This is a list of notable Ghanaians in the United Kingdom. The person's 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.
Sir David Adjaye, Knight Bachelor / OBE Architect Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Ghanaian mother and father [1][2]
William Adoasi Entrepreneur Camberwell, London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [3]
Adam Afriyie British Conservative Party politician, businessman and multimillionaire London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian father [4][5]
Albert Adomah Professional footballer for Bristol City F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [6]
Freema Agyeman Television and film actress Hackney, Greater London, UK Iranian mother, Ghanaian father [7]
Patrick Agyemang Professional footballer for Queens Park Rangers F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [8]
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Sprinter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [9]
John Akomfrah, CBE Film director and screenwriter Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [10]
Adjoa Andoh Film, television, stage and voice actress Clifton, Bristol Ghanaian mother and father [11][12]
Samata Angel Fashion designer Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK Ghanaian mother and father [13]
Joey Ansah Actor and martial artist London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [14]
Maxwell "Lethal Bizzle" Ansah Musician and rapper London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [15]
Kwesi Appiah Professional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [16]
Amma Asante, MBE Writer and film director Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [17][18]
Anita Asante Professional female footballer for Göteborg FC and the England women's national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [19][20]
Clare-Hope Ashitey Actress London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [21]
Guvna B Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [22]
Terry Baddoo CNN International news reporter and columnist for World Football Insider London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian father [23]
James Barnor Photographer Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [24]
Errol "Kojo Funds" Bellot Musician and rapper London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Dominican father [25]
Rhian Benson Soul and jazz singer-songwriter Accra, Ghana Welsh mother, Ghanaian father [26]
Matty Blythe professional rugby league footballer for Warrington Wolves Salford, Greater Manchester, UK Ghanaian mother, English father [27]
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Abrantee Boateng Radio DJ, TV presenter and club DJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [29]
Daniel Boateng Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [30]
Eric Boateng Professional basketball player for Peristeri B.C. and the Great Britain national basketball team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [31]
Ozwald Boateng, OBE Fashion designer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [32]
Lord Paul Boateng, The Right Honourable / PC British Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords London, Greater London, UK Scottish mother, Ghanaian father [33]
William Boyd, CBE Novelist and screenwriter Accra, Ghana Half-Ghanaian and half-Scottish mother, Scottish father [34]
Margaret Busby, CBE Publisher (founder of Allison and Busby), writer, editor, broadcaster Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother, Caribbean father [35]
Paigey Cakey MC, rapper, singer and actress Hackney, Greater London, UK Ghanaian father, English mother
Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, OBE Executive Director (CEO) of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England, curator and cultural historian Ghana Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father [36]
Joe Casely-Hayford, OBE Fashion designer Ghana Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father [36]
Margaret Casely-Hayford, CBE Lawyer, Executive Chair of ActionAid UK London, Greater London, UK Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian father [37]
Tinchy Stryder Rapper, music executive, businessman and multimillionaire Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [38]
Jaye Davidson Actor Riverside, California, US English mother, Ghanaian father [39]
Chris Dickson Professional footballer for AEL Limassol and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Jamaican father [40]
Efua Dorkenoo, OBE Campaigner Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [41]
Idris Elba, OBE Television, theatre, and film actor London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Sierra Leonean father [42]
Edward Enninful, OBE Editor-in-chief of British Vogue Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [43]
Ekow Eshun Former artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), journalist, writer, and broadcaster London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [44]
Kodwo Eshun Writer, theorist and filmmaker Ghanaian mother and father [45]
Paapa Essiedu Actor Southwark, London, England Ghanaian parents
Emmanuel Frimpong Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and Ghana national football team Kumasi, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [46]
Ian "Donae'o" Greenidge Rapper, singer, and musician known for his hit single "Party Hard" London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [47][48]
Sam Gyimah Liberal Democrat politician, former Member of Parliament for East Surrey Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK Ghanaian mother and father [49]
James Harper Professional footballer for Hull City A.F.C. Chelmsford, Essex, UK Ghanaian mother, English father [50]
Afua Hirsch Journalist Norway Ghanaian mother, British father
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Actor Accra, Ghana
Cab Kaye Jazz musician London, Greater London, UK Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father [51]
Kanya King, CBE Founder of the MOBO Awards London, Greater London, UK Irish mother, Ghanaian father [52]
Esther Krakue Political commentator Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [53]
Jeanette Kwakye Sprinter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [54]
Ras Kwame Radio DJ and radio presenter Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [12]
Kwasi Kwarteng Politician and current Chancellor of the Exchequer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [55]
Lisa l'Anson Broadcaster and VJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Danish father [56]
Peter Mensah Actor Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [57]
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Milangaz and the Great Britain national basketball team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [58]
Dylan "Dizzee Rascal" Mills Rapper and music executive London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Nigerian father [59]
The Mitchell Brothers Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and English father [60]
Melvin O'Doom Comedian, radio DJ and television presenter Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK Ghanaian mother, Ghanaian father [61]
Abena Oppong-Asare Labour politician, Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [62][63]
Mark "Neutrino" Osei-Tutu Musician, professional rugby player London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [28]
Belinda Owusu Actress London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian father [64]
Lloyd Owusu Former professional footballer Slough, England [65]
Hugh Quarshie Actor Accra, Ghana Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian father [66]
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 [67]
Caleb Quaye Rock guitarist and musician London, Greater London, UK Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father [51]
Finley Quaye Musician Edinburgh, Scotland Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English father [68]
Lord Bernard Ribeiro, Knight Bachelor / CBE Surgeon, former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Achimota, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [69]
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Labour politician, Member of Parliament for Streatham Streatham, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [70]
Paul Sackey Professional rugby union player for Stade Français and the England national rugby union team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [71]
Derek "Sway DaSafo" Safo Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [72]
Lloyd Sam Professional footballer for Leeds United F.C. Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Ghanaian mother and father [73]
June Sarpong, OBE Television presenter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [74]
Adrien Sauvage Fashion designer, film director and photographer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [75]
Alex Sawyer Actor Kent, England, UK Ghanaian mother, half-Finnish and half-English father [27]
Jeffrey Schlupp Professional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football team Hamburg, Germany Ghanaian mother and father [76]
Dennis Tuffour professional rugby league footballer for York City Knights London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [27]
Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah British Military Officer, First Black equerry in British monarch history Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [77]
William Vanderpuye Actor and renowned voice-over artist London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Dutch father [27]
[78]
Danny Welbeck Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and England national football team Longsight, Greater Manchester, UK Ghanaian mother and father [79]
Arthur Wharton First black professional association football player in the world Jamestown, formerly Gold Coast now Ghana Ghanaian mother, half-Grenadian and half-Scottish father [80]
Rachel Yankey, OBE Professional female footballer for Arsenal W.F.C. and the England women's national football team London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian father [81]
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Reggie Yates Actor, television presenter and radio DJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [83]
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Painter London, UK Ghanaian mother and father [84]
Joshua Buatsi Boxer, Olympic Bronze medalist Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and father [85]
DJ Zel Radio DJ UK Ghanaian mother and father [86]

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