• Source: Kenyans in the United Kingdom

Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya, or have Kenyan ancestry. The majority of Kenya-born people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.




Background



Most Kenyans in the UK are ethnically South Asian Kenyans who, like those in Uganda, were expelled during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This community has a substantial cluster in Leicester and London. The most recent growth may now be coming from ethnically African Kenyans, mirroring wider trends across the continent of economic migration to the richer industrialised nations. There are also a small number of Kenyan-born people who are the children of British civil servants based there before the end of the Empire.




Demographics



The 2001 UK Census recorded 129,633 Kenyan-born British residents. The 2011 census recorded 135,966 Kenyan-born people resident in England, 1,526 in Wales, 2,743 in Scotland and 301 in Northern Ireland, making a UK total of 140,536. The equivalent UK figure in 2019 has been estimated at 121,000 by the Office for National Statistics.
The largest proportion of Kenyan-born British residents are found in the capital, London, where around half of the Kenyan-born population in Britain resides. There are also significant populations in the South East and the East Midlands.




Famous Britons born in Kenya






= Academia, medicine and science

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Richard Dawkins, ethologist, biologist, writer
Azim Nanji, academic
Alan Rayner, biologist
Sir Nilesh Samani, physician
Sir Tejinder Virdee, physicist
Chris Froome, Professional cyclist




= Business, law and politics

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Michael Bear, former Lord Mayor of London
Peter Hain, former Labour MP, cabinet minister and currently member of the House of Lords
Baroness Prashar, businesswoman
Lord Sheikh, businessman, Conservative politician




= Music and the arts

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Khadambi Asalache, poet
Kamara Bacchus, actress
Kuljit Bhamra, musician
Gurinder Chadha, film director
Nitin Ganatra, actor
Kulvinder Ghir, comedian
Tania Harcourt-Cooze, model and actress
Elspeth Huxley, author, journalist, broadcaster
Viram Jasani, musician
Michael Kuhn, film producer
Charles Mnene, actor
Deep Roy, actor, stuntman
Roger Whittaker, musician
Imran Yusuf, comedian
Adrian Zagoritis, music producer and songwriter




= Sport

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Roger Chapman, golfer
Jamie Dalrymple, cricketer
Chris Froome, racing cyclist
Rajesh Maru, cricketer
Derek Pringle, cricketer
Peter Thackeray, cricketer
Curtis Osano, footballer
Victor Wanyama, footballer
Simon Shaw, rugby union player
Anne Wafula Strike, wheelchair racing




See also



Black British
British Mixed
British African-Caribbean community
Kenya–United Kingdom relations
Kenyans in Germany
Kenyan Australians
Kenyan Americans
Kenyan Canadians
Kenyans in France




References






External links

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Suku Gujarat
• Kenyans in the United Kingdom
• Kenya–United Kingdom relations
• List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Kenya
• Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom
• Demographics of the United Kingdom
• Foreign-born population of the United Kingdom
• Cannabis in the United Kingdom
• 2024 in the United Kingdom
• Islam in the United Kingdom