List of Nigerian Americans

List of Nigerian Americans

This is a list of "notable Nigerian Americans."

List

Arts and Entertainment

Oluchi Onweagba, model
*Gbenga Akinnagbe, actor
*Obba Babatunde, actor
*Edafe Blackmon, actor
*Maria Louisa Bustill (1853-1904), Quaker schoolteacher, mother of Paul Robeson
*Chamillionaire, rapper
*Chikezie, American Idol (season 7) contestant
*Yaya DaCosta, actor, model
*Megalyn Echikunwoke, actor. Nigerian father
*Femi Emiola, actor. Nigerian father
*Donald Faison, TV and movie actor
*Godfrey, comedian
*Uchechi Kalu, poet, LGBT activist
*Kem, singer, songwriter, producer
*Lil' O, rapper
*Obi Ndefo, actor
*Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, writer
*Olu Oguibe, writer, artist
*Rasaq, rapper
* 2me, american song-writer
*Chiwetel Ejiofor, actor
*Wale Folarin, rapper
*Ne-yo, singer, songwriter, producer

ports

*Kenny Adeleke, basketball player
*Victor Adeyanju, American football player
*Nelson Akwari, soccer player
*Aloysius Anagonye, basketball player
*Obed Ariri, American football player
*Devin Aromashodu, American football player
*Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
*Akin Ayodele, American football player
*Ade Coker, soccer player
*Ike Diogu, basketball player
*Ebi Ere, basketball player
*Samkon Gado, American football player
*Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, American football player
*Jean Harbor, soccer player
*Buchie Ibeh, American football player
*Ekene Ibekwe, basketball player
*Andre Iguodala, basketball player
*Amaechi Igwe, soccer player
*Ugo Ihemelu, soccer player
*Chidi Iwuoma, American football player
*Ade Jimoh, American football player
*Ovie Mughelli, American football player
*Ike Ndukwe, American football player
*Derrick Obasohan, basketball player
*Eric Ogbogu, American football player
*Chamberlain Oguchi, basketball player
*Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
*Emeka Okafor, basketball player
*Chukky Okobi, American football player
*Amobi Okoye, American football player
*Abi Olajuwon, basketball player
*Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA basketball player
*Oguchi Onyewu, soccer player
*Babatunde Oshinowo, American football player
*Bo Oshoniyi, soccer player
*Ime Udoka, NBA basketball player
*Tony Ugoh, American football player
*Osi Umenyiora, American football player
*Serena Williams, Tennis
*Venus Williams, Tennis

Other

*Sade Baderinwa, TV news anchor
*Maria Louisa Bustill (1853-1904), Quaker schoolteacher, mother of Paul Robeson
*Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745-1797), slave, freedman, writer
*John Ogbu, anthropologist, "acting white" theorist
*Soni Oyekan, chemical engineer
*William Drew Robeson I (1844-1918), slave, freedman, minister, father of Paul Robeson
*Adaora Udoji, Court TV host; CNN correspondent
*Emeka Chigozie Ibekwe, stress engineer
* Oparinde Funsho Stephen Student

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