Dizzie Gillespie was an important Afro-American trumpeter. During the Harlem Renaissance Dizzie Gillespie touched many people through his music and he is one of the leading figures of the bebop movement. 

Archibald John Motley, Jr was an American painter, he became famous in art while at that time it was mainly occupied by whites. In these paintings, he highlights the African-American people what he is one of the only to do of his time. 

Langston Hughes was an Poet, novelist and activist, he was the leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance. This poetry was inspired by jazz. He was born in Joplin but he moved to Harlem in 1921. His first piece of jazz poetry, "When Sue Wears Red", was written while he was in high school. Later he became famous and traveled a lot.