executive of the New York Knicks
- Ozzie Newsome, current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens
- Jerry Reese, former general manager of the New York Giants
Baseball
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Basketball
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- Wes Unseld - retired professional basketball player
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- Trae Young (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Boxing
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- DeAndrey Abron, former professional boxer
- Devon Alexander, professional boxer
- Laila Ali, former professional boxer
- Muhammad Ali, former professional boxer, activist, philanthropist, recognized as the greatest athlete of all time
- Rahaman Ali, former professional boxer
- Demetrius Andrade, professional boxer
- Henry Armstrong, professional boxer
- Emanuel Augustus, former professional boxer
B
- Johnathon Banks, former professional boxer
- Johnny Banks, former professional boxer
- Kelcie Banks, former professional boxer
- Sonny Banks, former professional boxer
- Riddick Bowe, former professional boxer
- Timothy Bradley, former professional boxer
- Maurice Brantley, former professional boxer
- Lamon Brewster, former professional boxer
- Shannon Briggs, professional boxer
- Adrien Broner, professional boxer
- Joe Brown, former professional boxer
- Trevor Bryan, former professional boxer
- Chris Byrd, former professional boxer
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H
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler, former professional boxer
- Devin Haney, professional boxer
- Tony Harrison, professional boxer
- Thomas Hearns, former professional boxer
- Jamel Herring, professional boxer
- Larry Holmes, former professional boxer
- Evander Holyfield, former professional boxer
- Maurice Hooker, professional boxer
- Bernard Hopkins, former professional boxer
- Jarrett Hurd, former professional boxer
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Fencing
- Miles Chamley-Watson, foil fencer
- Nikki Franke, foil fencer and coach
- Daryl Homer, saber fencer
- Uriah Jones, foil fencer
- Curtis McDowald, épée fencer
- Sharon Monplaisir, foil fencer
- Ibtihaj Muhammad, foil fencer
- Lauren Scruggs, foil fencer
- Erinn Smart, foil fencer
- Keeth Smart, saber fencer
- Ruby Watson, saber and épée fencer and 2025 USA Fencing Hall of Fame nominee
- Peter Westbrook (1952-2024), saber fencer, founder of the Peter Westbrook Foundation
- Ruth White, retired fencer
Football
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Golf
- Jerry Bruner, professional golfer
- Althea Gibson, former professional golfer
- Calvin Peete, former professional golfer
- Renee Powell, professional golfer
- Charlie Sifford, professional golfer
- Bill Spiller, former professional golfer
- Jim Thorpe, professional golfer
- Tiger Woods (African American father), professional golfer, winner of 14 major championships
- Harold Varner III, professional golfer
Gymnastics
Hockey
Swimming
Tennis
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Track and field
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- Milt Campbell, former track and field athlete
- Henry Carr, former track and field athlete
- Andre Cason, retired track and field athlete
- Jearl Miles Clark, retired track and field athlete
- Kerron Clement, professional track and field athlete
- Alice Coachman, former track and field athlete
- Wayne Collett, former track and field athlete
- Christian Coleman, professional track and field athlete
- Mike Conley Sr., retired track and field athlete
- Shawn Crawford, retired track and field athlete
- Josh Culbreath, retired track and field athlete
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Wrestling
- Cedric Alexander, professional wrestler
- Sasha Banks, professional wrestler
- Bianca Belair, professional wrestler
- Shelton Benjamin, professional wrestler
- Angelo Dawkins, professional wrestler
- Montez Ford, professional wrestler
- Mark Henry, former professional wrestler
- Maven, former professional wrestler
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, retired professional wrestler
- Bobby Lashley, professional wrestler
- Keith Lee, professional wrestler
- Moose, professional wrestler
- Willie Mack, professional wrestler
- Montel Vontavious Porter, professional wrestler
- R-Truth, professional wrestler
- Rich Swann, professional wrestler
- King Booker, retired professional wrestler
- Naomi, professional wrestler
- Titus O'Neil, professional wrestler
- Xavier Woods, professional wrestler
- Mia Yim (African American father), professional wrestler
Motorsport
Martial arts
Soccer
See also
References