Born in Accra
1901–1970 Jerry Rawlings (born 1947) William Boyd (born 1952) Peter Mensah (born 1959) Gottlieb Ababio Adom (1904–1979), educator, journalist, editor and Presbyterian clergyman Mabel Dove Danquah (1905–1984), journalist, political activist, and creative writer Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992), 2nd President of Ghana Saka Acquaye (1923–2007), musician, playwright, artist Guy Warren (1923–2008), musician James Barnor (born 1929), photographer Peter Ala Adjetey (1931–2008), Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005 Love Allotey (1936–1996), boxer Eddie Blay (1937–2006), boxer Floyd Robertson (1937–1983), boxer Clement Quartey (born 1938), boxer Fred Aryee (born 1939), Nigerian footballer Mustapha Tettey Addy (born 1942), master drummer Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944), President of Ghana Margaret Busby (born 1944), publisher, editor and writer Oliver Acquah (born 1946), footballer Jerry Rawlings (born 1947–2020), President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001 Souad Faress (born 1948), stage, radio, television and film actress. David Kotei (born 1950), boxer William Boyd (born 1952), Scottish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter Abena Busia (born 1953), writer, poet, lecturer and diplomat Hugh Quarshie (born 1954), actor Robert Bathurst (born 1957), English actor Azumah Nelson (born 1958), boxer Abdul–Aziz Yakubu (born 1958), mathematician Peter Mensah (born 1959), Ghanaian-British actor Mike Tetteh (born 1960), businessman, professional boxing promoter Nana (born 1968), German rapper and DJ Marcel Desailly (born 1968), French footballer Ali Ibrahim Pelé (born 1969), footballer Ike Quartey (born 1969), boxer 1971–1980 Eric Addo (born 1978) Éric Akoto (born 1980) Joe Addo (born 1971), footballer Komla Dumor (1972–2014), journalist Bernard Aryee (born 1973), football player Kwame Ayew (born 1973), footballer Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), football defender Samuel Johnson (born 1973), footballer Ohene Kennedy (born 1973), footballer Leonard Myles-Mills (born 1973), athlete Alex Nyarko (born 1973), footballer Joachim Yaw (born 1973), footballer Augustine Ahinful (born 1974), footballer Charles Akonnor (born 1974), footballer Joseph Aziz (born 1974), footballer Kofi Amoah Prah (born 1974), German long jumper Yaw Preko (born 1974), footballer Finley Quaye (born 1974), musician Godfried Aduobe (born 1975), footballer Charles Amoah (born 1975), footballer Daniel Addo (born 1976), footballer Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 1976), footballer Aziz Zakari (born 1976), athlete Owusu Benson (born 1977), football player Joshua Clottey (born 1977), boxer Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (born 1977), actor Eric Addo (born 1978), footballer Patrick Allotey (1978–2007), footballer Richard Kingson (born 1978), football goalkeeper Isaac Kwakye (born 1978), football attacking midfielder Christian Saba (born 1978), footballer Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), footballer Junior Agogo (born 1979), footballer Osumanu Adama (born 1980), boxer Sammy Adjei (born 1980), footballer Joseph Agbeko (born 1980), boxer Eric Akoto (born 1980), Togolese footballer Stephen Appiah (born 1980), footballer Baffour Gyan (born 1980), footballer Elvis Hammond (born 1980), footballer Abdullah Quaye (born 1980), footballer 1981–1990 Derek Boateng (born 1983) Asamoah Gyan (born 1985) Anthony Annan (born 1986) Riga Mustapha (born 1981), Dutch footballer Emmanuel Pappoe (born 1981), footballer Ishmael Addo (born 1982), football striker Lawrence Aidoo (born 1982), footballer Michael Essien (born 1982), footballer Anthony Obodai (born 1982), footballer Daniel Ola (born 1982), Ghanaian-Nigerian footballer George Owu (born 1982), footballer Razak Pimpong (born 1982), footballer Ahkan (born 1983), musician and songwriter Vida Anim (born 1983), sprinter Derek Boateng (born 1983), footballer Yussif Chibsah (born 1983), footballer Ahmed Barusso (born 1984), footballer Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), footballer Fred Benson (born 1984), Dutch-Ghanaian footballer Lawrence Quaye (born 1984), Qatari footballer Charles Takyi (born 1984), footballer Ruky Abdulai (born 1985), Canadian long jumper and heptathlete Abdul Razak Alhassan (born 1985), mixed martial artist Asamoah Gyan (born 1985), footballer Bennard Yao Kumordzi (born 1985), footballer Anthony Annan (born 1986), footballer Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 1986), footballer Prince Tagoe (born 1986), footballer Alexander Tettey (born 1986), Norwegian footballer Samuel Yeboah (born 1986), footballer Mark Adu Amofah (born 1987), footballer John Boye (born 1987), footballer Emmanuel Clottey (born 1987), footballer Brimah Razak (born 1987), footballer Ibrahim Sulemana (born 1987), footballer Jerry Akaminko (born 1988), footballer Kwadwo Asamoah (born 1988), footballer Mohamed Awal (born 1988), footballer Cofie Bekoe (born 1988), footballer Davidson Eden (born 1988), German-Ghanaian footballer Ernest Sowah (born 1988), footballer Isaac Vorsah (born 1988), footballer Dominic Adiyiah (born 1989), footballer Mohammed Rabiu (born 1989), footballer Seidu Yahaya (born 1989), footballer David Accam (born 1990), footballer Lee Addy (born 1990), footballer Kalif Alhassan (born 1990), footballer Jonathan Mensah (born 1990), footballer Daniel Opare (born 1990), footballer 1991–2000 Mohammed Abu (born 1991) Gideon Baah (born 1991) Hans Nunoo Sarpei (born 1998) Mohammed Abu (born 1991), footballer Gideon Baah (born 1991), footballer Jamin Beats (born 1991), Afro pop singer, producer, song writer Daniel Kofi Agyei (born 1992), footballer Mohammed Fatau (born 1992), footballer Mahatma Otoo (born 1992), footballer Frank Acheampong (born 1993), footballer Ebenezer Assifuah (born 1993), footballer Joshua Buatsi (born 1993), British boxer Raman Chibsah (born 1993), footballer Alfred Duncan (born 1993), footballer Nadia Eke (born 1993), triple jumper Ibrahim Moro (born 1993), footballer Daniel Amartey (born 1994), footballer Eugene Ansah (born 1994), footballer Emmanuel Boateng (born 1994), footballer Joseph Larweh Attamah (born 1994), footballer Isaac Dogboe (born 1994), boxer Bernard Mensah (born 1994), footballer Clifford Aboagye (born 1995), footballer Bernard Kyere (born 1995), footballer Wahab Ackwei (born 1996), footballer Thomas Agyepong (born 1996), footballer Godfred Donsah (born 1996), footballer Lumor Agbenyenu (born 1996), footballer William Opoku (born 1997), footballer Benjamin Tetteh (born 1997), footballer Gifty Ayew Asare (born 1998), footballer Joseph Paintsil (born 1998), footballer Hans Nunoo Sarpei (born 1998), footballer Francis Amuzu (born 1999), Belgian footballer Halutie Hor (born 1999), sprinter Roberto Massimo (born 2000), German footballer Najeeb Yakubu (born 2000), footballer Lived in Accra
Stephen Adei (born 1948), educationist, writer, economist and motivational speaker Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (born 1978), the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings References
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