Famous people from Nigeria

Alex Iwobi

Nigerian association football player (born 1996)

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Charles Bassey

Charles Akemini Bassey is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of 2021 NBA draft with the 53rd overall pick.

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Jay-Jay Okocha

Nigerian footballer

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Aliko Dangote

Nigerian businessperson (born 1957)

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Victor Osimhen

Nigerian footballer (born 1998)

Bola Tinubu

12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2023

Tolu Arokodare

Toluwalase Emmanuel "Tolu" Arokodare is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Nigeria national team.

Lewis Uvwo

Lewis Igho Uvwo is a Nigerian high school basketball player who attends Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a five-star recruit and the top-ranked center in the class of 2027.

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian writer (born 1977)

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Nwankwo Kanu

Nigerian footballer (born 1976)

Wilfred Ndidi

Nigerian association football player

Precious Achiuwa

Precious Ezinna Achiuwa is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended high school in the United States, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and named a McDonald's All-American. Achiuwa played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, earning conference player of the year honors as a freshman in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2020. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 202...

Wole Soyinka

Nigerian writer (born 1934)

Goodluck Jonathan

President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015

Victor Moses

Nigerian association football player (born 1990)

Obafemi Martins

Nigerian footballer (born 1984)

Amina J. Mohammed

Nigerian-British diplomat and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

director-General of the World Trade Organization

Samuel Chukwueze

Nigerian association football player

Yakubu Gowon

Nigerian politician and Military general

Taribo West

Nigerian footballer

Ahmed Musa

Nigerian association football player

Peter Odemwingie

Nigerian footballer (born 1981)