The list of Igbo people includes notable individuals who have full or significant ancestry traced back to the Igbo people of South-East and South-South geopolitical regions of Nigeria.
This page also contains names of people who traced their African heritage through DNA testing to the Igbo ethnic group.
Beauty pageant winners and models Miss Nigeria & Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Debbie Collins, Miss World 2016 Nigeria representative"MBGN 2015 1st runner-up, Debbie Collins, represents Nigeria at Miss World pageant while Unoaku reps Nigeria at Miss Universe", The Daily Times, 16 December 2016. Unoaku Anyadike, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2015, Miss World 2015 Nigeria representative Iheoma Nnadi, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2014, Miss World 2014 Nigeria representativePeace Ezebuiro, "Meet The Latest 15 Most Beautiful Girls in Nigeria", Buzz Nigeria. Ezinne Akudo, Miss Nigeria 2013 Sylvia Nduka, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2011, Miss World 2011 Nigeria representative Fiona Amuzie-Iredu, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2010, Miss World 2010 Nigeria representative Glory Umunna, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009, Miss World 2009 Nigeria representative Adaeze Igwe, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2008, Miss World 2008 Nigeria representative, wife of former Nigerian football team captain Joseph Yobo Munachi Nwankwo, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2007, Miss World 2007 Nigeria representative Chinenye Ochuba, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2002, Miss World 2002 Top 10 finalist, African Continental Queen of Beauty Sabina Umeh, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1990 Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1988, Miss Africa 1988, Miss Intercontinental 1989, Nigeria ambassador to Spain 2012–15, wife of the late Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu, Miss Africa 1987, 2nd Nigerian to represent Nigeria in Miss Universe 1987 after a 23-year absence of the country in the pageant Chidimma Adetshina, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2007. She represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico and finished as the first runner-up. She was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania as the highest ranked African Contestant of 2024. Her placement is Nigeria's highest at any Miss Universe pageant.
Mister Nigeria Ikenna Bryan Okwara, Mr Nigeria 2007, semi-finalist Mister World 2007
Runway models and magazine covers Ngo Okafor, arguably the internet's most downloaded black male model. Oluchi Onweagba, winner of Face of Africa 1998; she has starred in shows for Gucci, Carolina Herrera, John Galliano, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Jeremy Scott, Helmut Lang, Fendi, Mary Timms, Anna Sui, Givenchy, Kenzo, Giorgio Armani, Céline, Nina Ricci, and Diane Von Furstenberg
More pageant winners Collete Nwadike, winner of the Exquisite Face of the Universe Pageant, winner of Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014, and special advisor to the Governor of Anambra State on tourismStunning New Photos Of Miss Tourism Collette Nwadike , Nigeriafilms, 7 September 2014."Nigerian Collette Nwadike wins Exquisite Face of the Universe 2015 beauty pageant in São Tomé", Bella Naija, 10 December 2015.tribune online nig [http://tribuneonlineng.com/colletenwadike] January 2016."Collete Nwadike from Nigeria is Exquisite Face of the Universe 2015", The Great Pageant Community, 24 December 2015.Collete Nwadike, Miss Tourism 2014, wins the 2015 Exquisite Face of the Universe beauty pageant! , OlisaTV 2015.
Music producers DJ Coublon, awarded Producer of the Year by All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Masterkraft, won Music Producer of the Year at both the City People Entertainment Awards and Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Tyler, the Creator, Grammy award-winning artist Rexxie, Nigerian record producer and DJ
Actors and actresses Foreign Annie Ilonzeh, starred in General Hospital, Charlie's Angels, Arrow, Drop Dead Diva, Empire, All Eyez on Me, 'Til Death Do Us Part, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Antonia Okonma, starred as Darlene Cake in the ITV series Bad Girls Ashley Madekwe, film credits include Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge and the witch Tituba in the WGN America series Salem Carmen Ejogo, hosted the Saturday Disney morning show. Film credits include Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), Alien: Covenant (2017). She Picquery in the Fantastic Beasts film series, Coretta Scott King in two films: Boycott (2001) and Selma (2014)Levy, Emanuel; "Selma: The Women’s Civil Rights Story", EmanuelLevy.com, 24 December 2014 (retrieved 29 December 2014). Caroline Chikezie, Her movie roles include Sasha Williams in As If, Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives, Queen Tamlin in The Shannara Chronicles, the Cyberwoman in Torchwood, Nasuada in Eragon Charles Venn, known for his roles as Ray Dixon in EastEnders, Jacob Masters in Casualty, Curtis Alexander in Dream Team, Tremaine Gidigbi in Footballers' Wives Chike Nwoffiah, actor, theater director and filmmaker. Listed as one of the "Top Ten Most Influential African Americans" in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has served on several regional and national grant review panels including: the National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Sacramento Arts Commission, San Francisco Arts Commission, Arts Council Silicon Valley, Walter and Elise Haas Fund and the Center for Cultural Innovation Chiké Okonkwo, starred as PC Clark in New Tricks and DC Callum Gada in Paradox. He currently stars as Lee Truitt, the love interest of the title character on the BET series Being Mary Jane Chiwetel Ejiofor, Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated actor, Brother of CNN newscaster Zain Asher Cyril Nri, actor, writer and director who starred as Superintendent "Adam Okaro" in the police TV series The Bill Enuka Okuma, starred in Rookie Blue, Madison, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Hillside Ifeanyi Chijindu Megalyn Echikunwoke, starred as Tara Price in CSI: Miami, Isabelle Tyler in The 4400 and as Mari McCabe / Vixen in the Arrowverse. Partner of comedian and actor Chris Rock Nonso Anozie, starred as Tank in RocknRolla, Sergeant Dap in Ender's Game, Abraham Kenyatta in Zoo, Captain of the Guards in Cinderella and Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO television series Game of Thrones Phina Oruche, actress, radio presenter and former model who starred as Liberty Baker in ITV's Footballers' Wives, for which she won a Screen Nations Award for Favourite TV Star Tracy Ifeachor, known for roles in Blooded, Billionaire Ransom, Casualty, Doctor Who, Strike Back, Jo, Crossbones, Hawaii Five-0, Ina Paha, The Originals, Quantico Uzo Aduba, starred as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, winner of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015.Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list. CNN.com (21 September 2015). Retrieved 7 December 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role. Kelechi Eke is the founder of The African Film Festival (TAFF) and the creator of movie streaming service, Rootflix. On 19 August 2023, he received the United States President Lifetime Achievement Award for his humanitarian services.
Traced heritage Blair Underwood, American television and film actor nominated for a 2009 Golden Globe Award for his role on In Treatment Danny Glover Forest Whitaker, American actor, producer, and director who won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland' Paul Robeson (1898–1976), multi-lingual American actor, athlete, Basso cantante concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, fellow traveler, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin Peace Prize laureate
Nollywood Afro Candy Amaechi Muonagor, actor and producer. Igodo, Without Goodbye, Most Wanted Kidnappers, Jack and Jill, Village Rascal, Evil World, Ugonma, Spirits Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Lifetime Achievement award winner at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards Chacha Eke, starred in The End is Near, Commander in Chief, Clap of Thunder, Two Hearts Chelsea Eze Chidi Mokeme, actor and ex host of the Gulder Ultimate Search Reality-show Chika Ike, winner of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Award for Most Disciplined Actress Chinedu "Aki" Ikedieze, He is best known for his character "Aki", playing alongside Osita Iheme in their breakthrough movie Aki na Ukwa, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. Chioma Chukwuka, actress and movie producer, winner of the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role, winner of the Afro Hollywood award for Best actress in a lead role Cynthia Shalom, actress and producer, winner of Next Movie Star reality show season 11 Chioma Okoye Chioma Toplis Chizzy Alichi, winner City People Entertainment Awards Best New Actress Of The Year (English), winner Nigeria Achievers Award Next Rated Actress Of The Year Clem Ohameze, starred in Ije: The Journey Destiny Etiko Ebele Okaro, Best Supporting Actress 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Ebube Nwagbo, starred in Arrested by Love, Eyes of the Nun, Before My Eyes, Against My Blood, Royal Palace, Not Yours!, Ojuju calabar Ejike Asiegbu, former President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Emeka Ike Enyinna Nwigwe, best known for The Wedding Party, Black November, Black Gold Francis Agu (1965–2007), actor. Best known for his role on the long-running Nigerian television series Checkmate Frederick Leonard Genevieve Nnaji, winner Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Movie West Africa, Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Actress Tv Series and Best Actress in Supporting Role, Nollywood Movies Awards for Viewers Choice- Female, Ghana Movie Awards for Best Actress-Africa Collaboration, NAFCA for Best Actress Leading Role, Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Kiss, Zulu African Film Academy Awards for Best Actress, City People Entertainment Awards for Best Actress. Member of the Order of the Federal Republic Hanks Anuku, often stars as a villain in many Nollywood films."Hanks Anuku" at IMDb. Brother of Miss Nigeria 1986 Late Rita Anuku Ijeoma Grace Agu Jim Iyke, one of the stars of the movie Last Flight to Abuja John Okafor, acted in more than 200 movies including Mr.Ibu (2004), Mr.Ibu in London (2004), Police Recruit (2003), 9 Wives (2005), Ibu in Prison (2006) and Keziah (2007). Kanayo O. Kanayo Ken Erics Linda Ejiofor Lota Chukwu Mercy Johnson Michael Ezuruonye Mike Godson Monalisa Chinda Muna Obiekwe Ngozi Ezeonu Nuella Njubigbo Nkem Owoh Nonso Diobi Oby Kechere OC Ukeje Oge Okoye Onyeka Onwenu Osita "Paw paw" Iheme Patience Ozokwor Pete Edochie Prince Eke Queen Nwokoye Rachael Okonkwo Regina Daniels Rita Dominic Saint Obi Stella Damasus-Aboderin Stephanie Okereke, Best Actress – English and Best Actress of the year 2003, Reel Awards 2003 – also nominated twice for the Africa Movie Academy Award 2005 and 2009 for Best Actress in a Leading Role Sylvia Oluchy Tonto Dike Tony Umez Uche Jombo Uru Eke Yul Edochie Zack Orji Kelechi Eke
Comedians Basketmouth Buchi Chigul Frank D Don Godfrey Mama Uka Emmanuella Samuel Mark Angel Nedu Wazobia Josh2Funny
TV/Radio hosts and journalists Adaora Onyechere, co-anchor of morning show Kakaaki on AIT Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Big Brother Naija and Rubbing minds host Emma Ugolee Ros Gold-Onwude