Black (family name)
Black is an English family name equivalent to the German-speaking family name Schwarz .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Black (1784–1874), Scottish bookseller, publisher and founder of Who's Who
- Aleister Black (* 1985), real name Tom Budgen , Dutch wrestler
- Alex Black (* 1989), American actor
- Alexander Black (architect) (1798-1858), Scottish architect
- Alexander Black (politician) (1832–1913), Canadian politician
- Alexander Black (racing driver) , Portuguese motorcycle racer
- Alexander Black (actor) (born 1983), American actor
- Alexander William Black (1859-1906), Scottish politician
- Alfred Black (1856-1912), British marksman
- Andrew Black (singer) (1859-1920), Scottish opera singer (baritone)
- Andrew Black (rower) (born 1971), Australian rower
- Andrew Black (soccer player) (born 1995), Scottish soccer player
- Andy Black (soccer player) ( Andrew Black ; 1917–1989), Scottish soccer player
- Andy Black (poker player) ( Andrew Black ; * 1965), Irish poker player
- Andy Black , a pseudonym of Andy Biersack (* 1990), American singer
- Annesley Black (* 1979), Canadian composer
- Archie Black (1883-1956), Canadian rower
- Arthur Black (politician, 1888) (1888–1968), British politician
- Arthur Black (politician, 1863) (1863-1947), British politician
- Arthur Davenport Black (1870–1937), American dentist and university professor
- Austin Black († 2006), American actor and porn actor
B.
- Beau Black , American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and composer
- Ben B. Black (* 1963), German author
- Bill Black (1926–1965), American musician
- Bob Black (* 1951), American anarchist and author
- Bobby Black (1927–2012), Scottish football player
- Bruce D. Black (* 1947), American lawyer
- Byron Black (* 1969), Zimbabwean tennis player
C.
- Cara Black (writer) (* 1951), American writer
- Cara Black (tennis player) (* 1979), Zimbabwean tennis player
- Caroline Black (* 1994), Northern Irish badminton player
- Charles A. Black (1837–1901), Canadian doctor and politician
- Charles C. Black (1858–1947), American lawyer and politician
- Charles D. Black (1852–1918), American automobile pioneer
- Cathleen Black (* 1944), American entrepreneur, publisher and business manager
- Chauncey Forward Black (1839–1904), American politician
- Chris Black (athlete) (born 1950), British hammer thrower
- Chris Black (musician) , American musician
- Chris Black (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and producer
- Chris Black (soccer player) (* 1982), English soccer player
- Cilla Black (1943-2015), British singer and presenter
- Clarence Black (around 1900 – after 1940), American jazz musician
- Claude Black (1932–2013), American jazz pianist
- Claudia Black (born 1972), Australian actress
- Clint Black (born 1962), American country singer
- Conrad Black (born 1944), Canadian publisher
- Cyril Black (1902-1991), British politician
D.
- Dave Black (drummer) (1928-2006), American jazz drummer
- Dave Black (athlete) (born 1952), British long-distance runner
- Dave Black (musician, 1953) (1953-2015), British musician
- Dave Black (musician, 1959) (born 1959), American composer and music author
- David Holmes Black (born 1946), Canadian entrepreneur
- Davidson Black (1884-1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist
- Deborah Louise Black (* 1958), Canadian historian of philosophy
- Denis Black ( Denis Victor Black ; 1897– ??), British sprinter
- Dennis Black (politician) (* 1939), American politician
- Dennis Black (zoologist) , Papua New Guinea zoologist
- Dennis Black (athlete) , American shot putter
- Diane Black (* 1951), American politician
- Don Black (born 1938), English songwriter
- Duane Black (1955-2006), American actor
- Duncan Black (1908-1991), Scottish economist
- Dustin Lance Black (born 1974), American screenwriter
E.
- Edgar Black (born 1929), American hockey player
- Edmund Black (1905-1996), American hammer thrower
- Edward Black (1900–1948), British film producer
- Edward Junius Black (1806–1846), American politician
- Edwin Black , American investigative journalist
- Elihu Menashe Black (1921–1975), American entrepreneur
- Ellie Black (born 1995), Canadian gymnast
- Ernesto Black (1909– ??), Argentine rower
- Eugene Black (politician) (1879–1975), American politician
- Eugene Robert Black (1898–1992), American investment banker and bank manager
- Eugene Robert Black Sr. (1873–1934), American attorney and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
- Evan Imber-Black (* 1944), American psychiatrist and psychotherapist
F.
- Fischer Black (1938–1995), American economist
- Frank Black (* 1965), American musician
- Frank S. Black (1853–1913), American politician
G
- Greene Vardiman Black (1836–1915), American dentist and university professor
- George Black (politician, 1873) (1873-1965), Canadian politician
- George Black (politician, 1904) (1904–1932), New Zealand politician
- George A. Black (1841–1914), American politician
- George Robison Black (1835–1886), American politician
- Gus Black , American songwriter and guitarist
- Guy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood (born 1964), British politician (Conservative Party)
H
- Harold Stephen Black (1898–1983), American electronics engineer
- Harry A. Black (1879–1923), American politician and lawyer
- Helen Black , British author and lawyer
- Holly Black (born 1971), American actress
- Hugo Black (1886–1971), American politician and lawyer
- Henry Black (politician, 1783) (1783–1841), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- Henry Black (Judge) (1798–1873), Canadian judge
- Henry Black (Politician, 1875) (1875–1960) Canadian politician, Mayor of Regina
- Hurricane Tyra Black (* 2001), American tennis player
I.
- Ian Black (soccer player, 1924) (born 1924), Scottish soccer player
- Ian Black (swimmer) (born 1941), Scottish swimmer
- Ian Black (journalist) (born 1953), British journalist and author
- Ian Black (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
- Ian Black (soccer player, 1985) (born 1985), Scottish soccer player
- Isobel Black (born 1943), Scottish actress
J
- Jack Black (Pied Piper) (between 1800 and 1810 – after 1835), British exterminator
- Jack Black (Hobo) (1868–1933), American migrant worker and professional burglar, was best known for his autobiographical writings
- Jack Black ( Thomas Jacob Black ; * 1969), American actor and singer
- Jake Black (1960–2019), British musician
- James Black (Medic) (1787–1867) Scottish medic, geologist, and paleontologist
- James Black (politician) (1793–1872), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- James Black (climatologist) (1919–1988), climatologist
- James Black (drummer) (1940–1988), American R&B and jazz musician
- James Black (actor) (born 1962), American actor
- James Black (ice hockey player) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Black (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
- James Black (born 1977), American wrestler, see James Storm
- James A. Black (1793–1848), American politician
- James CC Black (1842–1928), American politician
- James D. Black (1849–1938), American politician
- James Milton Black (1856–1938), American church musician
- James Monroe Black (born 1959), American actor
- James Moses Black (born 1962), American actor
- James Patrick Black (1952-2010), American manager
- James Wallace Black (1825-1896), American photographer
- James Whyte Black (1924-2010), British pharmacologist
- Jeanne Black (1937-2014), American country singer
- Jeremiah S. Black (1810–1883), American lawyer and politician
- Jeremy Black (Admiral) (1932-2015), British Admiral
- Jeremy Black (historian) (born 1955), British historian
- Jet Black (musician) (born 1938), British musician
- Jim Black (* 1967), American jazz drummer
- Jimmy Carl Black (1938–2008), American drummer and singer
- Johanna Black (* 1971), Canadian actress
- John Black (politician) († 1854), American politician
- John Black (marksman) (1882-1924), Canadian marksman
- John C. Black (1839–1915), American politician
- John McConnell Black (1855–1951), Australian botanist
- Johnni Black (* 1968), American porn actress
- Joseph Black (1728–1799), Scottish physicist and chemist
- Josy Black (* 1993), Cameroonian-German porn actress, web video producer and rapper
K
- Kaitlyn Black (born 1983), American actress
- Karen Black (1939–2013), American actress
- Ken Black (1932-2016), Canadian politician
- Kim Black (* 1978), American swimmer
- Kodak Black (born 1997), American rapper
L.
- Larry Black (1951-2006), American athlete
- Laura Black (1929-2000), Scottish writer
- Leon Black (* 1951), American entrepreneur and art collector
- Les Black (1900–1974), Canadian boxer
- Lewis Black (born 1948), American comedian, actor and author
- Linda C. Black († 2009), American astrologer and columnist
- Lisa Black (* 1967), British gymnast
- Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889–1950), American lawyer
- Loring M. Black Jr. (1886–1956), American politician
- Lucas Black (* 1982), American actor
M.
- Maggie Black (1930-2015), American dance teacher
- Marilyn Black (born 1944), Australian athlete
- Mary Black (born 1955), Irish singer
- Matthew Black (1908–1994), German-British theologian
- Matthias Black († 1696), German painter
- Max Black (1909–1988), American philosopher
- Mechthild Black-Veldtrup (* 1960), German historian and archivist
- Meghan Black (born 1978), Canadian actress
- Mhairi Black (* 1994), British politician
- Michael Black (soccer player) (born 1976), English soccer player
- Michael Ian Black (born 1971), American actor
- Michael J. Black , American computer scientist
N
- Noel Black (1937-2014), American film director
- Norman William Black (1931–1997), American lawyer
P
- Page Morton Black (1915-2013), American singer
- Paul Black (writer) (born 1957), American SF writer
- Paul Black (director) (born 1967), British film director
- Pauline Black (born 1953), British singer
R.
- Ralph Black , pseudonym of Rudolf Schwarz (1904–1963), German writer
- Rebecca Black (* 1997), American singer
- Richard Black (painter) (1921–2014), American painter and printmaker
- Richard Blackburn Black (1902–1992), American polar explorer
- Richard H. Black (* 1944), American politician
- Robert Black (serial killer) (1947-2016), British serial killer
- Robert Black (musician) (* 1956), American bass player and music teacher
- Robert Brown Black (1906-1999), British colonial administrator
- Robert Charles Black, Jr. (born 1951), American anarchist and author, see Bob Black
- Roger Black (born 1966), British athlete
- Roy Black (actually Gerhard Höllerich ; 1943–1991), German pop singer and actor
S.
- Samuel Watson Black (1816–1862), American politician
- Sandra Black (Medical Doctor) ( Sandra Elizabeth Black ), Canadian neurologist
- Sandra Black (Economist) ( Sandra Eilene Black ; * 1969), American economist
- Sean Black (born 1970), Jamaican boxer
- Seneca Black (* 1978), American jazz musician
- Shane Black (* 1961), American film director and screenwriter
- Sharon Black (* 1971), Australian soccer player
- Sofia Black-D'Elia (born 1991), American actress
- Sonny Black , nickname of Dominick Napolitano (1930–1981), American gangster of Italian origin
- Sonny Black , stage name of Bill Boazman (* around 1948), British blues guitarist
- Sonny Black , a stage name of Bushido (* 1978), German rapper
- Stanley Black (1913–2002), British composer, film composer and orchestra conductor
- Stuart Black (1908–1989), New Zealand athlete
- Sue Black (born 1961), Scottish forensic anthropologist, criminologist and television presenter
- Susan Easton Black (* 1944), American Mormon and university teacher
- Susan H. Black (* 1943), American lawyer
T
- Thomas Black (1880– ??), Irish football player, see Tom Black (football player, 1880)
- Thomas Black (1908 – after 1950), Scottish soccer player, see Tom Black (soccer player, 1908)
- Thomas Black (* 1962), Scottish soccer player, see Tom Black (soccer player, 1962)
- Thomas Black (* 1969), American actor, comedian and singer, see Jack Black
- Thomas Robert Black (* 1979), English soccer player, see Tommy Black
- Timothy James Black (born 1981), American basketball player
- Todd Black (* 1960), American film producer
- Tom Black (football player, 1880) ( Thomas Black ; 1880– ??), Irish football player
- Tom Black (soccer player, 1908) ( Thomas Black ; 1908-1993), Scottish soccer player
- Tom Black (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), Scottish soccer player
- Tommy Black ( Thomas Robert Black ; * 1979), English football player
- Tori Black (* 1988), American model and porn actress
- Tornado Alicia Black (* 1998), American tennis player
V
- Vic Black (baseball player) (b.1988), American baseball player
W.
- Wayne Black (born 1973), Zimbabwean tennis player
- William Black (1841–1898), Scottish writer
- William Black (medic) (1749-1829), English physician, pharmacologist and medical historian
- William Black (Pastor) (1760–1834) British-American pastor
- William Black, Baron Black (1893–1984) British engineer and entrepreneur
- William Grant Black (1920–2013), American clergyman, Bishop of Southern Ohio
- William Murray Black (1855–1933), American general and engineer
pseudonym
- Black (musician) , pseudonym of Colin Vearncombe (1962–2016), English musician
- Black Eagle (lacrosse player) , Canadian lacrosse player
- Black Elk (1863–1950), medicine man of the Oglala Lakota Indians
- Black Kettle († 1868), chief of the Southern Cheyenne
- Black M (born 1984), French rapper
- Black Milk (born 1983), American hip-hop producer and rapper
- Black So Man (1966–2002), Burkinabe reggae musician
- Black Thought (born 1972), American rapper
Fictional people
- Jacob Black , character from the Twilight novels, see Until (s) dawn
- Sirius Black , character from the Harry Potter novels, see Characters from the Harry Potter novels #Sirius Black