List of black Britons

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This is a list of notable black Britons. It includes many people of mixed race.

The articles in the drop down list immediately below are likely to include individuals not mentioned here.

Further articles with lists of famous black Britons

Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] Entertainment

Idris Elba	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	Naomi Campbell	Sophie Okonedo
Freema Agyeman	Chiwetel Ejiofor	Lennie James	Naomie Harris

Aml Ameen (actor)
Jimmy Akingbola (actor)
Aml Ameen (actor)
Jimmy Akingbola (actor)
Bola Agbaje (actor)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (actor and model)
Devon Anderson (actor and presenter)
Samuel Anderson (actor)
Michele Austin (actress)
Freema Agyeman (actress)
Richard Ayoade (comedian)
Nicholas Bailey (actor)
Paul Barber (actor)
Gary Beadle (actor)
Norman Beaton (actor)
Angellica Bell (presenter)
Floella Benjamin (presenter)
Tiana Benjamin (actress)
Richard Blackwood (actor, singer, presenter and comedian)
Vas Blackwood (actor)
Brian Bovell (actor)
Alexandra Burke,(singer,winner of X-Factor Series 5)
Mark Bright (presenter and football pundit)
Cleveland Campbell (actor)
Naomi Campbell (supermodel)
Craig Charles (actor)
Noel Clarke (actor and director)
Christopher Clyde-Green (actor)
Steven Cole (actor)
Christopher Colquhoun (actor)
Doña Croll (actress)
Josie D'Arby (actress and presenter)
Sway DaSafo (rapper)
Felix Dexter (comedian)
Noma Dumezweni (actress)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (actor)
Idris Elba (actor)
Louis Emerick (actor)
Alfred Enoch (actor)
Jade Ewen, singer
O. T. Fagbenle (actor)
Pablo Fanque (circus owner)
Rochelle Gadd (actress)
Robbie Gee (actor)
Mohammed George (actor)
June and Jennifer Gibbons (criminally insane writers)
Trisha Goddard (presenter)
Angela Griffin (actress)
John Ashley Hamilton (actor, writer)
Alison Hammond (presenter)
Ainsley Harriott (celebrity chef)
Naomie Harris (actress)
Lenny Henry (comedian)
Ram John Holder (actor)
Lisa I'Anson (presenter and DJ)
Lennie James (actor)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (actress)
Jocelyn Jee Esien (actress and comedienne)
Peter de Jersey (actor)
Danny John-Jules (actor)
Diane-Louise Jordan (presenter)
Paterson Joseph (actor)
Janet Kay (singer)
Joseph Kpobie (actor)
Kwame Kwei-Armah (playwright, singer and broadcaster)
Alan Augustine Kwame Asante Boateng (actor)
Coren Lawrence (actress)
Rustie Lee (celebrity chef)
Adrian Lester (actor)
Petra Letang (actress)
Leona Lewis (singer,winner of X-Factor Series 3)
Delroy Lindo (actor)
Steve McQueen
Mabel Mercer (singer)
Joseph Marcell (actor)
Carmen Munroe (actress)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (actress)
Tachia Newall (actor, MC)
Thandie Newton (actress)
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Femi Oke
Sophie Okonedo (actress)
Antonia Okonma (actress)
Bruce Oldfield (fashion designer)
Miquita Oliver (presenter)
Phina Oruche (actress and former model)
Belinda Owusu (actress)
David Oyelowo (actor)
Femi Oyeniran(actor)
Diane Parish (actress)
Kay Purcell (actress)
Andi Peters (presenter)
Colin Salmon (actor)
June Sarpong (presenter)
Johnny Sekka (actor)
Judi Shekoni (actress)
Lemn Sissay (poet)
Mark Springer (actor)
Margherita Taylor (presenter)
Femi Temowo (jazz musician)
Ebony Thomas (actress)
Marsha Thomason (actress)
Cathy Tyson (actress)
Ofo Uhiara (actor)
Eamonn Walker (actor)
Rudolph Walker (actor)
Ashley Walters (actor)
Gary Wilmot (comedian)
Trix Worrell (writer)
Angela Wynter (actress)
Gina Yashere (comedian)
Reggie Yates (actor and presenter)

[edit] Literary and journalism

Olaudah Equiano

Malorie Blackman

[edit] Sports

Onochie Achike (athlete)
Francis Agyepong (athlete)
Gabriel Agbonlahor (footballer)
Eniola Aluko (woman footballer)
Sone Aluko (footballer)
Ade Akinbiyi (footballer)
Delon Armitage (rugby union player)
Steffon Armitage (rugby union player)
Tomi Ameobi (footballer)
Shola Ameobi (footballer)
John Amaechi(basketballer)
Viv Anderson (footballer)
John Barnes (footballer)
Nigel Benn (boxer)
George Bennet (first black player to represent England or Great Britain at Rugby League)
Darren Bent (footballer)
Marcus Bent (footballer)
Wes Brown (footballer)
Titus Bramble (footballer)
Frank Bruno (boxer)
Darren Campbell (athlete)
Sol Campbell (footballer)
Danny Cipriani (rugby union player with black father)
Stan Collymore (footballer)
John Conteh (boxer)
Linford Christie (athlete)
Andrew Cole (footballer)
Ashley Cole (footballer)
Carlton Cole (footballer)
Aaron Daley (boxer)
James DeGale (boxer)
Jermain Defoe (footballer)
Luol Deng (basketball player)
Marlon Devonish (athlete)
Colin Dixon (rugby league player)
Ugo Ehiogu (footballer)
Efan Ekoku (footballer)
Wayne Elcock (boxer)
Dickson Etuhu (footballer)
Kelvin Etuhu (footballer)
Ayoola Erinle (rugby union player)
Chris Eubank (boxer)
John Fashanu (footballer)
Justin Fashanu (footballer)
Anton Ferdinand (footballer)
Les Ferdinand (footballer)
Rio Ferdinand (footballer)
Mark Lewis-Francis (athlete)
Roy Francis (rugby league, first black British professional coach in any sport)
Daniel Gabbidon (footballer)
Jason Gardener (athlete)
Ben Gordon (basketball player)
Jeremy Guscott (rugby union player)
Fitz Hall (footballer)
Lewis Hamilton (racing driver)
Ellery Hanley (rugby league player/coach, first black coach of any British national sporting team)
Marlon Harewood (footballer)
Audley Harrison (boxer)
Emile Heskey (footballer)
Shaka Hislop (footballer)
Kelly Holmes (athlete)
Phillips Idowu (triple jumper)
Paul Ince (footballer)
Colin Jackson (athlete)
David James (footballer)
Jermaine Jenas (footballer)
Chris Kamara (former footballer and TV presenter/pundit)
Ledley King (footballer)
Aaron Lennon (footballer)
Joleon Lescott (footballer)
Denise Lewis (athlete)
Lennox Lewis (boxer)
Hayden Mullins (footballer)
Shaun Newton (footballer)
Christine Ohuruogu (sprinter)
Martin Offiah (rugby union/league player)
Paul Parker (footballer)
Eddie Parris (first black football player to represent Wales)
James Peters (first black player to represent England at rugby union)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (footballer)
Nigel Reo-Coker (footballer)
Micah Richards (footballer)
Jason Robinson (rugby league/union player)
Paul Sackey (rugby union player)
Tessa Sanderson (athlete)
Norman Smiley (professional wrestler)
Louis Smith (gymnast)
Clive Sullivan (first black captain of the Great Britain rugby league team)
Cec Thompson (rugby league player)
Daley Thompson (athlete)
Walter Tull (second professional black football player)
Lesley Vainikolo (rugby union player)
Darius Vassell (footballer)
Andrew Watson (first black international football player, captain and administrator)
Arthur Wharton (first professional black football player)
Theo Walcott (footballer)
Danny Williams (boxer)
Ian Wright (footballer)
Bobby Zamora (footballer)