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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 cricket — 11.8× 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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Showing 55 of 365 notable people

0061 CRICKET

Derek Pringle

Born 1958

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0066 CRICKET

Steve Tikolo

Born 1971

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0072 CRICKET

Collins Obuya

Born 1981

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0076 CRICKET

Thomas Odoyo

Born 1978

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0077 CRICKET

Rakep Patel

Born 1989

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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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0099 CRICKET

Alex Obanda

Born 1987

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0100 CRICKET

Kennedy Otieno

Born 1972

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0105 CRICKET

Nehemiah Odhiambo

Born 1984

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0109 CRICKET

Qasim Umar

Born 1957

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0113 CRICKET

Maurice Odumbe

Born 1969

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0121 CRICKET

David Obuya

Born 1979

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0123 CRICKET

Elijah Otieno

Born 1988

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0124 CRICKET

Peter Ongondo

Born 1977

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0133 CRICKET

Irfan Karim

Born 1992

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0135 CRICKET

James Ngoche

Born 1988

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0136 CRICKET

Ragheb Aga

Born 1984

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0141 CRICKET

Tony Suji

Born 1976

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0149 CRICKET

Hiren Varaiya

Born 1984

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0151 CRICKET

Lameck Onyango

Born 1973

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0157 CRICKET

Seren Waters

Born 1990

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0163 CRICKET

Lucas Oluoch

Born 1991

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0165 CRICKET

Nelson Odhiambo

Born 1989

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0167 CRICKET

Brijal Patel

Born 1977

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0182 CRICKET

Alpesh Vadher

Born 1974

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0185 CRICKET

Runish Gudhka

Born 1989

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0195 CRICKET

Ravindu Shah

Born 1972

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0198 CRICKET

Martin Suji

Born 1971

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0205 CRICKET

Dominic Wesonga

Born 1988

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0213 CRICKET

Kalpesh Patel

Born 1985

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0217 CRICKET

Basher Hassan

Born 1944

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0218 CRICKET

Rajab Ali

Born 1965

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0221 CRICKET

Gurdeep Singh (cricketer)

Born 1998

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0223 CRICKET

David Tikolo

Born 1964

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0224 CRICKET

Harilal Shah

1943 - 2014

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0236 CRICKET

Tariq Iqbal

Born 1964

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0238 CRICKET

Kaushik Patel

Born 1963

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0241 CRICKET

Joseph Angara

Born 1971

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0248 CRICKET

Harshad Patel

Born 1964

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0254 CRICKET

Hafeez Manji

Born 1987

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0258 CRICKET

David Odhiambo

Born 1976

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0259 CRICKET

Mohammad Sheikh

Born 1980

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0265 CRICKET

Sandip Gupta

Born 1967

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0276 CRICKET

Peter Thackeray

Born 1950

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0290 CRICKET

Samarth Patel

Born 1988

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0292 CRICKET

Shahid Bwibo

Born 1968

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0294 CRICKET

Francis Otieno

Born 1979

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0299 CRICKET

Isaac Oyieko

Born 1979

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0309 CRICKET

Rajesh Maru

Born 1962

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0310 CRICKET

Reg Sharma

Born 1962

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0312 CRICKET

Ashok Sitaram Patel

Born 1956

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0316 CRICKET

Zahid Sadiq

Born 1965

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0321 CRICKET

Emily Ruto

1989 - 2014

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0326 CRICKET

Rushab Patel

Born 1993

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