List of sons and daughters of the city of Accra

This is a list of well-known people who were born in the Ghanaian city ​​of Accra . The list does not claim to be complete.

1880-1940

Jerry Rawlings
(born 1947)

William Boyd
(born 1952)

• Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880–1959), lawyer and politician in the British colony of Gold Coast and in Ghana
• Mabel Dove Danquah (1905–1984), journalist, politician and writer
• Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph (1914–1986), lawyer and politician
• Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992), politician and head of state of Ghana from 1966 to 1969
• Guy Warren (1923-2008), jazz musician
• Daniel Francis Annan (1928–2006), lawyer and politician
• Amon Nikoi (1930–2002), politician, diplomat, economist and banker
• Peter Ala Adjetey (1931–2008), lawyer, university professor and politician
• Love Allotey (1936-1996), boxer
• Joyce Bamford-Addo (* 1937), speaker of the Ghanaian parliament and from 1991 to 2004 judge at the Supreme Court in Ghana
• Eddie Blay (1937-2006), welterweight boxer
• Alhassan Brimah (born 1937), boxer
• Clement Quartey (born 1938), boxer
• Michael Okantey (born 1939), sprinter
• Benedikt Dotu Sekey (1940-2000), Catholic Bishop of Gbarnga

1941-1970

Peter Mensah
(* 1959)

• Atukwei Okai (1941–2018), writer and university professor
• Aaron Popoola (born 1942), boxer
• Mustapha Tettey Addy (* 1942), drummer
• Oliver Acquah (born 1946), football player
• Jacob Okanka Obetsebi-Lamptey (1946–2016), politician, television and radio producer and presenter
• Jerry Rawlings (* 1947), politician and President of Ghana from 1981 to 2001
• Alice Annum (* 1948), sprinter and long jumper
• Souad Faress (* 1948), Ghanaian actress of Irish-Syrian origin
• David Kotey (born 1950), boxer
• William Boyd (born 1952), Scottish writer, screenwriter and director
• Hugh Quarshie (born 1954), British actor
• Gabriel Edoe Kumordji (* 1956), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Keta-Akatsi
• Robert Bathurst (born 1957), British actor
• Azumah Nelson (born 1958), boxer
• Peter Mensah (* 1959), Canadian-Ghanaian actor
• Harriet Bruce-Annan (* 1965), programmer and development worker
• Benjamin Kwakye (* 1967), lawyer and author
• Nana Abrokwa (* 1968), German rapper and DJ
• Marcel Desailly (* 1968), French football player
• Alfred Kotey (1968-2020), bantamweight boxer
• Patrick Addai (* 1969), children's author and actor
• Ali Ibrahim (* 1969), football player
• Alex Baba (born 1970), boxer

1971-1980

Eric Addo
(* 1978)

Eric Akoto
(* 1980)

• Ibrahim Dossey (1972-2008), football player
• Bernard Aryee (born 1973), football player
• Kwame Ayew (* 1973), football player
• Leonard Myles-Mills (* 1973), sprinter
• Alex Nyarko (* 1973), football player
• Joachim Yaw (* 1973), soccer player and coach
• Augustine Ahinful (born 1974), football player
• Charles Akonnor (* 1974), Ghanaian-German soccer player
• Joseph Aziz (* 1974), football player
• Kofi Amoah Prah (* 1974), German long jumper
• Yaw Preko (* 1974), football player
• Anthony Tieku (born 1974), football player
• Godfried Aduobe (* 1975), football player
• Charles Amoah (* 1975), football player
• Mohammed Gargo (* 1975), football player
• Daniel Addo (* 1976), football player
• Aziz Zakari (* 1976), track and field athlete
• Joshua Clottey (born 1977), boxer
• Alexander Tachie-Mensah (* 1977), football player
• Eric Addo (* 1978), football player
• Patrick Allotey (1978-2007), football player
• Kofi Amponsah (* 1978), football player
• Richard Kingson (* 1978), soccer goalkeeper
• Riga Mustapha (* 1978), Dutch football player
• Christian Saba (* 1978), soccer player
• Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), football player
• Junior Agogo (1979-2019), football player
• Adjoa Bayor (* 1979), soccer player
• Osumanu Adama (* 1980), boxer
• Sammy Adjei (* 1980), soccer player
• Joseph Agbeko (* 1980), bantamweight boxer
• Éric Akoto (* 1980), Togolese soccer player of Ghanaian origin
• Stephen Appiah (* 1980), soccer player and coach
• Baffour Gyan (born 1980), football player
• Elvis Hammond (* 1980), soccer player
• Laryea Kingston (born 1980), football player
• Peter Ofori-Quaye (* 1980), football player
• Daniel Quaye (* 1980), football player
• Myles Sanko (* 1980), soul and jazz singer

1981-1990

Derek Boateng
(* 1983)

Asamoah Gyan
(* 1985)

Yvonne Nelson
(* 1985)

Anthony Annan
(* 1986)

Emmanuel Clottey
(* 1987)

Seidu Yahaya
(* 1989)

• Emmanuel Pappoe (* 1981), football player
• Moses Sakyi (born 1981), football player
• Lawrence Aidoo (born 1982), football player
• Michael Essien (* 1982), soccer player
• Joe Tex Frimpong (born 1982), soccer player
• George Owu (* 1982), football player
• Razak Pimpong (* 1982), football player
• Vida Anim (* 1983), sprinter
• Derek Boateng (* 1983), soccer player
• Yussif Chibsah (born 1983), football player
• Ahmed Barusso (* 1984), football player
• Fred Benson (* 1984), Ghanaian-Dutch soccer player
• Amoako Boafo (* 1984), painter
• Malik Buari (* 1984), Ghanaian-English soccer player
• Gilbert Koomson (born 1984), football player
• Lawrence Quaye (* 1984), football player with a Qatari passport
• Charles Takyi (* 1984), German-Ghanaian soccer player
• Lê Văn Tân (* 1984), Vietnamese-Ghanaian soccer player
• Ruky Abdulai (* 1985), Canadian athlete of Ghanaian origin
• Owusu Ampomah (* 1985), football player
• Asamoah Gyan (born 1985), football player
• Bennard Yao Kumordzi (* 1985), football player
• Yvonne Nelson (* 1985), actress
• Dominic Oduro (* 1985), football player
• Anthony Annan (* 1986), football player
• Haminu Dramani (* 1986), football player
• Prince Tagoe (* 1986), football player
• Alexander Tettey (* 1986), Norwegian football player
• Samuel Yeboah (* 1986), football player
• John Boye (born 1987), football player
• Razak Brimah (* 1987), football player
• Emmanuel Clottey (born 1987), football player
• Beatrice Gyaman (* 1987), sprinter
• Jerry Akaminko (* 1988), football player
• Kwadwo Asamoah (* 1988), football player
• Cofie Bekoe (* 1988), football player
• Davidson Eden (* 1988), German-Ghanaian soccer player
• Isaac Vorsah (* 1988), football player
• Dominic Adiyiah (* 1989), soccer player
• Emmanuel Baffour (* 1989), football player
• Koffi Dan Kowa (* 1989), Nigerien football player
• Mohammed Rabiu (* 1989), football player
• Seidu Yahaya (* 1989), football player
• David Accam (born 1990), football player
• Lee Addy (born 1990), soccer player
• Daniel Opare (* 1990), football player
• Michael Tawiah (born 1990), football player

1991-2000

Lawrence Ati Zigi
(* 1996)

Hans Nunoo Sarpei
(* 1998)

• Mohammed Abu (* 1991), football player
• Karim Alhassan (* 1991), football player
• Gideon Baah (* 1991), soccer player
• Benjamin Boateng (* 1991), soccer player
• Torric Jebrin (* 1991), football player
• Joseph Baffo (* 1992), Swedish football player
• Mohammed Fatau (* 1992), football player
• Frank Acheampong (* 1993), soccer player
• Richmond Boakye (born 1993), football player
• Joshua Buatsi (* 1993), British light heavyweight boxer
• Raman Chibsah (* 1993), football player
• Alfred Duncan (* 1993), football player
• Nadia Eke (* 1993), triple jumper
• Ibrahim Moro (* 1993), football player
• Daniel Amartey (* 1994), football player
• Edem Atovor (* 1994), soccer player
• Joseph Attamah (* 1994), football player
• Isaac Dogboe (born 1994), boxer
• Bernard Mensah (* 1994), football player
• Bernard Kyere (* 1995), German-Ghanaian soccer player
• Kasim Adams Nuhu (born 1995), soccer player
• Thomas Agyepong (* 1996), soccer player
• Lawrence Ati Zigi (* 1996), soccer goalkeeper
• Godfred Donsah (born 1996), football player
• Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (* 1996), Ghanaian-German soccer player
• Lumor (* 1996), soccer player
• Samuel Owusu (* 1996), football player
• Bernard Tekpetey (born 1997), football player
• Henry Medarious (born 1998), football player
• Joseph Paintsil (born 1998), football player
• Hans Nunoo Sarpei (* 1998), football player
• Christian Amoah (* 1999), weightlifter
• Halutie Hor (* 1999), sprinter
• Roberto Massimo (* 2000), German-Italian soccer player

Web links

Commons : People of Accra  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Love Allotey , boxrec.com
2. ↑ Alhassan Brimah in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
3. ↑ Oliver Acquah in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
4. ↑ Alex Baba in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
5. ^ Yvonne Nelson , imdb.com
6. ↑ Beatrice Gyaman in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
7. ↑ Christian Amoah in the database of Sports-Reference (English)