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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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  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Other
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Showing 26 of 698 notable people

0004 POLITICIAN

Jerry Rawlings

1947 - 2020

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Hilla Limann

1934 - 1998

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0061 POLITICIAN

Sally Mugabe

1931 - 1992

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Mabel Dove Danquah

1905 - 1984

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0180 POLITICIAN

Peter Bossman

Born 1955

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Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey

1946 - 2016

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Allan Macartney

1941 - 1998

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Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey

1902 - 1963

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Shirley Ayorkor Botchway

Born 1963

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Joseph Amenowode

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Alima Mahama

Born 1957

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Harry Sawyerr

1926 - 2013

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Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye

Born 1937

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Sarah Adwoa Safo

Born 1981

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Ernestina Naadu Mills

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0588 POLITICIAN

Fritz Baffour

Born 1952

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0592 POLITICIAN

Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye

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0593 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Quartey-Papafio

1859 - 1924

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Irene Naa Torshie Addo

Born 1970

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Patricia Appiagyei

Born 1963

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Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey

Born 1953

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Henry Herbert Lartey

Born 1954

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0665 POLITICIAN

Elizabeth K. T. Sackey

Born 1958

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0672 POLITICIAN

Nii Okaidja Adamafio

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0687 POLITICIAN

Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte

-

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0688 POLITICIAN

Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah

Died 2005

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