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* [[William Emmanuel Abraham]], philosopher, author, and vice chancellor of the [[University of Ghana]]
* [[William Emmanuel Abraham]], philosopher, author, and vice-chancellor of the [[University of Ghana]]
* [[Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa]], academician and the immediate past vice chancellor of the [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa]], academician and the immediate past vice chancellor of the [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]]
* [[James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey]], intellectual, missionary, and teacher
* [[James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey]], intellectual, missionary, and teacher
* [[Francis Allotey]], mathematical physicist
* [[Francis Allotey]], mathematical physicist
* [[Joseph Amenowode]], academic and politician
* [[Joseph Amenowode]], academic and politician
* [[Kwesi Akwansah Andam]], author, civil engineer and former Vice Chancellor of KNUST
* [[Kwesi Akwansah Andam]], author, civil engineer and former vice chancellor of KNUST
* [[Aba Andam]], nuclear physicist, lecturer at KNUST
* [[Aba Andam]], nuclear physicist, lecturer at KNUST

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* [[Kwame Anthony Appiah]], [[philosopher]] and novelist
* [[Kwame Anthony Appiah]], [[philosopher]] and novelist
* [[George Ayittey]], economist and author
* [[George Ayittey]], economist and author
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* [[George C. Clerk]], [[botanist]]
* [[George C. Clerk]], [[botanist]]
* [[Philip Gbeho]], teacher, musician, composer of Ghana national anthem
* [[Philip Gbeho]], teacher, musician, composer of Ghana national anthem
* [[Akua Kuenyehia]], lawyer, judge, former First Vice President of the [[International Criminal Court]], former Dean, Faculty of Law [[University of Ghana]]
* [[Akua Kuenyehia]], lawyer, judge, former first vice president of the [[International Criminal Court]], former dean, Faculty of Law [[University of Ghana]]
* [[Fred McBagonluri]], academic, author and inventor
* [[Fred McBagonluri]], academic, author and inventor
* [[Daniel Asua Wubah]], [[academic]], President of [[Millersville University]]
* [[Daniel Asua Wubah]], [[academic]], president of [[Millersville University]]
*[[Freddy Borketey]]
*[[Nathaniel Boso]], academic, corporate, and international marketing strategist


==Arts==
==Arts==
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* [[Rikki Wemega-Kwawu]], artist
* [[Rikki Wemega-Kwawu]], artist
* [[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye]], painter
* [[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye]], painter
* [[Amon Kotei]], artist, designer of Ghana’s Coat of Arms


=== Architecture ===
=== Architecture ===
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* [[Sam Sarpong]], supermodel
* [[Sam Sarpong]], supermodel
* [[Kate Tachie-Menson]]
* [[Kate Tachie-Menson]]
* [[Beatrice Bee Arthur]], fashion designer


===Photography===
===Photography===
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* [[Ernest Aryeetey]]
* [[Ernest Aryeetey]]
* [[Kofi Awoonor]], professor and diplomat
* [[Kofi Awoonor]], professor and diplomat
* [[Patrick Awuah]], founder and President of [[Ashesi University]]
* [[Patrick Awuah]], founder and president of [[Ashesi University]]
* [[Edward S. Ayensu]], economist, scientist and former chairman of the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana|Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]]
* [[Edward S. Ayensu]], economist, scientist and former chairman of the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana|Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]]
* [[George Ayittey]], economist, author, professor and president of the [[Free Africa Foundation]]
* [[George Ayittey]], economist, author, professor and president of the [[Free Africa Foundation]]
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* [[Jane E. Clerk]], teacher and education administrator
* [[Jane E. Clerk]], teacher and education administrator
* [[Nicholas Timothy Clerk]], missionary and clergyman
* [[Nicholas Timothy Clerk]], missionary and clergyman
* [[John Atta Mills]], former [[President of Ghana|President]] of the Fourth Republic of [[Ghana]]; university professor of law
* [[John Atta Mills]], former [[President of Ghana|president]] of the Fourth Republic of [[Ghana]]; university professor of law
* [[Mavis Owureku-Asare]]
* [[Mavis Owureku-Asare]]
* [[Priscilla Kolibea Mante]]
* [[Priscilla Kolibea Mante]]
* [[Marian Asantewah Nkansah]]
* [[Marian Asantewah Nkansah]]
* [[Percy Sackey]]


==Judiciary==
==Judiciary==
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* [[Ama Abebrese]]
* [[Ama Abebrese]]
*[[Leila Djansi]]
* [[Kofi Adjorlolo]]
* [[Kofi Adjorlolo]]
* [[Freema Agyeman]], actress
* [[Freema Agyeman]], actress
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==Journalists==
==Journalists==
[[File:Hon. Samia Nkrumah.jpg|thumb|150px|{{center|[[Samia Nkrumah]]}}]]
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* [[Emmanuel K. Dogbevi]], journalist
* [[Anas Aremeyaw Anas|Anas Aremyaw Anas]], journalist
* [[Anas Aremeyaw Anas|Anas Aremyaw Anas]], journalist
* [[Nana Aba Anamoah]], journalist
* [[Nana Aba Anamoah]], journalist
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* [[Jessica Opare Saforo]]
* [[Jessica Opare Saforo]]
* [[Kwaku Sakyi-Addo]], journalist
* [[Kwaku Sakyi-Addo]], journalist
* [[Seth Bokpe|Seth J. Bokpe]], journalist
* [[Seth Kwame Boateng]], journalist
* [[Edward Adeti]], investigative journalist
* Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah, journalist
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==Physicians and surgeons==
==Physicians and surgeons==
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* [[Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio V]], dental surgeon and traditional ruler
* [[Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio V]], dental surgeon and traditional ruler
* [[Nancy Abu-Bonsrah]], neurosurgeon
* [[Beatrice Wiafe Addai]], medical officer and surgeon<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. (Mrs). Beatrice Wiafe Addai – MEALS4NCDs Project|url=https://www.meals4ncds.org/en/beatrice-wiafe-addai/|access-date=2020-10-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kwame Addo-Kufuor]], [[medical doctor]]
* [[Kwame Addo-Kufuor]], [[medical doctor]]
* [[Raphael Armattoe]], doctor, poet, politician
* [[Raphael Armattoe]], doctor, poet, politician
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* [[Susan Ofori-Atta]]
* [[Susan Ofori-Atta]]
* [[Benjamin Quartey-Papafio]], first Ghanaian to obtain an MD degree
* [[Benjamin Quartey-Papafio]], first Ghanaian to obtain an MD degree
* [[Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro]], surgeon and former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
* [[Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro]], surgeon and former president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
* [[Fred T. Sai]], academic and family health physician
* [[Fred T. Sai]], academic and family health physician
* [[Ellen Boakye]]
* [[Ellen Boakye]]
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[[File:Kofi Annan.jpg|thumb|200px|{{center|[[Kofi Annan]]}}]]
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* [[Felicia Adjei]]
* [[Felicia Adjei]]
* [[Justice Samuel Adjei]]
*[[Emelia Arthur]]
* [[San Nasamu Asabigi]]
* [[Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei]]
* [[Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei]]
* [[Akwasi Afrifa]], former President
* [[Akwasi Afrifa]], former president
* [[Adam Afriyie]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician and businessman
* [[Adam Afriyie]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician and businessman
* [[Ebenezer Ako-Adjei]], nationalist politician and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Ebenezer Ako-Adjei]], nationalist politician and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Edward Akufo-Addo]], former President and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Edward Akufo-Addo]], former president and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Nana Akufo-Addo]], current President of the Republic of Ghana
* [[Nana Akufo-Addo]], current president of the Republic of Ghana
* [[Reginald Reynolds Amponsah]]
* [[Reginald Reynolds Amponsah]]
* [[Joseph Arthur Ankrah]], former President
* [[Joseph Arthur Ankrah]], former president
* [[Kofi Annan]], 7th UN Secretary-General
* [[Kofi Annan]], 7th UN Secretary-General
* [[Kojo Asamoa-Caesar]], Member, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
* [[Kojo Asamoa-Caesar]], member, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
* [[William Ofori Atta]], politician, founding member of the [[United Gold Coast Convention]], one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[William Ofori Atta]], politician, founding member of the [[United Gold Coast Convention]], one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Prosper Douglas Bani]], former Chief of Staff
* [[Prosper Douglas Bani]], former chief of staff
* [[Albert Adu Boahen]]
* [[Albert Adu Boahen]]
* [[Lucy Awuni Mbun]]
* [[Paul Boateng|Lord Paul Boateng]], [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] politician, member of [[House of Lords]], [[solicitor]], [[barrister]] and businessman
* [[Paul Boateng|Lord Paul Boateng]], [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] politician, member of [[House of Lords]], [[solicitor]], [[barrister]] and businessman
* [[Peter Bossman]], [[Slovenia]]n politician
* [[Peter Bossman]], [[Slovenia]]n politician
* [[Ama Bame Busia]]
* [[Ama Bame Busia]]
* [[Kofi Abrefa Busia]], Prime Minister and author
* [[Kofi Abrefa Busia]], prime minister and author
* [[J. B. Danquah]], [[wikt:statesman|statesman]], [[pan-Africanist]], scholar, historian and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[J. B. Danquah]], [[wikt:statesman|statesman]], [[pan-Africanist]], scholar, historian and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Obuobia Darko-Opoku]]
* [[Obuobia Darko-Opoku]]
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* [[James Victor Gbeho]], diplomat
* [[James Victor Gbeho]], diplomat
* [[J. E. Casely Hayford]], [[Journalism|journalist]], author, lawyer, educator, and politician
* [[J. E. Casely Hayford]], [[Journalism|journalist]], author, lawyer, educator, and politician
* [[Abu Kasanbata]]
* [[John Kufuor]], former President of Ghana, Global Ambassador against Hunger for UN World Food Programme (WFP)
* [[John Kufuor]], former president of Ghana, Global Ambassador against Hunger for UN World Food Programme (WFP)
* [[Ken Kwaku]] (born 1946), corporate governance expert
* [[Ken Kwaku]] (born 1946), corporate governance expert
* [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician
* [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative Party]] politician
* [[Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey]], MP and Minister
* [[Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey]], MP and minister
* [[Ambrose Dery]], MP and Minister
* [[Ambrose Dery]], MP and minister
* [[Haruna Iddrisu]], MP and Minister
* [[Haruna Iddrisu]], MP and minister
* [[Alan John Kyerematen]]
* [[Alan John Kyerematen]]
* [[John Dramani Mahama]]
* [[John Dramani Mahama]]
* [[John Atta Mills]], former President of the Republic of Ghana
* [[John Atta Mills]], former president of the Republic of Ghana
* [[Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak]]
* [[Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak]]
* [[Janet Nabla]]
* [[Paa Kwesi Nduom]]
* [[Paa Kwesi Nduom]]
* [[Kwame Nkrumah]], founder of Pan-Africanism, leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Kwame Nkrumah]], founder of Pan-Africanism, leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey]], politician, one of the founders and leaders of the [[United Gold Coast Convention]] and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey]], politician, one of the founders and leaders of the [[United Gold Coast Convention]] and one of [[The Big Six (Ghana)|The Big Six]]
* [[Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey]]
* [[Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey]]
* [[Nii Amaa Ollennu]], Chairman of the Presidential Commission and acting President of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970
* [[Nii Amaa Ollennu]], chairman of the Presidential Commission and acting president of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970
* [[Aaron Mike Oquaye]]
* [[Aaron Mike Oquaye]]
* [[Victor Owusu]]
* [[Victor Owusu]]
* [[Kwadwo Baah Wiredu]], former MP and Finance Minister
* [[Kwadwo Baah Wiredu]], former MP and finance minister
* [[Kojo Oppong Nkrumah]], politician, journalist
* [[Kojo Oppong Nkrumah]], politician, journalist
* [[Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie]]
* [[Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie]]
* [[K. Abaka-Quansah]], former MP
* [[Naana Eyiah Quansah]]
* [[Naana Eyiah Quansah]]
* [[Abena Durowaa Mensah]]
* [[Abena Durowaa Mensah]]
* [[Cynthia Mamle Morrison]]
* [[Cynthia Mamle Morrison]]
* [[Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah]]
* [[Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah]]
* [[Jerry Rawlings]], former President
* [[Jerry Rawlings]], former president
* [[Charles Wereko-Brobby]]
* [[Charles Wereko-Brobby]]
* [[Justina Owusu-Banahene]], Bono regional minister


==Sports==
==Sports==
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* [[Jordan Ayew]], footballer, brother of André Ayew
* [[Jordan Ayew]], footballer, brother of André Ayew
* [[Mario Balotelli]], footballer
* [[Mario Balotelli]], footballer
* [[Ben Bentil]] (born 1995), Ghanaian basketball player for [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Jérôme Boateng]], footballer
* [[Jérôme Boateng]], footballer
* [[Kwame Ayew]]
* [[Kwame Ayew]]
* [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]], footballer
* [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]], footballer
* [[Joshua Clottey]], former world champion boxer
* [[Joshua Clottey]], former world champion boxer
* [[Marcel Desailly]], former footballer, former captain of the [[France national football team]] and World Cup winner
* [[Marcel Desailly]], former [[France|French]] footballer, captain of the [[France national football team]] and [[FIFA World Cup]] winner
* [[Michael Essien]], footballer
* [[Michael Essien]], footballer
* [[Ignisious Gaisah]], athlete
* [[Ignisious Gaisah]], athlete
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* [[Ama Ata Aidoo]], writer
* [[Ama Ata Aidoo]], writer
* [[Akwasi Aidoo]], poet
* [[Mohammed Naseehu Ali]], writer and musician
* [[Mohammed Naseehu Ali]], writer and musician
* [[Kofi Anyidoho]], poet and academic
* [[Kofi Anyidoho]], poet and academic
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* [[Darkovibes]]
* [[Darkovibes]]
* [[Ebony]]
* [[Ebony]]
* [[Wan-O]]
* [[Wiyaala|Wiyala]]
* [[Wiyaala|Wiyala]]
* [[Rocky Dawuni]]
* [[Rocky Dawuni]]
* [[Black Sherif]]
* [[Black Sherif]]
* [[Stevie Wonder]]


==Gospel artists==
==Gospel artists==
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==Others==
==Others==
* [[Harriet Bruce-Annan]] (born 1965), humanitarian
* [[Harriet Bruce-Annan]] (born 1965), humanitarian
* [[Maudlyn Akosua Awuku]], women's rights advocate
* [[Efua Asibon]]
* [[Efua Asibon]]
* [[Ama Hemmah]]
* [[Ama Hemmah]]
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* [[John Collins (musician/researcher)|John Collins]], UK born-Ghanaian guitarist, harmonica player and percussionist
* [[John Collins (musician/researcher)|John Collins]], UK born-Ghanaian guitarist, harmonica player and percussionist
* [[Daniel Yaw Domelevo]], [[Auditor-General of Ghana]]
* [[Daniel Yaw Domelevo]], [[Auditor-General of Ghana]]
* [[Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah]], transformational coach, certified professional corporate trainer and consultant
* [[Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah]], transformational coach, mBIT Master Coach, corporate trainer, consultant, author, and columnist.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 12:44, 25 November 2024

This list of notable Ghanaians includes people who were born in Ghana and people who are of Ghanaian ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

University academics

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George Ayittey (left) and Kwame Anthony Appiah (right)

Arts

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Nkyinkim by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Ozwald Boateng

Sculpture and painting

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Architecture

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Fashion

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Photography

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Dancers and dance instructors

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Business

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Adam Afriyie (left) and Lord Paul Boateng (right)

Other educators

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Beattie Casely-Hayford

Judiciary

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Diplomats

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Film actors and directors

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Boris Kodjoe
Idris Elba

Comedians

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Journalists

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Samia Nkrumah

Military figures

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Jerry John Rawlings

Physicians and surgeons

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Politics

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Kofi Annan

Sports

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Abedi Pele
Marcel Desailly
Isaac Dogboe
Asamoah Gyan

Media

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Reggie Yates

Writers and poets

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William Boyd
W. E. B. Du Bois

Artists

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Gospel artists

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Information and communications technology

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Activists

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Inventors and innovators

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Others

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dr. (Mrs). Beatrice Wiafe Addai – MEALS4NCDs Project". Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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