Discover their roots.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

TV Personality

European [Irish, English], African-American

Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.

Ibeyi

Musician

Father: African-Cuban [Yoruba] * maternal grandfather – Venezuelan [Spanish, some Italian, Basque, distant English], Dutch-Curaçaoan * maternal grandmother – Tunisian Jewish

Paris, France

Israel Adesanya

MMA · Athlete

Yoruba Nigerian

Lagos, Nigeria

Jayden Fowora-Knight

Actor

Yoruba Nigerian

Joe Joyce

Athlete

Father: Irish · Mother: Yoruba Nigerian

Tower Hamlets, London, England, U.K.

John Boyega

Actor

Yoruba Nigerian

Lambeth, London, England, U.K.

Jovan Adepo

Actor

Father: African-American · Mother: Yoruba Nigerian

Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.

Judi Shekoni

Actor · TV Personality · Model

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: English, Spanish

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.

Kemi Badenoch

Politician

Yoruba Nigerian

Merton, Surrey, England, U.K.

KSI

Actor · Musician · Athlete

Yoruba Nigerian

Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Leon Balogun

Athlete

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: German

Berlin, West Germany (now Germany)

Lilian Bach

Actor

Father: Polish · Mother: Yoruba Nigerian

Lagos Island, Nigeria

Liz Cambage

Athlete

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: Anglo-Australian

Southwark, London, England, U.K.

Lizzo

Actor · Musician · TV Personality

African-American, as well as English

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Lola Odusoga

Actor · TV Personality · Model

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: Finnish

Turku, Finland

O. T. Fagbenle

Actor · Musician

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: English, Irish

Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Oluniké Adeliyi

Actor

Yoruba Nigerian, possibly African-Jamaican

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Omos

Athlete · TV Personality

Yoruba Nigerian

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Pepi Sonuga

Actor · Musician

Nigerian [Igbo, Yoruba]

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Princess Nokia

Actor · Musician

Puerto Rican [Taíno, African, Spanish]

New York City, New York, U.S.

Richard Ayoade

Actor · TV Personality

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: Norwegian

Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.

Rockmond Dunbar

Actor

African-American

Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States

Rotimi

Actor · Musician · Model

Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: Igbo Nigerian

Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S.

Sarah Talabi

Model

Father: Italian · Mother: Yoruba Nigerian

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Seal

Musician

Nigerian

Paddington, London, England, U.K.