United States – Puerto Rico
James Reese Europe (1881-1919)
James Reese Europe, one of the first African Americans to record music in the United States, was born on February...
Sonia Sanchez (1934- )
Sonia Sanchez was born Wilsonia Benita Driver in Birmingham, Alabama. After her mother’s death in 1935 she lived with her...
Roberto Clemente (Walker) (1934-1972)
Roberto Clemente (Walker) was considered one of the leading right fielders in baseball; he was well known for his selfless...
George Foreman (1949- )
George Edward Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas on January 10, 1949 and raised in Houston’s Fifth Ward. He took...
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Muhammad Ali, arguably the most famous professional boxer in the 20th Century and the only fighter to win the heavyweight championship three times, was...
Pedro Barbosa, III (1966- )
A native of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Pedro Barbosa III is a distinguished entomologist (a scientist who studies insects) who has...
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, collector, archivist, writer, activist, and important figure of the Harlem Renaissance was born in San Juan, Puerto...
Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige (1906-1982)
Leroy Robert Paige, one of the few African American baseball athletes to play in both the Negro Baseball Leagues and...
