Alonzo Herndon (1858 - 1927) was an American entrepeneur and businessman from Atlanta who, even though he was born as a slave, he managed to become one of the first millionaires in the US. He ran three larger barber shops which served white men from the elites: presidents, business men, judges or lawyers. With the profits obtained from this business he sucessfully invested in real state and entered the insurance industry. He neded up becoming the first African American millionaire in Atlanta.