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 This athlete broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• Jackie Chan

• Jackie Robinson

• Jack Sparrow

• Jack-Jack

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 Known as "The Greatest," this heavyweight boxer became a global icon for his athleticism and outspoken political activism.

• George Foreman

• Mike Tyson

• Floyd Mayweather

• Muhammad Ali

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 In 1936, this track and field star defied Hitler's propaganda by winning four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.

• Barry Allen

• Jesse Owens

• Stan Lee

• Scott Lang

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 The first Black woman to compete on the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, she also became the first to win all-around gold at the 2012 Olympics.

• Ava Coleman

• Gabby Douglas

• Laura Winslow

• Barbara Howard

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This tennis legend was the first Black player to win the U.S. Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon and was a prominent civil rights activist.

• King Arthur

• Arthur Weasley

•  Arthur Ashe

• Arthur Curry

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This basketball legend led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships and became the league's first Black head coach.

• Jerome "Triple J" Jenkins Jr.

• Calvin Cambridge

• Bill Russell

• Waldo Faldo

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Known as the "fastest woman in the world," she won three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, overcoming childhood polio.

• Wilma Flintstone

•  Wilma Rudolph

• Claire Dunphy

• Chili Heeler

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This sprinter and long jumper became a cultural icon and six-time Olympic medalist, earning the title of Sports Illustrated's "Athlete of the Century."

• Alfonso Ribeiro

• Carl Winslow

•  Carl Lewis

• Mr. Johnson

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 Known as "The Tiger" of golf, he became the first Black golfer to win the Masters in 1997 and holds numerous records in the sport.

• Tariq Temple

• Bandit Heeler

• Incineroar

• Tiger Woods

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This pioneering golfer broke racial barriers as the first Black man to compete in a PGA Tour event in 1948.

• Charles Xavier

• Charlie Brown

• Charlie Sifford

• Charlie We Bare Bears