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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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0001 FOOTBALL

Marcel Desailly

Born 1968

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0025 RAPPER

Nana (rapper)

Born 1968

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0125 BOXER

Ike Quartey

Born 1969

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0127 AUTHOR

Michael Cordy

Born 1962

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0176 FOOTBALL

Seth Adonkor

1961 - 1984

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0182 FOOTBALL

Ali Ibrahim Pelé

Born 1969

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0249 BOXER

Alfred Kotey

1968 - 2020

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0251 NOVELIST

Benjamin Kwakye

Born 1967

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0268 FOOTBALL

Salisu Yusuf

Born 1961

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0275 BUSINESS

Patrick Awuah Jr.

Born 1965

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0360 WRITER

Christine von Brühl

Born 1962

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0362 COMEDIAN

Joey Chernyim

Born 1968

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0367 BOXER

Tee Jay

1962 - 2006

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0368 EDITOR

Meri Nana-Ama Danquah

Born 1967

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0375 ARTIST

Kwadwo Ani

Born 1966

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0391 SONGWRITER

Adjiri Odametey

Born 1963

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0392 POLITICIAN

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway

Born 1963

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0400 LAWYER

Joe Ghartey

Born 1961

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0411 AUSBILDUNG

Harriet Bruce-Annan

Born 1965

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0429 MUSIC

Danny Nettey

1968 - 2016

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0438 ACTOR

Patrick Addai

Born 1969

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0483 PSYCHOLOGIST

Markus Andreas Landolt

Born 1962

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0512 FOOTBALL

David Duncan (footballer)

Born 1963

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0515 MISSING

Ama Sumani

1965 - 2008

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0518 BUSINESS

Thomas Svanikier

Born 1960

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0554 PRESENTER

Kwasi Kyei Darwkah

Born 1966

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0557 GRANDMOTHER

Emmanuel Bombande

Born 1960

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0561 BOXING

Mike Tetteh

Born 1960

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0605 BOXER

Percy Commey

Born 1960

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0607 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Salisú

Born 1965

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0615 POLITICIAN

Patricia Appiagyei

Born 1963

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0676 SPORT

Eric Sekwalor

Born 1964

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0680 PAINTER

P. O. Sika

Born 1966

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