| Person | Years | Details |
| Fanny Eaton | 1835-1925 | Model and muse to pre Raphaelite artists, whose paintings challenged the London art scene’s perception of beauty. |
| Alice Kinloch | 1852-1915 | Unified voices of the Black community and founded the African Association. |
| Olive Morris | 1952-1979 | Activist, feminist, Black nationalist and squatters’ rights campaigner. |
| Lilian Bader | 1918-2015 | One of the most influential Black women in WW2. |
| J.S. Celestine Edwards | 1858-1894 | First known Black British editor and founder of the anti-racist magazine, Fraternity. |
| HUBERT ‘BARON’ BAKER | 1925-1996 | Known as “The man who discovered Brixton” due to his role in assisting many Caribbean settlers in the area. |
| Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson | 1914-1941 | Kept the British public entertained during WW2 and died while performing on stage during the Blitz. |
| William Brown | 1815 | Became the first woman to serve in the Royal Navy when she disguised herself as a man. Her true identity is unknown. |
| KATHLEEN WRASAMA | 1917-unknown | Race relations pioneer whose organisation helped with education and housing for Black Britons after WW2. |
| George Bridgetower | 1778-1860 | Virtuoso Violinist, who performed alongside Beethoven and was employed by King George IV to play in his orchestra. |
| Val Mccalla | 1943-2002 | A voice for the British African-Caribbean community and founder of The Voice newspaper. |
| Ethel Scott | 1907-1984 | First Black woman to represent Great Britain in international athletics and held a sprint time equal to the British record holder. |
| Frank Arthur Bailey | 1925-2015 | First Black fireman in Britain, who dedicated his life to youth and social work. |
| Lincoln ‘Len’ Dyke | 1926-2006 | Helped establish Britain’s first credit union and pioneered Britain’s Black hair care and beauty industry. |
| Sarah Baartman | 1789-1815 | Victim of commodification in 19th-century Europe due to objectification of her buttocks, leading to future corset designs accentuating the buttocks. |
| Lapido Solanke | 1886-1958 | Challenged the Western perceptions of Nigeria and brought attention to the language of Yoruba and Nigerian culture. |
| Amy Jaques Garvey | 1895-1973 | Journalism and publishing pioneer. Forward thinking political figure, who convinced U.N. representatives to adopt the African Freedom Charter. |
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