Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Kenia
Paul Chelimo
Paul Chelimo es un atleta nacido keniano con doble nacionalidad —la de su país de origen y estadounidense—, subcampeón olímpico en 2016 en la prueba de 5000 metros.
Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi is a Canadian television journalist, a senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News since October 2016 and co-anchor with Stephanie Ruhle of Velshi & Ruhle on MSNBC. Velshi is based in New York City. Known for his work on CNN, he was CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, Anchor of CNN's Your Money and a co-host of CNN International's weekday business show World Business Today. In 2013, he joined Al Jazeera America, a channel that launched in August of that year. He hosted Ali Velshi on Target until Al Jazeera America ceased operations on April 12, 2016. He has worked for MSNBC since October 2016.
Brigid Kosgei
Brigid Kosgei es una deportista keniana especializada en carreras de maratón, actual plusmarquista mundial de la distancia con un tiempo de 2h14:04, superando el anterior récord de Paula Radcliffe del año 2003.
Kiran Shah
Kiran Shah, es un actor y especialista africano que reside en Inglaterra.
Victor Wanyama
Victor Mugubi Wanyama es un futbolista keniano, juega como centrocampista y su actual equipo es el CF Montréal de la Major League Soccer de Estados Unidos. Es, además, capitán de la selección nacional de Kenia.
Peter Hain
Peter Gerald Hain, Baron Hain is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2007 to 2008 and twice as Secretary of State for Wales from 2002 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Neath between 1991 and 2015.
Nick Carter
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, is a Kenyan-born senior British Army officer. He served as commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in which role he was deployed to Bosnia in 1998 and Kosovo in 1999. After service in Afghanistan, he took command of 20th Armoured Brigade in 2004 and commanded British forces in Basra. He was subsequently appointed General Officer Commanding 6th Division, which was deployed to Afghanistan with Carter as Commander ISAF Regional Command South, before he became Director-General Land Warfare. After that he became Deputy Commander Land Forces in which role he was the main architect of the Army 2020 concept. Following a tour as Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force, he assumed the position of Commander Land Forces in November 2013. In September 2014, he became head of the British Army as Chief of the General Staff succeeding General Sir Peter Wall. In June 2018 he succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach as Chief of the Defence Staff.
Deep Roy
Mohinder Purba, más conocido como Deep Roy es un actor, doble de riesgo y titiritero keniata y de ascendencia india.
David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha es un atleta keniano, especialista en los 800 metros planos. Ha ostentado los títulos de campeón olímpico y mundial en la especialidad, y además posee el récord mundial con una marca de 1:40,91, establecida en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012, el 9 de agosto. En la temporada de 2010 fue elegido como «Atleta del año» por parte de la IAAF.
Michael Olunga
Michael Olunga Ogada es un futbolista keniano que juega como delantero en el Al-Duhail S. C. de la Liga de fútbol de Catar.