Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom

British singer

Nigerian association football player (born 1990)

Nigerian association football player (born 1996)

Nigerian-born British poet and novelist (1959-)

Nigerian writer (1944–2017)

Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1991)

Nigerian association football player

Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian and British actress. She rose to prominence for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, followed by her role as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country (2020). She portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023) and reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

Nigerian footballer (born 1981)

English association football player

English association football player (born 1987)

David Adedeji Adeleke (; born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International. Davido studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. He rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbo

Nigerian basketball player

British-Nigerian actor

Nigerian actor

British novelist and playwright

British actress

Nigerian association football player

British-Nigerian actress

Nigerian beauty queen and LGBTQ advocate

Nigerian association football player

Nigerian-Born British writer

British writer

Nigerian theologian and priest that was officially beatified by the Catholic church.

Nigerian footballer

Nigerian artist (1952-2012)

Nigerian filmmaker (born 1966)

British-Nigerian actor and singer

Nigerian photographer (1955–1989)

Nigerian-British writer, feminist and academic

Nigerian-UK author

Nigerian actor

British basketball player

British boxer

English footballer

Nigerian actress

Nigerian novelist

Nigerian actor, film director and artist

British actor

British hurdler

British video artist and filmmaker (born 1976)

member of Leeds City Council

English footballer, coach and pundit (born 1969)

Nigerian boxer (1932–1998)

British-Nigerian artist (1931–1996)

Nigerian association football player

Nigerian footballer

David Adetayo Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster, and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Olusoga has presented historical documentaries on the BBC, has contributed to The Guardian and is the author of Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016).

Nigerian-born short story and novel writer working in London

Nigerian-British soprano singer, songwriter and opera composer (born 1981)

Nigerian LGBT activist and asylum seeker (born 1967)

British musician

Nigerian film director

British-Nigerian poet and writer

Nigerian playwright and actor (1929-2013)

British/Nigerian writer and journalist

British actor

Nigerian-born British-American artist (born 1982)

Nigerian Footballer

Nigerian Author, Photographer and Filmmaker