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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: Politician Clear ×
Jerry Rawlings
1947 - 2020
Hilla Limann
1934 - 1998
Sally Mugabe
1931 - 1992
Mabel Dove Danquah
1905 - 1984
Peter Bossman
Born 1955
Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey
1946 - 2016
Allan Macartney
1941 - 1998
Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey
1902 - 1963
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
Born 1963
Joseph Amenowode
-
Alima Mahama
Born 1957
Harry Sawyerr
1926 - 2013
Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye
Born 1937
Sarah Adwoa Safo
Born 1981
Ernestina Naadu Mills
-
Fritz Baffour
Born 1952
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye
-
Benjamin Quartey-Papafio
1859 - 1924
Irene Naa Torshie Addo
Born 1970
Patricia Appiagyei
Born 1963
Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey
Born 1953
Henry Herbert Lartey
Born 1954
Elizabeth K. T. Sackey
Born 1958
Nii Okaidja Adamafio
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Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte
-
Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah
Died 2005