List of Famous people born in Ghana

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.