Black Achievers

Nigerian writer

This one is contentious. Anyway, forget the famous romanticised Teutonic image, Beethoven was known as a "blackamoor". He said this portrait was the closest likeness and it's similar to his death mask

Scientist, botanist, educator, inventor

Film director from Mali

19th century US statesman, escaped slavery

Physician, scientist

French writer

Ethiopian long distance runner

First man to reach the North Pole

18th century leader of the Haitian revolution