Entertainment

Denrele Edun

Denrele Edun, also identified as Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun, is a Nigerian media personality known for television presenting, entertainment interviewing, and event and red-carpet hosting. His career has included presenting roles at Sound City and Channel O, as well as an on-screen…

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Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington is an American actor, director, and producer known for work across film, television, and theatre. His major distinctions include two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.

Deola Sagoe

Deola Sagoe is a Nigerian fashion designer and founder of House of Deola, known for African haute couture, bespoke clothing and bridal wear. Her work also includes award-winning costume design for film.

Deyemi Okanlawon

Deyemi Okanlawon is a Nigerian actor and producer known for his work in Nollywood. His career includes prominent Nigerian box-office appearances, a 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards nomination and a producer credit on the 2024 film All Is Fair In Love.

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou is a Benin-born actor and former model known for playing Cinqué in Amistad and for Academy Award-nominated supporting performances in In America and Blood Diamond. His public work has also included advocacy concerning homelessness, the African diaspora and human…

Donatella Versace

Donatella Francesca Versace

Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer who led the creative direction of Versace after the 1997 death of her brother, founder Gianni Versace. She became the fashion house's Chief Brand Ambassador effective April 1, 2025.

Duro Olowu

Duro Olowu is a Lagos-born Nigerian-British fashion designer and curator known for womenswear that combines distinctive prints and textiles with fluid silhouettes and tailored construction. He founded his eponymous label in 2004 and has also curated major gallery and museum…

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American actor, producer and professional-wrestling figure known as "The Rock." He built his public profile in WWE before moving into film, co-founding Seven Bucks Productions and joining the board of TKO Group Holdings.

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is a Nigerian television presenter and media personality best known as the host of Big Brother Naija and presenter of Channels Television's Rubbin' Minds. A lawyer by training, he entered public life as a housemate on the first Big Brother Nigeria in 2006…

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and director known for his work in stand-up comedy, Saturday Night Live, feature films and voice acting. His career has been recognized by major film, television, music and cultural institutions.

Editi Effiong

Editi Effiong is a Nigerian filmmaker, writer and producer associated with Anakle Films. His screen work includes Up North, Fishbone and The Black Book, his feature-length directorial debut.

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Edward Enninful

Edward Enninful is a Ghana-born, London-raised fashion editor and stylist known for his editorial work at i-D, Vogue titles, W Magazine and British Vogue. After serving as British Vogue's editor-in-chief, he co-founded the media and entertainment company EE72.

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El Anatsui

El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor and art educator known for large-scale, flexible installations assembled from aluminum liquor-bottle components.

Emmanuella

Emmanuella Samuel

Emmanuella Samuel, publicly known as Emmanuella, is a Nigerian comedy-sketch performer and actor best known for her appearances with Mark Angel Comedy. Her online work brought wider recognition, including the 2021 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite African Social Media…

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Femi Adebayo

Femi Adebayo is a Nigerian actor, filmmaker and producer known for his work in Yoruba-language cinema and the wider Nollywood industry.

Folake Folarin-Coker

Folake Folarin-Coker is a Nigerian fashion designer and the founder of Tiffany Amber, a womenswear brand established in 1998. She is known for her contribution to Nigerian ready-to-wear fashion and for presenting the brand to international audiences.

Frank Edoho

Frank Edoho is a Nigerian television host, broadcaster and filmmaker best known for presenting the Nigerian edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from its 2004 debut until 2017 and returning for its 2022 revival.

Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele is a Nigerian actress, producer and director known for the Jénífà screen franchise and major Nollywood box-office milestones. Her public work has also included a Lagos State deputy-governorship candidacy and service as UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador for…

Funmi Iyanda

Funmi Iyanda is a Nigerian broadcaster, journalist and producer best known for independently producing and hosting the television talk show New Dawn with Funmi. Her wider work encompasses documentary and feature-film production, media entrepreneurship and social-intervention…

Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian screen actor, producer and filmmaker associated with Nollywood. She made her feature directorial debut with Lionheart, in which she also starred; Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the film in 2018 as its first original film from Nigeria.

George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer known for fantasy, science fiction, and horror. His principal public significance comes from A Song of Ice and Fire, the epic fantasy sequence adapted by HBO as Game of Thrones.

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid is an American fashion model and fashion entrepreneur known for runway, editorial and campaign work. She founded the cashmere label Guest In Residence in 2022 and serves as its creative director.

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay is a Scottish-born British chef, restaurateur, television presenter and producer. His public career spans the Gordon Ramsay Restaurants group and food-focused television, including his role as founder and co-owner of Studio Ramsay Global.

Hailey Bieber

Hailey Rhode Bieber

Hailey Rhode Bieber is an American model and beauty entrepreneur who founded rhode, a skincare and color-cosmetics brand launched in 2022. Reporting published in March 2026 identified her as the brand's chief creative officer and head of innovation following its acquisition by…