Benin
People of this nationality
Marcel de Souza
1953 – 2019
politician
Jonas Okétola
b. 1983
association football player
Maxime Agueh
b. 1978
association football player
Jacob Gnahoui
b. 1985
judoka
Alain Orounla
b. 1967
politician
Élisabeth Pognon
b. 1937
judge
Patrice Djokoué
b. 1990
association football player
Fortunet Alain Nouatin
politician
Barthélemy Adoukonou
1942 – 2025
Catholic priest
Louis Ignacio-Pinto
1903 – 1984
politician
Comlan A. A. Quenum
1926 – 1984
physician
Paul-Émile de Souza
1930 – 1999
politician
Corinne Amori Brunet
diplomat
Florence Ayivi Foliaon
b. 1935
librarian
Bruno Amoussou
b. 1939
engineer
Rafiatou Karimou
1946 – 2018
politician
Souhalia Alamou
b. 1979
athletics competitor
Joseph Agbodjelou
1912 – 1999
photographer
Safradine Traoré
b. 1986
association football player
Gloria Koussihouede
b. 1989
swimmer
Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton
1941 – 2023
Catholic priest
Fortune Ogouchi
b. 1962
sprinter
Miss Espoir
b. 1980
singer
Zeynab Habib
b. 1975
singer
Jean-Baptiste Hachème
1929 – 1998
politician
Tahirou Congacou
1913 – 1993
politician
Kamarou Fassassi
1948 – 2016
politician
Isidore de Souza
1934 – 1999
politician
Séïbou Mama
b. 1995
association football player
Pascal Chabi Kao
1935 – 2024
politician
Tony Toklomety
b. 1984
association football player
Rodrigue Akpakoun
b. 1974
association football player
Brigitte Affidehome Tonon
b. 1974
basketball coach
Moustapha Agnidé
b. 1981
association football player
Judicaël Agbéci
b. 2002
association football player
Sakinatou Abdou Alfa Orou Sidi
politician
Léopold Fakambi
1942 – 2021
engineer
Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi
b. 1985
taekwondo athlete
Annick Balley
1964 – 2024
journalist
Modeste Tihounté Kérékou
b. 1976
politician
Nouhoum Kobéna
b. 1985
association football player
Richard Bakary
b. 1997
association football player
Nabil Yarou
b. 1993
association football player
Seïdou Mama Sika
b. 1949
politician
Romuald Wadagni
b. 1976
politician
Rachad Chitou
b. 1976
association football player
Pascal Aho
athletics competitor
Salomon Wisdom
b. 1988
association football player
Louis Hunkanrin
1886 – 1964
politician
Dakodonou
1600 – 1645
monarch
Dah Sagbadjou Glele
monarch
Mathieu Adeniyi
b. 1987
association football player
Olatoundji Tessilimi
b. 2004
association football player
Candas Fiogbé
b. 2005
association football player
Pascal Angan
b. 1986
association football player
Daouda Badarou
1929 – 2022
politician
Olympe Bhely-Quenum
b. 1928
journalist
Elvire Adjamonsi
b. 1971
film director
Abdoulaye Bio Tchané
b. 1952
economist
Assogba Oké
1903 – 1973
politician
Grégoire Laourou
politician
Alois Dansou
b. 1974
swimmer
Steve Mounié
b. 1994
association football player
Vicentia Boco
b. 1949
politician
Felipe Silva Correa dos Santos
b. 1997
association football player
Jerome Chabi Sacca Kina Guézéré
1952 – 2005
politician
Guenshi Ever
singer
Pierre Osho
b. 1945
politician
Edwige Bancole
athletics competitor
Idrissou Mora-Kpaï
b. 1967
documentary filmmaker
Raimi Kola
b. 1995
association football player
Mylène Flicka
b. 1996
blogger
Djiman Koukou
b. 1990
association football player
Jean-Pierre Ezin
b. 1944
mathematician
Christine Ouinsavi
b. 1975
politician
Abiola Félix Iroko
1946 – 2020
historian
Théodore Holo
b. 1948
politician
Véronique Ahoyo
1939 – 2008
politician
Gnonnas Pedro
1943 – 2004
singer
Tempa Ndah
b. 1973
association football referee
Robert Dossou
b. 1939
politician
Marcelline Akinocho
1940 – 2017
actor
Pascal Tigri
Saliou Akadiri
b. 1950
politician
Daniel Gbaguidi
b. 1988
association football player
Chabi Mama
1923 – 1996
politician
Chérif Dine Kakpo
b. 1997
association football player
Dieudonné Datonou
b. 1962
Catholic priest
Chantal Yayi
politician
Mahougnon Kakpo
b. 1965
politician
Zakari Dramani-Issifou
b. 1940
historian
Angelique Kidjo
b. 1960
singer
Odile Ahouanwanou
b. 1991
athletics competitor
Bernardine do Régo
1937 – 2024
diplomat
Christine Adjahi Gnimagnon
b. 1945
writer
Hélène Aholou Keke
b. 1901
lawyer
Grégoire Ahongbonon
b. 1953
social activist
Sosthène Soglo
b. 1986
association football player
Dieudonné Kitty
b. 1996
aerobic gymnast
Agaja
1700 – 1740
monarch