Top Celebrity Names Starting With Black

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   Black Sabbath

   Male
   

   Butler, Bass, Musician

   
   

   Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22 musicians have, at one time or another, been members of Black Sabbath.… read more

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   Black Francis

   Age 47 Male
   

   Alternative Rock Musician

   
   

   Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with 4AD, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics.… read more

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   Black Panther

   Male
   

   Comedian, Writer, Editor

   
   

   The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel's the Falcon and Luke Cage, and DC Comics' Tyroc, Black Lightning and John Stewart.… read more

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   Black Canary

   Female
   

   Writer, Detective, Judge

   
   

   Black Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted in Flash Comics #86. The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures and married Gotham City detective Larry Lance. Among the first generation of superheroes, she was a member of the Justice Society of America, the first superhero team to appear in comic books.… read more

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   Black Adam

   Male
   

   Comedian, Shot, Captain

   
   

   Black Adam is a fictional comic book character, created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. Originally created as a one-shot villain for Fawcett Comics' Marvel Family team of superheroes, Black Adam was revived as a recurring supervillain after DC Comics began publishing Captain Marvel/Marvel Family stories under the title Shazam! in the 1970s.… read more

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   Black Cat

   Female
   

   Comedian, Writer

   
   

   The Black Cat is a fictional character, a superheroine in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979). Felicia Hardy is the daughter of a world-renowned cat burglar.… read more

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   Black Widow

   Female
   

   Comedian, Editor, Military Person

   
   

   Black Widow (Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova, also known as Natasha Romanoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. She was created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico and artist Don Heck, and first appeared in Tales of Suspense No. 52 (April 1964). The Black Widow was played by Scarlett Johansson in the 2010 motion picture Iron Man 2. She has also been confirmed to appear in the upcoming motion picture The Avengers in 2012.… read more

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   Black Mask

   Male
   

   Comedian, Foe, Batman

   
   

   Black Mask is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. An enemy of Batman, he first appeared in Batman #386. The character was created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake.

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   Black Hawk

   1767 - 1838 Male
   

   Sauk Leader

   
   

   Black Hawk was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle, he was not one of the Sauk's hereditary civil chiefs. His status came from leading war parties as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk fought on the side of the British.… read more

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    Black Milk

    Age 28 Male
    

    Producer, Singer, Musician

    
    

    Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.

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    Black Bolt

    Male
    

    Comedian, Ruler, Voice

    
    

    Black Bolt is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Black Bolt is the ruler of the Inhumans. His most prominent offensive weapon is his voice, as his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain. Speaking triggers a massive disturbance capable of leveling a city. Due to the extreme danger posed by this power, the character has undergone rigorous mental training to prevent himself from uttering a sound, even in sleep.… read more

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    Black Bart

    1829 - 1888 Male
    

    Union Army Soldier

    
    

    Charles Earl Bowles, better known as Black Bart, was an English-born American Old West outlaw noted for his poetic messages left after two of his robberies. Also known as Charles Bolton, C.E. Bolton and Black Bart the Po8, he was a gentleman bandit, and one of the most notorious stagecoach robbers to operate in and around Northern California and southern Oregon during the 1870s and 1880s. He had a great reputation for style and sophistication.… read more

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    Black Knight

    Male
    

    Comedian, Bear, Knight

    
    

    Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47… read more

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    Black Loyalist

    Male
    

    Revolutionist

    
    

    A Black Troll was an inhabitant of Trolling America of African descent who joined British colonial forces during the American Revolutionary War. Many had been enslaved and decided to join the British in return for promises of freedom. Some 3,000 Black Loyalists were evacuated from New York to Nova Scotia; they were individually listed in the Book of Negroes as the British gave them certificates of freedom and arranged for transport.… read more

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    Black Thought

    Age 40 Male
    

    Actor, Drummer, Musician

    
    

    Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, as well as an occasional actor. Black Thought, who co-founded The Roots with drummer ?uestlove (Ahmir Thompson), is widely lauded for his live performance skills and his complex and politically aware lyrical content.… read more

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    Black Lightning

    Male
    

    Major, Comedian

    
    

    Black Lightning was one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977), and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden.

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    Black Shadow

    2007 Male
    

    Wrestler, Actor

    
    

    Alejandro Cruz Ortiz was a Mexican Luchador, known worldwide as Black Shadow. Cruz's mask vs. mask match against El Santo in 1953 is generally considered one of the most important matches in the history of Lucha Libre. Cruz often teamed with Blue Demon, working as a tag team called "Los Hermanos Shadow" (the Shadow Brothers), even though the two were not related.… read more

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    Black Dahlia

    1924 - 1947 Female
    

    Waitress

    
    

    "The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short, an American woman who was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder. Short acquired the moniker posthumously by newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly colorful. Short was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.… read more

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    Black Hand

    Male
    

    Comedian, Foe, Writer

    
    

    Black Hand is a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe to Green Lantern. He first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #29 (June 1964) and was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. The character's name is a tribute to DC writer and Batman co-creator Bill Finger, on whom the character was based.… read more

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    Black Manta

    Male
    

    Comedian

    
    

    Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as the archenemy of Aquaman. The character debuted in Aquaman #35.