List of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom

This is a list of notable Ghanaians in the United Kingdom. The Ghanaian citizenship and connection to the Republic of Ghana is shown in birthplace and parentheses.

Person	Profession/Notability	Place of birth	Link to Ghana	Ref.
David Adjaye, OBE	Architect	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Ghanaian mother and father
Adam Afriyie	British Conservative Party politician, businessman and multimillionaire	London, Greater London, UK	English mother, Ghanaian father
Albert Adomah	Professional footballer for Bristol City F.C. and Ghana national football team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Freema Agyeman	Television and film actress	Hackney, Greater London, UK	Iranian mother, Ghanaian father
Patrick Agyemang	Professional footballer for Queens Park Rangers FC and Ghana national football team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Sprinter	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
John Akomfrah, OBE	Film director and screenwriter	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Adjoa Andoh	Film, television, stage and voice actress.	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Samata Angel	Fashion designer	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Joey Ansah	Actor and martial artist	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Maxwell "Lethal Bizzle" Ansah	Musician	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Kwesi Appiah	Professional footballer for Crystal Palace FC and Ghana national football team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Amma Asante	Writer and film director	Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Anita Asante	Professional female footballer for Göteborg FC and the England women's national football team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Clare-Hope Ashitey	Actress	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Guvna B	Musician	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Terry Baddoo	CNN International news reporter and Columnist for World Football Insider	London, Greater London, UK	English mother, Ghanaian father
James Barnor	Photographer	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Rhian Benson	Soul and jazz singer and songwriter	Accra, Ghana	Welsh mother, Ghanaian father
Matty Blythe	Professional rugby league player for Warrington Wolves	Salford, Greater Manchester, UK	Ghanaian mother, English father
Abrantee Boateng	Radio DJ, TV presenter and club DJ	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Daniel Boateng	Professional footballer for Arsenal FC	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Eric Boateng	Professional basketball player for Peristeri B.C. and the Great Britain national basketball team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Ozwald Boateng, OBE	Fashion designer	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Lord Paul Boateng, The Rt. Hon. / PC	British Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords	London, Greater London, UK	Scottish mother, Ghanaian father
William Boyd, CBE	Novelist and screenwriter	Accra, Ghana	Half-Ghanaian and half-Scottish mother, Scottish father
Margaret Busby, OBE	Publisher (founder of Allison and Busby), writer, editor, broadcaster	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother, Caribbean father
Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford	Executive Director (CEO) of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England, curator and cultural historian	Ghana	Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Joe Casely-Hayford, OBE	Fashion designer	Ghana	Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Margaret Casely-Hayford	Lawyer, Executive Chair of ActionAid UK	Ghana	Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father
Kwasi "Tinchy Stryder" Danquah	Rapper, music executive, businessman and multimillionaire	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Jaye Davidson	Actor	Riverside, California, US	English mother, Ghanaian father
Chris Dickson	Professional footballer for AEL Limassol and Ghana national football team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother, Jamaican father
Efua Dorkenoo, OBE	Campaigner	Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Idris Elba	Television, theatre, and film actor	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother, Sierra Leonean father
Edward Enninful	Fashion and style-director of W magazine	Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Ekow Eshun	Former artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), journalist, writer, and broadcaster	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Kodwo Eshun	Writer, theorist and filmmaker		Ghanaian mother and father
Emmanuel Frimpong	Professional footballer for Arsenal FC and Ghana national football team	Kumasi, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Ian "Donae'o" Greenidge	Rapper, singer, and musician known for his hit single "Party Hard"	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
James Harper	Professional footballer for Hull City A.F.C.	Chelmsford, Essex, UK	Ghanaian mother, English father
Cab Kaye	Jazz musician	London, Greater London, UK	Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father
Kanya King, MBE	Founder of the MOBO Awards	London, Greater London, UK	Irish mother, Ghanaian father
Jeanette Kwakye	Sprinter	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Ras Kwame	Radio DJ and radio presenter	Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Lisa l'Anson	Broadcaster and VJ	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother, Danish father
Peter Mensah	Actor	Accra, Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Pops Mensah-Bonsu	Professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Milangaz and the Great Britain national basketball team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Dylan "Dizzee Rascal" Mills	Rapper and music executive	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother, Nigerian father
The Mitchell Brothers	Musician	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and English father
Melvin O'Doom	Comedian, radio DJ and television presenter	Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK	Ghanaian mother, English father
Mark "Neutrino" Osei-Tutu	Musician, professional rugby player	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Belinda Owusu	Actress	London, Greater London, UK	English mother, Ghanaian father
Lloyd Owusu	Former professional footballer	Slough, England
Hugh Quarshie	Actor	Accra, Ghana	Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father
Nigel Quashie	Professional footballer; only the second black player to represent Scotland in football, and the first since Andrew Watson in 1881	Southwark, Greater London, England	English mother, Ghanaian father
Caleb Quaye	Rock guitarist and musician	London, Greater London, UK	Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father
Finley Quaye	Musician	Edinburgh, Scotland	Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father
Lord Bernard Ribeiro, Kt / CBE	Surgeon, former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	Ghana	Ghanaian mother and father
Paul Sackey	Professional rugby union player for Stade Français and the England national rugby union team	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Derek "Sway DaSafo" Safo	Musician	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Lloyd Sam	Professional footballer for Leeds United AFC	Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
June Sarpong, MBE	Television presenter	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Adrien Sauvage	Fashion designer, film director and photographer	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Alex Sawyer	Actor	Kent, England, UK	Ghanaian mother, half-Finnish and half-English father
Jeffrey Schlupp	Professional footballer for Leicester City F.C. and Ghana national football team	Hamburg, Germany	Ghanaian mother and father
Dennis Tuffour	Professional rugby league player for York City Knights	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
William Vanderpuye	Actor and renowned voice-over artist	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother, Dutch father
Danny Welbeck	Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and England national football team	Longsight, Greater Manchester, UK	Ghanaian mother and father
Arthur Wharton	The first black professional association football player in the world	Jamestown, formerly Gold Coast now Ghana	Ghanaian mother, half-Grenadian and half-Scottish father
Rachel Yankey, MBE	Professional female footballer for Arsenal L.F.C. and the England women's national football team	London, Greater London, UK	English mother, Ghanaian father
Reggie Yates	Actor, television presenter and radio DJ	London, Greater London, UK	Ghanaian mother and father

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom

Reggie Yates

Anita Asante

Paul Sackey

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Lisa I'Anson

Lord Paul Boateng

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Adam Afriyie

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Rachel Yankey

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey

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James Harper

William Boyd

See also

• Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
• List of Ghanaians