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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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0024 FOOTBALL

Kwame Ayew

Born 1973

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0034 FOOTBALL

Richard Kingson

Born 1978

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0038 FOOTBALL

Eric Addo

Born 1978

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0040 FOOTBALL

Alex Nyarko

Born 1973

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0041 FOOTBALL

Junior Agogo

1979 - 2019

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0044 FOOTBALL

Charles Akonnor

Born 1974

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0060 FOOTBALL

Joachim Yaw

Born 1973

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0067 FOOTBALL

Christian Saba

Born 1978

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0070 BOXER

Joshua Clottey

Born 1977

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0071 FOOTBALL

Ohene Kennedy

Born 1973

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0075 FOOTBALL

Augustine Ahinful

Born 1974

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0076 FOOTBALL

Yaw Preko

Born 1974

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0091 FOOTBALL

Mohammed Gargo

Born 1975

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0100 JOURNALIST

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Born 1970

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0104 FOOTBALL

Joe Addo

Born 1971

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0107 SPRINT

Aziz Zakari

Born 1976

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0109 FOOTBALL

Simon Addo

Born 1974

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0112 FOOTBALL

Charles Amoah

Born 1975

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0131 FOOTBALL

Emmanuel Osei Kuffour

Born 1976

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0133 FOOTBALL

Christian Annan

Born 1978

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0134 FOOTBALL

Bernard Aryee

Born 1973

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0136 FOOTBALL

Sammi Adjei

Born 1973

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0137 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Dossey

1972 - 2008

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0138 FOOTBALL

Robbie Russell (soccer)

Born 1979

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0142 FOOTBALL

Alex Tachie-Mensah

Born 1977

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0143 FOOTBALL

Godfried Aduobe

Born 1975

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0145 FOOTBALL

Samuel Johnson (footballer, born 1973)

Born 1973

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0146 ACTOR

Van Vicker

Born 1977

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0148 FOOTBALL

Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1976)

Born 1976

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0150 FOOTBALL

Owusu Benson

Born 1977

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0154 FOOTBALL

Lawrence Adjei

Born 1979

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0155 SPRINT

Leonard Myles-Mills

Born 1973

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0185 FOOTBALL

Eben Dugbatey

Born 1973

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0187 FOOTBALL

Prince Koranteng Amoako

Born 1973

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0196 SINGER

Rhian Benson

Born 1977

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0200 FOOTBALL

Michael Yano

Born 1979

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0203 FOOTBALL

Arthur Moses

Born 1973

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0204 FOOTBALL

Koffi Amponsah

Born 1978

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0213 FOOTBALL

Patrick Allotey

1978 - 2007

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0219 FOOTBALL

Emmanuel Tetteh

Born 1974

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0221 FOOTBALL

Joseph Aziz

Born 1974

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0234 COMPOSER

Inusa Dawuda

Born 1970

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0238 JOURNALIST

Komla Dumor

1972 - 2014

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0242 ATHLETIC

Amewu Mensah

Born 1977

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0247 FOOTBALL

Ebenezer Ekuban

Born 1976

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0254 SPRINT

Philomena Mensah

Born 1975

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0261 ATHLETIC

Kofi Amoah Prah

Born 1974

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0281 FOOTBALL

Adjoa Bayor

Born 1979

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0283 BOXER

Charles Adamu

Born 1977

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0298 BOXER

Ben Tackie

Born 1973

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0319 ENTREPRENEUR

Fred Swaniker

Born 1976

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0343 FOOTBALL

Yaw Amankwah Mireku

Born 1979

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0351 BASKET

William Njoku

Born 1972

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0369 FOOTBALL

Joseph Lamptey

Born 1974

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0382 FOOTBALL

Abubakari Kankani

Born 1976

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0386 SINGER

Ohemaa Mercy

Born 1977

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0445 MUSIC

Derrick Ashong

Born 1975

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0466 PRODUCER

Hammer of The Last Two

Born 1976

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0470 BOXER

Frank Oppong

Born 1979

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0482 MUSIC

Black Prophet

Born 1977

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0491 BOXER

Ossie Duran

Born 1977

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0497 FILM

Nana Obiri Yeboah

Born 1979

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0508 MUSIC

Appietus

Born 1977

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0519 MUSIC

Mzbel

Born 1979

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0521 ENTREPRENEUR

Kris Senanu

Born 1973

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0528 PRODUCER

Jay Q

Born 1977

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0531 FOOTBALL

Anthony Tieku

Born 1974

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0546 BUSINESS

Daniel McKorley

Born 1978

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0550 BOXER

James Armah

Born 1976

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0589 FOOTBALL

Isaac Kuoki

Born 1978

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0595 JOURNALIST

Kofi Akpabli

Born 1973

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0598 BOXER

David Tetteh (boxer)

Born 1971

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0606 FOOTBALL

David Adjei

Born 1977

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0611 POLITICIAN

Irene Naa Torshie Addo

Born 1970

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0622 POET

Nana Awere Damoah

Born 1975

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0624 FOOTBALL

Joseph Afful

Born 1979

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0626 ENGINEER

Nathan Amanquah

Born 1973

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0630 JOURNALIST

Jefferson Sackey

Born 1978

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0643 FOOTBALL

Fuseini Dauda

Born 1975

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0652 FOOTBALL

Richard Karikari

Born 1979

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0660 SPRINT

Owusu Dako

Born 1973

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0661 FOOTBALL

Theophidack Nti

Born 1977

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0683 FOOTBALL

Philip Kutsu

Born 1979

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