List of personalities of the city of Lagos

The list of personalities of the city of Lagos contains an alphabetical selection of personalities who were born in the city of Lagos , Nigeria .

A.

Tony Allen

Eniola Aluko

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (* 1986), terrorist
Oyeniyi Abejoye (* 1994), hurdler
Hafsat Abiola (* 1974), activist for human rights and democracy
Dele Adebola (* 1975), football player
Olubayo Adefemi (1985-2011), football player
Babatunde Luqmon Adekunle (* 1984), football player
Seyi Adeleke (* 1991), soccer player
Dele Adeleye (* 1988), football player
Margaret Adeoye (* 1985), sprinter
Fanendo Adi (* 1990), soccer player
Victor Agali (* 1978), football player
Olumuyiwa Aganun (born 1984), football player
Akeem Agbetu (* 1988), football player
Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966–2015), football goalkeeper
Nelson Agholor (born 1993), American football player
Gabriel Agu (* 1985), football player
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (born 1993), football player
Muisi Ajao (* 1978), football player
Henry Akinwande (born 1965), boxer
Jonathan Akpoborie (* 1968), football player
Smart Akraka (1934-2016), Sprinter
Benedict Akwuegbu (* 1974), football player
Bisi Alimi (* 1975), LGBT and HIV activist
Jamiu Alimi (* 1992), soccer player
Deji Aliu (* 1975), sprinter
Tony Allen (1940-2020), drummer and Afrobeat pioneer
Eniola Aluko (* 1987), soccer player
Doreen Amata (* 1988), high jumper
Aruwa Ameh (1990-2011), football player
Abdul Amu (1933-2010), sprinter
Victor Anichebe (* 1988), football player
David Aradeon (* 1933), architect, urban planner and curator
Sefi Atta (* 1964), writer

B.

Bolaji Badejo (1953–1992), design student and actor
Hakeem Belo-Osagie (* 1955), investor and entrepreneur

C.

Ogonna Chukwudi

Ambrose Campbell (1919-2006), musician
Ifeanyi Chiejine (1983-2019), football player
Ogonna Chukwudi (* 1988), soccer player

D.

Noel DaCosta (1929–2002), composer and violinist

E.

Alfred Effiong

Adetomiwa Edun (* 1984), actor
Alfred Effiong (* 1984), football player
Florence Ekpo-Umoh (* 1977), sprinter
Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), lawyer, President of the International Court of Justice (1981–1985)
Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017), writer
Ifeanyi Emeghara (* 1984), football player
Innocent Emeghara (* 1989), football player
Emeka Erege (* 1978), basketball player
Akin Euba (1935-2020), composer
Benjamin Eze (* 1981), basketball player
Imoh Ezekiel (* 1993), football player

F.

Sunday Faleye (born 1998), football player
TJ Fatinikun (born 1991), football player

H

Sheri Hagen (* 1968), actress, author, director and film producer
Goldie Harvey (1983-2013), R&B singer

I.

Odion Ighalo (* 1989), football player
Peter Ijeh (* 1977), football player
Benjamin Imeh (* 1982), football player
Alex Iwobi (* 1996), soccer player
Funmi Iyanda (* 1971), talk show and radio presenter, journalist and blogger
David Izon (* 1968), heavyweight boxer

J

Keziah Jones

Ginger Johnson († 1972), percussionist
Keziah Jones (* 1968), musician

K

Stephen Keshi (1962-2016), football player and coach
Peter Konyegwachie (born 1965), boxer
Seun Kuti (* 1983), singer, saxophonist and band leader
Hanspeter Kyburz (* 1960), composer

L.

Moses Lamidi (* 1988), football player
Raheem Lawal (* 1990), soccer player

M.

Herbert Macaulay (1864–1946), politician
Nojim Maiyegun (born 1944), boxer
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa (born 1983), football player
Obafemi Martins (* 1984), soccer player
Jerry Mbakogu (born 1992), football player
Gabriel Melkam (* 1980), football player
Nick Monu (* 1965), actor and director

N

Davis O. Nejo

Wilfred Ndidi (* 1996), football player
Usim Nduka (* 1985), soccer player
Davis O. Nejo (born 1953), actor
Perpetua Nkwocha (* 1976), soccer player
Dickson Nwakaeme (born 1986), football player
Obinna Nwaneri (* 1982), football player
Kingsley Nwankwo (born 1988), football player

O

Jaycee Okwun Pan

Toks Olagundoye

Abiodun Obafemi (* 1973), football player
Sunny Obayan (* 1988), soccer player
Ebenezer Obey (* 1942), musician and evangelist
Joel Obi (born 1991), soccer player
Christian Obodo (* 1984), soccer player
Michael Odibe (* 1988), football player
Nduka Odizor (* 1958), tennis player
Nnamdi Oduamadi (* 1990), football player
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu (* 1987), hurdler and sprinter
Oyo Odunayo Ojo (born 1973), football player
Adebowale Ogungbure (* 1981), football player
Seye Ogunlewe (* 1991), sprinter
Patrick Ogunsoto (* 1983), football player
Julius Oiboh (* 1990), football player
Uche Okechukwu (born 1967), football player
Eze Vincent Okehuie (born 1993), football player
Dayo Okeniyi (* 1988), actor
Josh Okogie (* 1998), Nigerian-American basketball player
Precious Okoronkwor (* 1996), long jumper
Ademola Okulaja (* 1975), basketball player
Jaycee Okwunwanne (born 1985), soccer player
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (* 1936), Cardinal and Archbishop of Lagos
Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963), basketball player
Toks Olagundoye (* 1975), actress, writer and producer
Seyi Olofinjana (* 1980), football player
Michael Olowokandi (* 1975), basketball player
Joseph Olumide (* 1987), football player
Babs Olusanmokun , Nigerian-American actor
Razak Omotoyossi (* 1985), football player
Ogenyi Onazi (* 1992), football player
Oluchi Onweagba (* 1980), model
Funke Oshonaike (* 1975), table tennis player
Olumuyiwa Olamide Osifuye (* 1960), photographer
Victor Osimhen (* 1998), football player
Yemi Osinbajo (* 1957), Vice President of Nigeria
George Osodi (* 1974), photographer
James Oyebola (1961-2007), boxer

R.

Ernst Reichel (* 1960), diplomat
Peter Rufai (* 1963), soccer goalkeeper

S.

Tony Skinn

Adigun Salami (* 1988), soccer player
Ajayi Gbenga Samuel (* 1984), football player
Gideon Adinoy Sani (* 1990), football player
Danny Shittu (* 1980), soccer player
Ernest Shonekan (* 1936), politician
Ike Shorunmu (* 1967), soccer goalkeeper
Pepi Sonuga (* 1993), actress
Tony Skinn (born 1983), basketball player

T

Taye Taiwo (born 1985), soccer player
Toni Tuklan , rapper and reggae musician

U

Joy Udo-Gabriel (* 1999), sprinter
Kingsley Udoh (born 1990), football player
Eke Uzoma (* 1989), soccer player

W.

Taribo West (* 1974), football player

Y

Ayila Yussuf (* 1984), soccer player

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