Famous People from the Commonwealth

Can you name those famous people from the Commonwealth of Nations, past and present?

some of those countries aren't participating in the Commonwealth any longer

the person must have lived for at least 15 years in the Commonwealth

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Last updated: October 16, 2019

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Hint	Country	Person
Current queen of the Commonwealth realms	United Kingdom	Elizabeth II
R&B singer with hits named Umbrella or Diamonds	Barbados	Rihanna
The "Father of the Nation" who non-violently marched for salt	India	Mohandas Gandhi
Together with Tenzing Norgay he became the first person to climb Mt. Everest	New Zealand	Edmund Hillary
Media mogul and founder of Fox News	Australia	Rupert Murdoch
Fighter for an independent Ireland, co-author of the constitution and president for 14 years	Ireland	Éamon de Valera
NBA star, nicknamed The Dream, who predominantly played for the Rockets	Nigeria	Hakeem Olajuwon
Singer who names her albums after her age	United Kingdom	Adele
Famously known for wearing the jersey No. 99, he holds 61 NHL records	Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Pioneer of reggae who converted to Rastafarianism	Jamaica	Bob Marley
He became the first runner to run a marathon in less than two hours	Kenya	Eliud Kipchoge
Oscar-awarded actress whose own productions have been critical failures	South Africa	Charlize Theron
First female Muslim head of government	Pakistan	Benazir Bhutto
Only cricketer to have scored 100 international centuries	India	Sachin Tendulkar
Wife of Keith Urban. Well-known films of her include The Hours and Eyes Wide Shut	Australia	Nicole Kidman
Film director of two famous J.R.R. Tolkien trilogies	New Zealand	Peter L. Jackson
The Iron Lady. Under her aegis, the British won the Falklands War	United Kingdom	Margaret Thatcher
"fruity" ice hockey commentator and co-host of the program Coach's Corner	Canada	Don Cherry
"fruity" luger who became the first Tongan ever to compete in Winter Olympic Games	Tonga	Bruno Banani
Crocodile hunter who died due to a stingray injury	Australia	Steve Irwin
First post-Apartheid president who spent 18 years on a prison island	South Africa	Nelson Mandela
He played 007 in a record seven films	United Kingdom	Roger Moore
Influential rap artist, song Anaconda	Trinidad & Tobago	Nicki Minaj
Diplomat and former Secretary-General of the United Nations	Ghana	Kofi Annan
One of the best-paid Bollywood actresses. She's married to Nick Jonas	India	Priyanka Chopra

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