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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: Boxer Clear ×
Azumah Nelson
Born 1958
Joshua Buatsi
Born 1993
Joshua Clottey
Born 1977
Isaac Dogboe
Born 1994
Joseph Agbeko
Born 1980
Ike Quartey
Born 1969
Eddie Blay
1937 - 2006
Clement Quartey
Born 1938
Osumanu Adama
Born 1980
Alfred Kotey
1968 - 2020
David Kotei
Born 1950
Charles Adamu
Born 1977
Ben Tackie
Born 1973
Manyo Plange
Born 1988
Sulemanu Tetteh
Born 1992
Tee Jay
1962 - 2006
Aaron Popoola
Born 1942
James Obede Toney
Born 1980
Joe Tetteh
1941 - 2002
Love Allotey
1936 - 1996
Frank Oppong
Born 1979
Braimah Kamoko
Born 1980
Ossie Duran
Born 1977
Joshua Okine
Born 1980
Obodai Sai
Born 1984
Roy Ankrah
1925 - 1995
Floyd Robertson (boxer)
Born 1937
James Armah
Born 1976
Maxwell Amponsah
Born 1986
George Ashie
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Laatekwei Hammond
Born 1980
David Tetteh (boxer)
Born 1971
Osumana Akaba
Born 1980
Percy Commey
Born 1960