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Jewel Plummer Cobb
1924-2017 • United States
Medicine
Charles Henry Turner
1867-1923 • United States
Medicine
Alice Ball
1892-1916 • United States
Chemistry
Norbert Rillieux
1806-1894 • United States
Engineering
Ronald McNair
1950-1986 • United States
Aerospace
Guion Bluford
1942-Present • United States
Aerospace
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
1976-Present • Nigeria
Electronics
Rapelang Rabana
1984-Present • South Africa
Computer Science
Ludwick Marishane
1991-Present • South Africa
Engineering
William Kamkwamba
1987-Present • Malawi
Engineering
Kelvin Doe
1996-Present • Sierra Leone
Engineering
Arthur Zang
1987-Present • Cameroon
Medicine
Mohamed Bah Abba
1964-2010 • Nigeria
Engineering
Kitaw Ejigu
1948-2006 • Ethiopia
Aerospace
Olufunmilayo Olopade
1957-Present • Nigeria
Medicine
Sossina Haile
1966-Present • Ethiopia
Engineering
Thomas Mensah
1950-Present • Ghana
Engineering
Samuel Koundinya
1947-Present • Ghana
Engineering
Henry Sampson
1934-2015 • United States
Engineering
James West
1931-Present • United States
Electronics
Lloyd Quarterman
1918-1982 • United States
Chemistry
Dorothy Vaughan
1910-2008 • United States
Computer Science
Mary Jackson
1921-2005 • United States
Aerospace
Christine Darden
1942-Present • United States
Aerospace
Aprille Ericsson
1963-Present • United States
Aerospace
George Carruthers
1939-2020 • United States
Aerospace
Emmett Chappelle
1925-2019 • United States
Medicine
Roy Clay Sr.
1929-Present • United States
Computer Science
Lisa Gelobter
1971-Present • United States
Computer Science
Alexander Miles
1838-1918 • United States
Engineering
Ernest Everett Just
1883-1941 • United States
Medicine
Marie Daly
1921-2003 • United States
Chemistry
George Alcorn
1940-Present • United States
Physics
Valerie Thomas
1943-Present • United States
Engineering
Benjamin Banneker
1731-1806 • United States
Mathematics
Cheikh Anta Diop
1923-1986 • Senegal
Physics
Wangari Maathai
1940-2011 • Kenya
Agriculture
Thomas Sankara
1949-1987 • Burkina Faso
Agriculture
Philip Emeagwali
1954-Present • Nigeria
Computer Science
Katherine Johnson
1918-2020 • United States
Mathematics
Gladys West
1930-Present • United States
Mathematics
Lonnie Johnson
1949-Present • United States
Engineering
Percy Julian
1899-1975 • United States
Chemistry
Daniel Hale Williams
1856-1931 • United States
Medicine
Sarah E. Goode
1855-1905 • United States
Engineering
Sarah Boone
1832-1904 • United States
Engineering
Jan Matzeliger
1852-1889 • United States
Engineering
Frederick McKinley Jones
1893-1961 • United States
Engineering
Otis Boykin
1920-1982 • United States
Electronics
Marie Van Brittan Brown
1922-1999 • United States
Engineering
Mark Dean
1957-Present • United States
Computer Science
Charles Drew
1904-1950 • United States
Medicine
Patricia Bath
1942-2019 • United States
Medicine
Granville T. Woods
1856-1910 • United States
Engineering
Elijah McCoy
1844-1929 • United States
Engineering
Lewis Latimer
1848-1928 • United States
Engineering
Garrett Morgan
1877-1963 • United States
Engineering
Dr. Hayat Sindi
1967-present • Saudi Arabia (of African descent)
Medicine
Wangari Maathai
1940-2011 • Kenya
Environmental Science
Wally Amos
1936-present
Entrepreneurship
Sian Proctor
1970-present
Aerospace
Jessica Watkins
1988-present
Aerospace
Jeanette Epps
1970-present
Aerospace
Victor J. Glover
1976-present
Aerospace
Stephanie Wilson
1966-present
Aerospace
Joan Higginbotham
1964-present
Aerospace
Leland D. Melvin
1964-present
Aerospace
Robert Curbeam
1962-present
Aerospace
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956-present
Aerospace
Charles Bolden
1946-present
Aerospace
Frederick D. Gregory
1941-present
Aerospace
Jesse Russell
1948-present
Telecommunications
Walter S. McAfee
1914-1995
Physics
Clarence L. 'Skip' Ellis
1943-2014
Computer Science
Marc Regis Hannah
1956-present
Computer Science
Roy L. Clay Sr.
1929-present
Computer Science
Jerry Lawson
1940-2011
Electronics
Annie Easley
1933-2011
Aerospace
Kerrie Holley
1954-present
Computer Science
James E. West
1931-present
Electronics
Lloyd Hall
1894-1971
Chemistry
David Crosthwait
1898-1976
Engineering
Judy W. Reed
unknown
Household
Henry Brown
1815-1897
Innovation
James Forten
1766-1842
Engineering
Henry Blair
1807-1860
Agriculture
Willis Johnson
1850s-unknown
Household
George T. Sampson
1840-unknown
Household
Miriam E. Benjamin
1861-1947
Household
John Lee Love
1889-unknown
Household
Richard Spikes
1878-1963
Engineering
Joseph H. Smith
unknown
Agriculture
Bessie Blount Griffin
1914-2009
Medicine
John P. Parker
1827-1900
Engineering
Thomas L. Jennings
1791-1859
Chemistry
John Albert Burr
1848-1926
Agriculture
Alfred L. Cralle
1866-1920
Household
Philip B. Downing
1857-1934
Public Works
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
1852-1889
Engineering
Granville Woods
1856-1910
Telecommunications
Madam C. J. Walker
1867-1919
Entrepreneurship
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
1946-present • United States
Theoretical Physics
Granville Woods
1856-1910
Electrical Engineering
Dr. George Washington Carver
1864-1943
Agriculture
William Johnson
1855-1915
Home & Garden
Dr. Aprille Ericsson
1963-present
Aerospace Engineering
John Love
1889-1931
Office Supplies
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958-present
Astrophysics
Carbon Daugherty
1860-1920
Postal Systems
Dr. Marian Croak
1955-present
Telecommunications
Richard Spikes
1884-1963
Automotive
Dr. Gladys West
1930-present
Mathematics/GPS
Rufus Stokes
1924-1986
Environmental Engineering
Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown
1919-2004
General Surgery
Andrew Beard
1849-1921
Railroad Technology
Dr. Louis Tompkins Wright
1891-1952
Orthopedic Surgery
Joseph Dickinson
1855-1908
Musical Instruments
Marjorie Joyner
1896-1994
Beauty Equipment
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
1883-1941
Marine Biology
Walter Sammons
1890-1956
Beauty Tools
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
1831-1895
Pediatric Medicine
Meredith Gourdine
1929-1998
Energy Engineering
Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
1919-2013
Oncology
David Crosthwait Jr.
1898-1976
HVAC Engineering
Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb
1924-2017
Cell Biology
Henry Blair
1807-1860
Agriculture
Dr. Charles Henry Turner
1867-1923
Entomology
William Purvis
1838-1914
Office Equipment
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green
1981-present
Medical Physics
John Standard
1868-1900
Home Appliances
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller
1872-1953
Psychiatry
Lyda Newman
1885-1940
Personal Care
Joseph Lee
1849-1905
Food Processing
Dr. Alexa Canady
1950-present
Neurosurgery
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
1986-present
Immunology
Dr. George Carruthers
1939-2020
Astrophysics
Lloyd Hall
1894-1971
Food Science
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
1856-1931
Surgery
Thomas L. Jennings
1791-1856
Textile Care
Stephanie Kwolek
1923-2014
Materials Science
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
1912-2006
Health & Hygiene
Ruane Jeter
1959-present
Home Appliances
Jesse Russell
1948-present
Telecommunications
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green
1981-present
Medical Technology
Janet Emerson Bashen
1957-present
Software
Dr. Ayana Howard
1972-present
Robotics
Charles S. L. Baker
1859-1926
Energy
Dr. Mae Jemison
1956-present • United States
Space Exploration
Judy W. Reed
1826-1905
Culinary Technology
William H. Richardson
1800s
Childcare Products
Robert F. Flemming Jr.
1839-1919
Music
David Crosthwait
1898-1976
HVAC
Kenneth J. Dunkley
1939-present
Optics
Alfred L. Cralle
1866-1920
Culinary Technology
Theora Stephens
1900s
Beauty & Business
Roy L. Clay Sr.
1929-present
Computer Science
Marjorie Stewart Joyner
1896-1994
Beauty & Business
John Albert Burr
1848-1926
Gardening
Jerry Lawson
1940-2011
Video Games
Henry Blair
1807-1860
Agriculture
Andrew Jackson Beard
1849-1921
Railroad Technology
Richard Spikes
1878-1963
Automotive
Lloyd Ray
1860-unknown
Home Goods
John Lee Love
1889-unknown
Office Supplies
George T. Sampson
1840-unknown
Home Appliances
Thomas L. Jennings
1791-1856
Cleaning Technology
James E. West
1931-present
Acoustics
Annie Turnbo Malone
1869-1957
Beauty & Business
Miriam E. Benjamin
1861-1947
Hospitality
Alice H. Parker
1895-1920
HVAC
Bessie Blount Griffin
1914-2009
Medical Devices
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
1852-1889
Manufacturing
Lonnie G. Johnson
1949-present
Mechanical Engineering
Lewis Howard Latimer
1848-1928
Electrical Engineering