Today, we shine the light on some world famous personalities that have Nigerian roots.

While the country can boldly boast of citizens making the green and white flag proud, we have decided to bring to you some international superstars who are also achieving greatness.

Some of these superstars stuck to their Nigerian names and for others, you will have to dig on the internet to find out.

Below are 5 world superstars you probably didn’t know are Nigerians.
1. Big Sean
It came as a big surprise to fans across the world when Big Sean revealed in an interview with Vibe Magazine that he was part Nigerian.

He said, “I remember one time, My Aunty took Me and My Brother to see Santa Claus and Santa Claus was black, and I was like that’s not Santa Claus, then my grandma said why is that not Santa Claus and I was like because he is black, He was like Super black, you know what I mean like a Nigerian, I am Nigerian, part Nigerian.”

2. John Boyega
His real name, John Adedayo B. Adegboyega and he is an English actor known popularly in Hollywood for playing the character of Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films, The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
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