Famous Nupes

Just to Name a Few.................

Business

Reginald F. Lewis
The late CEO of Beatrice International Foods (The largest Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)

Edward Gardners
President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc.

Percy E. Sutton
CEO of Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in N.Y.

Robert Johnson
Founder of Black Entertainment Television

Keith Clinkscales
CEO and President of Vibe Magazine

John E. Jacob
Executive Vice President of Anheuser-Busch, Inc and former CEO of National Urban League

C.C. Spaulding
First President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Bert Collins
Current President of NC Mutual Life Insurance

Arts&Entertainment

John Singleton
Director of Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, and Higher Learning

Joe Clair
Host of BET's Mad Sport

Montell Jordan
Recording Artist

Donald Byrd
Trumpeter

Kenny Burrell
Jazz Artist

Dr. Billy Taylor
Jazz Pianist

Cedric the Entertainer
Comedian

Mark Adkins
Sinbad's Manager/Brother

Whitman Mayo
Actor-Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom

Earnest Thomas
Actor-Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening"sitcom

Jester Hairston
Actor-Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You Sucka'!"

Gregory D. Ridley Jr.
Artist-Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in U.S.

Lerone J. Bennett, Jr.
Editor

Tavis Smiley
BET Talk Show Host

William Grant Still
Composer and Musician

William Raspberry
Syndicated Columnist for Washington Post

Ed Bradley
Investigative Reporter for 60 Minutes

Ralph Wiley
Sports Writer and Author

Politics

Benny Thompson
Congressman D-MS

Archie Alexander
First Black Republican Governor of the US Virgin Islands and former Grand Polemarch

Johnny L. Cochran, Jr.
Attorney

Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Civil rights leader and former President of SCLC

Thomas Bradley
Past Grand Polemarch Former Mayor of Los Angeles, CA

Carl Stokes
Frst Black Mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, OH)

Rep. Sanford Bishop
Congressman, D-GA

Rep. John L. Conyers
Congressman, D-MI Intoduced legislature to make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National Holiday

Mervyn Dymally
Congressman, D-CA

Rep. Alcee Hastings
Congressman, D-FL

Elihu Harris
Mayor, Oakland, CA

Rep. Louis Stokes
Congressman, D-OH

Rep. Albert R. Wynn
Congressman, D-MD

Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy
Congressman, D-D.C.

Michael White
Mayor, Cleveland, OH Zeta Chapter

Rep. George W. Crockett, Jr.
Congressman, D-MI

Sports

Basketball

Anfernee Hardaway
NBA Orlando Magic- Selected to 1995 1st Team All NBA Starter for '96 Eastern Conference All-Star Team

Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.

Oscar Robertson "The Big O"
NBA Hall of Fame

Bill Russell
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics

Sam Jones
NBA Hall of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics

Alan Henderson
NBA Atlanta Hawks

Allan Houston
NBA New York Knicks

Kerry Kittles
NBA New Jersey Nets

Danny Manning
NBA Pheonix Suns

Johnny Newman
NBA New Jersey Nets

Erick Dampier
NBA Indiana Pacers

Rolondo Blackman
Former NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks

Alex English
Former NBA Player-1996 Inductee in NBA Hall of Fame

Bernie Bickerstaff
Head Coach of the NBA Washington Wizards

Darrell Walker
Head Coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors

Rudy Washington
Head Basketball Coach, Drake University President, Black Coaches Association

Paul E. Smith
Head Basketball Coach, Dunbar High in Baltimore, MD Mr. Smith was named USA Today Coach of the Year in the early '90's, when Dunbar High was consistently rated as the top prep basketball program in the country.

Larry Finch
Head Basketball Coach, Memphis State University

Football

Gale Sayers
NFL Hall of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All Time NFL Team

Greg Lloyd
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995 All-Pro

Derek Loville
NFL San Francisco 49ers (RB)

Larry Brown
NFL Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player

Eric Davis
NFL Carolina Panters, DB

Glynn Milburn
NFL Detroit Lions

Earnest Byner
NFL Washington Redskins, RB

Steve Wallace
Two Time NFL All-Pro Tackle, San Francisco 49er's

Chris Oldham
NFL Pittsburg Steelers (DB)

Robert Green
NFL Chicago Bears

Randall Hill
NFL Arizona Cardinals

Jesse Hester
NFL Oakland Raiders

J.J. Birden
NFL Kansas City Chiefs

Aeneas Williams
All-Pro Cornerback - NFL Arizona Cardinals

Guy McIntyre
NFL San Francisco 49ers - Retired All-Pro Guard

E.J. Junior
NFL Miami Dolphins - Retired Middle Linebacker

John Henry Johnson
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987

Willie Davis
NFL Green Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981

Lem Barney
NFL Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992

Ollie Matson
NFL Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972

Bill Willis
NFL Cleveland Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53 Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977

Curtis McClinton
AFL-NFL Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69 1962 AFL Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL

Jim Marshall
NFL Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle Played on the famed Purple People Eater defense

Ronald L. Cooper
Head Coach at Louisville Univ. At 33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach

Ron Dickerson
Head Football Coach, Temple University

Carl Jackson
Asst. Coach, San Francisco 49ers

Bob Simmons
Head Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.

Baseball

Kenny Lofton
MLB Chicago White Sox, 1994 All Star

Emmett Ashford
First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball

Tennis

Arthur Ashe
Late Tennis Legend, Civic Astivist

Track and Field

Jon Drummond
World Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay)

Civic

Dr. Rev. Joseph H. Evans
Elected as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million members) in 1980

General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.,
U.S.A.F First Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military

Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Late Civil Rights Leader and former president of SCLC

Dr. Samual D. Proctor

Dr. Rev. Leon Sullivan
Pastor of Zion Baptist Church - Philadelphia, PA

Rev. Gardner C. Taylor

Bishop Eddie L. Long

Rev. Calvin O. Butts
Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church - Harlem, NY

Dr. William Gibson
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of NAACP

C. Vernon Mason
Prominent civil rights attorney and activist

Judge Herman Thomas
State Supreme Court of Alabama, Board of Trustees - University of South Alabama

Education Dr. Joseph B. Johnson

Dr. Harold M. McNeil

Dr. Robert L. Randolph

Dr. Dallas Simmons

Dr. William E. Sims

Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr.

Dr. Samuel Massie

Dr. Horace M. Bond
Past president of Lincoln University (PA)

Dr James Shepherd
Late Founder and first president of NCCU

Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
Prominent social psychologist and researcher

Dr. C. Eric Lincoln
Author of Black Muslims in America

Arthur Schomburg
Historian, scholar of African-American culture