List of Nigerian Americans
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This is a list of notable Nigerian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants.
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Bahamian · Bangladeshi · Barbadian · Belgian · Brazilian · Bulgarian |
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Cajun · Cambodian · Chinese · Colombian · Croatian · Cuban · Czech |
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Danish · Dutch |
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English · Estonian |
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Filipino · Finnish · French |
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German · Greek |
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Haitian · Hispanic/Latino · Hmong · Hungarian |
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Indian · Indonesian · Iranian · Irish · Israeli · Italian |
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Jamaican · Japanese · Jewish |
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Korean |
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Laotian · Lebanese · Louisiana Creole |
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Macedonian · Mexican |
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Native American · Native Hawaiian · Nicaraguan · Nigerian · Norwegian |
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Pakistani · Palestinian · Polish · Portuguese |
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Romanian · Russian · Rusyn |
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Salvadoran · Scotch-Irish · Scottish · Serbian · Slovak · Slovenian · Spanish · Sri Lankan · Swedish · Swiss |
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Taiwanese · Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Vietnamese |
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Welsh |
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[edit] List
[edit] Sports
- Ekpe Udoh, baskeball player
- Osi Umenyiora, American football player
- Kenny Adeleke, basketball player
- Rebekah Adewumi, tennis 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
[edit] Other
- Samuel Oshin, Purdue University Computer Engineering Student
- Kene Mortanya, US Army Officer
- 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
- Michael Okwu, TV anchor
- Lola Ogunnaike, TV anchor (CNN)
- Vop Osili, politician
- Wale (rapper), musician
[edit] References
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