who is the most famous black man ever?

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#1  Edited By russellmania77

African American feels safer to say but I didnt wanna only mean americans

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Samuel Jackson

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Nelson Mandela maybe?

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#4  Edited By pikachumonster

Michael Jackson?

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Jesus.......

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#6  Edited By Eisenfauste

Barack Obama, problem?

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Denzel

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Black Panther

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  1. Nelson Mandela
  2. Martin Luther King
  3. Kofi Anan (face of the UN for nearly a decade)
  4. Barak Obama
  5. Idi Amin (first that sprung to mind when thinking about the long line of insane African dictators)

Those should be the ones, but I have a suspicion more people know about Jay-Z, Beoncé Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson simply because they are hugely successful performers.

In regards to MJ... he might be more famous than all of the others, but for those of us who weren't aware/around at the time when he was natural, I admit I have to remind myself that he was black and not white (not helped by my TV who only show his post-op days whenever he's mentioned).

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Michael Jackson maybe?

This. He was in the running for most famous person full stop.

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Morgan Freeman.

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Probably Nelson Mandela. I have no idea if MLK is well known outside the U.S.

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Jesus technically.

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Martin Luther King Jr. is the best answer. Jesus would be if it wasn't for the fact that he's as black as Alladin. Middle Eastern/Arabian =/= African American/Black.

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Aside from the ones already mentioned, Sidney Poitier should be up there. And Muhammed Ali.

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No mention of Malcolm X? Seriously guys?

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Michael Jackson hands down. Maybe President Obama next. Then Martin Luther King. Next is probably athletes and inventors.

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Michael Jackson, that's not even debatable.

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#25  Edited By Outside_85

No mention of Malcolm X? Seriously guys?

Tbh, I think Dr. Dre is more wellknown outside the US than Malcom X.

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#26  Edited By juiceboks  Moderator

@outside_85: I doubt it..especially given Malcolm's relations with the Islamic people worldwide.

Bob Marley is also another person that should be mentioned. He's easily as recognizable as Michael Jackson on a worldwide basis. You know what..I stick by Bob.

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#27  Edited By vampiricshaman

@juiceboks: true but i feel those who known for deeds and civil rights are getting less renown then entertains but Bob marley is one who should be in the top ten most famous people on earth sad to see him trumped by Michael Jackson another famos person to say is Jessie Owens

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Alexandre Dumas

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Me.

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No mention of Malcolm X? Seriously guys?

He was awesome.

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#32  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

Gonna also toss W.E.B Dubois and Fredrick Douglas into the mix.

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MLK

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Beethoven

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Probably Michael Jackson, because he is a candidate for most known anything ever.

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Tyler The Creator

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OJ Simpson

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Jesus.......

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This was the answer I came hoping to find, and you didn't disappoint, mate ;)

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Oprah

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Barry Bonds

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Martin Luther King Jr.or Nelson Mandela.

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Jesus.......

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Ancient Egypt = Africans. Moses passed for Egyptian. Jesus is a descendant...

(A lot of times people tell me that Egypt wasn't black because northern Africans weren't as dark as Sub Saharan. Norwegians are lighter than Greeks but I do believe they all are considered "white". If a northern African from thousands of years ago found himself in America in 2014 he would be considered black. So yeah.)

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I'll give this one to Barack Obama

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Michael Jackson.

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@darthaznable: Technically not, actually.

I only say technically because I'm atheist. lol