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 ArchitectDar es Salaam, Tanzania Ghanaian mother and fatherWilliam AdoasiEntrepreneurCamberwell, London, UKGhanaian mother and fatherAdam AfriyieBritish Conservative Party politician, businessman and multimillionaireLondon, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian fatherAlbert AdomahProfessional footballer for Bristol City F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherFreema Agyeman Television and film actressHackney, Greater London, UKIranian mother, Ghanaian fatherPatrick Agyemang Professional footballer for Queens Park Rangers F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherHarry Aikines-AryeeteySprinter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherJohn Akomfrah, CBE Film director and screenwriterAccra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherAdjoa Andoh Film, television, stage and voice actress Clifton, Bristol Ghanaian mother and fatherGraham, Natalie (23 March 2003), "Fame & Fortune: How TV nurse cured her money woes", The Sunday Times.Samata Angel Fashion designerCambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherJoey Ansah Actor and martial artist London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherDjembe Online – No 28: Kofi Ansah: Celebration of local fabrics Maxwell "Lethal Bizzle" Ansah Musician and rapper London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father"Interview: Lethal Bizzle", Time Out Accra.Kwesi AppiahProfessional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherAmma Asante, MBE Writer and film director Lambeth, London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherAnita AsanteProfessional female footballer for Göteborg FC and the England women's national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherClare-Hope Ashitey Actress London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherGuvna B Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherTerry BaddooCNN International news reporter and columnist for World Football Insider London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian fatherJames Barnor Photographer Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherKwaku, "Lucky Jim, still working at 81", New African, April 2011, pp. 80–82.Errol "Kojo Funds" BellotMusician and rapper London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Dominican fatherRhian BensonSoul and jazz singer-songwriter Accra, GhanaWelsh mother, Ghanaian fatherMatty Blythe professional rugby league footballer for Warrington WolvesSalford, Greater Manchester, UK Ghanaian mother, English fatherBritish People of Ghanaian Descent, 18 August 2009.Abrantee BoatengRadio DJ, TV presenter and club DJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherDaniel Boateng Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherEric BoatengProfessional basketball player for Peristeri B.C. and the Great Britain national basketball team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherOzwald Boateng, OBE Fashion designer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherLord Paul Boateng, The Right Honourable / PCBritish Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords London, Greater London, UKScottish mother, Ghanaian fatherWilliam Boyd, CBE Novelist and screenwriter Accra, Ghana Half-Ghanaian and half-Scottish mother, Scottish fatherMargaret Busby, CBE Publisher (founder of Allison and Busby), writer, editor, broadcaster Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother, Caribbean fatherShereen Ali, "Sharing our Voices", Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 29 April 2015.Paigey Cakey MC, rapper, singer and actress Hackney, Greater London, UK Ghanaian father, English motherDr Gus Casely-Hayford, OBE Executive Director (CEO) of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England, curator and cultural historian Ghana Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian fatherJoe Casely-Hayford, OBE Fashion designer Ghana Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian fatherMargaret Casely-Hayford, CBE Lawyer, Executive Chair of ActionAid UK London, Greater London, UK Sierra Leonean mother, Ghanaian fatherLysanne Currie, "Margaret Casely-Hayford: The ActionAid UK chair talks talent, diversity and building a great company culture", Director, 1 October 2015.Tinchy StryderRapper, music executive, businessman and multimillionaire Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherJaye Davidson ActorRiverside, California, US English mother, Ghanaian fatherChris Dickson Professional footballer for AEL Limassol and Ghana national football team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Jamaican fatherEfua Dorkenoo, OBE Campaigner Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherIdris Elba, OBE Television, theatre, and film actor London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Sierra Leonean fatherEdward Enninful, OBE Editor-in-chief of British Vogue Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherEkow Eshun Former artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), journalist, writer, and broadcaster London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherKodwo Eshun Writer, theorist and filmmaker Ghanaian mother and father Paapa Essiedu Actor Southwark, London, England Ghanaian parentsEmmanuel FrimpongProfessional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and Ghana national football teamKumasi, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherIan "Donae'o" Greenidge Rapper, singer, and musician known for his hit single "Party Hard" London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherSam Gyimah Liberal Democrat politician, former Member of Parliament for East Surrey Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherJames Harper Professional footballer for Hull City A.F.C.Chelmsford, Essex, UK Ghanaian mother, English fatherAfua HirschJournalist Stavanger, Norway Ghanaian mother, British fatherKobna Holdbrook-SmithActor Accra, Ghana Lisa I'Anson Broadcaster and VJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Danish fatherCab KayeJazz musician London, Greater London, UK Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian fatherKanya King, CBE Founder of the MOBO Awards London, Greater London, UK Irish mother, Ghanaian fatherEsther KrakuePolitical commentator Ghana Ghanaian mother and father Jeanette KwakyeSprinter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherRas Kwame Radio DJ and radio presenter Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherKwasi Kwarteng Politician and current Chancellor of the Exchequer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherPeter Mensah Actor Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherPops Mensah-Bonsu Professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Milangaz and the Great Britain national basketball team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherDylan "Dizzee Rascal" Mills Rapper and music executive London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Nigerian fatherThe Mitchell Brothers Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and English fatherMelvin Odoom Comedian, radio DJ and television presenterBedford, Bedfordshire, UK Ghanaian mother, Ghanaian fatherAbena Oppong-Asare Labour politician, Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherMark "Neutrino" Osei-Tutu Musician, professional rugby player London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherBelinda Owusu Actress London, Greater London, UK English mother, Ghanaian fatherLloyd Owusu Former professional footballerSlough, EnglandHugh Quarshie Actor Accra, Ghana Half-Dutch and half-English mother, Ghanaian fatherNigel Quashie Professional footballer; only the second black player to represent Scotland in football, and the first since Andrew Watson in 1881Southwark, Greater London, England English mother, Ghanaian fatherCaleb QuayeRock guitarist and musician London, Greater London, UK Scottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English fatherFinley Quaye MusicianEdinburgh, ScotlandScottish mother, part-Ghanaian, part-Dutch and part-English fatherLord Bernard Ribeiro, Knight Bachelor / CBE Surgeon, former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Achimota, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherBell Ribeiro-Addy Labour politician, Member of Parliament for Streatham Streatham, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherPaul Sackey Professional rugby union player for Stade Français and the England national rugby union team London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherDerek "Sway DaSafo" Safo Musician London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherLloyd Sam Professional footballer for Leeds United F.C.Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherJune Sarpong, OBE Television presenter London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherAdrien Sauvage Fashion designer, film director and photographer London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherAlex Sawyer ActorKent, England, UK Ghanaian mother, half-Finnish and half-English fatherJeffrey Schlupp Professional footballer for Crystal Palace F.C. and Ghana national football teamHamburg, Germany Ghanaian mother and fatherDennis Tuffour professional rugby league footballer for York City Knights London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and father Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah British Military Officer, First Black equerry in British monarch history Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherWilliam Vanderpuye Actor and renowned voice-over artist London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother, Dutch fatherPoverty Reduction Strategies in Action: Perspectives and Lessons from Ghana, 24 December 2007 .Danny Welbeck Professional footballer for Arsenal F.C. and England national football teamLongsight, Greater Manchester, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherArthur Wharton First black professional association football player in the worldJamestown, formerly Gold Coast now Ghana Ghanaian mother, half-Grenadian and half-Scottish fatherRachel 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 fatherReggie Yates Actor, television presenter and radio DJ London, Greater London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherLynette Yiadom-Boakye Painter London, UK Ghanaian mother and fatherJoshua Buatsi Boxer, Olympic Bronze medalist Accra, Ghana Ghanaian mother and fatherDJ Zel Radio DJ UK Ghanaian mother and father

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See also Ghanaians in the United Kingdom List of Ghanaians