David Adetayo Olusoga OBE (born January 1970)[1] is a British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster and BAFTA winning film-maker.

By the time he was 14, the National Front had attacked his house on more than one occasion, requiring police protection for him and his family.

[19] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to history and to community integration.

[21][22] On appointing him as a professor in 2019, the University of Manchester described him as an expert on military history, empire, race and slavery, and "one of the UK's foremost historians".

[3] Olusoga gave his inaugural professorial lecture on "Identity, Britishness and the Windrush" at the University of Manchester in May 2019.

Olusoga is the 39th person to receive the medal, which has been awarded since 2010, and recognises services to the humanities and social sciences.