Category
page 1Nigerian emigrants to the United States
Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian-American basketball player
Kamaru Usman
Nigerian-American mixed martial artist
Omowunmi Sadik
Nigerian professor, chemist, and inventor
Dayo Okeniyi
Nigerian actor
Uche Okafor
Nigerian footballer (1967-2011)
Okwui Enwezor
Nigerian-American curator (1963-2019)
Yvonne Orji
Nigerian-American actress and comedian (born 1983)
Bennet Omalu
Nigerian-American pathologist
Morolake Akinosun
American sprinter
Fela Sowande
Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987)
Omos
Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin ( ) (born May 16, 1992) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs in its sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide under the ring name Omos as part of the El Ojo stable.
Jude Monye
Nigerian sprinter
Christy Opara-Thompson
Nigerian sprinter
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist (1927–2003)
George Bello
American soccer player
Abiodun Koya
Nigerian gospel singer, opera singer, actress, songwriter and poet
Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí
Nigerian academic
Olufunmilayo Olopade
Nigerian physician
Regina Askia-Williams
Nigerian actress
Yetide Badaki
Nigerian actress
Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian scientist
Nwando Achebe
historian
Fatimah Tuggar
Nigerian artist (born 1967)
Chinonye Chukwu
Nigerian-American film director
Toyin Raji
actress, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1995, contestant at Miss Universe 1995 and Miss World 1995
Olu Oguibe
American artist
Masai Ujiri
Nigerian-Canadian sports executive
Bukola Oriola
Nigerian activist and journalist
Chinelo Okparanta
Nigerian-American writer
Olaseni Lawal
Nigerian basketball player
Idia Aisien
Nigerian presenter
Ruth Lawanson
volleyball player
AMB. AMINA TEMITOPE LABINJO AJAYI
Nigerian business consultant
Toby Onwumere
actor
Wally Adeyemo
American attorney (born 1981)
Charles Bassey
Nigerian basketball player (born 2000)
Kenny Adeleke
Nigerian basketball player
Esther Okoronkwo
Nigerian footballer
Ugo Ihemelu
American soccer player
Pepi Sonuga
Nigerian actress
Ike Amadi
Nigerian voice actor
Michael Ojo
Nigerian basketball player (1993-2020)
Nkechi Agwu
Nigerian mathematician and historian of mathematics
Noah Akwu
Nigerian sprinter
Ifeoma Ajunwa
American writer and professor of labor relations, law, and history
Oliver Mbamara
Nigerian lawyer
Wendy Osefo
Nigerian-American academic and Philanthropist
Laolu Senbanjo
Nigerian visual artist, Musician, singer/Songwriter, and former human rights attorney. Senbanjo was born and raised in Ilorin, Nigeria by his Yoruba parents.
Amobi Okoye
Nigerian-born American football player (born 1987)
Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze
Nigerian-born British-American artist (born 1982)
Adejoke Ayoola
Nigerian academic and nursing researcher
Ilesanmi Adesida
Nigerian American electrical engineer
Jean Harbor
American soccer player
Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze
American philosopher (1963–2007)
Richard Akuson
Nigerian lawyer, LGBTQ+ rights activist, essayist, and editor
Nelson Agholor
American football player
Folake Olowofoyeku
Nigerian actress and musician
Yewande Olubummo
Nigerian-American mathematician
Odili Donald Odita
Nigerian-American artist (born 1966)
Olubukola Mary Akinpelu
Nigerian Registered nurse and educator