6.4500° N, 3.4000° E
LAGOS
Most Famous People Born in Lagos, Nigeria
- Notable people
- 795
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1983
- Most distinctive
- Songwriter 7.5×
A football factory in a city of twenty million. More than two in five of Lagos's notable births play professional football — the highest share of any single profession in any city in the dataset — and most of the rest are basketball players, boxers, activists, and the songwriters of Afrobeats. Almost everyone is born after 1960, and almost everyone leaves at some point to play somewhere else.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Lagos during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Lagos Is Known For
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Football is Lagos's biggest profession — 43% of all notables (343).
Lagos over-indexes on songwriter — 7.5× the global rate.
Lagos under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Lagos's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Other
- Field: Singer Clear ×
Wizkid (musician)
Born 1991
James Reyne
Born 1957
Chidinma
Born 1991
Saffron (singer)
Born 1968
Goldie Harvey
1983 - 2013
Niyola
Born 1985
Lil Kesh
Born 1995
Hao Ge
Born 1981
Wande Coal
Born 1985
Reminisce (musician)
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Patoranking
Born 1990
Helen Paul
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Niniola
Born 1986
Nikki Laoye
Born 1980
Dammy Krane
Born 1992
Toni Tuklan
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Chike (singer)
Born 1993
IllRymz
Born 1985
Mo'Cheddah
Born 1990
Dayo Amusa
Born 1984
Thutmose (musician)
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Douyé
Born 1969
Michael Ekeghasi
Born 1985
Àkin
Born 1986