The following people are notable alumni of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, organized into rough professional areas.
Art and architecture
Emmett I. Brown Jr, photographer Edwin A. Gibson, architect Felrath Hines (1913–1993), visual artist and art conservator
Education
Wilma Gibbs Moore, librarian and archivist
Entertainment
David Baker, jazz musician and composer; founder and chair of Indiana University Bloomington's jazz studies program Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney, pianist and music educator Angela Brown, dramatic soprano The Counts, rhythm and blues and "doo-wop" band Erroll Grandy, jazz musician J. J. Johnson, jazz musician and composer Wes Montgomery, jazz musician James Spaulding, jazz musician Meshach Taylor, actor
Government and politics
Julia Carson, politician Charles DeBow, Tuskegee Airman Graham E. Martin, Naval officer and educator Norris Overton, brigadier general in the United States Air Force Paul Parks, civil engineer and public servant Joseph W. Summers, politician Charles A. Walton, lawyer and Indiana state legislator
Law
Harriette Bailey Conn, politician, lawyer, and Indiana public defender Willard Ransom, lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and civil rights activist
Literature and journalism
Janet Langhart-Cohen, writer and journalist
Sports
Ron Dorsey, professional basketball player Bobby Edmonds, professional basketball player Marvin Johnson, world light heavyweight champion boxer Oscar Robertson, professional basketball player and Hall of Famer JoAnne Terry, Olympic hurdler
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