- known as
- singer, entertainer, civil rights advocate, peace activist, recording artist, songwriter, television actor, film producer, executive producer, dancer, political activist, stage actor, film actor, actor, composer, musician
- fields
- film industry, music industry, peace movement, civil rights movement, pop music, traditional folk music, singing, dance, film acting, activism, popular music
- awards
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1954, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, 1960, Paul Robeson Award, 1979, Kennedy Center Honors, 1989, National Medal of Arts, 1994, Marian Anderson Award, 1998, Library of Congress Living Legend, from 2000, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000, Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, 2002, Spingarn Medal, 2012, Ambassador of Conscience Award, 2013, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 2014, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal, 2017, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2022, NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award, Order of Jamaica, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, honorary degree from Spelman College, 1990, Theatre World Award, 1954
- member of
- Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers, Sanders Institute
- notable works
- Calypso, Banana Boat (Day-O)