African-American Episcopalians

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and retired professional basketball player who is a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the wealthiest athlete of all time, and one of the world's richest celebrities, with a $4.3 billion net worth as of 2026.

American general and diplomat (1937–2021)

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

American singer, songwriter and actor

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 to 1991 (1908–1993)

American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist

United States Attorney General from 2009 to 2015

American politician from Massachusetts (1919–2015)

106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994

African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964)

American lawyer and politician (born 1937)

American writer, activist, lawyer and Episcopal priest (1910-1985)

Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Liberian politician (1832-1910)

U.S. Representative from Florida

American politician and mayor of the District of Columbia

American DJ from New York City (1954–1992)

American politician and judge (1921-2005)

Member of the United States Cabinet (1942-2018)

American bishop (1930-2020)

American politician (1918–1997)

American minister, academic and African nationalist (1819–1898)

American legal academic and writer

American architect (1918-1999)

American football player, offensive lineman

African American businessman (1811-1873)

African-American writer and activist

American psychiatrist

American bishop

American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist

American dentist and activist (1891-1995)