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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 26 of 698 notable people

0139 MUSIC

E. T. Mensah

1919 - 1996

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0141 MUSIC

Guy Warren

1923 - 2008

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0206 MUSIC

Mustapha Tettey Addy

Born 1942

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0239 MUSIC

Joe Mettle

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0297 MUSIC

Shatta Wale

Born 1984

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0341 MUSIC

Nuru (musician)

Born 1987

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0348 MUSIC

Samini

Born 1981

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0383 MUSIC

Kaakie

Born 1991

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0399 MUSIC

King Bruce

1922 - 1998

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0412 MUSIC

Atumpan (singer)

Born 1983

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0429 MUSIC

Danny Nettey

1968 - 2016

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0445 MUSIC

Derrick Ashong

Born 1975

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0482 MUSIC

Black Prophet

Born 1977

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0488 MUSIC

Bernice Ofei

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0496 MUSIC

KiDi (musician)

Born 1993

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0508 MUSIC

Appietus

Born 1977

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0511 MUSIC

Sista Afia

Born 1993

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0519 MUSIC

Mzbel

Born 1979

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0584 MUSIC

Shaker (Lil Shaker)

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0616 MUSIC

Ben Brako

Born 1952

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0623 MUSIC

Selasee

-

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0649 MUSIC

Prince Bright

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0650 MUSIC

Salifu Abdul Hafiz

Born 1990

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0658 MUSIC

Ahkan

Born 1983

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0682 MUSIC

Gafacci

-

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0698 MUSIC

R.E.U.B.

Born 1980

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