The Black is an epithet for the following:

People Ademar lo Negre () (English: Ademar the Black), French troubadour 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 of Anjou (c. 987–1040), Count of Anjou Halfdan the Black (c. 810–c. 860), King of Vestfold (in present-day Norway) Halfdan Haraldsson the Black, 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 of Guelders (c. 1295–1343), Count and later Duke of Guelders Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Black (1515–1565), Lithuanian nobleman Moses the Black (330–405), ascetic monk and priest in Egypt, saint in various Christian faiths Muflih (eunuch), known as al-Aswad ("the Black"), early 10th century Abbasid Caliphate court eunuch and governor 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 Pepy-ankh the black, ancient Egyptian vizier 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 Sam Bellamy (1689-1717) or "Black Sam" was an English pirate Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722), or "Black Bart" or "Black Bart" Roberts was a Welsh pirate Black Baron (disambiguation) Black knight (disambiguation) List of people known as the White List of people known as the Red