# Black (surname)

Black is a surname which can be of either English, Scottish, Irish or French origin. In the cases of non-English origin, the surname is likely to be an Anglicisation. Notable persons with that surname include:
* Top
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* Y
* Z

## List
### A

* Aaron Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Adam Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Adrianne Black (born 1989), American former white supremacist and memoirist
* Ahmad Black (born 1988), American football player
* Aleister Black (born 1985), WWE ring name of Dutch professional wrestler Tom Büdgen
* Aline Elizabeth Black, African-American schoolteacher
* Alan Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alan W. Black, Scottish computer scientist
* Alexander Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alf Black, English footballer
* Allison Black, American military officer
* Alonzo Black (born 1945), American sheriff
* Alyse Black, American singer and songwriter
* Alyssa Black, American politician
* Amanda Black (born 1993), South African singer and songwriter
* Amanda Black (epidemiologist), Northern Irish epidemiologist
* Amanda Black (soil chemist), New Zealand soil chemist
* Amy Black (mezzo-soprano) (1973–2009), British mezzo-soprano singer
* Andrew Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Andy Black (born 1965), Irish poker player
* Angela Black, American television news anchor and reporter
* Ann Black, British Labour Party official
* Ann Spence Black (1861–1947), British artist
* Annesley Black (born 1979), Canadian composer
* Annie Black (born 1981), American politician
* Anthony Black (born 2004), American professional basketball player
* Anthony S. Black (born 1951), American jockey
* Arthur Black (disambiguation), multiple people

### B

* Barry Black (born 1948), United States Navy admiral and Seventh-Day Adventist minister
* Baxter Black (1945–2022), American poet
* Ben Black, rugby league player
* Benjamin Black, pen-name of the Irish novelist John Banville
* Bethany Black (born 1978), English stand up comedian, actress and writer
* Bill Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bo Black (1946–2020), American model
* Bob Black (born 1951), American anarchist and author
* Bobby Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bruce D. Black (born 1947), American judge
* Bud Black (born 1957), American baseball player
* Bud Black (right-handed pitcher) (1932–2005), American baseball player
* Byron Black (born 1969), Zimbabwean tennis player

### C

* Cara Black (born 1979), Zimbabwean tennis player
* Cara Black (author) (born 1951), American mystery writer
* Carla DeSantis Black (born 1958), American writer and advocate
* Carol Black, multiple people
* Catherine Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Cilla Black (1943–2015), English singer and actor
* Charles Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Charly Black (born 1980), Jamaican reggae artist
* Christina Black (born 1987), Canadian Curler
* Chris Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Claude Black (minister) (1916–2009), American Baptist minister and politician
* Claude Black (musician) (1933–2013), American jazz pianist
* Claudia Black (born 1972), Australian actor
* Clint Black (born 1962), American country music singer-songwriter
* Cofer Black (born 1950), American government official
* Colin Black Australian composer/sound artist
* Conrad Black (born 1944), member of the House of Lords (Baron Black of Crossharbour)
* Crosby M. Black (1866–1916), American politician
* Cyril Black (1902–1991), British Conservative politician (MP)
* Cyril Edwin Black (1915–1989), American professor of modern Russian history

### D

* Dan Black (born 1975), English singer-songwriter and vocalist
* Dan Black (baseball) (born 1987), American professional baseball player
* Dan A. Black (born 1955), American economist and professor
* David Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Davidson Black (1884–1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist
* Dawn Black (born 1943), Canadian politician
* Dean Black, American politician
* Deborah Black (born 1958), Canadian philosopher
* Diane Black (born 1951), American politician
* Diboué Black, Cameroonian singer, composer and musical producer
* Dick Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dj Black, Ghanaian disc jockey and media personality
* Don Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Donald Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dorothy Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Douglas Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Duncan Black (1908–1991), Scottish economist
* Dustin Lance Black (born 1974), American screenwriter

### E

* Edward Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Edwin Black, American journalist
* Edwin Black (rhetorician) (1929–2007), American scholar of rhetorical criticism
* Ellie Black (born 1995), Canadian Olympian artistic gymnast
* Eric Black, Scottish Footballer
* Eugene Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Eli Black, CEO who also committed suicide

### F

* Fischer Black (1938–1995), American economist
* Frances Black (born 1960), Irish singer and politician
* Francis Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Frank Black (disambiguation), multiple people

### G

* Gary Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gaye Black, English punk-rock musician
* George Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gladys Black (1909–1998), American ornithologist

### H

* Halfdan the Black, 9th century Norse king
* Harry Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Henry Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Holly Black (born 1971), American writer and editor
* Hugh Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Hugo Black (1886–1971), American Supreme Court justice
* Hugo Black Jr. (1922–2013), American lawyer
* Hugo Black III (1953–2007), American lawyer

### I

* Ian Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ira Black (born 1971), American heavy metal musician

### J

* Jack Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* James Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jason Black (musician), American musician
* Jason Lyle Black, American pianist, composer, and artist
* Jeanne Black (1937–2014), American country singer
* Jeff Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jeremy Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* John Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jordan Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joseph Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Judith Black, American professional storyteller
* Jully Black (born 1977), Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
* June Black (1910 - 2009), New Zealand ceramic artist and painter
* J. R. Black (1826–1880), Scottish publisher and journalist

### K

* Karla Black (born 1972), Scottish sculptor
* Karen Black (1939–2013), American actor
* Kevin Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kodak Black (born 1997), American rapper

### L

* Lanie Black (1946–2010), American politician
* Larry Black (disambiguation)
* Laura Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Lawrence Black (cricketer) (1881–1959), English cricketer
* Lawrence Black (historian), English historian
* Leaky Black (born 1999), American basketball player
* Leron Black (born 1996), American professional basketball player
* Lewis Black (born 1948), American comedian, author and playwright
* Liza Black, Native American author and scholar
* Lori Black (born 1954), American musician
* Lou Black (1901–1965), American Jazz era banjo player
* Louis Black, American journalist and businessman
* Lucas Black (born 1982), American actor
* Luke Black (born 1992), Serbian singer and songwriter

### M

* Margot Black (born 1987), American activist and lobbyist
* Mari Black, American multistyle violinist, fiddler, and composer
* Marlon Black (born 1975), Trinidadian cricketer
* Mary Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mason Black (born 1999), American baseball player
* Matt Black, multiple people
* Matthew Black (1908–1994), Scottish minister and biblical scholar
* Max Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Maxine Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Maurice Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mhairi Black (born 1994), Scottish National Party politician
* Michael Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michelle Black, American author

### N

* Neil Black (1932–2016), English oboist
* Nick Black (born 1951), British physician and health services researcher
* Nissim Black (born 1986), American-Israeli rapper
* Noel Black (1937–2014), American film director
* Norm Black (1927–2011), Australian rules footballer
* Norman Black (born 1957), American basketball player and coach
* Norman William Black (1931–1997), American federal judge

### O

* Olivia Black (born 1994), Danish handball player

### P

* Paul Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Pauline Black (born 1953), English singer, actress and author
* Pearly Black (born 1967), Australian singer
* Percy Black (1877–1917), Australian soldier in World War I
* Peter Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Pippa Black (born 1982), Australian actor
* P. J. Black (born 1981), South African-American professional wrestler
* Porcelain Black (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and rapper

### Q

* Quincy Black (born 1984), American professional football player
* Qumain Black (born 1992), American professional football player

### R

* Rachel Black, American politician
* Ralph Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Randy Black (born 1963), Canadian-born rock and heavy metal drummer
* Ray Black Jr. (born 1991), American race car driver
* Rebecca Black (born 1997), American singer
* Richard Black (1921–2014), American artist and illustrator
* Robert Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roger Black (born 1966), British runner
* Roy Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rufus Black (born 1969), Australian academic

### S

* Samuel Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sandra Black, Canadian physician and neurologist
* Sarah Hearst Black (1846–?), American social reformer
* Scott Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Seona Black (born 1954), Scottish international lawn bowler
* Shane Black (born 1961), American screenwriter and film director
* Sheila Black, American poet
* Shirley Temple Black (1928–2014), American actress and diplomat
* Simon Black (born 1979), Australian rules football player and assistant coach
* Simon Black (English footballer) (born 1975), English professional footballer
* Skyh Black (born 1988), American actor, dancer and model
* Sophie Cabot Black (born 1958), American poet
* Spencer Black (born 1950), American politician
* Stanley Black (1913–2002), English bandleader and composer
* Stanley Black (businessman) (born 1932), American real estate investor and philanthropist
* Sterling Foster Black (1924–1996), American lawyer
* Steven Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sue Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Susan Black (disambiguation), multiple people

### T

* Tarik Black (born 1991), American basketball player
* Tarik Black (American football) (born 1998), American football player
* Taylor Black, American actress, producer and model
* Thomas Black (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tony Black (writer), Scottish crime writer
* Tori Black (born 1988), American pornographic actor
* Tornado Alicia Black (born 1998), American tennis player
* Tyler Black (disambiguation), multiple people

## V

* Vic Black (born 1988), American professional baseball player

## W

* Wayne Black (born 1973), Zimbabwean tennis player
* William Black (disambiguation), multiple people

## Y

* Yahya Black (born 2002), American football player

## Fictional characters

* Bernard Black, fictional character in British sitcom Black Books
* Black family, fictional characters in Age of Empires III
* Billy Black, fictional character in the Twilight series
* Captain Black, fictional character in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
* Chantay Black, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Dr. Black, murder victim in British editions of the board game Cluedo
* Heather Haversham (also known as Heather Black), fictional character in the British soap opera Brookside
* Jacob Black, fictional character in the Twilight series
* Sirius Black, fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
* Regulus Arcturus Black, fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
* Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
* Narcissa Malfoy (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
* Noah Black (Centurius), a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
* Nicholas Black, fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside
* Andromeda Tonks (née Black), fictional character in the Harry Potter novels
* Tolkien Black, fictional character in South Park
* Zamasu (also known as Goku Black), fictional character in the Dragon Ball Super fanime
* Trooper Black, a minor character in the video game TimeSplitters 2