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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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  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
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Showing 18 of 698 notable people

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Peter Mensah

Born 1959

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Hugh Quarshie

Born 1954

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Robert Bathurst

Born 1957

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Van Vicker

Born 1977

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Souad Faress

Born 1948

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Yvonne Nelson

Born 1985

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Majid Michel

Born 1980

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Juliet Ibrahim

Born 1986

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Yvonne Okoro

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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

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Gyearbuor Asante

1941 - 2000

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Patrick Addai

Born 1969

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Ian Jazzi

Born 1986

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Tawiah M'carthy

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Martha Ankomah

Born 1985

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Eddie Nartey

Born 1984

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Christabel Ekeh

Born 1990

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Fred Amugi

Born 1948

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