Cape Verdean diaspora
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The Cabo Verdean diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Cape Verde. Today, more Cabo Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself. The country with the largest number of Cape Verdeans living abroad is the United States.
Notable people of Cabo Verdean descent
- Michael Beach - American actor of Cabo Verdean descent
- Blu Cantrell - singer
- José Ramos Delgado - association football player
- Peter Gomes - American preacher and theologian
- Ryan Gomes - former basketball player for the Boston Celtics, now playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Paul Gonsalves - jazz tenor saxophonist and soloist, known especially for his work with Duke Ellington
- Tony Gonzalez - former player for the Atlanta Falcons, now an analyst on Fox NFL’s pregame show
- Henrik Larsson - former football player for Celtic F.C., FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Helsingborgs IF
- George N. Leighton - retired American judge
- Dave Leitao - basketball coach at DePaul University
- Lura - a singer born in Portugal to parents from the Cape Verde islands
- Davey Lopes - former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - singer and rapper from the group TLC
- Elizabeth "Liz" Miranda - American Politician
- Nani - Valencia C.F. (football) winger
- Paul Pena - singer, songwriter, guitarist, and subject of the documentary Genghis Blues
- Amber Rose - model, recording artist, actress and socialite
- Horace Silver - jazz pianist and composer
- Tavares - R&B/Soul group composed of five brothers
- Patrick Vieira - football (soccer) player whose career has involved spells at French, Italian, UK and US clubs
- Nancy Vieira - singer based in Lisbon
- Alexis Nikole Nelson - American forager and TikTok creator
- June Freedom - American avant-Afropop singer, songwriter and guitarist
International communities
Africa
- Cape Verdean Angolan
- Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan
- Cape Verdean Sao Tomese
- Cape Verdeans in Senegal
- Cape Verdeans in South Africa
Europe
- Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands
- Cape Verdeans in France
- Cape Verdeans in Belgium
- Cape Verdeans in Italy
- Cape Verdeans in Luxembourg - As of the 2021 census, 2562 Cape Verdean nationals live in Luxembourg, accounting for 0.4% of the total population and 0.8% of the foreign population.[1]
- Cape Verdeans in Portugal
- Cape Verdeans in Spain
- Cape Verdeans in Switzerland
- Cape Verdeans in Ireland
North America
South America
See also
References
- ↑ "Une large palette de nationalités". statistiques.public.lu (in français). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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