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Benin

This page lists 440 biographies of benins, covering lives from 1600 to 2010. Featuring Albert TévoédjrÚ, Amos Elegbe and Christine Ouinsavi. Each profile gives life dates, nationality, education, positions held and a sourced, attributed account of the person's life.

People of this nationality

Portrait of Queen Fumi
Queen Fumi
b. 1992
singer
 Portrait of Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
1815 – 1851
military personnel
 Portrait of Pascal Koupaki
Pascal Koupaki
b. 1951
politician
 Portrait of GĂ©rard Adanhoume
GĂ©rard Adanhoume
b. 1986
association football player
 Portrait of Frédéric Affo
Frédéric Affo
1943 – 2011
politician
 Portrait of Alexis Klégou
Alexis Klégou
b. 1989
tennis player
 Portrait of Fernand Gandaho
Fernand Gandaho
b. 1968
sport cyclist
 Portrait of Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou
b. 1964
actor
 Portrait of Ibrahima Idrissou
Ibrahima Idrissou
b. 1940
sprinter
 Portrait of Aurélien Agbénonci
Aurélien Agbénonci
b. 1958
diplomat
 Portrait of Femi Hollinger-Janzen
Femi Hollinger-Janzen
b. 1993
association football player
 Portrait of Guy Landry Hazoumé
Guy Landry Hazoumé
1940 – 2012
politician
 Portrait of Paulette Marcelline Adjovi
Paulette Marcelline Adjovi
b. 1955
politician
 Portrait of Wily Mignon
Wily Mignon
1986 – 2025
singer
 Portrait of Eric Agueh
Eric Agueh
b. 1972
athlete
 Portrait of Ernest Mehinto
Ernest Mehinto
 Portrait of Akaba of Dahomey
Akaba of Dahomey
1650 – 1708
monarch
 Portrait of Antoine Idji Kolawolé
Antoine Idji Kolawolé
b. 1946
politician
 Portrait of SÚmÚvo Orisha Oké
SÚmÚvo Orisha Oké
1976 – 2025
singer
 Portrait of Dieu Donné Noumonvi
Dieu Donné Noumonvi
b. 2001
association football player
 Portrait of BĂ©atrice Lalinon Gbado
BĂ©atrice Lalinon Gbado
b. 1962
children's writer
 Portrait of Richard De Medeiros
Richard De Medeiros
b. 1940
film director
 Portrait of Moise Mensah
Moise Mensah
1934 – 2019
politician
 Portrait of Kpengla
Kpengla
1735 – 1789
monarch
 Portrait of Noël Séka
Noël Séka
b. 1984
association football player
 Portrait of Soumanou Oke
Soumanou Oke
1955 – 2022
politician
 Portrait of Berthe-Evelyne Agbo
Berthe-Evelyne Agbo
b. 1950
poet
 Portrait of FĂ©licien Singbo
FĂ©licien Singbo
b. 1980
association football player
 Portrait of ÉlĂ©phant mouillĂ©
ÉlĂ©phant mouillĂ©
b. 1969
actor
 Portrait of Mayeul Akpovi
Mayeul Akpovi
b. 1979
photographer
 Portrait of Don Tchilao
Don Tchilao
b. 1996
association football player
 Portrait of Faissol Gnonlonfin
Faissol Gnonlonfin
b. 1985
film director
 Portrait of Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco
b. 1963
association football player
 Portrait of Béatrice Akpé Ahyi-Aguessy
Béatrice Akpé Ahyi-Aguessy
1934 – 2019
obstetrician-gynecologist
 Portrait of Jean Pliya
Jean Pliya
1931 – 2015
translator
 Portrait of Amadou Alimi
Amadou Alimi
b. 1950
athletics competitor
 Portrait of Albert TévoédjrÚ
Albert TévoédjrÚ
1929 – 2019
politician
 Portrait of Kenneth Yannick
Kenneth Yannick
b. 1995
stand-up comedian
 Portrait of Liam Omore
Liam Omore
b. 2003
association football player
 Portrait of Cyprien Tokoudagba
Cyprien Tokoudagba
1939 – 2012
sculptor
 Portrait of Rodrigue Kossi
Rodrigue Kossi
b. 2000
association football player
 Portrait of Mattéo Ahlinvi
Mattéo Ahlinvi
b. 1999
association football player
 Portrait of Guy Akpagba
Guy Akpagba
b. 1990
association football player
 Portrait of Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo
Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo
b. 1952
politician
 Portrait of Dodo Dokou
Dodo Dokou
b. 2004
association football player
 Portrait of Théophile Nata
Théophile Nata
1947 – 2022
diplomat
 Portrait of Patrice Mahoulikponto
Patrice Mahoulikponto
b. 1958
sprinter
 Portrait of Reine Alapini-Gansou
Reine Alapini-Gansou
b. 1956
judge
 Portrait of Joseph Djogbenou
Joseph Djogbenou
b. 1969
jurist
 Portrait of Adidjatou Mathys
Adidjatou Mathys
b. 1956
politician
 Portrait of Oumar Tchomogo
Oumar Tchomogo
b. 1978
association football player
 Portrait of Agoli-agbo
Agoli-agbo
1850 – 1950
monarch
 Portrait of Patrice Talon
Patrice Talon
b. 1958
politician
 Portrait of Shafiq Chitou
Shafiq Chitou
b. 1985
boxer
 Portrait of Koutche Kabirou
Koutche Kabirou
b. 1993
association football player
 Portrait of Joseph Gnonlonfoun
Joseph Gnonlonfoun
b. 1943
politician
 Portrait of Octave Houdégbé
Octave Houdégbé
1945 – 2025
politician
 Portrait of Meschac Gaba
Meschac Gaba
b. 1961
artist
 Portrait of Hounkpatin B Christophe Capo
Hounkpatin B Christophe Capo
b. 1953
linguist
 Portrait of Tidjani Anaane
Tidjani Anaane
b. 1997
association football player
 Portrait of Alassane Seidou
Alassane Seidou
b. 1958
politician
 Portrait of Kouaro Yves Chabi
Kouaro Yves Chabi
1973 – 2025
politician
 Portrait of Mama Arouna
Mama Arouna
1925 – 1974
politician
 Portrait of Fortuné Oré
Fortuné Oré
b. 1997
association football player
 Portrait of Luc Atrokpo
Luc Atrokpo
politician
 Portrait of LĂ©hady Soglo
LĂ©hady Soglo
b. 1960
politician
 Portrait of Christiane Chabi-Kao
Christiane Chabi-Kao
b. 1963
film director
 Portrait of Khaled Adénon
Khaled Adénon
b. 1985
association football player
 Portrait of Claudine Prudencio
Claudine Prudencio
b. 1966
politician
 Portrait of Christophe Soglo
Christophe Soglo
1909 – 1983
politician
 Portrait of Junior Olaitan
Junior Olaitan
b. 2002
association football player
 Portrait of Adandozan
Adandozan
1750 – 1861
monarch
 Portrait of Tegbesu
Tegbesu
1750 – 1774
monarch
 Portrait of Coffi Codjia
Coffi Codjia
b. 1967
association football referee
 Portrait of Rodrigue Fassinou
Rodrigue Fassinou
b. 1999
association football player
 Portrait of Wilfried Tevoedjre
Wilfried Tevoedjre
b. 1979
swimmer
 Portrait of ThérÚse Waounwa
ThérÚse Waounwa
political activist
 Portrait of Samuel Oshoffa
Samuel Oshoffa
1909 – 1985
cleric
 Portrait of Barthelémy Adoukonu
Barthelémy Adoukonu
b. 1957
boxer
 Portrait of GisĂšle Hountondji
GisĂšle Hountondji
b. 1954
writer
 Portrait of Justin Savi
Justin Savi
b. 1984
boxer
 Portrait of Jocelyn Ahouéya
Jocelyn Ahouéya
b. 1985
association football player
 Portrait of Abraham Zinzindohoué
Abraham Zinzindohoué
b. 1948
politician
 Portrait of Stéphane SessÚgnon
Stéphane SessÚgnon
b. 1984
association football player
 Portrait of Razack Rachidou
Razack Rachidou
b. 2006
association football player
 Portrait of Nana Nafihou
Nana Nafihou
b. 1988
association football player
 Portrait of Bella Agossou
Bella Agossou
b. 1981
actor
 Portrait of Gnansounou Eric Soviguidi
Gnansounou Eric Soviguidi
b. 1971
diplomat
 Portrait of Bertin Borna
Bertin Borna
1930 – 2007
politician
 Portrait of Basile Adjou Moumouni
Basile Adjou Moumouni
1922 – 2019
physician
 Portrait of Wassiou Oladipupo
Wassiou Oladipupo
b. 1983
association football player
 Portrait of Aziz Balagoun
Aziz Balagoun
b. 1981
association football player
 Portrait of Youssouf Assogba
Youssouf Assogba
b. 2001
association football player
 Portrait of Bertille Marcos GuÚdÚgbé
Bertille Marcos GuÚdÚgbé
agricultural engineer
 Portrait of Calixte Dakpogan
Calixte Dakpogan
b. 1958
sculptor
 Portrait of Colette SĂ©nami Agossou Houeto
Colette SĂ©nami Agossou Houeto
b. 1939
poet
 Portrait of Babylas Boton
Babylas Boton
journalist
 Portrait of Jacques Bessan
Jacques Bessan
b. 1993
association football player
 Portrait of Gaston Dossouhoui
Gaston Dossouhoui
politician
 Portrait of SĂ©verin Adjovi
SĂ©verin Adjovi
b. 1950
politician
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