Black (surname)
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Black is an English
surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
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English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Alan W. BlackAlan W. BlackAlan W Black is a Scottish computer scientist, known for his research on speech synthesis. He is an associate professor in the Language Technology Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
- Amy BlackAmy BlackAmy Black was a British mezzo-soprano opera singer of international repute.She was born in Hedon, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at the Royal Academy of Music...
, English mezzo-soprano singer - Ann BlackAnn BlackAnn Black is a member of the British Labour Party's National Executive Committee , Chair of the Labour Party from September 2009, and is part of the Grassroots Alliance group of NEC members....
- Arthur Black (humorist)Arthur Black (humorist)Arthur Black is a Canadian humorist and radio personality, best known as the longtime host of Basic Black on CBC Radio...
, humorist - Baxter BlackBaxter BlackBaxter Black is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator.Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was trained as a large-animal veterinarian at New Mexico State University and Colorado State University, but began writing and speaking in the...
- Ben BlackBen BlackBen Black was an English composer of popular song and an impresario.Born in Dudley, England, Black worked as music director in Paramount Pictures' cinemas across the US, before moving on to theatrical production in his own right...
- Bernard Black, fictional character in British sitcom Black BooksBlack BooksBlack Books is a British sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan and produced by Nira Park, first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2004...
, played by Dylan Moran - Bob BlackBob BlackBob Black is an American anarchist. He is the author of The Abolition of Work and Other Essays, Beneath the Underground, Friendly Fire, Anarchy After Leftism, and numerous political essays.-Writing:Some of his work from the early 1980s includes...
- Billy Black, fictional character in the Twilight series
- Bud Black (right-handed pitcher) (1932–2005), baseball player
- Bud BlackBud BlackHarry Ralston "Bud" Black is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres.-College:Black played two years at Lower Columbia College in Longview...
(born 1957), baseball player - Chantay Black, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Chris Black (athlete)Chris Black (athlete)Christopher Francis Black is a retired Scottish hammer thrower, who represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 . His best Olympic result was finishing in seventh place at the 1976 Summer Olympics, throwing 73.18 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Scottish hammer thrower - Chris Black (screenwriter)Chris Black (screenwriter)Chris Black is a screenwriter and television producer, from Toledo, Ohio, notable for writing and producing mainly science fiction and action series, although he also was a part of the production team of the dramedy Desperate Housewives during its first two seasons.Black has produced and wrote...
, TV screenwriter and producer - Chris Black (footballer)Chris Black (footballer)Chris Black is a former English football midfielder.-References:*...
, football (soccer) player - Christopher BlackChristopher BlackChristopher Black is an international criminal lawyer and political activist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been involved in high-profile cases involving human rights and war crimes and has defended those accused of these crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and is on the list of...
, international criminal lawyer - Cilla BlackCilla BlackCilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
- Claudia BlackClaudia BlackClaudia Lee Black is an Australian actress and voice actor, known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in the science fiction television series Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series, the witch Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins and...
- Cofer BlackCofer BlackJoseph Cofer Black is an American counter-terrorism expert and consultant. He had a 28-year career in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency, culminating in his appointment as Director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center in June 1999...
- Conrad BlackConrad BlackConrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, KCSG, PC is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, and a historian, columnist and publisher, who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Lord Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc...
, Baron Black of Crossharbour - Cyril BlackCyril BlackSir Cyril Wilson Black was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Wimbledon from 1950 to his retirement at the 1970 general election.-Birth and education:...
, MP - David Black (disambiguation)
- Davidson BlackDavidson BlackDavidson Black, FRS was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis . He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society...
- Don Black (disambiguation)
- Don Black (lyricist)
- Don Black (nationalist)Don Black (nationalist)Stephen Donald Black is an American white nationalist. He is the founder, and current webmaster, of the Stormfront internet forum. He was a Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan and a member of the American Nazi Party in the 1970s. He was convicted in 1981 for attempted armed overthrow of the Dominican...
- Duncan BlackDuncan BlackDuncan Black was a Scottish economist who laid the foundations of social choice theory. In particular he was responsible for unearthing the work of many early political scientists, including Charles Dodgson, and was responsible for the Black electoral system, a Condorcet method whereby, in the...
- Dustin Lance BlackDustin Lance BlackDustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He has won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the television series Big Love and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk.-Early life:Black was born in Sacramento,...
, American screenwriter - Edwin BlackEdwin BlackEdwin Black is an American Jewish syndicated columnist, and journalist specializing in the historical interplay between economics and politics in the Middle East, petroleum policy, the abuses practiced by corporations, and the financial underpinnings of Nazi Germany, among other topics...
- Fischer BlackFischer BlackFischer Sheffey Black was an American economist, best known as one of the authors of the famous Black–Scholes equation.-Background:...
, American economist - Frank BlackFrank BlackBlack Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black...
- Frank S. BlackFrank S. BlackFrank Swett Black was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898.-Life:He was one of eleven children of Jacob Black, a farmer, and Charlotte B. Black...
- George Black (disambiguation)
- Halfdan the BlackHalfdan the BlackHalfdan the Black was a ninth-century king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway.-Biography:...
- Heather BlackHeather BlackHeather Black was a regular character in UK Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside, played by Amanda Burton from 1982 until 1986.-Character:...
, comedienne and film maker - Henry the BlackHenry the BlackEnrique of Malacca was a native of the Malay Archipelago who became a slave of the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century. Italian historian Antonio Pigafetta, who wrote the most comprehensive account of Magellan's voyage, named him "Henrich"...
- Hugo BlackHugo BlackHugo Lafayette Black was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Black was nominated to the Supreme...
- Jack Black (disambiguation)
- Jacob BlackJacob BlackJacob "Jake" Black is a fictional character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as a Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, he undergoes a transformation that allows him to morph into a wolf. For the...
, fictional character in the Twilight series - James Black (disambiguation)James Black (disambiguation)James Black or Jimmy Black may refer to:* James Black , creator of the Bowie knife* James Black , first Bishop of Paisley, Scotland...
- Jeremy Black (disambiguation)
- John McConnell BlackJohn McConnell BlackJohn McConnell Black was a Scottish botanist who emigrated to Australia in 1877 and eventually documented and illustrated thousands of flora in South Australia in the early 20th century. His publications assisted many botanists and scientists in the decades that followed...
- Jordan Black (disambiguation)
- Joseph BlackJoseph BlackJoseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of Medicine at University of Glasgow . James Watt, who was appointed as philosophical instrument maker at the same university...
- J. R. BlackJ. R. BlackJohn Reddie Black was a Scottish publisher, journalist, writer, photographer, and singer. Much of his career was spent in China and Japan where he published several newspapers including The Far East, a fortnightly newsmagazine illustrated with original photographs.-Early life:John Reddie Black was...
, Scottish publisher and journalist - J. R. Black, pen name used by the authors of the Shadow ZoneShadow Zone (novels)Shadow Zone is a series of 13 children's horror fiction books written in the 1990s by several authors using the pen name J. R. Black.Each book is a different story, with new characters. A child or a few children meet a monster who asks for help and usually threatens them or their family. Aggressive...
novels - Karen BlackKaren BlackKaren Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot...
, American actress - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
, American author and stand-up comedian - Mary BlackMary BlackMary Black is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world....
- Michael Ian BlackMichael Ian BlackMichael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Ed, Viva Variety, Stella and Michael & Michael Have Issues. He is also a prominent poker player, appearing on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times...
, American comedy writer and actor - Noel BlackNoel BlackNoel Black is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.Black was born in Chicago, Illinois. He won awards at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for an 18-minute short subject filmed in 1965 called Skaterdater. It had no dialogue, but used music and sound effects to advance...
, American film director - Penny BlackPenny BlackThe Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year....
- Percy BlackPercy BlackPercy Charles Herbert Black DSO DCM was a decorated Australian soldier who served with the First Australian Imperial Force in the First World War.-Early life:...
- Phineas Nigellus Black, fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
- Pippa BlackPippa BlackPippa Black is an Australian actress. From 2005 to 2009, Black played Elle Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours. Black played Tonya in the NBC series Outsourced from 2010 to 2011.-Career:...
- Rebecca BlackRebecca BlackRebecca Renee Black is an American pop singer who gained extensive media attention with the 2011 single "Friday". Her mother paid $4,000 to have the single and an accompanying music video put out as a vanity release through the record label ARK Music Factory. The song was co-written and produced...
, American singer - Regulus Black, fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
- Robert Black (disambiguation)
- Roger BlackRoger BlackRoger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the...
, British runner - Shirley Temple Black
- Simon BlackSimon BlackSimon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill...
- Sirius BlackSirius BlackSirius Black is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Sirius was first mentioned briefly in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as a wizard who lent Rubeus Hagrid a flying motorbike shortly after Lord Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter...
, fictional character in the Harry Potter novels - Stanley BlackStanley BlackStanley Black OBE was an English Bandleader, Composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores and recorded prolifically for the Decca label...
, English bandleader and composer - Tori BlackTori BlackTori Black is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2007, and has since appeared in over 200 movies.She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008....
, American pornographic actress - William K. BlackWilliam K. BlackWilliam Kurt Black is an American lawyer, academic, author, and a former bank regulator. Black's expertise is in white-collar crime, public finance, regulation, and other topics in law and economics...
(born 1951), an American lawyer, academic, author, and former bank regulator