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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×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nairobi during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nairobi Is Known For
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Cricket is Nairobi's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (55).
Nairobi over-indexes on cricket — 11.8× the global rate.
Nairobi under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Other
Richard Dawkins
Born 1941
Chris Froome
Born 1985
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
Philippa Gregory
Born 1954
Roger Whittaker
Born 1936
Richard Leakey
Born 1944
Uhuru Kenyatta
Born 1961
Gurinder Chadha
Born 1960
Deep Roy
Born 1957
Edi Gathegi
Born 1979
Peter Hain
Born 1950
Victor Wanyama
Born 1991
McDonald Mariga
Born 1987
Zena Marshall
1926 - 2009
Dennis Oliech
Born 1985
Wangechi Mutu
Born 1972
Stella Mwangi
Born 1986
Alan Fletcher (graphic designer)
1931 - 2006
Simon Shaw
Born 1973
Auma Obama
Born 1960
Michael Olunga
Born 1994
Wanuri Kahiu
-
Daniel Adams-Ray
Born 1983
Mohamed Amin
1943 - 1996
Sharon Laws
1974 - 2017
Pratibha Parmar
Born 1955
Kiran Shah
Born 1956
William Mervyn
1912 - 1976
Joan Root
1936 - 2006
Robert Wangila
1967 - 1994
Arnold Origi
Born 1983
Simon King (broadcaster)
Born 1962
Louise Leakey
Born 1972
Jason Dunford
Born 1986
Paul Wekesa
Born 1967
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Born 1968
Shailja Patel
-
Richard Hynes
Born 1944
Jamal Mohamed
Born 1984
Johanna Omolo
Born 1988
Paddy Lowe
Born 1962
Lawrence Olum
Born 1984
Edmund Morris (writer)
1940 - 2019
Eric Wainaina (musician)
Born 1973
Elizabeth Furse
Born 1936
G. V. Desani
1909 - 2000
Patrick Oboya
Born 1987
Shafique Keshavjee
Born 1955
Musa Otieno
Born 1973
Vera Songwe
Born 1968
Hugh McGregor Ross
1917 - 2014
Thomas Deng
Born 1997
Gavin D'Costa
Born 1958
Brian Onyango
Born 1994
Rees Odhiambo
Born 1992
David Ochieng
Born 1992
Titus Mulama
Born 1980
Samuel Mbugua
Born 1946
Tenniel Evans
1926 - 2009
Onejiru
-
Derek Pringle
Born 1958
Claudia Marsani
Born 1959
Leo Pinto
1914 - 2010
Eric Johana Omondi
Born 1994
Ptolemy Slocum
Born 1975
Steve Tikolo
Born 1971
George Owino
Born 1981
David Dunford
Born 1988
Ingrid Mwangi
Born 1975
Jenny Funnell
Born 1963
John Ertzgaard
Born 1977
Collins Obuya
Born 1981
Shehzana Anwar
Born 1989
Jean La Fontaine
Born 1931
Margaret Kenyatta (mayor)
1928 - 2017
Thomas Odoyo
Born 1978
Rakep Patel
Born 1989
Jane Brotherton Walker
1925 - 2009
Ali Velshi
Born 1969
David William Lister Read
1921 - 2015
Don Snow
Born 1957
Austin Makacha
Born 1984
Humphrey Kayange
Born 1982
Henry Bolton (British politician)
Born 1963
Kulvinder Ghir
Born 1965
Winfred Omwakwe
Born 1981
Paula Kahumbu
Born 1966
Francis Ouma
Born 1988
Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)
Born 1958
Jamie Dalrymple
Born 1981
James Omondi
Born 1980
Alan Whiteside
Born 1956
Kevin Kimani
Born 1989
Paul Oyuga
Born 1973
Mark Ochieng
Born 1996
Adam Shaban
Born 1983
Jesse Were
Born 1989
Toby Howarth
Born 1962
Alex Obanda
Born 1987
Kennedy Otieno
Born 1972
Cristina Odone
Born 1960
Nonini
Born 1982
Suleiman Bilali
Born 1978
Doreen Nabwire Omondi
Born 1987
Nehemiah Odhiambo
Born 1984
Marjorie Wallace (SANE)
Born 1945
Jaidev
1919 - 1987
Kuljit Bhamra
Born 1959
Qasim Umar
Born 1957
Wycliffe Juma
Born 1980
Wahu
Born 1980
Lavy Pinto
1929 - 2020
Maurice Odumbe
Born 1969
Jua Cali
Born 1979
Mercy Obiero
Born 1978
Bettina Hoppe
Born 1974
Badroudine Saïd Abdallah
Born 1992
Magdalene Odundo
Born 1950
Ian Duncan (rally driver)
Born 1961
Yash Ghai
Born 1938
David Obuya
Born 1979
Humphrey Mieno
Born 1989
Elijah Otieno
Born 1988
Peter Ongondo
Born 1977
Allan deSouza
Born 1958
Judy Kibinge
Born 1967
Stephen A. Miles
Born 1967
Nana Kagga
Born 1979
Mark Ford (poet)
Born 1962
Urjit Patel
Born 1963
Raju Patel
1960 - 2005
Max Vadukul
Born 1961
Irfan Karim
Born 1992
Nick Carter (British Army officer)
Born 1959
James Ngoche
Born 1988
Ragheb Aga
Born 1984
Dodo (Sänger)
Born 1977
Bonaventure Maruti
Born 1976
Arthur Magugu
1934 - 2012
Peter Mungai Warui
Born 1981
Tony Suji
Born 1976
Daniel Adongo
Born 1989
Dorothy Wanja Nyingi
-
Janet Wanja
Born 1984
Joseph Akhasamba
Born 1963
Ketan J. Patel
Born 1961
Musa Mohammed (footballer)
Born 1991
Evans Ashira
Born 1969
Hiren Varaiya
Born 1984
Aidan Hartley
Born 1965
Lameck Onyango
Born 1973
Andy Siege
Born 1985
Simeon Mulama
Born 1980
Carolinda Witt
Born 1955
Sabir Butt
Born 1969
Niira Radia
Born 1960
Seren Waters
Born 1990
Mercy Joseph
Born 1992
Mary Esther Were
Born 1989
Maureen Connell
Born 1931
John Ronald Gower
1912 - 2007
Nick Okoth
Born 1983
Lucas Oluoch
Born 1991
Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley
1968 - 2016
Nelson Odhiambo
Born 1989
Eric Ouma
Born 1996
Brijal Patel
Born 1977
Jim Chuchu
Born 1982
Nini Wacera
Born 1978
Rosemary Odinga
Born 1977
Lizz Njagah
-
Maureen Koech
Born 1989
Jimwat
Born 1985
Erick Ochieng
Born 1987
Jerry Santos
Born 1988
Debbie Thrower
Born 1957
Sylvie Fanchon
Born 1953
Denis Nzioka
Born 1985
Viram Jasani
Born 1945
Size 8
Born 1987
Rea Leakey
1915 - 1999
Alpesh Vadher
Born 1974
Carl Tundo
Born 1973
Francisco D'Souza
Born 1968
Runish Gudhka
Born 1989
Manasses Kuria
1929 - 2005
Mercy Moim
Born 1989
Emma Miloyo
Born 1981
Evelyn Wanjiru
Born 1989
Ratilal Chandaria
1922 - 2013
John Hanger
Born 1957
Robert Holden (author)
Born 1965
Mary Sellers
Born 1962
E-Sir
1981 - 2003
Ravindu Shah
Born 1972
Angel Wainaina
1983 - 2009
Maggie Scott, Lady Scott
Born 1960
Martin Suji
Born 1971
Wangechi
Born 1994
Charlie Karumi
Born 1991
Modesty Napunyi
1957 - 2002
Muthoni Gathecha
Born 1962
Okwiri Oduor
Born 1988
Phoebe Boswell
Born 1982
Dominic Wesonga
Born 1988
Christian Bwamy
Born 1989
Boniface Oluoch
Born 1986
Gaylyne Ayugi
Born 1994
Charles Mnene
Born 1985
Patricia Kihoro
Born 1986
Mike Pandey
-
Talisa Lanoe
Born 1994
Kalpesh Patel
Born 1985
Wendy Kimani
Born 1986
Brad Marshall
Born 1967
Peter Deng
Born 1993
Basher Hassan
Born 1944
Rajab Ali
Born 1965
Roger Marcus Polhill
Born 1937
Jeff Gravenhorst
Born 1962
Gurdeep Singh (cricketer)
Born 1998
Thomas Wanyama
Born 1989
David Tikolo
Born 1964
Harilal Shah
1943 - 2014
Tonio Trzebinski
1960 - 2001
Fredricka Whitfield
Born 1965
Atemi Oyungu
-
Mota Singh
1930 - 2016
Todd Stitzer
1952 - 2001
Laila Macharia
-
Mumbi Maina
Born 1985
Anthony Rotich
Born 1991
A. Louis London
1913 - 2008
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Born 1959
Kapila Hingorani
Died 2013
Tariq Iqbal
Born 1964
Manuel Pifano
Born 1985
Kaushik Patel
Born 1963
Edward Rombo
Born 1967
Serah Ndanu
Born 1988
Joseph Angara
Born 1971
Ravida Din
-
Manu Chandaria
Born 1929
Jonathan Wright (Historiker, 1941)
Born 1941
Martin Kevan
1947 - 2013
Evans Kidero
Born 1957
Yusuf Hassan Abdi
Born 1953
Harshad Patel
Born 1964
Ameer Faisal Alavi
1954 - 2008
Raymond Ochieng
Born 1977
Naomi Ng'ang'a
Born 1987
Victoria Fast
Born 1985
Douglas Otieno Okola
Born 1981
Hafeez Manji
Born 1987
Francesca Hayward
Born 1992
Nana Gichuru
1986 - 2015
Adrian Flanagan
Born 1960
David Odhiambo
Born 1976
Mohammad Sheikh
Born 1980
Susan Kariuki
Born 1966
Miriam Owiti
Born 1972
Alice Onono
Born 1966
Queen Olumbo
Born 1964
Petronila Muthoni
Born 1968
Sandip Gupta
Born 1967
Kayla Green
Born 1983
Bernard Wanyama
Born 1989
Osborne Monday
Born 1985
Nuni Omot
Born 1994
Kayvo Kforce
Born 1989
Naushad Merali
Born 1951
Mkamzee Mwatela
Born 1982
Michael Bear (Lord Mayor)
Born 1953
Raj K Aggarwal
Born 1949
Jeremy Mackenzie
Born 1941
Peter Thackeray
Born 1950
Robert Alai
-
John Ironmonger (writer)
Born 1954
Omar Wasow
Born 1970
Bali Mauladad
1926 - 1970
David Okello
Born 1986
Roger Verdi
Born 1953
Lenana Kariba
Born 1988
John F. Landry
-
Wanjiku the Teacher
-
Priya Ramrakha
1935 - 1968
Ferdinand Waititu
Born 1962
Bali Brahmbhatt
-
Miriam Syowia Kyambi
Born 1979
Samarth Patel
Born 1988
Hilary Ng'weno
-
Shahid Bwibo
Born 1968
Ibrahim Shikanda
Born 1984
Francis Otieno
Born 1979
John Legg (footballer)
-
Wanja Mworia
Born 1986
Crystal Newman
-
Nathan Crumpton
Born 1985
Isaac Oyieko
Born 1979
Adrian Zagoritis
Born 1968