List of people from Accra

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Accra, Ghana.

## Born in Accra

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### 1901–1970

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Jerry Rawlings
(born 1947) William Boyd
(born 1952) Peter Mensah
(born 1959)

* Gottlieb Ababio Adom (1904–1979), educator, journalist, editor and Presbyterian clergyman[1]
* Mabel Dove Danquah (1905–1984), journalist, political activist, and creative writer
* Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992), 2nd President of Ghana[2]
* Saka Acquaye (1923–2007), musician, playwright, artist

* Guy Warren (1923–2008), musician[3][4]
* James Barnor (born 1929), photographer[5]
* Peter Ala Adjetey (1931–2008), Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005[6]
* Love Allotey (1936–1996), boxer[7]
* Eddie Blay (1937–2006), boxer[8]
* Floyd Robertson (1937–1983), boxer[9]
* Clement Quartey (born 1938), boxer[10]
* Fred Aryee (born 1939), Nigerian footballer[11]
* Mustapha Tettey Addy (born 1942), master drummer[12][13]
* Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944), President of Ghana[14]
* Margaret Busby (born 1944), publisher, editor and writer
* Oliver Acquah (born 1946), footballer[15]
* Jerry Rawlings (born 1947–2020), President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001[16]
* Souad Faress (born 1948), stage, radio, television and film actress.[17]
* David Kotei (born 1950), boxer[18]
* William Boyd (born 1952), Scottish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter[19][20]
* Abena Busia (born 1953), writer, poet, lecturer and diplomat
* Hugh Quarshie (born 1954), actor
* Robert Bathurst (born 1957), English actor[21]
* Azumah Nelson (born 1958), boxer[22]
* Abdul–Aziz Yakubu (born 1958), mathematician
* Peter Mensah (born 1959), Ghanaian-British actor[23][24]
* Mike Tetteh (born 1960), businessman, professional boxing promoter[25]
* Nana (born 1968), German rapper and DJ[26]
* Marcel Desailly (born 1968), French footballer[27][28]
* Ali Ibrahim Pelé (born 1969), footballer[29]
* Ike Quartey (born 1969), boxer[30]

### 1971–1980

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Eric Addo
(born 1978) Éric Akoto
(born 1980)

* Joe Addo (born 1971), footballer[31]
* Komla Dumor (1972–2014), journalist[32][33]
* Bernard Aryee (born 1973), football player[34]
* Kwame Ayew (born 1973), footballer[35]
* Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), football defender[36]
* Samuel Johnson (born 1973), footballer[37]
* Ohene Kennedy (born 1973), footballer[38]
* Leonard Myles-Mills (born 1973), athlete[39]
* Alex Nyarko (born 1973), footballer[40][41]
* Joachim Yaw (born 1973), footballer[42]
* Augustine Ahinful (born 1974), footballer[43]
* Charles Akonnor (born 1974), footballer[44]
* Joseph Aziz (born 1974), footballer[45]
* Kofi Amoah Prah (born 1974), German long jumper[46]
* Yaw Preko (born 1974), footballer[47]
* Finley Quaye (born 1974), musician
* Godfried Aduobe (born 1975), footballer[48]
* Charles Amoah (born 1975), footballer[49]
* Daniel Addo (born 1976), footballer[50]
* Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 1976), footballer[51]
* Aziz Zakari (born 1976), athlete[52]
* Owusu Benson (born 1977), football player[53]
* Joshua Clottey (born 1977), boxer[54]
* Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (born 1977), actor
* Eric Addo (born 1978), footballer[55]
* Patrick Allotey (1978–2007), footballer[56]
* Richard Kingson (born 1978), football goalkeeper[57]
* Isaac Kwakye (born 1978), football attacking midfielder[58]
* Christian Saba (born 1978), footballer[59]
* Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), footballer[60][61]
* Junior Agogo (born 1979), footballer[62]
* Osumanu Adama (born 1980), boxer[63]
* Sammy Adjei (born 1980), footballer[64]
* Joseph Agbeko (born 1980), boxer[65]
* Eric Akoto (born 1980), Togolese footballer[66]
* Stephen Appiah (born 1980), footballer[67]
* Baffour Gyan (born 1980), footballer[68]
* Elvis Hammond (born 1980), footballer[69]
* Abdullah Quaye (born 1980), footballer[70]
* Vishal Punjabi (born 1980), Indian film producer and director

### 1981–1990

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Derek Boateng
(born 1983) Asamoah Gyan
(born 1985) Anthony Annan
(born 1986)

* Riga Mustapha (born 1981), Dutch footballer[71][72][73]
* Emmanuel Pappoe (born 1981), footballer[74]
* Ishmael Addo (born 1982), football striker[75]
* Lawrence Aidoo (born 1982), footballer[76]
* Michael Essien (born 1982), footballer[77][78]
* Anthony Obodai (born 1982), footballer[79]
* Daniel Ola (born 1982), Ghanaian-Nigerian footballer[80]
* George Owu (born 1982), footballer[81]
* Razak Pimpong (born 1982), footballer[82][83][84]
* Ahkan (born 1983), musician and songwriter[85]
* Vida Anim (born 1983), sprinter[86]
* Derek Boateng (born 1983), footballer[87][88][89]
* Yussif Chibsah (born 1983), footballer[90]
* Ahmed Barusso (born 1984), footballer[91]
* Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), footballer[92]
* Fred Benson (born 1984), Dutch-Ghanaian footballer[93][94]
* Lawrence Quaye (born 1984), Qatari footballer[95]
* Charles Takyi (born 1984), footballer[96]
* Ruky Abdulai (born 1985), Canadian long jumper and heptathlete[97]
* Abdul Razak Alhassan (born 1985), mixed martial artist[98]
* Asamoah Gyan (born 1985), footballer[99]
* Bennard Yao Kumordzi (born 1985), footballer[100]
* Anthony Annan (born 1986), footballer[101]
* Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 1986), footballer[102]
* Prince Tagoe (born 1986), footballer[103]
* Alexander Tettey (born 1986), Norwegian footballer[104]
* Samuel Yeboah (born 1986), footballer[105]
* Mark Adu Amofah (born 1987), footballer[106]
* John Boye (born 1987), footballer[107]
* Emmanuel Clottey (born 1987), footballer[108][109]
* Brimah Razak (born 1987), footballer[110]
* Ibrahim Sulemana (born 1987), footballer[111]
* Jerry Akaminko (born 1988), footballer[112]
* Kwadwo Asamoah (born 1988), footballer[113]
* Mohamed Awal (born 1988), footballer[114]
* Cofie Bekoe (born 1988), footballer[115]
* Davidson Eden (born 1988), German-Ghanaian footballer[116]
* Ernest Sowah (born 1988), footballer[117]
* Isaac Vorsah (born 1988), footballer[118]
* Dominic Adiyiah (born 1989), footballer[119]
* Mohammed Rabiu (born 1989), footballer[120][121]
* Seidu Yahaya (born 1989), footballer[122]
* David Accam (born 1990), footballer[123]
* Lee Addy (born 1990), footballer[124]
* Kalif Alhassan (born 1990), footballer[125]
* Jonathan Mensah (born 1990), footballer[126][127]
* Daniel Opare (born 1990), footballer[128][129]

### 1991–Present

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Mohammed Abu
(born 1991) Gideon Baah
(born 1991) Hans Nunoo Sarpei
(born 1998)

* Mohammed Abu (born 1991), footballer[130]
* Gideon Baah (born 1991), footballer[131]
* Jamin Beats (born 1991), Afro pop singer, producer, song writer
* Daniel Kofi Agyei (born 1992), footballer[132]
* Mohammed Fatau (born 1992), footballer[133]
* Mahatma Otoo (born 1992), footballer[134]
* Frank Acheampong (born 1993), footballer[135]
* Ebenezer Assifuah (born 1993), footballer[136]
* Joshua Buatsi (born 1993), British boxer[137]
* Raman Chibsah (born 1993), footballer[138]
* Alfred Duncan (born 1993), footballer[139]
* Nadia Eke (born 1993), triple jumper[140][141]
* Ibrahim Moro (born 1993), footballer[142]
* Daniel Amartey (born 1994), footballer[143]
* Eugene Ansah (born 1994), footballer[144][145]
* Emmanuel Boateng (born 1994), footballer[146][147][148]
* Joseph Larweh Attamah (born 1994), footballer[149]
* Isaac Dogboe (born 1994), boxer[150][151]
* Bernard Mensah (born 1994), footballer[152]
* Clifford Aboagye (born 1995), footballer[153]
* Bernard Kyere (born 1995), footballer[154]
* Wahab Ackwei (born 1996), footballer[155]
* Thomas Agyepong (born 1996), footballer[156]
* Godfred Donsah (born 1996), footballer[157]
* Lumor Agbenyenu (born 1996), footballer[158]
* William Opoku (born 1997), footballer[159]
* Benjamin Tetteh (born 1997), footballer[160]
* Gifty Ayew Asare (born 1998), footballer[161]

* Nathan Mensah (born 1998), basketball center for Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Joseph Paintsil (born 1998), footballer[162]
* Hans Nunoo Sarpei (born 1998), footballer[163]
* Francis Amuzu (born 1999), Belgian footballer[164]
* Halutie Hor (born 1999), sprinter[165]
* Abdul Nurudeen (born 1999), footballer
* Roberto Massimo (born 2000), German footballer[166]
* Najeeb Yakubu (born 2000), footballer[167][168]

## Lived in Accra

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* Stephen Adei (born 1948), educationist, writer, economist and motivational speaker[169]
* Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (born 1978), the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings[170]

## References

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2. ^ Lt. General Joseph A. Ankrah, ghana.com
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8. ^ Eddie Blay, sports-reference.com
9. ^ Floyd Robertson, boxrec.com
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11. ^ Fred Aryee, sports-reference.com
12. ^ Mustapha Tettey Addy, weltwunder.com
13. ^ Addy, Mustapha Tettey, d-nb.info
14. ^ Akufo-Addo, Nana, lccn.loc.gov
15. ^ Oliver Acquah, sports-reference.com
16. ^ Rawlings, Jerry J., 1947-, lccn.loc.gov
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18. ^ David Kotey, boxrec.com
19. ^ William Boyd, imdb.com
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21. ^ Robert Bathurst, imdb.com
22. ^ Azumah Nelson, boxrec.com
23. ^ Peter Mensah, imdb.com
24. ^ Mensah, Peter, d-nb.info
25. ^ "Meet Boxing Promoter Mike Tetteh, The Don King of Ghana". Realcombatmedia.com. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
26. ^ Nana Abrokwa, discogs.com
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33. ^ Komla Dumor's Ghana, bbc.co.uk
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37. ^ Johnson, Samuel, national-football-teams.com
38. ^ Kennedy, Ohene, national-football-teams.com
39. ^ Leonard Myles-Mills, sports-reference.com
40. ^ Alex Nyarko, sports-reference.com
41. ^ Nyarko, Alex, national-football-teams.com
42. ^ Acheampong, Yaw, national-football-teams.com
43. ^ Augustine Ahinful, sports-reference.com
44. ^ Akonnor, Charles, national-football-teams.com
45. ^ Joseph Annor Aziz, kickersarchiv.de
46. ^ Kofi Amoah Prah, iaaf.org
47. ^ Preko, Yaw, national-football-teams.com
48. ^ Godfried Aduobe, worldfootball.net
49. ^ Charles Amoah, weltfussball.de
50. ^ Addo, Daniel, national-football-teams.com
51. ^ Kuffour, Emmanuel Osei, national-football-teams.com
52. ^ Abdul Aziz Zakari Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, sports-reference.com
53. ^ Owusu Benson, national-football-teams.com
54. ^ Joshua Clottey, boxrec.com
55. ^ Eric Addo, footballdatabase.eu
56. ^ Allotey, Patrick, national-football-teams.com
57. ^ Kingson, Richard, national-football-teams.com
58. ^ Isaak Kuoke, thefinalball.com
59. ^ Saba, Christian, national-football-teams.com
60. ^ Lawrence Adjei, footballdatabase.eu
61. ^ Adjei, Lawrence, national-football-teams.com
62. ^ Junior Agogo, soccerbase.com
63. ^ Osumanu Adama, boxrec.com
64. ^ Sammy Adjei, national-football-teams.com
65. ^ Joseph Agbeko, boxrec.com
66. ^ Akoto, Éric, national-football-teams.com
67. ^ Stephen Appiah, footballdatabase.eu
68. ^ Baffour Gyan, weltfussball.de
69. ^ Elvis Hammond, soccerbase.com
70. ^ Awulu Quaye, lfp.es
71. ^ Riga: Rahamat Riga Mustapha, bdfutbol.com
72. ^ Mustapha Riga, soccerbase.com
73. ^ R. Mustapha, int.soccerway.com
74. ^ Emmanuel Pappoe, ghanaweb.com
75. ^ Addo, Ishmael, national-football-teams.com
76. ^ Lawrence Aidoo, national-football-teams.com
77. ^ Essien, Michael, 1982-, lccn.loc.gov
78. ^ Michael Essien, weltfussball.de
79. ^ Obodai, Anthony, national-football-teams.com
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81. ^ Owu, George, national-football-teams.com
82. ^ Razak Pimpong Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, sports-reference.com
83. ^ Razak Pimpong, footballdatabase.eu
84. ^ Razak Pimpong, national-football-teams.com
85. ^ Meet Sensational Musician Ahkan With His New Song 'Barawo', newsdeckgh.com, 1 July 2017
86. ^ Vida Anim, sports-reference.com
87. ^ Derek Boateng, soccerbase.com
88. ^ D. Boateng, int.soccerway.com
89. ^ Boateng, Derek, national-football-teams.com
90. ^ Chibsah, Yussif, national-football-teams.com
91. ^ Ahmed Barusso
92. ^ Abdul Razak, Ibrahim, national-football-teams.com
93. ^ Fred Benson, weltfussball.de
94. ^ Fred Benson Profile, ghanaweb.com
95. ^ Lawrence Quaye, national-football-teams.com
96. ^ Charles Takyi, national-football-teams.com
97. ^ Ruky Abdulai, sports-reference.com
98. ^ Fort Worth MMA fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan, pressreader.com
99. ^ Asamoah Gyan, national-football-teams.com
100. ^ B. Kumordzi, int.soccerway.com
101. ^ Anthony Annan, national-football-teams.com
102. ^ M. Issah, us.soccerway.com
103. ^ Prince Tagoe, national-football-teams.com
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109. ^ Clottey, Emmanuel, national-football-teams.com
110. ^ Brimah Razak, national-football-teams.com
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112. ^ J. Akaminko, int.soccerway.com
113. ^ Kwadwo Asamoah, weltfussball.de
114. ^ Mohamed Awal, footballdatabase.eu
115. ^ Cofie Bekoe, national-football-teams.com
116. ^ Davidson Eden, weltfussball.de
117. ^ Ernest Sowah, national-football-teams.com
118. ^ Isaac Vorsah, national-football-teams.com
119. ^ Dominic Adiyiah, national-football-teams.com
120. ^ M. Rabiu, int.soccerway.com
121. ^ Rabiu, Mohammed, national-football-teams.com
122. ^ Seidu Yahaya, int.soccerway.com
123. ^ David Accam, weltfussball.de
124. ^ Lee Addy, national-football-teams.com
125. ^ K. Alhassan, int.soccerway.com
126. ^ Mensah, Jonathan, national-football-teams.com
127. ^ J. Mensah, int.soccerway.com
128. ^ D. Opare, int.soccerway.com
129. ^ Opare, Daniel, national-football-teams.com
130. ^ Mohammed Abu, national-football-teams.com
131. ^ Gideon Baah, national-football-teams.com
132. ^ D. Agyei, int.soccerway.com
133. ^ M. Fatau, int.soccerway.com
134. ^ M. Otoo, int.soccerway.com
135. ^ Frank Acheampong, national-football-teams.com
136. ^ Ebenezer Assifuah, national-football-teams.com
137. ^ Joshua Buatsi, sports-reference.com
138. ^ R. Chibsah, int.soccerway.com
139. ^ A. Duncan, int.soccerway.com
140. ^ Nadia Eke - Staff Directory - New York University, gonyuathletics.com
141. ^ Nadia Eke, g2014results.thecgf.com
142. ^ I. Moro, int.soccerway.com
143. ^ Amartey, Daniel, national-football-teams.com
144. ^ E. Ansah, int.soccerway.com
145. ^ E. Ansah, scoresway.com
146. ^ Ema Boateng, footballdatabase.eu
147. ^ E. Boateng, scoresway.com
148. ^ E. Boateng, uk.soccerway.com
149. ^ J. Attamah, int.soccerway.com
150. ^ Isaac Dogboe, boxrec.com
151. ^ Isaac Dogboe, london2012.com
152. ^ Bernard Mensah, national-football-teams.com
153. ^ C. Aboagye, int.soccerway.com
154. ^ Bernard Kyere-Mensah, worldfootball.net
155. ^ W. Ackwei, int.soccerway.com
156. ^ T. Agyepong, int.soccerway.com
157. ^ G. Donsah, int.soccerway.com
158. ^ Lumor Agbenyenu, worldfootball.net
159. ^ W. Opoku, int.soccerway.com
160. ^ B. Tetteh, int.soccerway.com
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162. ^ Paintsil, Joseph, national-football-teams.com
163. ^ Hans Nunoo Sarpei, weltfussball.de
164. ^ F. Amuzu, int.soccerway.com
165. ^ Halutie Hor, iaaf.org
166. ^ Roberto Massimo, worldfootball.net
167. ^ N. Yakubu, int.soccerway.com
168. ^ Najeeb Yakubu, worldfootball.net
169. ^ Prof. Stephen Adei, techcomvisions.net
170. ^ Jerry Rawlings’ Daughter Being Pressured To Run For Parliament In Ghana, saharareporters.com, Jul 15, 2015

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