List of Spelman College people explained

The list of Spelman College people includes notable alumnae and faculty of Spelman College.

Notable faculty

Alma Jean Billingslea (born 1946), civil rights activist and author
Sylvia Bozeman (born 1947), mathematician and educator
Ayoka Chenzira (born 1953), director, producer, writer, and animator
Pearl Cleage (born 1948), author
Jelani Cobb (born 1969), writer, author, educator
Julie Dash (born 1952), filmmaker^[1]
Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), educator and mathematician
Christine King Farris (born 1927), author, sister of Martin Luther King Jr.
Shirley Franklin (born 1945), former Atlanta mayor
Cornelia Gillyard (born 1941), chair of the chemistry department
Beverly Guy-Sheftall (born 1946), black feminist scholar
Marionette Holmes, economist
Joyce Johnson (born Joyce Finch), concert pianist and college organist
Sophia B. Jones (1857–1932), first African-American faculty member, organized nursing program
Shirley McBay (born 1935), founder of the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
LaVon Mercer (born 1959), American-Israeli basketball player
Opal J. Moore (born 1953), educator and poet
Glenda Price, former president of Marygrove College
Angelino Viceisza, economist
Howard Zinn (1922–2010), historian