List of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom


This is a list of notable Ghanaians in the United Kingdom. The person's Ghanaian citizenship and connection to the Republic of Ghana is shown in birthplace and parentheses.
PersonProfession/notabilityPlace of birthLink to GhanaRef.
Sir David Adjaye, Knight Bachelor / OBEArchitectDar es Salaam, TanzaniaGhanaian mother and father
William AdoasiEntrepreneurCamberwell, London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Adam AfriyieBritish Conservative Party politician, businessman and multimillionaireLondon, Greater London, UKEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
Albert AdomahProfessional footballer for Bristol City F.C. and Ghana national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Freema AgyemanTelevision and film actressHackney, Greater London, UKIranian mother, Ghanaian father
Patrick AgyemangProfessional footballer for Queens Park Rangers F.C. and Ghana national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Harry Aikines-AryeeteySprinterLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
John Akomfrah, CBEFilm director and screenwriterAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Adjoa AndohFilm, television, stage and voice actressClifton, BristolGhanaian mother and father
Samata AngelFashion designerCambridge, Cambridgeshire, UKGhanaian mother and father
Joey AnsahActor and martial artistLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Maxwell "Lethal Bizzle" AnsahMusician and rapperLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Kwesi AppiahProfessional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Amma Asante, MBEWriter and film directorGhanaGhanaian mother and father
Anita AsanteProfessional female footballer for Göteborg FC and the England women's national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Clare-Hope AshiteyActressLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Guvna BMusicianLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Terry BaddooCNN International news reporter and columnist for World Football InsiderLondon, Greater London, UKEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
James BarnorPhotographerAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Errol "Kojo Funds" BellotMusician and rapperLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Dominican father
Rhian BensonSoul and jazz singer-songwriterAccra, GhanaWelsh mother, Ghanaian father
Matty Blytheprofessional rugby league footballer for Warrington WolvesSalford, Greater Manchester, UKGhanaian mother, English father
Abrantee BoatengRadio DJ, TV presenter and club DJLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Daniel BoatengProfessional footballer for Arsenal F.C.London, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Eric BoatengProfessional basketball player for Peristeri B.C. and the Great Britain national basketball teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Ozwald Boateng, OBEFashion designerLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Lord Paul Boateng, The Right Honourable / PCBritish Labour Party politician and member of the House of LordsLondon, Greater London, UKScottish mother, Ghanaian father
William Boyd, CBENovelist and screenwriterAccra, GhanaHalf-Ghanaian and half-Scottish mother, Scottish father
Margaret Busby, CBEPublisher, writer, editor, broadcasterAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother, Caribbean father
Paigey CakeyMC, rapper, singer and actressHackney, Greater London, UKGhanaian father, English mother-
Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, OBEExecutive Director of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England, curator and cultural historianGhanaSierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Joe Casely-Hayford, OBEFashion designerGhanaSierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Margaret Casely-Hayford, CBELawyer, Executive Chair of ActionAid UKLondon, Greater London, UKSierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Tinchy StryderRapper, music executive, businessman and multimillionaireAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Jaye DavidsonActorRiverside, California, USEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
Chris DicksonProfessional footballer for AEL Limassol and Ghana national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Jamaican father
Efua Dorkenoo, OBECampaignerGhanaGhanaian mother and father
Idris Elba, OBETelevision, theatre, and film actorLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Sierra Leonean father
Edward Enninful, OBEEditor-in-chief of British VogueGhanaGhanaian mother and father
Ekow EshunFormer artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), journalist, writer, and broadcasterLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Kodwo EshunWriter, theorist and filmmakerGhanaian mother and father
Paapa EssieduActorSouthwark, London, EnglandGhanaian parents
Emmanuel FrimpongProfessional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and Ghana national football teamKumasi, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Ian "Donae'o" GreenidgeRapper, singer, and musician known for his hit single "Party Hard"London, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Sam GyimahLiberal Democrat politician, former Member of Parliament for East SurreyBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UKGhanaian mother and father
James HarperProfessional footballer for Hull City A.F.C.Chelmsford, Essex, UKGhanaian mother, English father
Afua HirschJournalistNorwayGhanaian mother, British father
Kobna Holdbrook-SmithActorAccra, Ghana-
Cab KayeJazz musicianLondon, Greater London, UKHalf-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father
Kanya King, CBEFounder of the MOBO AwardsLondon, Greater London, UKIrish mother, Ghanaian father
Esther KrakuePolitical commentatorGhanaGhanaian mother and father
Jeanette KwakyeSprinterLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Ras KwameRadio DJ and radio presenterGhanaGhanaian mother and father
Kwasi KwartengPolitician and current Chancellor of the ExchequerLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Lisa l'AnsonBroadcaster and VJLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Danish father
Peter MensahActorAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Pops Mensah-BonsuProfessional basketball player for Beşiktaş Milangaz and the Great Britain national basketball teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Dylan "Dizzee Rascal" MillsRapper and music executiveLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Nigerian father
The Mitchell BrothersMusicianLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and English father
Melvin OdoomComedian, radio DJ and television presenterBedford, Bedfordshire, UKGhanaian mother, Ghanaian father
Abena Oppong-AsareLabour politician, Member of Parliament for Erith and ThamesmeadLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Mark "Neutrino" Osei-TutuMusician, professional rugby playerLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Belinda OwusuActressLondon, Greater London, UKEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
Lloyd OwusuFormer professional footballerSlough, England
Hugh QuarshieActorAccra, GhanaHalf-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father
Nigel QuashieProfessional footballer; only the second black player to represent Scotland in football, and the first since Andrew Watson in 1881Southwark, Greater London, EnglandEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
Caleb QuayeRock guitarist and musicianLondon, Greater London, UKScottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father
Finley QuayeMusicianEdinburgh, ScotlandScottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father
Lord Bernard Ribeiro, Knight Bachelor / CBESurgeon, former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandAchimota, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabour politician, Member of Parliament for StreathamStreatham, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Paul SackeyProfessional rugby union player for Stade Français and the England national rugby union teamLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Derek "Sway DaSafo" SafoMusicianLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Lloyd SamProfessional footballer for Leeds United F.C.Leeds, West Yorkshire, UKGhanaian mother and father
June Sarpong, OBETelevision presenterLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Adrien SauvageFashion designer, film director and photographerLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Alex SawyerActorKent, England, UKGhanaian mother, half-Finnish and half-English father
Jeffrey SchluppProfessional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football teamHamburg, GermanyGhanaian mother and father
Dennis Tuffourprofessional rugby league footballer for York City KnightsLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-AnkrahBritish Military Officer, First Black equerry in British monarch historyAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
William VanderpuyeActor and renowned voice-over artistLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother, Dutch father
Danny WelbeckProfessional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and England national football teamLongsight, Greater Manchester, UKGhanaian mother and father
Arthur WhartonFirst black professional association football player in the worldJamestown, formerly Gold Coast now GhanaGhanaian mother, half-Grenadian and half-Scottish father
Rachel Yankey, OBEProfessional female footballer for Arsenal W.F.C. and the England women's national football teamLondon, Greater London, UKEnglish mother, Ghanaian father
Reggie YatesActor, television presenter and radio DJLondon, Greater London, UKGhanaian mother and father
Lynette Yiadom-BoakyePainterLondon, UKGhanaian mother and father
Joshua BuatsiBoxer, Olympic Bronze medalistAccra, GhanaGhanaian mother and father
DJ ZelRadio DJUKGhanaian mother and father