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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.
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Philippa Gregory
Born 1954
Deep Roy
Born 1957
Peter Hain
Born 1950
Pratibha Parmar
Born 1955
Kiran Shah
Born 1956
Shafique Keshavjee
Born 1955
Gavin D'Costa
Born 1958
Derek Pringle
Born 1958
Claudia Marsani
Born 1959
Don Snow
Born 1957
Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)
Born 1958
Alan Whiteside
Born 1956
Kuljit Bhamra
Born 1959
Qasim Umar
Born 1957
Magdalene Odundo
Born 1950
Allan deSouza
Born 1958
Nick Carter (British Army officer)
Born 1959
Carolinda Witt
Born 1955
Debbie Thrower
Born 1957
Sylvie Fanchon
Born 1953
John Hanger
Born 1957
Modesty Napunyi
1957 - 2002
Todd Stitzer
1952 - 2001
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Born 1959
Evans Kidero
Born 1957
Yusuf Hassan Abdi
Born 1953
Ameer Faisal Alavi
1954 - 2008
Naushad Merali
Born 1951
Michael Bear (Lord Mayor)
Born 1953
Peter Thackeray
Born 1950
John Ironmonger (writer)
Born 1954
Roger Verdi
Born 1953
John Assael
Born 1950
Pradeep Paunrana
Born 1959
Ulla Bastrup
Born 1959
Ashok Sitaram Patel
Born 1956
K.N. Ninan
Born 1950
Zainub Verjee
Born 1956
Michael Holding (filmmaker)
Born 1958
Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Born 1958