List of Hausa people

List of Hausa notable people

This is a list of notable Hausa people.

## Emirs and Sultans

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* Daurama
* Faruk Umar Faruk
* Queen Amina
* Awwal Ibrahim
* Muhammad Rumfa
* Yunfa
* Queen Sarraounia
* Ado Bayero
* Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
* Aminu Ado Bayero

## Footballers

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* Abiola Dauda
* Abubakari Yakubu
* Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim
* Abdul Fatawu Dauda
* Abdul Majeed Waris
* Abdul Mumin
* Abdulrahman Bashir
* Ahmed Musa
* Ahmed Wadah
* Alhassan Yusuf
* Alhassan Wakaso
* Amadou Moutari
* Fatawu Mohammed
* Habib Mohamed
* Haruna Babangida
* Ibrahim Rabiu
* Ibrahim Sadiq
* Issah Abdul Basit
* Illiasu Shilla
* Jamal Haruna
* Lalas Abubakar
* Masahudu Alhassan
* Mohammed Abu
* Mohammed-Awal Issah
* Mohammed Dauda
* Mohammed Rabiu
* Mohammed Razak
* Mohammed Lamine
* Mohamed Tijani
* Moussa Maâzou
* Mujaid Sadick
* Sani Kaita
* Shehu Abdullahi
* Tijani Babangida
* Umar Sadiq
* Mubarak Wakaso
* Rabiu Ali
* Yunus Musah
* Jamal Idris
* Mohammed Aminu
* Lukman Haruna
* Seidu Abubakari
* Yussif Mubarik
* Yussif Moussa
* Zaidu Sanusi
* Idriss Harouna
* Issah Gabriel Ahmed
* Mohammed Alhassan
* Mohammed Kudus
* Mohammed Salisu
* Osman Bukari
* Said Ahmed Said
* Salou Ibrahim
* Saminu Abdullahi
* Suleiman Abdullahi

## Islamic clerics

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* Sheikh Ibrahim Khaleel
* Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
* Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria
* Sani Yahaya Jingir
* Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa
* Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
* Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
* Nasuru Kabara
* Ahmad Bamba
* Kabiru Gombe
* Abdullahi Bala Lau
* Bello Yabo

## Musicians

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### Traditional

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* Dan Maraya Jos
* Barmani Coge
* Mamman Shata
* Aisha Musa Ahmad

### Modern

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* Nazifi Asnanic
* Naziru M Ahmad
* Nura M Inuwa
* Sadiq Zazzabi
* TY Shaban
* Ado Gwanja
* Ali Jita

## Architects

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* Babban Gwani

## Politicians

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* Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
* Aminu Kano
* Ahmadu Bello
* Shehu Shagari
* Musa Yar'Adua
* Muhammadu Ribadu
* Umaru Yar'Adua
* General Muhammadu Buhari
* Kashim Shettima
* Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema
* Aminu Bello Masari
* Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
* Senator Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke
* Senator Kabiru Gaya
* Maitama Sule
* Kabir Tukur Ibrahim
* Mustapha Baba Shehuri
* Amb. Ahmed Bolori
* Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
* Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
* Attahiru Bafarawa
* Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
* Abdullahi Adamu
* Bala Mohammed
* Mohammed Danjuma Goje
* Abubakar Rimi
* Ibrahim Shekarau
* Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
* Abdullahi Sule
* Babagana Zulum
* Atiku Abubakar
* Bukar Abba Ibrahim
* Ghali Umar Na'Abba
* Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
* Isa Yuguda
* Abubakar Habu Hashidu
* Abdu Dawakin Tofa
* Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
* Umar Namadi
* Namadi Sambo
* Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi
* Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
* Abba Kabir Yusuf
* Uba Sani
* Bello Matawalle
* Halilu Kundila
* Sule Lamido
* Labaran Abdul Madari
* Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
* Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
* Abba Kabir Yusuf
* Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo
* Ismaila Isa Funtua
* Hassan Al-Turabi
* Samira Bawumia
* Ahmed Ramadan (politician)
* Aboubakar Moukadas Nouré
* Nasir Yusuf Gawuna~

## Jurist

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* Sidi Bage
* Tanko Muhammad

## Journalist

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* Jamilah Tangaza

## Businesspeople

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* Aliko Dangote[1]
* Alhassan Dantata
* Alhaji Aminu Dantata
* Alhaji Isyaku Rabiu
* Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu
* Bashir Dalhatu
* Dahiru Mangal
* Auwalu Abdullahi Rano
* Kabo Air[2]
* Umaru Mutallab

## Academic

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### Vice chancellors

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* Bayero University
* Attahiru Jega
* Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
* Muhammad Yahuza Bello
* Ahmadu Bello University
* Abdullahi Mustapha
* Ibrahim Garba
* National Open University of Nigeria
* Abdalla Uba Adamu

### Others

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* Abba Gumel
* Rabia Salihu Sa'id

## Military

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* Mansur Dan Ali
* Mamman Kontagora
* Tukur Yusuf Buratai
* Hamza Al-Mustapha

## Police

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* Hafiz Ringim
* Suleiman Abba

## Writers

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* Zaynab Alkali
* Hauwa Ali
* Abubakar Imam

## Actors

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* Ali Nuhu
* Rahama Sadau
* Mansur Makeup
* Adam A Zango
* Saratu Gidado
* Lawan Ahmad
* Yakubu Muhammed
* Maryam Booth
* Sadiq Sani Sadiq
* Hadiza Aliyu

## References

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1. ^ "Aliko Dangote | Biography, Businessman, Group, Foundation, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
2. ^ "Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation". www.blerf.org. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-04-18.

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