List of Famous people born in Ibadan, Nigeria

Sade Adu

First Name Sade
Last Name Adu
Born on January 16, 1959 (age 66)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Helen Folasade Adu, known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She has been credited as one of the most successful British female artists in history, and is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. Her services to music were recognised in the UK with an award of the OBE in 2002, and a CBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours.

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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Wallace Weaving
First Name Hugo
Last Name Weaving
Born on April 4, 1960 (age 64)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Hugo Wallace Weaving is a British actor who resides in Australia. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2005), and the Red Skull in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

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Yetide Badaki

First Name Yetide
Born on September 24, 1981 (age 43)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 162 cm | 5'4

Yetide Badaki is a Nigerian-born American actress. She is best known for playing Bilquis on the Starz series American Gods.

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Peter Olayinka

First Name Peter
Last Name Olayinka
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Peter Olayinka Oladeji is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague in the Fortuna Liga.

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Oluwaseyi Makinde

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde
First Name Oluwaseyi
Born on December 25, 1967 (age 57)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde is a Nigerian Businessman, Politician and Philanthropist. He is the current Governor of Oyo State. He is an Engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and Gas Metering. He is the Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited; an indigenous oil and gas company in Nigeria. He established his first oil and gas private business called Makon Engineering and Technical Services, (METS) at the age of 29 in the year 1997, after earning years of work experience with international oil and gas companies.

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Femi Otedola

First Name Femi
Born on November 4, 1962 (age 62)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Femi Otedola is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance. He has recently invested in power generation as part of the liberalisation of the sector in Nigeria.

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