This is a list of Black Britons. It includes some people of mixed race.

Contents

1 Entertainment 2 Literary and journalism 3 Sports 4 Politics 5 Music 6 Medicine 7 External links

Entertainment

• Norman Beaton (actor)
• Floella Benjamin (presenter)
• Naomi Campbell (supermodel)
• Craig Charles (actor)
• Pogus Caesar (broadcaster)
• Josie D'Arby (actress and presenter)
• Felix Dexter (comedian)
• Trisha Goddard (presenter)
• Alison Hammond (presenter)
• Lenny Henry (comedian)
• Ram John Holder (actor)
• Lisa I'Anson (presenter and DJ)
• Danny John-Jules (actor)
• Diane-Louise Jordan (presenter)
• Kwame Kwei-Armah (actor and singer)
• Rustie Lee (celebrity chef)
• Sophie Okonedo (actress)
• David Oyelowo (actor)
• Rudolph Walker (actor)
• Gary Wilmot (comedian)
• Angela Wynter (actress)
• Gina Yashere (comedian)

Literary and journalism

• Olaudah Equiano
• Sir Trevor McDonald
• Ben Okri
• Mary Seacole
• Zadie Smith (writer)
• Moira Stuart
• Benjamin Zephaniah (poet)

Sports

• Viv Anderson - footballer
• John Barnes - footballer
• Nigel Benn - boxer
• Frank Bruno - boxer
• John Conteh - boxer
• Linford Christie - athlete
• Chris Eubank - boxer
• Rio Ferdinand - footballer
• Ellery Hanley
• Emile Heskey - footballer
• Kelly Holmes - athlete
• Paul Ince - footballer
• Colin Jackson - athlete
• Chris Kamara - cult icon and sports pundit
• Denise Lewis
• Lennox Lewis - boxer
• Martin Offiah
• Tessa Sanderson - athlete
• Daley Thompson - athlete
• Walter Tull - second professional black football player
• Darius Vassell - footballer
• Andrew Watson - first black international football player, captain and administrator
• Arthur Wharton - first professional black football player
• Fatima Whitbread - athlete
• Ian Wright - footballer

Politics

• Diane Abbott
• The Baroness Amos
• Paul Boateng - first black cabinet minister
• The Lord Constantine
• William Davidson
• Olaudah Equiano
• Bernie Grant
• The Baroness Howells of St Davids
• C.L.R. James
• Oona King
• David Lammy
• Dr Harold Moody
• Bill Morris - trade union leader
• Trevor Phillips
• The Lord Pitt of Hampstead
• The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
• The Lord Taylor of Warwick

Music

• Tasmin Archer
• Joan Armatrading (singer-songwriter)
• Shirley Bassey
• Melanie Brown
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Craig David
• Des'ree
• Dizzee Rascal
• Ms Dynamite
• Skye Edwards
• Gabrielle
• Michelle Gayle
• Goldie
• Jamelia
• Javine
• Beverley Knight
• Linton Kwesi Johnson (dub poet)
• Cleo Laine
• Lemar
• Shaznay Lewis
• Lisa Maffia
• Mark Morrison
• Mica Paris
• Courtney Pine
• Sade
• Seal
• Skin
• Heather Small

Medicine

• John Alcindor

See also: List of Britons, List of multiracial people, List of African Americans

External links

• Black People in Britain from spartacus
• 100 Great Black Britons