Cape Verdean diaspora

Diaspora community

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
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
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
Tavares (group) - American musical sibling group
June Freedom - American avant-Afropop singer, songwriter and guitarist

International communities

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