People from Harlem

Charley Wingate, better known by his stage name Max B, is an American rapper, singer, and convicted criminal. He is best known for his solo Public Domain and Million Dollar Baby series of mixtapes. He introduced the term "wavy" as a slang in popular lexicon.

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

American general and diplomat (1937–2021)

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American writer (1924–1987)

American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".

Sean John Combs, also known professionally as Diddy, is an American former rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher, among others.

American actress (born 1958)

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American actress (1924–2021)

American actress (born 1983)

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994)

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American actor and dancer (1946–2003)

Rakim Athelston Mayers, known professionally as ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, fashion designer, and model. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his stage name. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online and began receiving radio airplay within weeks, propelling cloud rap into mainstream attention. He signed with Polo Grounds Music, an imprint of RCA Records, that October and released his debut mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP to widespread critical acclaim.

American entertainer (1925–1990)

American musician (born 1977)

American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author

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American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress

American comedian and actor (1908–2002)

American actor (born 1937)

African-American writer (1934–2014)

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year.

American actress (1922–2014)

American comedian, writer, and actor (born 1960)

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American blues musician

Kelis Rogers (; born August 21, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and chef. She attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz. She then began working with music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—collectively known as the Neptunes—who led her to sign with Virgin Records in 1998. The following year, she guest appeared on Ol' Dirty Bastard's Neptunes-produced single "Got You

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American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994)

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American rapper (1974–1999)

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American ophthalmologist and inventor (1942-2019)

Canadian actor (1914–1992)

American lyricist (1895–1943)

American actor (1927–2005)

Trinidad & Tobago-born black communist and political activist

Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), known professionally as Mase (often stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 and quickly found mainstream recognition as Combs' hype man. He guest appeared on Combs' 1997 single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, while his first two singles as a lead artist, "Feel So Good" (featuring Kelly Price) and "What You Want" (featuring Total), both peaked within the chart's top ten. Released in October of that year, his de

American rapper, producer and actor

American actor (1907-1984)

American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000)

stage and film actress from the United States (1942-2018)

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American actress (1917–2004)

American mobster (1930-2019)

former congressman from Harlem, New York

American rapper

Cameron Giles (born February 4, 1976), known mononymously as '''Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam''', Giles signed with Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment, an imprint of Epic Records to release his first two studio albums Confessions of Fire (1998) and S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment) (2000); the former received gold certification by the RIAA. After leaving Epic, Giles signed with Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 to release his third studio album, Come Home with Me, the following year. It received platinum certification by the RIAA and spawned

American pornographic actress

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