List of British people of Cypriot descent explained
This is a list of notable British Cypriots.
Greek Cypriots
- Christos "Chris" Achilléos, painter and illustrator
- Theo Adams, performance artist
- Andreas "Andrew" Adonis, Labour peer, politician, academic and journalist
- James Alexandrou, actor and television presenter
- Anthony Anaxagorou, writer and poet
- Peter Andre, singer-songwriter, businessman, presenter and television personality
- Lisa Andreas, singer
- Dean Atta, poet
- Tonia Buxton, television presenter and restaurateur
- Christian and Nick Candy, property developers
- Jake and Dinos Chapman, artists
- Bambos Charalambous, Labour politician
- Anastasios Christodoulou, Foundation Secretary of the Open University
- Charlie Christodoulou, soldier and mercenary
- Stephen Constantine, football manager
- Tula "Tulisa" Contostavlos, singer-songwriter
- Antony Costa, singer-songwriter and actor
- Peter Costa, professional poker player
- Memnos Costi, television presenter and football player
- Dappy, real name Costadinos Contostavlos, rapper
- Charidimos "Harry" Demetriou, professional poker player
- Jamie Demetriou, actor and comedian. Brother of Natasia Demetriou
- Jason Demetriou, football player
- Mickey Demetriou, football player
- Natasia Demetriou, actress and comedian. Sister of Jamie Demetriou.
- Artemas Diamandis, singer
- Chris Dicomidis, rugby union player
- Sapphire Elia, actress, model and singer
- Barry Evangeli, music producer
- Costas Georgiou, soldier and mercenary
- George Georgiou, photographer and photojournalist
- Michael Georgiou, snooker player
- Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf Islam, real name Steven Georgiou, singer-songwriter and education philanthropist
- Jasmine Harman, television presenter
- Demis Hassabis, artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, computer game designer, and world-class gamer
- D. G. Hessayon, gardener and writer
- Sarah Ioannides, conductor
- Mick Karn, real name Andonis Michaelides, musician and songwriter
- Simon Kassianides, actor, film director, producer and screenwriter
- Anthony Kleanthous, football chairman
- Jason Koumas, football player
- Harry Kyprianou, football player
- Andi Kyriacou, rugby union player
- Dimitri Leonidas, actor
- Stephanie Leonidas, actress
- Georgina Leonidas, actress
- Kristian Leontiou, rock singer
- Jack Monroe, poverty campaigner
- George Michael, real name Georgios Panayiotou, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Alex Michaelides, author and screenwriter
- Nick Mohammed, actor and comedian
- Robert Newman, comedian
- Daniel Neofetou, writer and theorist
- Andrew Nicolaides, surgeon and medical expert
- Kypros Nicolaides, medical expert
- Alexis Nicolas, football player
- Nicky Nicolau, football player
- Antonis Nikolaidis, Commonwealth shooter
- Costa Panayi, computer game programmer
- James Panayi, football player
- Irena Papadopoulos, nursing researcher
- Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist and author
- Panayiotis "Peter" Paphides, journalist and broadcast
- Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur and broadcaster
- Michael Paraskos, novelist and art critic
- Andy Paul, born Andreas Pavlou, musician and singer-songwriter
- Stelios "Stel" Pavlou, author and screenwriter
- Mike Pilavachi, charismatic Christian evangelist and author
- Peter Polycarpou, actor
- Jack Roles, football player
- Giannis Sampson, football player
- Sarbel, real name Sarbel Michael, singer
- Sir Reo Stakis, hotel magnate
- Alex Stavrinou, football player
- Chris Toumazou, electronic engineer
- Andros Townsend, football player
- Chris Tsangarides, record producer, sound engineer, and mixer
- Charalambos Xanthos, restaurateur and poker player
- Tom Williams, footballer (Cypriot mother)
- Nico Yennaris, football player
- Haris Zambarloukos, cinematographer
Turkish Cypriots
- Nej Adamson, actor
- Alev Adil, writer, artist and academic
- Peray Ahmet, leader of Haringey London Borough Council
- Aydin Mehmet Ali, author and peace campaigner
- Erol Alkan, DJ and producer[1]
- Mustafa Aslanturk, fashion designer
- Patrick Azimkar, British soldier killed during the Massereene Barracks shooting in 2009
- Peri Aziz, singer and former member of Babutsa[2]
- Raşit Bağzıbağlı, fashion designer
- Süleyman Başak, Professor of Finance at the London Business School
- Adam Booth, boxing trainer and manager of David Haye
- Rhian Brewster, football player
- Nesil Caliskan, Enfield London Borough Council's first female leader
- Feri Cansel, actress[3]
- Zümrüt Cansel, actress[4]
- Kem Cetinay, TV personality and rapper
- Alkan Chaglar, journalist
- Hussein Chalayan, MBE, fashion designer
- Mete Coban,, Labour Councillor for Stoke Newington; founder of My Life My Say
- Mutlu Çerkez, artist[5]
- Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi, football player[6]
- Mehmet Dalman, investment banker and chairman of Welsh football club Cardiff City[7]
- Mustafa Djamgoz, Professor of Cancer Biology at Imperial College London and Chairman of the College of Medicine’s Science Council
- Baroness Meral Ece, Liberal Democrats member of the House of Lords[8]
- Emma Edhem, councilwoman of the City of London Corporation
- Tracey Emin, artist
- Aslı Enver, actress[9]
- Sümer Erek, artist[10]
- Gönül Başaran Erönen, judge in the TRNC Supreme Court[11]
- Aysha Frade, victim killed during the 2017 Westminster attack
- Ali Guryel, founder of Bromcom
- Ramadan Güney, founder of the first Turkish mosque in the UK (Shacklewell Lane Mosque); and owner of the UK's largest cemetery Brookwood Cemetery[13]
- Adam Harison, singer-songwriter; appeared on Little Mix The Search; and pitch invader during the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship final match[14] [15]
- Hattie Hasan,, CEO of the Stopcocks Women Plumbers
- Tamer Hassan, actor[16]
- Belle Hassan, Season 5 of Love Island
- Hakan Hayrettin, football player[17]
- Richard Hickmet, Conservative MP in 1983-87
- Aykut Hilmi, actor[18]
- Sibel Hodge, writer
- Mustafa Hulusi, artist[19]
- Atila Huseyin, jazz singer
- Hale Hüseyin, football player and captain of the England U-18 Women's National Team[20]
- Metin Hüseyin, film director
- Mustafa Hussein, football player
- Yaşar İsmailoğlu, poet
- Kemal Izzet, football player[17]
- Muzzy Izzet, football player
- Erol Kahraman, ice hockey player
- Işın Karaca, singer
- Jem Karacan, football player
- Tolga Kashif, music conductor[21]
- Leyla Kazim, food and travel photographer
- Colin Kazim-Richards, football player
- Eylem Kızıl, singer
- Fatma Kiamil, co-founder of JJ Food Service; listed in the Sunday Times Rich List 2020
- Mustafa Kiamil, co-founder of JJ Food Service; listed in the Sunday Times Rich List 2020
- Selin Kiazim, chef and winner of the Great British Menu
- Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic swimmer
- Nasir Mazhar, fashion designer
- Alp Mehmet MVO, British Ambassador to Iceland in 2004
- Billy Mehmet, football player
- Dave Mehmet, football player[22]
- Deniz Mehmet, football player[6]
- Erim Metto, film director
- Mem Morrison, actor[23]
- Erkan Mustafa, actor[24]
- Tarkan Mustafa, football player[25]
- Asil Nadir, businessman[26]
- Özdil Nami, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus
- Cosh Omar, actor[27]
- Arif Ozakca, artist[28]
- Hal Ozsan, Hollywood actor
- Erhun Oztumer, football player
- Ahmet Patterson, boxer
- Tony Perry, Wembley Stadium DJ; introduced the song Sweet Caroline as England’s unofficial anthem during the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship[29] [30]
- Kenan Poleo, British Consul General and Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Sav Remzi, record producer[31]
- Omer Riza, football player[17]
- Tolga Safer, actor[32]
- Danis Salman, football player[33]
- Meliz Serman, stage actress[34]
- Kemal Shahin, Big Brother contestant[35]
- Ziynet Sali, singer[36]
- Anna Silk, actress
- Ilkay Silk,, actress, playwright, producer, and educator
- Ali Sönmez, lead singer of Babutsa[2]
- Touker Suleyman, fashion retail entrepreneur and a "dragon" on Dragon's Den
- Tash, singer[37]
- Aden Theobald, Big Brother contestant[38]
- Hakan Tuna, rock musician; member of the band Natural Life
- Soner Türsoy, member of Babutsa[2]
- Fatima Whitbread, javelin thrower[39]
- B Young, rapper and singer-songwriter
- Zeren Wilson, food and wine specialist and columnist
- Sezer Yurtseven, Big Brother contestant[40]
- Anatol Yusef, actor[41]
- Halil Zorba, weightlifter[42]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: T in the Park: Erol Alkan. Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Cypriot Turkish descent. BBC. 8 January 2021.
- Web site: Ah. Mehmet. Babutsa London Calling 2009 . The band, unusually formed of three soloists as opposed to a single lead, released their debut album in the latter half of 2009. The three members of the group Peri Aziz, Soner Türsoy and Ali Sönmez came together for this exciting and somewhat pioneering project. The members of the band, who like many other Cypriot ex-pats live in the UK, met in London and formed their own group.. Mahallas. 12 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714021132/http://www.mahallas.com/2010/02/babutsa-london-calling-2009.html . 14 July 2011 .
- Web site: Kibris Gazetesi. KIBRISLI FERİHA'NIN BELGESELİ GELİYOR.... 27 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104103610/http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/1/col/78/art/7308/PageName/Ana_sayfa. 4 November 2010.
- Web site: Kibris Gazetesi. Ülkesinden vazgeçmeyen bir oyuncu Zümrüt Cansel. 28 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143912/http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/21/news/86095/PageName/Yeni_Ekran. 21 July 2011.
- Web site: The Monthly. Dating Longing: The Work of Mutlu Çerkez. 12 September 2011. 8 February 2006.
- Web site: 2009. Onlar Kıbrıslı Türk!. Nijerya’da devam eden FIFA 17 yaş altı Dünya Kupası’nda 2’nci tura yükselmeyi başaran Türkiye Milli Takımı’nda görev alan Kıbrıslı Deniz Mehmet ve Kamil Çörekci ile gururlandık. Star Kıbrıs. 8 January 2021.
- News: The Guardian. Interview:Mehmet Dalman, founder of WMG. 12 October 2011. London. 2 October 2004.
- Web site: Liberal Democrat Voice. Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece's maiden speech. My father, a Turkish Cypriot and a Muslim, came to this country in 1948 as a young man from Cyprus to seek work. He had served as a policeman during the 1940s, when Cyprus was a British colony. My mother arrived in 1952 to stay with her brother, who had settled in the UK after serving in the British forces during the Second World War. . 27 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100724193800/http://www.libdemvoice.org/baroness-meral-husseineces-maiden-speech-20346.html. 24 July 2010. dead.
- Web site: Birkan hayalperest ben sıkıcıyım . Hürriyet. Hürriyet. 19 March 2011. 4 December 2012.
- Web site: Sumer Erek. CypNet. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Gönül Başaran Erönen. Gönül Erönen was born and educated in London, United Kingdom to Turkish Cypriot parents.. CypNet. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Star Kibris. Başbakanın aktör kuzeni. Star Kibris. 26 April 2011. 6 July 2011.
- Web site: Brookwood Cemetery. Ramadan H. Guney: 1932-2006. 16 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927063959/http://www.brookwoodcemetery.com/Ramadan_Guney.htm. 27 September 2011.
- Web site: 2021. Sahaya Giren Taraftarın Kıbrıslı Türk Olduğu Anlaşıldı. İngiltere’de yaşayan ve şarkıcı olan Adam Harison bir Kıbrıslı Türk ve profilinde de bunu vurguluyor. Wembley Stadyumu'ndaki dev finalin son anlarına 1-1 eşitlikle girilirken sahaya atlayan Harison, oyunun bir süre durmasına neden oldu.. Haber Kıbrıs. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: 2021. Little Mix singer Adam Harison revealed as pitch invader who stopped play during Euro 2020 final. OK!. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: CypNet. Tamer Hassan. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Zaman . İngiliz futbolu, Kıbrıs Türklerini keşfetti! . 28 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314013950/http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=789465 . 14 March 2012 .
- Web site: Star Kibris. Kıbrıslı Türk aktör babası için koşacak. 30 January 2011.
- Web site: Mustafa Hulusi. Art Map. 7 January 2021.
- Web site: 2021. Turkish Cypriot Star Hale plays for Arsenal. Euro Genç TV. 24 November 2021.
- Web site: Tolga Kashif. London born Turkish-Cypriot Tolga Kashif is regarded as one of the most diversely talented musicians of his generation, with success ranging from a critically-acclaimed CD of Richard Strauss tone poems to the musical direction of the BBC Children in Need's Platinum-selling single, 'Perfect Day'.. CypNet. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Brian Moore's Head. 8. Dave Mehmet (1983-1986). 27 August 2010. 21 October 2001.
- News: Gardner. Lyn. 2007. Leftovers Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh. Mem Morrison, who is creating a growing body of work which draws on his Turkish-Cypriot roots and English upbringing to examine the nature of belonging.. The Guardian. 8 January 2021.
- Web site: BBC. Turkish London. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: WIAO Fanzine. Tarkan Mustafa. 31 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301210429/http://www.desiredeffect.co.uk/wiao/19.htm#22. 1 March 2012. dead.
- News: Guardian. Asil Nadir. 27 August 2010 . London . The Guardian . 26 August 2010.
- News: Cavendish. Dominic. The Great Extension at the Theatre Royal Stratford & My Wonderful Day at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, review. London-born actor Cosh Omar, who’s of Turkish-Cypriot parentage,.... 22 February 2011. London. The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2009.
- Web site: Saatchi-Gallery. Arif Ozakca. 24 May 2011.
- Web site: 2021. Halil Perry's grandson Tony Perry to DJ at Euro 2020 Final between England and Italy. Grandson of legendary Turkish Cypriot entertainer and party organiser Halil Perry, Tony hit the headlines himself this week after opting to play Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline before and after England’s incredible 2-1 win against Denmark in the semi-final.. T Vine. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: 2021. Turkish Cypriot DJ sets Wembley alight. THE song that had England fans sing their lungs out following England’s win at Wembley during the Euro 2020 games. Yet Sweet Caroline would have gone unheard during England matches at Wembley but for a lightbulb moment from Turkish Cypriot Tony Perry, the stadium’s DJ.. London Turkish Gazette. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: 2011. Tirk Recordings. Label boss Sav Remzi is a founder of the famous Nuphonic label, a Turkish Cypriot in the music biz since the late 80s via his jazz club, and yes you guessed it right the label name is based on the pronunciation of Turk by UK chaps.. Undomondo. 30 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110120094633/http://www.undomondo.com/2009/04/tirk-recordings/. 20 January 2011.
- Web site: Londra Gazete. Tolga stars in terrorist thriller. 28 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002160858/http://www.londragazete.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=1788. 2 October 2011.
- Web site: Londra Gazete. Former footballer Salman made patron of human rights group. 27 August 2010. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305085407/http://www.londragazete.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=3494 . 5 March 2012 .
- Web site: BBC. How do you solve a problem like Maria?. 27 August 2010.
- Web site: Big Brother Online. Kemal. 27 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820082231/http://www.bigbrotheronline.co.uk/bigbrother6/contestants/kemal_shahin.htm. 20 August 2010.
- Web site: 2010. Kıbrıs'taki evde Rum ganimeti var. Türk vatandaşı mısın? - Çift pasaportum var. Kıbrıs ve ıngiliz vatandaşıyım. Ama ben Türk’üm ve Kıbrıs’ı asla Türkiye’den ayrı düşünmüyorum.. Hürriyet. 28 January 2011.
- Web site: Saeed. Saeed. 2012. Tash's The Deep End trades heavily on his Turkish Cypriot roots. Now his debut album The Deep End arrives and it does hint at a promising talent. The album heavily trades on Tash's Turkish Cypriot roots, with pop melodies sung over eastern rhythms.. The National. 20 March 2012.
- Web site: Kibris Gazetesi. En ünlü Lefkaralı. 22 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403154624/http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/2/news/124166/PageName/Ic_Haberler. 3 April 2012.
- News: Guardian. Triumph and despair: Fatima Whitbread . 27 August 2010 . London . The Guardian.
- Web site: Big Brother Online. Sezer. 27 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100904232142/http://www.bigbrotheronline.co.uk/bigbrother7/contestants/sezer_yurtseven.htm. 4 September 2010.
- Web site: 2012. Boardwalk Empire'da Türk ışığı. Babası Kıbrıs’ta doğan ve 11 yaşında Londra’ya gelen Anatol’un, annesi ise Kıbrıs kökenli ve Londra doğumlu.. Digiturk. 15 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120110144140/http://www.digiturk.com.tr/digilife/dizi-haberleri/boardwalk-empireda-turk-isigi. 10 January 2012. dead.
- News: 2008. Zorba aims to lift London in 2012. Zorba, of Turkish-Cypriot heritage,.... BBC. 9 January 2021.