List of Black Britons

Table of contents

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

Entertainment

• Norman Beaton (actor)
• Naomi Campbell (supermodel)
• Craig Charles (actor)
• Felix Dexter (comedian)
• Lenny Henry (comedian)
• Ram John Holder (actor)
• Danny John-Jules (actor)
• Kwame Kwei-Armah (actor and singer)
• Gary Wilmot (comedian)
• Gina Yashere (comedian)

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

• Viv Anderson - first black footballer to represent England
• 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
• Paul Ince - footballer
• Colin Jackson
• Denise Lewis
• Lennox Lewis - boxer
• Martin Offiah
• Tessa Sanderson
• Daley Thompson - athlete
• Walter Tull - second professional black football player
• Darius Vassell - footballer
• Arthur Wharton - first professional black football player
• Fatima Whitbread
• Ian Wright - footballer

• 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

• Joan Armatrading (singer-songwriter)
• Shirley Bassey
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Craig David
• Ms Dynamite
• Gabrielle
• Goldie
• Jamelia
• Linton Kwesi Johnson (dub poet)
• Beverley Knight
• Cleo Laine
• Mica Paris
• Courtney Pine
• Sade
• Seal

External links

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