List of Famous people born in Ghana

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Yakubu Partey

Thomas Teye Partey
First Name Yakubu
Last Name Partey
Born on June 13, 1993 (age 29)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Thomas Teye Partey is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and is the vice-captain of the Ghana national team.

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Kofi Kingston

First Name Kofi
Born on August 14, 1981 (age 41)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston. He is currently out with a ‘broken jaw’ injury, according to WrestleTalk.

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Jerry Rawlings

First Name Jerry
Born on June 22, 1947
Died on November 12, 2020 (aged 73)

Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.

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Freddy Adu

Fredua Koranteng Adu
First Name Freddy
Last Name Adu
Born on June 2, 1989 (age 33)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Fredua "Freddy" Koranteng Adu is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Swedish Division 1 club Österlen FF.

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Michael Essien

Michael Kojo Essien
First Name Michael
Last Name Essien
Born on December 3, 1982 (age 40)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently a part of Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland's Player /coaching staff. He was also capped for the Ghana national team more than 50 times. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world.

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Akosua Busia

First Name Akosua
Born on December 30, 1966 (age 56)
Born in Ghana

Akosua Gyamama Busia is a Ghanaian actress, film director, author and songwriter who lives in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple alongside Whoopi Goldberg.

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Richard Commey

First Name Richard
Last Name Commey
Born on October 3, 1987 (age 35)
Born in Ghana
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Richard Oblitey Commey is a Ghanaian professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title in 2019. He previously held multiple regional lightweight titles including; the Ghanaian title in 2011; the ABU title in 2013; and the Commonwealth title from 2014 to 2015.

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Abdul Razak Alhassan

First Name Abdul
Last Name Alhassan
Born on August 11, 1985 (age 37)

Abdul Razak Alhassan is a Ghanaian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2013, he formerly fought in Bellator and Legacy Fighting Championship.

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Baba Rahman

First Name Baba
Last Name Rahman
Born on July 2, 1994 (age 28)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Abdul Rahman Baba, also known as Baba Rahman, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek club PAOK, on loan from Chelsea, and the Ghana national team.

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Nana Akufo-Addo

First Name Nana
Last Name Akufo-Addo
Born on March 29, 1944 (age 78)

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian politician who is the current president of the Republic of Ghana. He has been in office since 7 January 2017. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the Kufuor-led administration. He is also currently the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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Marcel Desailly

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Marcel Desailly is a French former professional footballer, widely considered to be among the greatest centre-backs and defensive midfielders to ever play. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and A.C. Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring 3 goals, and was a member of the France international squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

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Hans Nunoo Sarpei

First Name Hans
Last Name Sarpei
Born on August 22, 1998 (age 24)

Hans Nunoo Sarpei is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

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Owuraku Amofah

First Name Owuraku
Born on February 8, 1956 (age 67)

Emmanuel Owuraku Amofah is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer from Kibi who served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana for Abuakwa Central constituency from 1992 to 1996. He is a former deputy communication minister and deputy tourism minister. In 1992, he founded the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) party. As a lawyer, he has worked in New York City as the CEO of Parking Ticket Busters, a ticket-broker business, as an attorney at Amofah Law Firm and as a one-time administrative law judge at the city's Parking Violations Bureau. In 2017, Amofah was reported to have illegally altered documents in his various parking ticket cases by utilising knowledge from his former judge position, cheating the city out of over $100,000 in fines.

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Asamoah Gyang

First Name Asamoah
Last Name Gyang
Born on November 22, 1985 (age 37)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Legon Cities FC and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team.

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Hans Sarpei

First Name Hans
Last Name Sarpei
Born on June 28, 1976 (age 46)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Hans Adu Sarpei is a Ghanaian-German former professional footballer who played as a full back.

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Emmanuel Boateng

First Name Emmanuel
Last Name Boateng
Born in Ghana
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Emmanuel Okyere Boateng is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional as a striker.

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Emmanuel Frimpong

First Name Emmanuel
Last Name Frimpong
Born on January 10, 1992 (age 31)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most recently for Ermis Aradippou.

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Gerald Asamoah

First Name Gerald
Last Name Asamoah
Born on October 3, 1978 (age 44)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Gerald Asamoah is a Ghanaian-born German former footballer who played as a forward. He was known for his pace and strength.

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Bibie

Born on January 9, 1957 (age 66)

Bibie is a singer, famous for her 1985 hit "Tout doucement".

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Ezekiel Ansah

First Name Ezekiel
Last Name Ansah
Born on May 29, 1989 (age 33)
Height 196 cm | 6'5

Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah is a Ghanaian professional American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Accra, Ghana, he moved to the United States to attend Brigham Young University, where he played college football for the Brigham Young Cougars. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions fifth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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