List of 22 foreign (U.S.A. & UK) Celebrities who are Nigerians.

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1.



Name: Sade

Occupation: Singer

Country: Nigeria/Oyo state

father: Oyo state,Nigerian

Mother: British 

Tribe: Yoruba

2.



Name: Forest Whitaker

Occupation: American actor, director and producer 

Country: Ancestors are from Nigeria 

Tribe: Igbo

3.



Danny Glover 

Occupation: American actor, producer, director and political activist. 

Country: Ancestors are from Nigeria. 

Tribe: Igbo

4.Name:



Chiwetel Ejiofor

Occupation: Actor

Country: Nigeria 

father: Igbo

Mother: Igbo

5.



Taio Cruz

Occupation: British born singer

Country: Nigeria 

Father: Nigerian 

Mother: Brazilian

6.



Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Occupation: American actor,actor,

Country: Nigeria 

Parent: Nigeria 

Tribe: Yoruba

Also: He is fluent in Yoruba, Italian and Swahili and English

8.



Name: Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Occupation: American actor 

Native: Ogun, Nigeria

9. Wale



Olubowale Victor Akintimehin " Wale"

Occupation: American Singer

Parent: Ogun, Nigeria. 

10.



Name: Ashley Madekwe

Occupation: British actress

Father: Nigerian

Mother: English 

11.



Name: Nnamdi Asomugha 

Occupation: American actor and former football cornerback

Parent: Nigerian

12.



Name: Tracy Ifeachor

Occupation: British and Nigeria actress 

13.



Name: Adetomiwa Edun

Occupation: British actor

Father: Nigerian

Mother: Ghanian and English 

14.



Name: Uzo Scuba

Occupation: Actress

Parent: Nigerian

Tribe: Igbo

15:



Name: Caroline Chikezie

Occupation: British actress

Parent: Nigerian

16:



Name: Richard Ayoade

Occupation: British actor 

Father: Nigerian

Mother: Norwegian

17:



Name: Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo

Occupation: British actress

Father: Nigerian 

Mother: Scottish 

18.



Name: John Boyega

Occupation: British actor 

Parent: Nigerian 

19:



Name: Adepero Oduye

American actress 

Parent are Nigerian 

Tribe: Yoruba

20:



Sam Adegoke

Occupation: Actor and producer

Parent: Nigerians

Tribe: Yoruba

21.



Name: Jidenna Theodore Mobisson

Occupation: American rapper and singer

Father: Nigerian

Tribe: Igbo

22.



Name: Toby Onwumere

Occupation: American actor 

Parent: Nigerian

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