- African American women.20
- Choreographers19
- African American actors.14
- African American men13
- African American poets13
- African American painters12
- Sculptors12
- Tap dancers12
- African American authors.11
- African American communists10
- Authors10
- Actors9
- African American women musicians9
- Pianists --20th century9
- Prodigy9
- Ballet8
- African American college teachers7
- African American diplomats7
- African American journalists7
- Ballet dancers7