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This is alist of notableGhanaians in the United Kingdom. The person'sGhanaian citizenship and connection to theRepublic of Ghana is shown in birthplace and parentheses.
| Person | Profession/notability | Place of birth | Link to Ghana | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SirDavid Adjaye,Knight Bachelor /OBE | Architect | Dar es Salaam,Tanzania | Ghanaian mother and father | [1][2] |
| William Adoasi | Entrepreneur | Camberwell, London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [3] |
| Adam Afriyie | British Conservative Party politician, businessman andmultimillionaire | London,Greater London, UK | English mother, Ghanaian father | [4][5] |
| Albert Adomah | Professionalfootballer forBristol City F.C. andGhana national football team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [6] |
| Freema Agyeman | Television and film actress | Hackney, Greater London, UK | Iranian mother, Ghanaian father | [7] |
| Patrick Agyemang | Professional footballer forQueens Park Rangers F.C. and Ghana national football team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [8] |
| Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Sprinter | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [9] |
| John Akomfrah,CBE | Film director and screenwriter | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [10] |
| Adjoa Andoh | Film, television, stage andvoice actress | Clifton, Bristol | Ghanaian mother and father | [11][12] |
| Samata Angel | Fashion designer | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [13] |
| Joey Ansah | Actor andmartial artist | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [14] |
| Maxwell "Lethal Bizzle" Ansah | Musician and rapper | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [15] |
| Kwesi Appiah | Professional footballer forCrystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [16] |
| Amma Asante,MBE | Writer and film director | Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [17][18] |
| Anita Asante | Professionalfemale footballer forGöteborg FC and theEngland women's national football team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [19][20] |
| Clare-Hope Ashitey | Actress | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [21] |
| Guvna B | Musician | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [22] |
| Terry Baddoo | CNN Internationalnews reporter and columnist forWorld Football Insider | London, Greater London, UK | English mother, Ghanaian father | [23] |
| James Barnor | Photographer | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [24] |
| Errol "Kojo Funds" Bellot | Musician and rapper | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother, Dominican father | [25] |
| Rhian Benson | Soul andjazz singer-songwriter | Accra, Ghana | Welsh mother, Ghanaian father | [26] |
| Matty Blythe | professionalrugby league footballer forWarrington Wolves | Salford, Greater Manchester, UK | Ghanaian mother, English father | [27] [28] |
| Abrantee Boateng | Radio DJ, TV presenter andclub DJ | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [29] |
| Daniel Boateng | Professional footballer forArsenal F.C. | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [30] |
| Eric Boateng | Professionalbasketball player forPeristeri B.C. and theGreat Britain national basketball team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [31] |
| Ozwald Boateng,OBE | Fashion designer | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [32] |
| Lord Paul Boateng,The Right Honourable /PC | British Labour Party politician and member of theHouse of Lords | London, Greater London, UK | Scottish mother, Ghanaian father | [33] |
| William Boyd,CBE | Novelist and screenwriter | Accra, Ghana | Half-Ghanaian and half-Scottish mother,Scottish father | [34] |
| Margaret Busby,CBE | Publisher (founder ofAllison and Busby), writer, editor, broadcaster | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother, Caribbean father | [35] |
| Paigey Cakey | MC, rapper, singer and actress | Hackney, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian father, English mother | |
| DrGus Casely-Hayford,OBE | Executive Director (CEO) of Arts Strategy forArts Council England,curator andcultural historian | Ghana | Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father | [36] |
| Joe Casely-Hayford,OBE | Fashion designer | Ghana | Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father | [36] |
| Margaret Casely-Hayford,CBE | Lawyer, Executive Chair ofActionAid UK | London, Greater London, UK | Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father | [37] |
| Tinchy Stryder | Rapper,music executive, businessman and multimillionaire | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [38] |
| Jaye Davidson | Actor | Riverside, California, US | English mother, Ghanaian father | [39] |
| Chris Dickson | Professional footballer forAEL Limassol and Ghana national football team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother, Jamaican father | [40] |
| Efua Dorkenoo,OBE | Campaigner | Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [41] |
| Idris Elba,OBE | Television, theatre, and film actor | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother, Sierra Leonean father | [42] |
| Edward Enninful,OBE | Editor-in-chief ofBritishVogue | Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [43] |
| Ekow Eshun | Former artistic director of theInstitute of Contemporary Arts (London), journalist, writer, and broadcaster | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [44] |
| Kodwo Eshun | Writer, theorist and filmmaker | Ghanaian mother and father | [45] | |
| Paapa Essiedu | Actor | Southwark, London, England | Ghanaian parents | |
| Emmanuel Frimpong | Professional footballer forArsenal F.C. and Ghana national football team | Kumasi, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [46] |
| Ian "Donae'o" Greenidge | Rapper, singer, and musician known for his hit single "Party Hard" | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [47][48] |
| Sam Gyimah | Liberal Democrat politician, formerMember of Parliament forEast Surrey | Beaconsfield,Buckinghamshire, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [49] |
| James Harper | Professional footballer forHull City A.F.C. | Chelmsford,Essex, UK | Ghanaian mother, English father | [50] |
| Afua Hirsch | Journalist | Norway | Ghanaian mother, British father | |
| Kobna Holdbrook-Smith | Actor | Accra,Ghana | ||
| Cab Kaye | Jazz musician | London, Greater London, UK | Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father | [51] |
| Kanya King,CBE | Founder of theMOBO Awards | London, Greater London, UK | Irish mother, Ghanaian father | [52] |
| Esther Krakue | Political commentator | Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [53] |
| Jeanette Kwakye | Sprinter | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [54] |
| Ras Kwame | Radio DJ and radio presenter | Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [12] |
| Kwasi Kwarteng | Politician and currentChancellor of the Exchequer | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [55] |
| Lisa l'Anson | Broadcaster andVJ | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother,Danish father | [56] |
| Peter Mensah | Actor | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [57] |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | Professional basketball player forBeşiktaş Milangaz and theGreat Britain national basketball team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [58] |
| Dylan "Dizzee Rascal" Mills | Rapper and music executive | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother, Nigerian father | [59] |
| The Mitchell Brothers | Musician | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and English father | [60] |
| Melvin Odoom | Comedian, radio DJ and television presenter | Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK | Ghanaian mother, Ghanaian father | [61] |
| Abena Oppong-Asare | Labour politician,Member of Parliament forErith and Thamesmead | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [62][63] |
| Mark "Neutrino" Osei-Tutu | Musician, professional rugby player | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [28] |
| Belinda Owusu | Actress | London, Greater London, UK | English mother, Ghanaian father | [64] |
| Lloyd Owusu | Former professional footballer | Slough, England | [65] | |
| Hugh Quarshie | Actor | Accra, Ghana | Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father | [66] |
| Nigel Quashie | Professional footballer; only the second black player to representScotland in football, and the first sinceAndrew Watson in 1881 | Southwark, Greater London, England | English mother, Ghanaian father | [67] |
| Caleb Quaye | Rock guitarist and musician | London, Greater London, UK | Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father | [51] |
| Finley Quaye | Musician | Edinburgh, Scotland | Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father | [68] |
| Lord Bernard Ribeiro,Knight Bachelor /CBE | Surgeon, former President of theRoyal College of Surgeons of England | Achimota, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [69] |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Labour politician,Member of Parliament forStreatham | Streatham, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [70] |
| Paul Sackey | Professionalrugby union player forStade Français and theEngland national rugby union team | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [71] |
| Derek "Sway DaSafo" Safo | Musician | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [72] |
| Lloyd Sam | Professional footballer forLeeds United F.C. | Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [73] |
| June Sarpong,OBE | Television presenter | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [74] |
| Adrien Sauvage | Fashion designer, film director and photographer | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [75] |
| Alex Sawyer | Actor | Kent, England, UK | Ghanaian mother, half-Finnish and half-English father | [27] |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | Professional footballer forCrystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football team | Hamburg, Germany | Ghanaian mother and father | [76] |
| Dennis Tuffour | professionalrugby league footballer forYork City Knights | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [27] |
| MajorNana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah | British Military Officer, First Blackequerry in British monarch history | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [77] |
| William Vanderpuye | Actor and renownedvoice-over artist | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother,Dutch father | [27] [78] |
| Danny Welbeck | Professional footballer forArsenal F.C. andEngland national football team | Longsight, Greater Manchester, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [79] |
| Arthur Wharton | First black professional association football player in the world | Jamestown, formerlyGold Coast now Ghana | Ghanaian mother, half-Grenadian and half-Scottish father | [80] |
| Rachel Yankey,OBE | Professional female footballer forArsenal W.F.C. and theEngland women's national football team | London, Greater London, UK | English mother, Ghanaian father | [81] [82] |
| Reggie Yates | Actor, television presenter and radio DJ | London, Greater London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [83] |
| Lynette Yiadom-Boakye | Painter | London, UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [84] |
| Joshua Buatsi | Boxer, Olympic Bronze medalist | Accra, Ghana | Ghanaian mother and father | [85] |
| DJ Zel | Radio DJ | UK | Ghanaian mother and father | [86] |
