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ACCRA

Most Famous People Born in Accra, Ghana

Notable people
698
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1984
Most distinctive
Rapper 14.4×

A post-independence football city in the purest sense, and one where the Boxer bench, at better than twelve times the global baseline, does something almost as heavy as the Football one. The Rapper cluster gives it the contemporary Accra beat the Black Stars generation grew up on, and the Sprint cohort slots in behind like a relay team waiting its turn.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Accra during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 207 notable births.

What Accra Is Known For

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Football is Accra's biggest profession — 56% of all notables (389).

Accra over-indexes on rapper14.4× the global rate.

Accra under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football389
  2. Boxer34
  3. Politician26
  4. Music26
  5. Actor18
  6. Journalist15
  7. Singer13
  8. Artist13
  1. Rapper1114.4×
  2. Boxer3412.3×
  3. Sprint87.1×
  4. Football3895.1×
  5. Music262.6×
  6. Artist131.8×
  1. Politician260.3×
  2. Actor180.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Accra's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0004 POLITICIAN

Jerry Rawlings

1947 - 2020

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0011 DIPLOMAT

Nana Akufo-Addo

Born 1944

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0119 AUTHOR

Margaret Busby

Born 1944

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0174 ACTOR

Souad Faress

Born 1948

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0188 FOOTBALL

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio

1944 - 2015

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0189 JUMPER

Joshua Owusu

Born 1948

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0198 AUTHOR

Atukwei Okai

1941 - 2018

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0206 MUSIC

Mustapha Tettey Addy

Born 1942

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0216 POLITICIAN

Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey

1946 - 2016

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0255 FOOTBALL

Sam Arday

1945 - 2017

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0266 POLITICIAN

Allan Macartney

1941 - 1998

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0279 SPRINT

Alice Annum

Born 1948

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0302 FOOTBALL

Oliver Acquah

Born 1946

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0336 FOOTBALL

Sam Acquah

Born 1943

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0379 FOOTBALL

Frank Odoi

Born 1943

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0380 ACTOR

Gyearbuor Asante

1941 - 2000

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0385 BOXER

Aaron Popoola

Born 1942

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0402 FOOTBALL

Opoku Afriyie

1945 - 2020

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0467 BOXER

Joe Tetteh

1941 - 2002

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0501 DIPLOMAT

Fritz Kwabena Poku

Born 1945

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0625 ACADEMIC

Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe

Born 1949

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0632 SINGER

Mack Porter

Born 1945

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0662 ACTOR

Fred Amugi

Born 1948

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0673 ACADEMIC

Kwadwo Asenso Okyere

1947 - 2014

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0684 LAWYER

Emmanuel Nii Akwei Addo

1943 - 2017

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0692 IM RUHESTAND

Patrick Amoah-Ntim

Born 1941

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0693 DIPLOMÁTIC

Kwadwo Afoakwa Sarpong

1943 - 2008

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0694 MISSING

Sam Adjei

1948 - 2016

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0697 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Kpakpo

Born 1942

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