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NAIROBI

Most Famous People Born in Nairobi, Kenya

Notable people
365
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1974
Most distinctive
Cricket 11.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nairobi during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 105 notable births.

What Nairobi Is Known For

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Cricket is Nairobi's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (55).

Nairobi over-indexes on cricket11.8× the global rate.

Nairobi under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Cricket55
  2. Football48
  3. Actor40
  4. Politician15
  5. Film12
  6. Player12
  7. Boxer12
  8. Journalist12
  1. Cricket5511.8×
  2. Boxer128.3×
  3. Photographer52.8×
  4. Film122.7×
  5. Business92.5×
  6. Artist82.1×
  7. Journalist122.1×
  8. Actor402.1×
  1. Politician150.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Nairobi's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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365 notable people

0001 BIOLOGIST

Richard Dawkins

Born 1941

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0002 SPORT

Chris Froome

Born 1985

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0003 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Louis Leakey

1903 - 1972

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0004 NOVELIST

Philippa Gregory

Born 1954

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0005 SINGER

Roger Whittaker

Born 1936

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0006 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Richard Leakey

Born 1944

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0007 POLITICIAN

Uhuru Kenyatta

Born 1961

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0008 FILM

Gurinder Chadha

Born 1960

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0009 ACTOR

Deep Roy

Born 1957

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0010 ACTOR

Edi Gathegi

Born 1979

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0011 POLITICIAN

Peter Hain

Born 1950

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0012 FOOTBALL

Victor Wanyama

Born 1991

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0013 FOOTBALL

McDonald Mariga

Born 1987

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0014 ACTOR

Zena Marshall

1926 - 2009

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0015 FOOTBALL

Dennis Oliech

Born 1985

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0016 ARTIST

Wangechi Mutu

Born 1972

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0017 SINGER

Stella Mwangi

Born 1986

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0018 DESIGNER

Alan Fletcher (graphic designer)

1931 - 2006

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0019 PLAYER

Simon Shaw

Born 1973

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0020 SCREENWRITER

Auma Obama

Born 1960

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0021 FOOTBALL

Michael Olunga

Born 1994

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0022 FILM

Wanuri Kahiu

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0023 RAPPER

Daniel Adams-Ray

Born 1983

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0024 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mohamed Amin

1943 - 1996

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0025 SPORT

Sharon Laws

1974 - 2017

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0026 FILM

Pratibha Parmar

Born 1955

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0027 ACTOR

Kiran Shah

Born 1956

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0028 ACTOR

William Mervyn

1912 - 1976

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0029 CINEMA

Joan Root

1936 - 2006

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0030 BOXER

Robert Wangila

1967 - 1994

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0031 FOOTBALL

Arnold Origi

Born 1983

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0032 AUTHOR

Simon King (broadcaster)

Born 1962

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0033 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Louise Leakey

Born 1972

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0034 SWIMMER

Jason Dunford

Born 1986

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0035 PLAYER

Paul Wekesa

Born 1967

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0036 AUTHOR

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Born 1968

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0037 ACTOR

Shailja Patel

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0038 BIOLOGIST

Richard Hynes

Born 1944

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0039 FOOTBALL

Jamal Mohamed

Born 1984

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0040 FOOTBALL

Johanna Omolo

Born 1988

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0041 ENGINEER

Paddy Lowe

Born 1962

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0042 FOOTBALL

Lawrence Olum

Born 1984

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0043 WRITER

Edmund Morris (writer)

1940 - 2019

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0044 SONGWRITER

Eric Wainaina (musician)

Born 1973

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0045 POLITICIAN

Elizabeth Furse

Born 1936

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0046 NOVELIST

G. V. Desani

1909 - 2000

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0047 FOOTBALL

Patrick Oboya

Born 1987

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0048 THEOLOGIAN

Shafique Keshavjee

Born 1955

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0049 FOOTBALL

Musa Otieno

Born 1973

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0050 ECONOMIST

Vera Songwe

Born 1968

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0051 DESIGNER

Hugh McGregor Ross

1917 - 2014

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0052 FOOTBALL

Thomas Deng

Born 1997

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0053 THEOLOGIAN

Gavin D'Costa

Born 1958

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0054 FOOTBALL

Brian Onyango

Born 1994

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0055 FOOTBALL

Rees Odhiambo

Born 1992

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0056 FOOTBALL

David Ochieng

Born 1992

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0057 FOOTBALL

Titus Mulama

Born 1980

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0058 BOXER

Samuel Mbugua

Born 1946

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0059 ACTOR

Tenniel Evans

1926 - 2009

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0060 SINGER

Onejiru

-

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0061 CRICKET

Derek Pringle

Born 1958

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0062 ACTOR

Claudia Marsani

Born 1959

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0063 HOCKEY

Leo Pinto

1914 - 2010

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0064 FOOTBALL

Eric Johana Omondi

Born 1994

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0065 ACTOR

Ptolemy Slocum

Born 1975

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0066 CRICKET

Steve Tikolo

Born 1971

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0067 FOOTBALL

George Owino

Born 1981

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0068 SWIMMER

David Dunford

Born 1988

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0069 ARTIST

Ingrid Mwangi

Born 1975

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0070 ACTOR

Jenny Funnell

Born 1963

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0071 ATHLETIC

John Ertzgaard

Born 1977

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0072 CRICKET

Collins Obuya

Born 1981

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0073 ARCHER

Shehzana Anwar

Born 1989

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0074 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Jean La Fontaine

Born 1931

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0075 POLITICIAN

Margaret Kenyatta (mayor)

1928 - 2017

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0076 CRICKET

Thomas Odoyo

Born 1978

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0077 CRICKET

Rakep Patel

Born 1989

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0078 TAXONOMIST

Jane Brotherton Walker

1925 - 2009

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0079 JOURNALIST

Ali Velshi

Born 1969

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0080 WRITER

David William Lister Read

1921 - 2015

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0081 ORGANIST

Don Snow

Born 1957

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0082 FOOTBALL

Austin Makacha

Born 1984

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0083 PLAYER

Humphrey Kayange

Born 1982

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0084 POLITICIAN

Henry Bolton (British politician)

Born 1963

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0085 ACTOR

Kulvinder Ghir

Born 1965

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0086 MODEL

Winfred Omwakwe

Born 1981

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0087 CONSERVATIONIST

Paula Kahumbu

Born 1966

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0088 FOOTBALL

Francis Ouma

Born 1988

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0089 CRICKET

Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)

Born 1958

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0090 CRICKET

Jamie Dalrymple

Born 1981

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0091 FOOTBALL

James Omondi

Born 1980

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0092 ACADEMIC

Alan Whiteside

Born 1956

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0093 FOOTBALL

Kevin Kimani

Born 1989

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0094 FOOTBALL

Paul Oyuga

Born 1973

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0095 FOOTBALL

Mark Ochieng

Born 1996

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0096 FOOTBALL

Adam Shaban

Born 1983

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0097 FOOTBALL

Jesse Were

Born 1989

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0098 PRIEST

Toby Howarth

Born 1962

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0099 CRICKET

Alex Obanda

Born 1987

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0100 CRICKET

Kennedy Otieno

Born 1972

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0101 JOURNALIST

Cristina Odone

Born 1960

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0102 RADIO

Nonini

Born 1982

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0103 BOXER

Suleiman Bilali

Born 1978

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0104 FOOTBALL

Doreen Nabwire Omondi

Born 1987

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0105 CRICKET

Nehemiah Odhiambo

Born 1984

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0106 JOURNALIST

Marjorie Wallace (SANE)

Born 1945

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0107 COMPOSER

Jaidev

1919 - 1987

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0108 COMPOSER

Kuljit Bhamra

Born 1959

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0109 CRICKET

Qasim Umar

Born 1957

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0110 FOOTBALL

Wycliffe Juma

Born 1980

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0111 ACTOR

Wahu

Born 1980

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0112 ATHLETIC

Lavy Pinto

1929 - 2020

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0113 CRICKET

Maurice Odumbe

Born 1969

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0114 MUSIC

Jua Cali

Born 1979

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0115 WEIGHTLIFTER

Mercy Obiero

Born 1978

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0116 ACTOR

Bettina Hoppe

Born 1974

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0117 FILM

Badroudine Saïd Abdallah

Born 1992

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0118 CERAMIST

Magdalene Odundo

Born 1950

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0119 DRIVER

Ian Duncan (rally driver)

Born 1961

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0120 ACADEMIC

Yash Ghai

Born 1938

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0121 CRICKET

David Obuya

Born 1979

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0122 FOOTBALL

Humphrey Mieno

Born 1989

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0123 CRICKET

Elijah Otieno

Born 1988

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0124 CRICKET

Peter Ongondo

Born 1977

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0125 PHOTOGRAPHER

Allan deSouza

Born 1958

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0126 FILM

Judy Kibinge

Born 1967

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0127 AUTHOR

Stephen A. Miles

Born 1967

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0128 ACTOR

Nana Kagga

Born 1979

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0129 POET

Mark Ford (poet)

Born 1962

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0130 ECONOMIST

Urjit Patel

Born 1963

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0131 FILM

Raju Patel

1960 - 2005

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0132 PHOTOGRAPHER

Max Vadukul

Born 1961

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0133 CRICKET

Irfan Karim

Born 1992

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0134 MILITAR

Nick Carter (British Army officer)

Born 1959

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0135 CRICKET

James Ngoche

Born 1988

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0136 CRICKET

Ragheb Aga

Born 1984

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0137 SINGER

Dodo (Sänger)

Born 1977

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0138 FOOTBALL

Bonaventure Maruti

Born 1976

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0139 POLITICIAN

Arthur Magugu

1934 - 2012

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0140 BOXER

Peter Mungai Warui

Born 1981

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0141 CRICKET

Tony Suji

Born 1976

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0142 PLAYER

Daniel Adongo

Born 1989

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0143 ICHTHYOLOGIST

Dorothy Wanja Nyingi

-

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0144 PLAYER

Janet Wanja

Born 1984

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0145 BOXER

Joseph Akhasamba

Born 1963

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0146 SCIENTIST

Ketan J. Patel

Born 1961

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0147 FOOTBALL

Musa Mohammed (footballer)

Born 1991

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0148 BOXER

Evans Ashira

Born 1969

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0149 CRICKET

Hiren Varaiya

Born 1984

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0150 JOURNALIST

Aidan Hartley

Born 1965

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0151 CRICKET

Lameck Onyango

Born 1973

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0152 FILM

Andy Siege

Born 1985

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0153 FOOTBALL

Simeon Mulama

Born 1980

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0154 DOUBLE AGENT

Carolinda Witt

Born 1955

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0155 PLAYER

Sabir Butt

Born 1969

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0156 LOBBYIST

Niira Radia

Born 1960

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0157 CRICKET

Seren Waters

Born 1990

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0158 BADMINTON

Mercy Joseph

Born 1992

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0159 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Mary Esther Were

Born 1989

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0160 ACTOR

Maureen Connell

Born 1931

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0161 MILITAR

John Ronald Gower

1912 - 2007

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0162 BOXER

Nick Okoth

Born 1983

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0163 CRICKET

Lucas Oluoch

Born 1991

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0164 KILLED

Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley

1968 - 2016

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0165 CRICKET

Nelson Odhiambo

Born 1989

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0166 FOOTBALL

Eric Ouma

Born 1996

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0167 CRICKET

Brijal Patel

Born 1977

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0168 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jim Chuchu

Born 1982

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0169 ACTOR

Nini Wacera

Born 1978

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0170 ENTREPRENEUR

Rosemary Odinga

Born 1977

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0171 ACTOR

Lizz Njagah

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0172 SINGER

Maureen Koech

Born 1989

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0173 RAPPER

Jimwat

Born 1985

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0174 BOXER

Erick Ochieng

Born 1987

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0175 FOOTBALL

Jerry Santos

Born 1988

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0176 JOURNALIST

Debbie Thrower

Born 1957

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0177 PAINTER

Sylvie Fanchon

Born 1953

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0178 JOURNALIST

Denis Nzioka

Born 1985

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0179 DRUMMER

Viram Jasani

Born 1945

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0180 ACTOR

Size 8

Born 1987

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0181 MILITAR

Rea Leakey

1915 - 1999

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0182 CRICKET

Alpesh Vadher

Born 1974

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0183 DRIVER

Carl Tundo

Born 1973

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0184 BUSINESS

Francisco D'Souza

Born 1968

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0185 CRICKET

Runish Gudhka

Born 1989

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0186 PRIEST

Manasses Kuria

1929 - 2005

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0187 PLAYER

Mercy Moim

Born 1989

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0188 ARCHITECT

Emma Miloyo

Born 1981

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0189 SINGER

Evelyn Wanjiru

Born 1989

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0190 BUSINESS

Ratilal Chandaria

1922 - 2013

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0191 SECRETARY

John Hanger

Born 1957

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0192 PSYCHOLOGIST

Robert Holden (author)

Born 1965

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0193 ACTOR

Mary Sellers

Born 1962

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0194 LYRICIST

E-Sir

1981 - 2003

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0195 CRICKET

Ravindu Shah

Born 1972

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0196 JOURNALIST

Angel Wainaina

1983 - 2009

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0197 JUDGE

Maggie Scott, Lady Scott

Born 1960

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0198 CRICKET

Martin Suji

Born 1971

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0199 SINGER

Wangechi

Born 1994

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0200 ACTOR

Charlie Karumi

Born 1991

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0201 BOXER

Modesty Napunyi

1957 - 2002

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0202 ACTOR

Muthoni Gathecha

Born 1962

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0203 WRITER

Okwiri Oduor

Born 1988

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0204 ARTIST

Phoebe Boswell

Born 1982

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0205 CRICKET

Dominic Wesonga

Born 1988

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0206 FOOTBALL

Christian Bwamy

Born 1989

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0207 FOOTBALL

Boniface Oluoch

Born 1986

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0208 MODEL

Gaylyne Ayugi

Born 1994

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0209 ACTOR

Charles Mnene

Born 1985

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0210 ACTOR

Patricia Kihoro

Born 1986

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0211 FILM

Mike Pandey

-

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0212 SWIMMER

Talisa Lanoe

Born 1994

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0213 CRICKET

Kalpesh Patel

Born 1985

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0214 ACTOR

Wendy Kimani

Born 1986

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0215 ACTOR

Brad Marshall

Born 1967

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0216 FOOTBALL

Peter Deng

Born 1993

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0217 CRICKET

Basher Hassan

Born 1944

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0218 CRICKET

Rajab Ali

Born 1965

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0219 BOTANIST

Roger Marcus Polhill

Born 1937

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0220 BUSINESS

Jeff Gravenhorst

Born 1962

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0221 CRICKET

Gurdeep Singh (cricketer)

Born 1998

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0222 FOOTBALL

Thomas Wanyama

Born 1989

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0223 CRICKET

David Tikolo

Born 1964

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0224 CRICKET

Harilal Shah

1943 - 2014

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0225 PAINTER

Tonio Trzebinski

1960 - 2001

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0226 NEWS PRESENTER

Fredricka Whitfield

Born 1965

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0227 SINGER

Atemi Oyungu

-

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0228 JUDGE

Mota Singh

1930 - 2016

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0229 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Todd Stitzer

1952 - 2001

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0230 EXECUTIVE

Laila Macharia

-

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0231 ACTOR

Mumbi Maina

Born 1985

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0232 ATHLETIC

Anthony Rotich

Born 1991

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0233 MECHANIC

A. Louis London

1913 - 2008

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0234 RESEARCH

Georgia Chenevix-Trench

Born 1959

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0235 LAWYER

Kapila Hingorani

Died 2013

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0236 CRICKET

Tariq Iqbal

Born 1964

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0237 FILM

Manuel Pifano

Born 1985

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0238 CRICKET

Kaushik Patel

Born 1963

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0239 PLAYER

Edward Rombo

Born 1967

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0240 ACTOR

Serah Ndanu

Born 1988

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0241 CRICKET

Joseph Angara

Born 1971

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0242 FILM

Ravida Din

-

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0243 BUSINESS

Manu Chandaria

Born 1929

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0244 ACADEMIC

Jonathan Wright (Historiker, 1941)

Born 1941

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0245 ACTOR

Martin Kevan

1947 - 2013

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0246 POLITICIAN

Evans Kidero

Born 1957

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0247 POLITICIAN

Yusuf Hassan Abdi

Born 1953

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0248 CRICKET

Harshad Patel

Born 1964

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0249 MURDER

Ameer Faisal Alavi

1954 - 2008

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0250 BOXER

Raymond Ochieng

Born 1977

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0251 RADIO

Naomi Ng'ang'a

Born 1987

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0252 ACTOR

Victoria Fast

Born 1985

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0253 BOXER

Douglas Otieno Okola

Born 1981

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0254 CRICKET

Hafeez Manji

Born 1987

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0255 DANCER

Francesca Hayward

Born 1992

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0256 ACTOR

Nana Gichuru

1986 - 2015

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0257 EXPLORER

Adrian Flanagan

Born 1960

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0258 CRICKET

David Odhiambo

Born 1976

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0259 CRICKET

Mohammad Sheikh

Born 1980

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0260 BASKET

Susan Kariuki

Born 1966

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0261 BASKET

Miriam Owiti

Born 1972

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0262 BASKET

Alice Onono

Born 1966

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0263 BASKET

Queen Olumbo

Born 1964

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0264 BASKET

Petronila Muthoni

Born 1968

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0265 CRICKET

Sandip Gupta

Born 1967

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0266 ACTOR

Kayla Green

Born 1983

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0267 FOOTBALL

Bernard Wanyama

Born 1989

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0268 FOOTBALL

Osborne Monday

Born 1985

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0269 BASKET

Nuni Omot

Born 1994

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0270 ARTIST

Kayvo Kforce

Born 1989

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0271 BUSINESS

Naushad Merali

Born 1951

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0272 ACTOR

Mkamzee Mwatela

Born 1982

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0273 POLITICIAN

Michael Bear (Lord Mayor)

Born 1953

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0274 BUSINESS

Raj K Aggarwal

Born 1949

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0275 MILITAR

Jeremy Mackenzie

Born 1941

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0276 CRICKET

Peter Thackeray

Born 1950

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0277 ACTIVIST

Robert Alai

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0278 WRITER

John Ironmonger (writer)

Born 1954

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0279 ENGINEER

Omar Wasow

Born 1970

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0280 DRIVER

Bali Mauladad

1926 - 1970

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0281 FOOTBALL

David Okello

Born 1986

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0282 FOOTBALL

Roger Verdi

Born 1953

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0283 ACTOR

Lenana Kariba

Born 1988

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0284 ACTOR

John F. Landry

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0285 ACTOR

Wanjiku the Teacher

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0286 JOURNALIST

Priya Ramrakha

1935 - 1968

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0287 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Waititu

Born 1962

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0288 SINGER

Bali Brahmbhatt

-

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0289 ARTIST

Miriam Syowia Kyambi

Born 1979

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0290 CRICKET

Samarth Patel

Born 1988

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0291 JOURNALIST

Hilary Ng'weno

-

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0292 CRICKET

Shahid Bwibo

Born 1968

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0293 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Shikanda

Born 1984

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0294 CRICKET

Francis Otieno

Born 1979

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0295 FOOTBALL

John Legg (footballer)

-

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0296 ACTOR

Wanja Mworia

Born 1986

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0297 RADIO

Crystal Newman

-

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0298 MISSING

Nathan Crumpton

Born 1985

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0299 CRICKET

Isaac Oyieko

Born 1979

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0300 SONGWRITER

Adrian Zagoritis

Born 1968

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