List of Yoruba people
This is a list of notable Yoruba people.
Film and cinema
Nollywood
Actors and actress
- Adebayo Salami
- Aderounmu Adejumoke
- Adunni Ade
- Afeez Oyetoro
- Akin Ogungbe
- Antar Laniyan
- Aremu Afolayan
- Ayo Adesanya
- Ayo Makun
- Babatunde Omidina
- Bolaji Amusan
- Bukky Ajayi
- Bukky Wright
- Dele Odule
- Desmond Elliot
- Dorcas Shola Fapson
- Eniola Ajao
- Eniola Badmus
- Faithia Balogun
- Femi Adebayo
- Funke Akindele
- Funsho Adeolu
- Gabriel Afolayan
- Gbenro Ajibade
- Gloria Bamiloye
- Iyabo Ojo
- Joke Silva
- Lateef Adedimeji
- Mike Bamiloye
- Mosun Filani
- Moji Afolayan
- Moji Olaiya
- Muyiwa Ademola
- Nike Peller
- Odunlade Adekola
- Olaniyi Afonja
- Olu Jacobs
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
- Ramsey Nouah
- Saheed Balogun
- Sola Sobowale
- Sharon Ooja
- Shaffy Bello
- Timini Egbuson
- Toyin Abraham
- Toyin Afolayan
- Yewande Adekoya
- Yinka Quadri
Writers and directors
Music
African
Pre-2000s
- Abass Akande Obesere
- Adewale Ayuba
- Angélique Kidjo
- Ayinla Kollington
- Ebenezer Obey
- Haruna Ishola
- Fatai Rolling Dollar
- Fela Kuti
- Hubert Ogunde
- I. K. Dairo
- K1 De Ultimate
- Lagbaja
- Majek Fashek
- Orlando Owoh
- Saheed Osupa
- Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
- Shina Peters
- Sunny Ade
- Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
- Yusuf Olatunji
Post-2000s
- 9ice
- Adekunle Gold
- Aramide
- Aṣa
- Ayọ
- Ayo Jay
- Brymo
- Burna Boy
- Chinko Ekun
- D'banj
- Davido
- DJ Cuppy
- Eedris Abdulkareem
- eLDee
- Falz
- Femi Kuti
- Fireboy DML
- Kizz Daniel
- Korede Bello
- Ladipoe
- Lil Kesh
- Lyta
- Maleek Berry
- Mayorkun
- Mr Eazi
- Mz Kiss
- Naira Marley
- Niniola
- Olamide
- Olu Maintain
- Reekado Banks
- Reminisce
- Seun Kuti
- Seyi Shay
- Shola Allyson
- Simi
- Sound Sultan
- Teni
- Tiwa Savage
- Wande Coal
- Wizkid
- Yemi Alade
- Ycee
- Zlatan
Gospel
Directors and DJs
Foreign
Online influencers
- Jackie Aina
- Olajide Olatunji
Writers
Yorùbá language
Visual arts
Military
Businesspeople
- Adebayo Ogunlesi
- Antonio Deinde Fernandez
- Candido da Rocha
- Femi Otedola
- Fola Adeola
- Folorunsho Alakija
- Funke Opeke
- Kase Lawal
- Maya Horgan Famodu
- Mike Adenuga
- Razaq Okoya
Politics and administration
Politics
- Adebayo Salami
- Adekunle Fajuyi
- Adeyemo Alakija
- Akinwunmi Ambode
- Babatunde Fashola
- Benjamin Adekunle
- Bola Ige
- Bola Tinubu
- Bukola Saraki
- Desmond Elliot
- Ernest Shonekan
- Femi Fani-Kayode
- Femi Gbaja Biamila
- Frederick Fasehun
- Gboyega Oyetola
- Herbert Macaulay
- Ibikunle Amosun
- Kofo Abayomi
- Lawan Gwadabe
- Lola Young
- M.K.O. Abiola
- Nicolas Grunitzky
- Oladipo Diya
- Obafemi Awolowo
- Olu Falae
- Olusegun Aganga
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- Oyinkansola Abayomi
- Rauf Aregbesola
- Samuel Akintola
- Seyi Makinde
- Thomas Boni Yayi
- Alhaji Abdul Azeez Kolawole Adeyemo
- Tunde Idiagbon
- Victor Adebowale
- Yemi Osinbajo
Administration
Aristocrats
Kings and queens
- Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II
- Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III
- Adeniji Adele
- Adesoji Aderemi
- Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
- Adeyinka Oyekan
- Ajaka
- Ajimudaoro Aladesanmi I
- Daniel Aladesanmi II
- Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III
- Fredrick Kumokun Adedeji Haastrup
- Ladapo Ademola
- Lamidi Adeyemi
- Moremi Ajasoro
- Oba
- Oduduwa
- Olagbegi Atanneye I
- Olagbegi Atanneye II
- Olateru Olagbegi I
- Olateru Olagbegi II
- Olubuse II
- Oranyan
- Orompoto
- Oshun
- Osupa
- Oya
- Oyekan I
- Rilwan Akiolu
- Samuel Akinsanya
- Shango
- Sikiru Kayode Adetona
Chiefs and princes
- Abibatu Mogaji
- Abiodun Duro-Ladipo
- Abiola Dosunmu
- Adeniran Ogunsanya
- Bisoye Tejuoso
- Christopher Sapara Williams
- Efunroye Tinubu
- Efunsetan Aniwura
- Gaha
- Gani Adams
- Henry Fajemirokun
- H.O. Davies
- John Otunba Payne
- Moses Majekodunmi
- Oluyole
- Oguntola Sapara
- Richard Akinjide
- Roseline Osipitan
- Sara Forbes Bonetta
- Tejumade Alakija
- T.O.S. Benson
- Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon
Journalism and the media
Science and technology
Medicine
Academicians
Law, activism and advocacy
Sports
Football (soccer)
Coaches
Basketball
Volleyball
American football
Ice hockey
Athletics
Wrestling
Religion
Christianity
Catholic
Pentecostal
Other
Islam
- Abu-Abdullah Adelabu
- Sheikh Adam Al-Ilory
Yoruba religion
Modelling and fashion
Trans-Atlantic slavery
Canada
Guyana
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
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