List of people known as the Black explained

The Black is an epithet for the following:

People

• Alan the Black (died 1098), second lord of Richmond
• Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond (died 1146), Breton noble
• Benedict the Moor or the Black (1526–1589), Italian saint of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches
• Berthold Schwarz or the Black, 14th century Franciscan friar and alchemist who, according to legend, was the first European to discover gunpowder
• Cleitus the Black (c. 375 BC–328 BC), one of Alexander the Great's officers
• Dub, King of Scotland (died 967), called Niger ("the Black")
• Enrique of Malacca, a slave of Ferdinand Magellan also known as Henry the Black, probably the first person to circumnavigate the world
• Ermoldus Nigellus or Niger (fl. 824–830), translated Ermold the Black, a poet at the court of Pippin of Aquitaine
• Ewald the Black (died c. 695), one of the Two Ewalds, Christian saint and martyr
• Fulk III, Count of Anjou (c. 987–1040)
• Halfdan the Black (c. 810–c. 860), King of Vestfold (in present-day Norway)
• Halfdan Haraldsson the Black, a Norwegian petty king and grandson of the above
• Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1017–1056)
• Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (died 1126)
• Hugh the Black (died 952), Duke of Burgundy
• Jovan Nenad (c. 1492–1527), Serbian military leader who carved out his own state
• Leszek II the Black (c. 1241–1288), High Duke of the Kingdom of Poland
• Reginald II, Duke of Guelders (c. 1295–1343)
• Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515–1565), Lithuanian nobleman
• Moses the Black (330–405), ascetic monk and priest in Egypt, saint in various Christian faiths
• Olaf the Black (1173/4–1237), King of Mann and the Isles (mostly in present-day Scotland)
• Óttarr svarti or Óttarr the Black, 11th century Icelandic skald
• Theodore the Black (died 1298), Russian Orthodox saint
• Zawisza Czarny (c. 1379–1428), also known as Zawisza the Black of Garbów and the Black Knight, Polish nobleman, soldier and diplomat

Legendary and fictional characters

• Saint Sarah, patron saint of the Romani people
• Ancalagon the Black, the greatest dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe
• Ulfang the Black, a chieftain of the Easterlings (First Age) in Tolkien's universe
• Vykin the Black, the first black DC Comics superhero
• Goku Black (sometimes called Goku the Black), a Dragon Ball villain

See also

• Kali, a Hindu goddess also known as "the black one"
• Surtr, a Norse jötunn whose name means "black" or "swarthy"
• Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), son of Edward III and father of Richard II
• Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1328-1400), Scottish nobleman also known as Black Archibald
• Karađorđe (1762-1817) ("Black George"), Serbian revolutionary leader
• Gwladus Ddu or "the Dark" (died 1251), Welsh princess
• Black Baron (disambiguation)
• Black knight (disambiguation)
• List of people known as the White
• List of people known as the Red