Langston Hughes

African-American poet, author, activist, and Harlem Renaissance leader whose best-known works include The Weary Blues, Montage of a Dream Deferred, Not Without Laughter, and Black Nativity. He published his masterpiece poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," in 1921.

Langston Hughes was born 1st February 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Their primary profession is listed as poet. They died in 1967. On 1 February, 614 people in our archive share this birthday.