Discover their roots.

Nego do Borel

Musician

African-Brazilian

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Neil deGrasse Tyson

TV Personality

Father: African-Nevisian, African-Dominican [from Dominica] · Mother: Puerto Rican

Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Nell Verlaque

Actor · Musician

Irish, one eighth Seychellois [French, Malagasy, Tamil Indian], English, Scottish, other French

New York City, New York, U.S.

Nelson Mandela

Politician

Thembu [Xhosa] African

Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (now South Africa)

Neneh Cherry

Musician

Father: Sierra Leonean · Mother: Swedish

Stockholm, Sweden

Nesta Cooper

Actor

Father: African-Jamaican · Mother: European

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Neymar

Actor · Athlete

Brazilian [African, Portuguese, possibly other]

Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil

Nia DaCosta

African-Jamaican

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Nia Jervier

Actor

African-Trinidadian and/or African-Tobagonian

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Nia Long

Actor

African-Trinidadian, African-Grenadian, African-Barbadian, African-American

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Nicholas Gioacchini

Athlete

Father: Italian · Mother: African-Jamaican

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

Nicki Minaj

Actor · Musician · Model

Trinidadian [African, one quarter Indian, possibly one eighth Japanese]

Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Nico & Vinz

Musician

*Ivorian, Norwegian (Nico) *Ghanaian (Vinz)

Oslo, Norway (both)

Nico Parker

Actor

*75% English/Cornish/British Isles *25% Shona Zimbabwean

Brent, London, England, U.K.

Nicole Beharie

Actor · Musician

African-Jamaican, African-American

West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

Nicole Bus

Musician

Father: Dutch · Mother: African-Curaçaoan

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Nicole Fiscella

Actor · Model

Saint Lucian [African, Indian, possibly other]

Manhattan, New York City, New York, or Rochester, New York, U.S.

Nicole Lyn

Actor

Jamaican [African, Chinese, English, Scots-Irish, Sephardi Jewish]

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Nicole Richie

Actor · Socialite · TV Personality

Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous], African-American, Louisiana Creole [French, African, and distant English], other European

Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States

Nicolás Maduro

Politician

Venezuelan, Colombian, and Curaçaoan – including Spanish, smaller amounts of African, Indigenous, Dutch, Sephardi Jewish, French, and Portuguese

Caracas, Venezuela

Niecy Nash

Actor · TV Personality

African-American

Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Actor

Nigerian

Delta State, Nigeria

Nikki M. James

Actor · Musician

Father: African-Vincentian · Mother: African-Haitian

Summit, New Jersey, U.S.

Nile Rodgers

Musician

African-American, one quarter African-Bahamian, 1/32 Irish, possibly distant English

New York City, New York, U.S.

Nilüfer Yanya

Musician

Father: Turkish · Mother: African-Barbadian, Irish

Kensington & Chelsea, London, England, U.K.