This is a list of notable British Cypriots.
Greek Cypriots Christos "Chris" Achilléos, painter and illustrator Theo Adams, performance artist Karima Adebibe, actress and model Andreas "Andrew" Adonis, Labour peer, politician, academic and journalist James Alexandrou, actor and television presenter Anthony Anaxagorou, writer and poet Peter Andre, singer-songwriter, businessman, presenter and television personality Lisa Andreas, singer Dean Atta, poet Antigoni Buxton, singer-songwriter Tonia Buxton, television presenter and restauranteur Christian and Nick Candy, property developers Jake and Dinos Chapman, artists Bambos Charalambous, Labour politician Anastasios Christodoulou, foundation secretary of the Open University Charlie Christodoulou, soldier and mercenary Stephen Constantine, football manager Tula "Tulisa" Contostavlos, singer-songwriter Antony Costa, singer-songwriter and actor Peter Costa, professional poker player Memnos Costi, television presenter and football player Dappy, real name Costadinos Contostavlos, rapper Charidimos "Harry" Demetriou, professional poker player Jamie Demetriou, actor and comedian, brother of Natasia Jason Demetriou, football player Mickey Demetriou, football player Natasia Demetriou, actress and comedian, sister of Jamie Artemas Diamandis, singer Chris Dicomidis, rugby union player Sapphire Elia, actress, model and singer Barry Evangeli, music producer Costas Georgiou, soldier and mercenary George Georgiou, photographer and photojournalist Michael Georgiou, snooker player Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf Islam, real name Steven Georgiou, singer-songwriter and education philanthropist Jasmine Harman, television presenter Demis Hassabis, artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, computer game designer, and gamer D. G. Hessayon, gardener and writer Sarah Ioannides, conductor Mick Karn, real name Andonis Michaelides, musician and songwriter Simon Kassianides, actor, film director, producer and screenwriter Anthony Kleanthous, football chairman Jason Koumas, football player Harry Kyprianou, football player Andi Kyriacou, rugby union player Dimitri Leonidas, actor Stephanie Leonidas, actress Georgina Leonidas, actress Leonidas Leonidou, independent researcher and author Kristian Leontiou, rock singer Jack Monroe, poverty campaigner George Michael, real name Georgios Panayiotou, singer-songwriter and record producer Alex Michaelides, author and screenwriter Nick Mohammed, actor and comedian Robert Newman, comedian Daniel Neofetou, writer and theorist Andrew Nicolaides, surgeon and medical expert Kypros Nicolaides, medical expert Alexis Nicolas, football player Nicky Nicolau, football player Antonis Nikolaidis, Commonwealth shooter Costa Panayi, computer game programmer James Panayi, football player Irena Papadopoulos, nursing researcher Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist and author Panayiotis "Peter" Paphides, journalist and broadcast Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur and broadcaster Michael Paraskos, novelist and art critic Andy Paul, born Andreas Pavlou, musician and singer-songwriter Stelios "Stel" Pavlou, author and screenwriter Mike Pilavachi, charismatic Christian evangelist and author Peter Polycarpou, actor Jack Roles, football player Giannis Sampson, football player Sarbel, real name Sarbel Michael, singer Sir Reo Stakis, hotel magnate Alex Stavrinou, football player Chris Toumazou, electronic engineer Andros Townsend, football player Chris Tsangarides, record producer, sound engineer, and mixer Tom Williams, footballer (Cypriot mother) Nico Yennaris, football player Haris Zambarloukos, cinematographer
Turkish Cypriots
Nej Adamson, actor Alev Adil, writer, artist and academic Peray Ahmet, leader of Haringey London Borough Council Aydin Mehmet Ali, author and peace campaigner Erol Alkan, DJ and producer Mustafa Aslanturk, fashion designer Patrick Azimkar, British soldier killed during the Massereene Barracks shooting in 2009 Peri Aziz, singer and former member of Babutsa Raşit Bağzıbağlı, fashion designer Süleyman Başak, Professor of Finance at the London Business School Adam Booth, boxing trainer and manager of David Haye Rhian Brewster, football player Nesil Caliskan, Enfield London Borough Council's first female leader Feri Cansel, actress Zümrüt Cansel, actress Kem Cetinay, TV personality and rapper Alkan Chaglar, journalist Hussein Chalayan, fashion designer Tice Cin, writer, editor, and multidisciplinary artist Mete Coban, Labour Councillor for Stoke Newington; founder of My Life My Say Mutlu Çerkez, artist Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi, football player Mehmet Dalman, investment banker and chairman of Welsh football club Cardiff City Mustafa Djamgoz, Professor of Cancer Biology at Imperial College London and Chairman of the College of Medicine’s Science Council Baroness Meral Ece, Liberal Democrats member of the House of Lords Emma Edhem, councilwoman of the City of London Corporation Tracey Emin, artist Aslı Enver, actress Sümer Erek, artist Gönül Başaran Erönen, judge in the TRNC Supreme Court Ten Feizi, , Professor and Director of the Glycosciences Laboratory at Imperial College London Mem Ferda, actor Aysha Frade, victim killed during the 2017 Westminster attack Ali Guryel, founder of Bromcom Ramadan Güney, founder of the first Turkish mosque in the UK (Shacklewell Lane Mosque); and owner of the UK's largest cemetery Brookwood Cemetery Adam Harison, singer-songwriter; appeared on Little Mix The Search; and pitch invader during the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship final match Hattie Hasan, , CEO of the Stopcocks Women Plumbers Tamer Hassan, actor Belle Hassan, Season 5 of Love Island Hakan Hayrettin, football player Richard Hickmet, Conservative MP in 1983-87 Aykut Hilmi, actor Sibel Hodge, writer Mustafa Hulusi, artist Atila Huseyin, jazz singer Hale Hüseyin, football player and captain of the England U-18 Women's National Team Metin Hüseyin, film director Mustafa Hussein, football player Yaşar İsmailoğlu, poet Kemal Izzet, football player Muzzy Izzet, football player Erol Kahraman, ice hockey player Işın Karaca, singer Jem Karacan, football player Tolga Kashif, music conductor Leyla Kazim, food and travel photographer Colin Kazim-Richards, football player Eylem Kızıl, singer Fatma Kiamil, co-founder of JJ Food Service; listed in the Sunday Times Rich List 2020 Mustafa Kiamil, co-founder of JJ Food Service; listed in the Sunday Times Rich List 2020 Selin Kiazim, chef and winner of the Great British Menu Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic swimmer Nasir Mazhar, fashion designer Alp Mehmet MVO, British Ambassador to Iceland in 2004 Billy Mehmet, football player Dave Mehmet, football player Deniz Mehmet, football player Erim Metto, film director Mem Morrison, actor Erkan Mustafa, actor Tarkan Mustafa, football player Asil Nadir, businessman Özdil Nami, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus Cosh Omar, actor Arif Ozakca, artist Hal Ozsan, Hollywood actor Erhun Oztumer, football player Ahmet Patterson, boxer Tony Perry, Wembley Stadium DJ; introduced the song Sweet Caroline as England’s unofficial anthem during the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship Kenan Poleo, British Consul General and Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Sav Remzi, record producer Omer Riza, football player Tolga Safer, actor Danis Salman, football player Meliz Serman, stage actress Kemal Shahin, Big Brother contestant Ziynet Sali, singer Anna Silk, actress Ilkay Silk, , actress, playwright, producer, and educator Ali Sönmez, lead singer of Babutsa Touker Suleyman, fashion retail entrepreneur and a "dragon" on Dragon's Den Tash, singer Aden Theobald, Big Brother contestant Hakan Tuna, rock musician; member of the band Natural Life Soner Türsoy, member of Babutsa Fatima Whitbread, javelin thrower B Young, rapper and singer-songwriter Zeren Wilson, food and wine specialist and columnist Sezer Yurtseven, Big Brother contestant Anatol Yusef, actor Halil Zorba, weightlifter
See also List of Cypriots List of Turkish Cypriots British Cypriots Greek Cypriot diaspora Turkish Cypriot diaspora
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