List of Famous people with last name Nyong-o

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o and Dorothy Ogada Buyu, Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from age one. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College.

Peter Anyang' Nyong'o is a Kenyan politician who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement. Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from March 11 until late May when Raila Odinga was in the United States and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency. He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development. He is currently serving as the Governor for Kisumu County after serving as the Senator from 2013 to 2017.

Isis Nyong’o Madison is a Kenyan-American media and technology entrepreneur. Currently the principal at strategic advisory firm Asphalt & Ink, she has also previously worked with InMobi, Google and MTV Africa. The Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. is also the founder of Mum's Village, an online platform transforming the mother-child experience in Kenya.

Tavia Nyong'o is an American cultural critic, historian and performance studies scholar. He is Professor of African American Studies, American Studies and Theater and Performance Studies at Yale University where he teaches courses on black diaspora performance, cultural studies, social and critical theory.