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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: Music Clear ×
E. T. Mensah
1919 - 1996
Guy Warren
1923 - 2008
Mustapha Tettey Addy
Born 1942
Joe Mettle
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Shatta Wale
Born 1984
Nuru (musician)
Born 1987
Samini
Born 1981
Kaakie
Born 1991
King Bruce
1922 - 1998
Atumpan (singer)
Born 1983
Danny Nettey
1968 - 2016
Derrick Ashong
Born 1975
Black Prophet
Born 1977
Bernice Ofei
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KiDi (musician)
Born 1993
Appietus
Born 1977
Sista Afia
Born 1993
Mzbel
Born 1979
Shaker (Lil Shaker)
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Ben Brako
Born 1952
Selasee
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Prince Bright
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Salifu Abdul Hafiz
Born 1990
Ahkan
Born 1983
Gafacci
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R.E.U.B.
Born 1980