List of African Americans

This is a list of lists of African Americans. For people from current African countries, see lists for individual countries (e.g., List of Nigerian Americans).

Government and politics

 * African Americans in the United States Congress
 * List of African-American jurists
 * List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
 * List of African-American United States Senators
 * List of first African-American mayors
 * List of African-American leftists

Historical

 * List of African-American abolitionists
 * List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction

Military

 * List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients

Science and mathematics

 * List of African-American astronauts
 * List of African-American inventors and scientists
 * List of African-American mathematicians
 * List of African American women in STEM fields

Anthologies of biographies
There is a substantial body of literature, much of it by African Americans, that collects biographies of black leaders. Notable examples in this genre are:
 * 100 Greatest African Americans
 * The Afro-American Press and Its Editors
 * Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
 * Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising
 * Music and Some Highly Musical People
 * Noted Negro Women: Their Triumphs and Activities

Others

 * African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska, including a list of notable African Americans from Omaha
 * List of African American actors
 * List of African-American singers
 * List of African American pioneers in desegregation of higher education
 * List of winners of the William E. Harmon foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes
 * List of African American LGBT