Black (surname)
Black is a surname which can be of either English , Scottish , Irish or French origin. In the cases of non-English origin, the surname is likely to be an Anglicisation . Notable persons with that surname include:
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Aaron Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Adam Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Ahmad Black (born 1988), American football player
Aleister Black (born 1985), WWE ring name of Dutch professional wrestler Tom Büdgen
Aline Elizabeth Black , African-American schoolteacher
Alan Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Alan W. Black , Scottish computer scientist
Alexander Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Alf Black , English footballer
Alonzo Black (born 1945), American sheriff
Alyse Black , American singer and songwriter
Alyssa Black , American politician
Amanda Black (born 1993), South African singer and songwriter
Amanda Black (epidemiologist) , Northern Irish epidemiologist
Amanda Black (soil chemist) , New Zealand soil chemist
Amy Black (mezzo-soprano) (1973–2009), British mezzo-soprano singer
Andrew Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Andy Black (born 1965), Irish poker player
Angela Black , American television news anchor and reporter
Ann Black , British Labour Party official
Ann Spence Black (1861–1947), British artist
Annesley Black (born 1979), Canadian composer
Annie Black (born 1981), American politician
Anthony Black (born 2004), American professional basketball player
Anthony S. Black (born 1951), American jockey
Arthur Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
B
Barry Black (born 1948), United States Navy admiral and Seventh-Day Adventist minister
Baxter Black (1945–2022), American poet
Ben Black , rugby league player
Benjamin Black, pen-name of the Irish novelist John Banville
Bethany Black (born 1978), English stand up comedian, actress and writer
Bill Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Bo Black (1946–2020), American model
Bob Black (born 1951), American anarchist and author
Bobby Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Bruce D. Black (born 1947), American judge
Bud Black (born 1957), American baseball player
Bud Black (right-handed pitcher) (1932–2005), American baseball player
Byron Black (born 1969), Zimbabwean tennis player
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Cara Black (born 1979), Zimbabwean tennis player
Cara Black (author) (born 1951), American mystery writer
Carla DeSantis Black (born 1958), American writer and advocate
Carol Black , multiple people
Catherine Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Cilla Black (1943–2015), English singer and actor
Charles Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Charly Black (born 1980), Jamaican reggae artist
Christina Black (born 1987), Canadian Curler
Chris Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Claude Black (minister) (1916–2009), American Baptist minister and politician
Claude Black (musician) (1933–2013), American jazz pianist
Claudia Black (born 1972), Australian actor
Clint Black (born 1962), American country music singer-songwriter
Cofer Black (born 1950), American government official
Colin Black Australian composer/sound artist
Conrad Black (born 1944), member of the House of Lords (Baron Black of Crossharbour)
Crosby M. Black (1866–1916), American politician
Cyril Black (1902–1991), British Conservative politician (MP)
Cyril Edwin Black (1915–1989), American professor of modern Russian history
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Dan Black (born 1975), English singer-songwriter and vocalist
Dan Black (baseball) (born 1987), American professional baseball player
Dan A. Black (born 1955), American economist and professor
David Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Davidson Black (1884–1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist
Dawn Black (born 1943), Canadian politician
Dean Black , American politician
Deborah Black (born 1958), Canadian philosopher
Derek Black (born 1989), American former white supremacist and memoirist
Diane Black (born 1951), American politician
Diboué Black , Cameroonian singer, composer and musical producer
Dick Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dj Black , Ghanaian disc jockey and media personality
Don Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Donald Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dorothy Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Douglas Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Duncan Black (1908–1991), Scottish economist
Dustin Lance Black (born 1974), American screenwriter
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Jack Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
James Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jason Black (musician) , American musician
Jason Lyle Black , American pianist, composer, and artist
Jeanne Black (1937–2014), American country singer
Jeff Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jeremy Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
John Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jordan Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Joseph Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Judith Black , American professional storyteller
Jully Black (born 1977), Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
June Black (1910 - 2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter
J. R. Black (1826–1880), Scottish publisher and journalist
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Lanie Black (1946–2010), American politician
Larry Black (disambiguation)
Laura Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Lawrence Black (1881–1959), English cricketer
Leaky Black (born 1999), American basketball player
Leron Black (born 1996), American professional basketball player
Lewis Black (born 1948), American comedian, author and playwright
Lori Black (born 1954), American musician
Lou Black (1901–1965), American Jazz era banjo player
Louis Black , American journalist and businessman
Lucas Black (born 1982), American actor
Luke Black (born 1992), Serbian singer and songwriter
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Margot Black (born 1987), American activist and lobbyist
Mari Black , American multistyle violinist, fiddler, and composer
Marlon Black (born 1975), Trinidadian cricketer
Mary Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Mason Black (born 1999), American baseball player
Matt Black , multiple people
Matthew Black (1908–1994), Scottish minister and biblical scholar
Max Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Maxine Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Maurice Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Mhairi Black (born 1994), Scottish National Party politician
Michael Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Michelle Black , American author
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Quincy Black (born 1984), American professional football player
Qumain Black (born 1992), American professional football player
R
Rachel Black , American politician
Ralph Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Randy Black (born 1963), Canadian-born rock and heavy metal drummer
Ray Black Jr. (born 1991), American race car driver
Rebecca Black (born 1997), American singer
Richard Black (1921–2014), American artist and illustrator
Robert Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Roger Black (born 1966), British runner
Roy Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Rufus Black (born 1969), Australian academic
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Samuel Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Sandra Black , Canadian physician and neurologist
Sarah Hearst Black (1846–?), American social reformer
Scott Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Seona Black (born 1954), Scottish international lawn bowler
Shane Black (born 1961), American screenwriter and film director
Sheila Black , American poet
Shirley Temple Black (1928–2014), American actress and diplomat
Simon Black (born 1979), Australian rules football player and assistant coach
Simon Black (English footballer) (born 1975), English professional footballer
Skyh Black (born 1988), American actor, dancer and model
Sophie Cabot Black (born 1958), American poet
Spencer Black (born 1950), American politician
Stanley Black (1913–2002), English bandleader and composer
Stanley Black (businessman) (born 1932), American real estate investor and philanthropist
Sterling Foster Black (1924–1996), American lawyer
Steven Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Sue Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
Susan Black (disambiguation) , multiple people
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Vic Black (born 1988), American professional baseball player
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Fictional characters
Bernard Black , fictional character in British sitcom Black Books
Black family, fictional characters in Age of Empires III
Billy Black , fictional character in the Twilight series
Bonnie Black , fictional character in the Reborn series
Captain Black , fictional character in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Chantay Black , fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Dr. Black , murder victim in British editions of the board game Cluedo
Harry Black , fictional character in the Reborn series
Heather Haversham (also known as Heather Black), fictional character in the British soap opera Brookside
Jacob Black , fictional character in the Twilight series
Sirius Black , fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
Regulus Arcturus Black , fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
Noah Black (Centurius) , a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
Nicholas Black , fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside
Andromeda Tonks (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
Tolkien Black , fictional character in South Park
Zamasu (also known as Goku Black), fictional character in the Dragon Ball Super fanime
Trooper Black, a minor character in the video game TimeSplitters 2
See also
Surnames derived from the color
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