Some of the major musicians and actors/actresses who are usually viewed as part of the Harlem Renaissance are:
| Lil Hardin Armstrong | Louis Armstrong |
| Josephine Baker | William "Count" Basie |
| Eubie Blake | Lucille Bogan |
| Perry Bradford | Cab Calloway |
| Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington |
Ella Fitzgerald |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Earl "Fatha" Hines |
| Billie Holiday | Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson |
| James Price Johnson | McKinney's Cotton Pickers |
| Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe AKA "Jelly Roll Morton" |
Charlie Parker |
| Ma Rainey | Cecil Scott |
| Bessie Smith | Mamie Smith |
| Victoria Spivey | William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn |
| Fats Waller | Ethel Waters |
| Fess Williams | William Henry "Chick" Webb |
Some of the major dancers, comedians, and actors/actresses who are usually viewed as part of the Harlem Renaissance are:
Also see "An Archive for Virtual Harlem" for biographies, history, and more.
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