![\"Famous](\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chiwetel-Ejiofor-12-Years-a-Slave.jpg\")
Some of the stars on this list\u00a0were born in Nigeria and grew up abroad, while some others were born and bred\u00a0outside the country, nevertheless, they have either one or both Nigerian parents.<\/p>\n
Let’s meet these\u00a0world Famous Celebrities<\/h3>\n1.\u00a0Wale<\/h3>\n
Born as\u00a0Olubowale Victor\u00a0Akintimehin\u00a0to Yoruba\u00a0parents from\u00a0Ogun State, Rapper Wale grew\u00a0up in the USA. He is as popular in the states as he is in his home country and has done music collaborations with singers like\u00a0Wizkid and Olamide. The Maybach Music superstar, Wale, last\u00a0visited his motherland in February 2016.<\/p>\n Hollywood actor, Kazeem was born in\u00a0Lagos State\u00a0and is a native of\u00a0Ogun State.\u00a0He has featured in several hit movies such as ‘Hotel Rwandan,’ ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine, ‘Pirates\u00a0of the Caribbean,’ ‘At World\u2019s End and many TV\u00a0series including 24, and\u00a0Criminal Minds. He has also featured in some\u00a0Nollywood\u00a0movies like ‘Last Flight To Abuja,’ ‘Black November’ and ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun.’ Currently,\u00a0Hakeem is a brand ambassador for\u00a0Etisalat Nigeria.<\/p>\n British Singer, Jacob Taio Cruz was born in London. His father is a Nigerian while his mother is Brazillian. Born as\u00a0Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, the R and B pop singer adopted\u00a0Taio Cruz as his brand name when he ventured into music. He was signed on a publishing deal at the age of 19 and has\u00a0won several awards including the\u00a0BRIT Awards, Billboard Music Awards, ASCAP Awards, and American Music Awards.<\/p>\n British actor Adetomiwa Edun was born in 1984 to a Nigerian father from the Yoruba tribe and a half-Ghanaian, half-English mother.\u00a0Edun, who moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11, has featured in movies like Slaves, Law & Order: the UK, The Hour, Passengers.\u00a0He is popularly known for his role in the TV series, Merlin, where he played \u2018Sir Elyan\u2019 and he became the second black in 2009 to play Romeo at the Globe Theatre. Tomiwa speaks\u00a0English, Yoruba, and\u00a0French.<\/p>\n Dayo Okeniyi was born and raised in Lagos\u00a0before he later\u00a0moved with his family to the United States. The actor is popularly known for his roles in ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Terminator Genisys’.<\/p>\n Caroline\u00a0was born in England to Nigerian parents but was sent to a boarding school in Nigeria at a point, in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. She chose acting to taking over\u00a0her father’s hospital in Nigeria. So far, the 42-year-old has featured in ‘Holby City<\/i>,’ ‘Casualty<\/i>,’ ‘Babymother<\/i>,’\u00a0‘As If<\/em>,’\u00a0‘Judas Kiss<\/i>,’ ‘Free Fall’,\u00a0‘Torchwood’, ‘Cyberwoman”,’ ‘Supernatural,’\u00a0<\/i>and ‘Brothers and Sisters’.<\/i><\/p>\n Hollywood actress,\u00a0Hope Olaide Wilson is from the\u00a0Yoruba tribe of Nigeria.\u00a0She\u00a0moved to the United States in 1996, and has featured in Tyler Perry\u2019s movies \u2018I Can Do Bad All By Myself\u2019, \u2018After the Dark and Faith & Dreams\u2019 amongst others. Hope speaks\u00a0English, French, and Yoruba fluently and has\u00a0won the 2009 Diversity Awards Female \u2018Nova\u2019 Award Recipient for promising talent.<\/p>\n Richard Ayoade is a British actor born to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother.\u00a0The comedian, actor, and writer has written several award-winning stageplays in the UK.<\/p>\n He made his Hollywood debut in 2012 after starring in the comedy ‘The Watch,’ alongside Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill.<\/p>\n Read Also:\u00a0Top 10 Richest Nigerian Comedians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hollywood actor,\u00a0David Oyelowo was born on\u00a0April 1, 1976, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England,\u00a0to Nigerian parents.\u00a0He has featured in movies like:\u00a0‘The Butler,\u00a0Small Island,\u00a0Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Middle of Nowhere, Lincoln, and Blood and\u00a0Oil,\u2019\u00a0(a film about Niger-Delta, oil, and militancy in Nigeria).<\/p>\n American actress, Adepero Oduye is not the most popular Nigerian-American actress on this list but she featured in ’12 Years A Slave.’ She also played Alike in ‘Pariah’ (2011) TV series, ‘Law & Order’ amongst others.\u00a0She has received several awards, including a\u00a0nomination for Independent Spirit Award for\u00a0Best Female Lead.<\/p>\n Born to a Nigerian father and a Jewish mother, Sophie Okonedo is a British actress and singer. She has played in great movies as ‘\u00c6on Flux’, ‘Mrs. Mandela’, ‘Skin’ and many more.<\/p>\n John is a British-Nigerian who was born in London to Nigerian parents. He is best known for his 2011 film debut ‘Attack the Block’. He also played Ugwu in ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’<\/p>\n Ashley Madekwe was born in London and has a Nigerian father and an English mother. She is best known for her roles in drama series ‘Revenge’ and America series ‘Salem’.<\/p>\n Born in Lagos to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, Toks Olagundoye is known for her role as Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the TV sitcom ‘The Neighbors’.<\/p>\n![\"wale\"](\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wale.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n2. Hakeem Kae-Kazim<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3. Taio Cruz<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje<\/h3>\n
<\/a>
\nAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is one of Nigeria’s best world famous celebrities. The former fashion model of Yoruba origin\u00a0and\u00a0Hollywood actor\u00a0is best known for his roles in ‘The Mummy Returns’, ‘Pompeii,’ ‘The Bourne Identity’, and in TV series ‘Lost’ and ‘Oz’. He was born in Washington,\u00a0D.C to Nigerian parents and is\u00a0fluent in Yoruba, Italian and\u00a0Swahili, aside from\u00a0the English language.<\/p>\n5. Adetomiwa Edun<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. Uzo Aduba<\/h3>\n
<\/a>
\nUzoamaka Nwanneka “Uzo” Aduba is an American actress who is known for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the television series ‘Orange Is the New Black’. Her parents are both Nigerians of Igbo origin.<\/p>\n7. Dayo Okeniyi<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n8. Caroline Chikezie<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n8. Nonso Anozie<\/h3>\n
<\/a>
\nNonso Anozie is an English actor of Nigerian descent. Apart from movies, he was cast to play in the TV series ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Dracula’.<\/p>\n9. Hope Olaide Wilson<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n10. Richard Ayoade<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n11. David Oyelowo<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n12. Adepero Oduye<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n13.\u00a0Sophie Okonedo<\/h3>\n
<\/a>14.\u00a0John Boyega<\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\n15.\u00a0Ashley Madekwe<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n16. \u00a0Toks Olagundoye<\/h3>\n