Celebrity Ethnicity - What Nationality Background and Race

Birth Name:

Djimon Gaston Hounsou

Birth Place:

Cotonou, Benin

Ethnicity:

Beninese

The Academy-Award Nominee was born in Benin and moved to France when he was thirteen years old. Benin is a West African country located next to Nigeria. He is famous for his role on the movies Blood Diamond and Never Back Down.

Djimon and Kimora Lee. Image courtesy of Flickr

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1. Kimora Lee
2. Ashanti
3. Lloyd Banks
4. Fantasia Barrino
5. Tyson Beckford
6. Vin Diesel
7. Fabolous
8. Lil Fizz
9. Rick Fox
10. Wyclef Jean
11. Dwayne Johnson The Rock
12. Kelis