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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.
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 rapper — 14.4× the global rate.
Accra under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
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.
- Sports
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Other
- Field: Artist Clear ×
Ablade Glover
Born 1934
Blitz the Ambassador
Born 1982
Kofi Setordji
Born 1957
Atta Kwami
Born 1956
Wiz Kudowor
Born 1957
Kwadwo Ani
Born 1966
MzVee
Born 1992
Saka-Acquaye
1923 - 2007
Akosua Agyapong
Born 1959
Nenebi
Born 1990
Bright Tetteh Ackwerh
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Emmanuel Yaw Oboubi
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Larry Otoo
Born 1956