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:

List

A

• 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

C

• 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

D

• 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

E

• Edward Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edwin Black, American journalist
• Edwin Black (rhetorician) (1929–2007), American scholar of rhetorical criticism
• Ellie Black (born 1995), Canadian Olympian artistic gymnast
• Eric Black, Scottish Footballer
• Eugene Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Eli Black, CEO who also committed suicide

F

• Fischer Black (1938–1995), American economist
• Frances Black (born 1960), Irish singer and politician
• Francis Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frank Black (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Gary Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gaye Black, English punk-rock musician
• George Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gladys Black (1909–1998), American ornithologist

H

• Halfdan the Black, 9th century Norse king
• Harry Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Holly Black (born 1971), American writer and editor
• Hugh Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hugo Black (1886–1971), American Supreme Court justice
• Hugo Black Jr. (1922–2013), American lawyer
• Hugo Black III (1953–2007), American lawyer

I

• Ian Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ira Black (born 1971), American heavy metal musician

J

• 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

K

• Karla Black (born 1972), Scottish sculptor
• Karen Black (1939–2013), American actor
• Kevin Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kodak Black (born 1997), American rapper

L

• 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

M

• 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

N

• Neil Black (1932–2016), English oboist
• Nick Black (born 1951), British physician and health services researcher
• Nissim Black (born 1986), American-Israeli rapper
• Noel Black (1937–2014), American film director
• Norm Black (1927–2011), Australian rules footballer
• Norman Black (born 1957), American basketball player and coach
• Norman William Black (1931–1997), American federal judge

P

• Paul Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pauline Black (born 1953), English singer, actress and author
• Pearly Black (born 1967), Australian singer
• Percy Black (1877–1917), Australian soldier in World War I
• Peter Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pippa Black (born 1982), Australian actor
• P. J. Black (born 1981), South African-American professional wrestler
• Porcelain Black (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and rapper

Q

• 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

S

• 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

T

• Tarik Black (born 1991), American basketball player
• Tarik Black (American football) (born 1998), American football player
• Taylor Black, American actress, producer and model
• Thomas Black (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Black (writer), Scottish crime writer
• Tori Black (born 1988), American pornographic actor
• Tornado Alicia Black (born 1998), American tennis player
• Tyler Black (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Vic Black (born 1988), American professional baseball player

W

• Wayne Black (born 1973), Zimbabwean tennis player
• William Black (disambiguation), multiple people

Y

• Yahya Black (born 2002), American football player

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

• Justice Black (disambiguation)