Nigeria

Tunde Idiagbon

1942 – 1999

politician

Donald Igwebuike

b. 1960

American football player

Omosede G. Igbinedion

b. 1981

lawyer

Rilwan Akambi

b. 1962

politician

Bestie Atti

b. 1991

lawyer

Okechukwu Nwadiuto Emuchay

b. 1960

diplomat

Immaculate Nwaogu

b. 1970

handball player

Christy Essien-Igbokwe

1960 – 2011

singer

Lawan Gwadabe

b. 1949

politician

Idara Otu

b. 1987

athletics competitor

Oyeleye Oyediran

1934 – 2018

academic

Ahmadu Rufai

Jeleel Ojuade

academic

Bobby Ologun

b. 1966

tarento

Ahmed Mallam- Madori Abdulhamid

politician

Isio De-laVega Wanogho

b. 1983

model

Adunni Ade

b. 1976

film actor

Adaeze Yobo

b. 1990

model

Halle Mordu

b. 1986

singer

Vincent Iwuchukwu Jr.

b. 2003

basketball player

Kenneth Maddocks

1907 – 2001

Cedric Omoigui

b. 1994

association football player

Hamzat Ojediran

b. 2003

association football player

Akeem Anifowoshe

1968 – 1994

boxer

Jacob Adebanjo

b. 1993

association football player

Ohiozojeh Akpatason

b. 1964

politician

Mujahid Dokubo-Asari

b. 1964

politician

Rotimi Adelola

b. 1958

politician

Adunni Bankole

1959 – 2015

businessperson

Bello Yinusa Oniboki

b. 1968

politician

Taiwo Tewogbola Afolabi

b. 2007

association football player

Kofoworola Bucknor

b. 1939

journalist

Kafayat Oyetola

b. 1960

humanitarian

Onorede Ehwareme

b. 1987

boxer

Moshood Olanrewaju Bakare

b. 1974

politician

Yemi Osunkoya

b. 1969

fashion designer

Seyi Adebanjo

visual artist

Babatunde Lawal

b. 1942

art historian

Sunday Elom

b. 1961

educator

Darius Ishaku

b. 1954

politician

Supernovamusician

b. 1999

singer

Omar Tata

politician

Kola Ogunmola

1925 – 1973

actor

Cosmas Maduka

b. 1958

businessperson

Bose Kaffo

b. 1972

table tennis player

Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa

b. 1958

politician

Buruji Kashamu

1958 – 2020

politician

Dapo Folorunsho Asaju

b. 1961

politician

Abiodun Obafemi

b. 1973

association football player

Chacha Eke

b. 1987

actor

Mike Torey

politician

Abdullahi dan Fodio

1767 – 1828

ulema

Pete Edochie

b. 1947

actor

Onyeabor Ngwogu

b. 1983

athletics competitor

Edith Nwosu

b. 1962

legal scholar

Pascal Anicet

b. 1983

association football player

Ladipo Solanke

1886 – 1958

political activist

Boniface Madubunyi

1933 – 2024

Adeoye Adetunji

b. 1957

boxer

Remi Babalola

politician

Nojim Maiyegun

1941 – 2024

boxer

Rukayat Shittu

b. 1996

journalist

Emmanuel Emenike

b. 1987

association football player

Sadique Abubakar

b. 1960

George Baptist Ayodola Coker

1917 – 1991

lawyer

Fredrick Ogechi Okwara

b. 1989

association football player

Isaac Ladipo Oluwole

1892 – 1953

physician

Abubarkar Sulaiman

b. 1973

economist

Tunde Babalola

actor

Laylah Ali Othman

b. 1986

businessperson

Adeyinka Afolayan

chemist

Sunday Oladimeji

politician

Babatunde Omotoba

b. 1969

politician

Violet Odogwu

b. 1942

athletics competitor

David Tyavkase

b. 1984

association football player

Sani Sha'aban

b. 1958

Michael Adekunle Ajasin

1908 – 1997

politician

Augustine Atasie

b. 1957

athlete

Ahmadu Atiku

1807 – 1866

Abisogun Leigh

academic

Henry Okebugwu

b. 1998

association football player

Kabiru Musa

b. 1986

association football player

Uzor Arukwe

b. 1983

actor

Eedris Abdulkareem

b. 1974

singer

Wale Babalakin

b. 1960

lawyer

Mahmood Ali-Balogun

b. 1959

film director

Bolaji Akinboro

businessperson

Aderonke Apata

b. 1967

human rights defender

Chuka Odom

b. 1960

politician

Fabian Anene Ositadimma Udekwu

1928 – 2006

physician

Augustine Ukattah

1918 – 1996

politician

Olusoga Sofola

academic

Halimat Ismaila

b. 1984

sprinter

Melford Okilo

1933 – 2008

politician

Hassan Abdullahi Baiwa

politician

Daniel Kolawole Olukoya

b. 1957

pastor

Ray Amoo

boxer

Precious Benjamin

b. 2006

association football player

Remi Abiola

1953 – 2009

actor

Siddiq Abubakar III

1903 – 1988