This is a list of notable Yoruba people.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
* Abiodun Williams * Adetokunbo Ademola * Afe Babalola * Augustus Molade Akiwumi * Beko Ransome-Kuti * Bola Ajibola * Femi Falana * Frederick Rotimi Williams * Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti * Gani Fawehinmi * Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim * Kayode Eso * Sunday Igboho * Taslim Olawale Elias * Yemisi Ransome-Kuti * Zuriel Oduwole (en)
* Isaac Oluwole, , Nigerian bishop of Sierra-Leonean and Egba heritage * Peter Akinola , former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria * Samuel Ajayi Crowther , Yoruba linguist and first African Anglican Bishop of West Africa * Samuel Johnson *Seth Kale (en)
* Akpororo, Nigerian stand-up comedian, vocalist and actor * Abiodun Duro-Ladipo , Nigerian actress and singer * Gbenga Adeboye , Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter and master of ceremony * Koffi Idowu Nuel , Nigerian entertainer, comedian, musician and actor * Taaooma , Nigerian comedian, content creator, cinematographer and social media influencer (en)
* Samuel Oshoffa , founder of the Celestial Church of Christ (en)
* Abass Akande Obesere , Fuji musician * Adewale Ayuba * Angélique Kidjo * Ayinla Kollington * Ayo Bankole * Bola Are * Dunni Olanrewaju * Ebenezer Obey * Funmi Aragbaye * Haruna Ishola * Fatai Rolling Dollar * Fela Kuti * Hubert Ogunde * I. K. Dairo * K1 De Ultimate , Nigerian fuji musician * King Sunny Adé * Lagbaja * Lara George * Majek Fashek * Mega 99 * Ojo Ade * Orlando Owoh * Saheed Osupa * Sikiru Ayinde Barrister * Shina Peters * Sunny Ade * Wasiu Alabi Pasuma * Yinka Ayefele * Yusuf Olatunji , Nigerian Sakara drum player (en)
* Adebayo Salami , Nigerian actor, filmmaker, movie producer and director * Aderounmu Adejumoke * Adunni Ade * Afeez Oyetoro * Aisha Lawal * Akin Ogungbe * Antar Laniyan * Aremu Afolayan * Ayo Adesanya * Ayo Makun * Babatunde Omidina * Bimbo Ademoye * 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, dramatist, film actress, producer and director, co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry * Hakeem Kae-Kazim * Iyabo Ojo , film actress, director and producer * Jide Kosoko * Joke Silva , actress, director and businesswoman * Kareem Adepoju * Kunle Remi * Lateef Adedimeji , actor, film-maker, producer and director * Mike Bamiloye , actor, dramatist, producer and director * Mosun Filani, film and voice actress * Moji Afolayan , actress, film-maker, producer and director * Moji Olaiya , Nigerian actress * Muyiwa Ademola * Nike Peller * Odunlade Adekola * Oga Bello * Olaniyi Afonja * Olu Jacobs * Omotola Jalade Ekeinde * Ramsey Nouah * Saheed Balogun * Sola Sobowale * Shaffy Bello * Taiwo Hassan * Toyin Abraham * Toyin Afolayan , popularly known as Lola Idije, actress * Wole Ojo * Yewande Adekoya , actress, film-maker, director and producer * Yinka Quadri , actor, film-maker, producer and director (en)
* Adebayo Faleti , Nigerian poet, journalist, writer, Nollywood film director, actor, Africa's first stage play director * Afolabi Olabimtan , Nigerian politician, writer and academic * Akinwunmi Isola , Nigerian playwright, novelist, actor, dramatist, culture activist and scholar * Bakare Gbadamosi , Yoruba poet, anthropologist and short story writer from Nigeria * Daniel O. Fagunwa , Nigerian Yoruba author who pioneered the Yoruba language novel * Duro Ladipo , Yoruba dramatist * Isaac Delano * Folahan Odunjo * Obo Aba Hisanjani * Olatubosun Oladapo * Tade Ipadeola * Wale Ogunyemi (en)
* August Agbola O'Browne * Babatunde Olatunji * Chamillionaire * Ibeyi * Jme * Kevin Olusola * Keziah Jones *Labi Siffre * Lola Falana * Mo Jamil , English singer * Rotimi * Sade Adu * Seal * Skepta * Taio Cruz * Tosin Abasi * Tunde Baiyewu , British singer * Wale , American rapper (en)
* Abayomi Olonisakin , retired Nigerian General, former Chief of Defence Staff * Adekunle Fajuyi , first military Governor of the former Western Region, Nigeria * Adesola Nunayon Amosu * Akinloye Akinyemi * Babatunde Elegbede * Benjamin Adekunle * David Bamigboye * Kayode Are * Michael Bamidele Otiko * Oladipo Diya * Olagunsoye Oyinlola * Olusegun Obasanjo * Suraj Abdurrahman * Theophilus Bamigboye * Tolulope Arotile * Tunde Idiagbon * Victor Banjo , Colonel in the Nigerian army, accused of being a coup-plotter (en)