International celebrities you did not know are Nigerians

Ositadimma Umenyiora (Nfl Player)Osi is a British- American football player born on
November 16, 1981 to Nigerian parents.
The award winning football player he is one of
three British-born players to have won a Super
Bowl ring. Osi is an outside linebacker for the
Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League
(NFL).
In July 2014,Osi Umenyiora got married to Miss
Universe 2011, Leila Lopes.

Lemar ObikaEnglish R&B singer and song-writer,
Lemar Obika, born 4 April 1978 to Nigerian
parents of Enugu State. The award winning
Lemar, although much hasn’t been heard of him
of recent released hit songs like Time to Grow, If
There’s Any Justice”. He rose to fame following
his position in the third place on the first series of
British talent show Fame Academy.
Uzo Aduba 1980/1981 (age 33–34) Hollywood actress, Uzo Aduba is born to a
Nigerian parents. She is popular for her role in the
hit series ‘Orange Is The New Black’. Recently, in
August 2014, Uzo Aduba won the Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a
Comedy Series in Los Angeles.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor was born on July 10, 1977 to
Nigerian father, Arinze and mother, Obiajulu.
His father was a doctor and mother, a pharmacist
while his younger sister is CNN correspondent
Zain Asher. Chiwetel who has starred in top
movies the likes of ’12 Years A Slave’, Half of a
Yellow sun’ amongst others was awarded the
O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honors List for his
services to drama. He became more popular for
his role as a slave in the movie “12 Years A
Slave”, receiving the BAFA male acting trophy.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London.
His parents are Nigerian, of Yoruba origin. He has
a law degree from King’s College London and a
Masters in Law from the University of London.
His best known acting roles have been as the
imposing convict Simon Adebisi in the 1990s HBO
prison series Oz, and as Mr. Eko on ABC’s
survivor drama Lost. He was also in an episode
of New York Undercover. He has numerous film
credits since he began acting in 1994 and has
appeared in many top films, including The Bourne
Identity, in which he played a deposed African
dictator, Hitu the police officer in Ace Ventura:
When Nature Calls, Lock-Nah in The Mummy
Returns, and Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: The Rise of
Cobra.
Adewale is also a fashion model, writer, director,
producer.
Ashley Madekwe
She is an English actress born to a Nigerian
father and English mother. Ashley is popularly
known for her role in the ABC drama series
‘Revenge’.
She is married to English actor, Iddo Goldberg
Henry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel
Seal real names Henry Olusegun Olumide Adelo
Samuel is a British singer and songwriter.
Born on February 19, 1963 to Nigerian father,
Francis Samuel and mother, Adebisi Ogundeji. He
was married to model/TV personality, Heidi Klum
for seven years with three kids together before
they got separated in 2012. The award winning R
n B singer has won four Grammy Awards and an
MTV Video Music Award amongst others. Seal
has several hit songs which include ‘Kiss from
the rose’, ‘Crazy, ‘Killer’, “Lips Like Sugar”.
Tinie Tempah real names Patrick Chukwuemeka
Okogwu is one of the top UK rappers.
Born on November 7, 1988 to Nigerian parents
from Ibusa, Delta state.Tinie Tempah began his
music career in 2005 and he has since carved a
niche for himself with several awards to his
names.
From Brit Award, Nigeria Entertainment Awards to
MOBO Awards. In 2014, he won the BET Awards
for the Best International Act.
In 2013, Tinie Tempah travelled to his homeland,
Nigeria, to play his first ever show in Lagos to
thousands of fans. Apparently, Tinnie Tempah has
got a thing of fashion, as he is reportedly one of
the most stylish men in the music industry.
Nnamdi Asomugha
NNAMDI ASOMUGHA: Is a former American
football cornerback; born on July 6, 1981 to
Nigerian parents from the south-east. The
football star, Asomugha is married to top
American actress, Kerry Washington. They
welcomed their daughter in April 2014.
For many years he was frequently mentioned as
one of the best shutdown corners in the National
Football League. Meanwhile aside being a football
player, Nnamdi is also an actor.
Sophie Okonedo
Sophie is a British actress born to Nigerian father,
Henry Okonedo and a Jewish mother, Joan nee
Allman. Popularly known for her role in top
movies such as After Earth, Hotel Rwanda. She
also acted in the TV series ‘Doctor Who’.
In 1991, she made her acting debut in the British
drama, Young Soul Rebels. The Award winning
actress, Sophie soaring high in her career was
nominated for an Oscar. In 2010, she was
awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the
British Empire) in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday
Honours List for her services to drama.
Sophie, a graduate of Cambridge University is
single mother of one.