This is a list of notable Nigerian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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Arts and Entertainment
- Gbenga Akinnagbe, actor
- Obba Babatunde, actor
- Edafe Blackmon, actor
- Maria Louisa Bustill (1853-1904), Quaker schoolteacher, mother of Paul Robeson
- Chamillionaire, rapper
- Chikezie, American Idol (season 7) contestant
- Yaya DaCosta, actor, model
- Megalyn Echikunwoke, actress.
- Femi Emiola, actor.
- Donald Faison, TV and movie actor
- Godfrey, comedian
- Uchechi Kalu, poet, LGBT activist
- Kem, singer, songwriter, producer
- Lil' O, rapper
- Obi Ndefo, actor
- Nnedi Okorafor, writer
- Olu Oguibe, writer, artist
- Rasaq, rapper
- Wale Folarin, rapper
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje,actor
- Ne-yo, R&B singer
Sports
- Kenny Adeleke, basketball player
- Victor Adeyanju, American football player
- Nelson Akwari, soccer player
- Aloysius Anagonye, basketball player
- Obed Ariri, American football player
- Devin Aromashodu, American football player
- Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
- Akin Ayodele, American football player
- Ade Coker, soccer player
- Ike Diogu, basketball player
- Ebi Ere, basketball player
- Samkon Gado, American football player
- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, American football player
- Jean Harbor, soccer player
- Buchie Ibeh, American football player
- Ekene Ibekwe, basketball player
- Israel Idonije, American Football player
- Andre Iguodala, basketball player
- Amaechi Igwe, soccer player
- Ugo Ihemelu, soccer player
- Chidi Iwuoma, American football player
- Ade Jimoh, American football player
- Ovie Mughelli, American football player
- Ike Ndukwe, American football player
- Ogonna Nnamani, volleyball player
- Derrick Obasohan, basketball player
- Eric Ogbogu, American football player
- Chamberlain Oguchi, basketball player
- Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
- Emeka Okafor, basketball player
- Chukky Okobi, American football player
- Amobi Okoye, American football player
- Abi Olajuwon, basketball player
- Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA basketball player
- Oguchi Onyewu, soccer player
- Babatunde Oshinowo, American football player
- Bo Oshoniyi, soccer player
- Ime Udoka, NBA basketball player
- Tony Ugoh, American football player
- Osi Umenyiora, American football player
Other
- Sade Baderinwa, TV news anchor
- Maria Louisa Bustill (1853-1904), Quaker schoolteacher, mother of Paul Robeson
- John Ogbu, anthropologist, "acting white" theorist
- Soni Oyekan, chemical engineer
- William Drew Robeson I (1844-1918), slave, freedman, minister, father of Paul Robeson
- Adaora Udoji, Court TV host; CNN correspondent
- Victor Ukpolo, chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans
- Julius Oladigbolu Abiola, Presiding Bishop: Christ Life Ministries Inc. New York, USA
- Michael Okwu TV anchor
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