Historically Black colleges and universities have produced some of the biggest names in television, music, and film. From Oprah Winfrey to Sean "Diddy Combs to Michael Strahan the entertainment industry has been greatly impacted, and forever changed, by HBCU grads.
Keep scrolling to see 40 celebrities who attended an HBCU.
1. Oprah Winfrey, Tennesse State University
2. Spike Lee, Morehouse College
3. Samuel L. Jackson, Morehouse College
4. Chadwick Boseman, Howard University
5. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Howard University
6. Taraji P. Henson, Howard University
7. Anthony Anderson, Howard University
8. Lala Anthony, Howard University
9. DJ Envy, Hampton University
10. Common, Florida A&M University
11. Erykah Badu, Grambling State University
12. Randy Jackson, Southern University of Baton Rouge
13. 2 Chainz
14. Phylicia Rashad, Howard University
15. Debbie Allen, Howard University
16. Wanda Sykes, Hampton University
17. David Banner, Southern University
18. Yolanda Adams, Texas Southern University
19. Wale, Bowie State University
20. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee University
21. Toni Braxton, Bowie State University
22. Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tuskegee University
23. Marlon Wayans, Howard University
24. Keshia Knight Pulliam, Superman College
25. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Howard University
26. Anika Noni Rose, Florida A&M University
27. Ruben Studdard, Alabama A&M University
28. Lance Gross, Howard University
29. Eva Marcille, Clark Atlanta University
30. Esther Rolle, Spelman College
31. Mase, Clark Atlanta University
32. Rick Ross, Albany State University
33. Gladys Knight, Shaw University
34. Brian McKnight, Oakwood University (previously Oakwood College)
35. Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State University
36. Kym Whitley, Fisk University
37. Michael Strahan, Texas Southern University
38. Terrence J, North Carolina A&T State University
39. K. Michelle, Florida A&M University
40. Omarosa Manigault, Central State University
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