List of Famous people born in Lagos, Nigeria

Israel Adesanya

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya
First Name Israel
Last Name Adesanya
Born on July 22, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, and retired kickboxer and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), representing his native Nigeria, where he is the UFC Middleweight Champion and has an undefeated record of 20 wins and no losses. In kickboxing, he is the former Glory middleweight contender winner and King in the Ring two-time cruiserweight and heavyweight champion. As of 29 September 2020, he is #3 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Adesanya is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world of mixed martial arts.

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Arnaut Danjuma

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld
First Name Arnaut
Born on January 31, 1997 (age 27)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld is Nigerian-born Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Villarreal and the Netherlands national team.

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Victor Moses

First Name Victor
Last Name Moses
Born on December 12, 1990 (age 33)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Victor Moses is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.

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Odion Ighalo

Odion Jude Ighalo
First Name Odion
Born on June 16, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Odion Jude Ighalo is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.

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Tiwa Savage

First Name Tiwa
Last Name Savage
Born on February 5, 1980 (age 44)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos

Tiwatope Savage, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Five years later, she began her music career doing backup vocals for artists such as George Michael and Mary J. Blige. After participating in the UK edition of The X Factor and graduating from Berklee College of Music, Savage signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2009. Inspired by the growth of the Nigerian music industry, Savage moved back to Nigeria and signed with Mavin Records in 2012. She made an appearance on the label's 2012 compilation album Solar Plexus.

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Chidinma Ekile

First Name Chidinma
Born on May 2, 1991 (age 33)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos

Chidinma Ekile, known professionally as Chidinma, is a Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter. In 2010, she rose to stardom after winning the third season of Project Fame West Africa. Following the release of the music video for her "Emi Ni Baller" single, she became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart. In 2011, she released the Sound Sultan-assisted single "Jankoliko". Her eponymous debut album Chidinma was released through the music platform Spinlet; it was supported by the singles "Jankoliko", "Carry You Go", "Kedike" and "Run Dia Mouth". The album features guest appearances from Sound Sultan, Tha Suspect, Olamide and Muna. Chidinma won Best Female West African Act at the 2012 Kora Awards and performed "Kedike" at the ceremony. She is recently signed with Eezee Concept, with the release of her song, Jehovah Overdo.

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Hakeem Olajuwon

First Name Hakeem
Last Name Olajuwon
Born on January 21, 1963 (age 61)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 213 cm | 7'0

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was nicknamed "The Dream" during his basketball career after he dunked so effortlessly that his college coach said it "looked like a dream." From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

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Alex Iwobi

Alexander Chuka Iwobi
First Name Alex
Last Name Iwobi
Born on May 3, 1996 (age 28)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Premier League club Everton and the Nigeria national team.

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Taye Taiwo

First Name Taye
Born on April 16, 1985 (age 39)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Taye Ismaila Taiwo is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for United Premier Soccer League club Palm Beach Stars.

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Nelson Agholor

First Name Nelson
Last Name Agholor
Born on May 24, 1993 (age 31)
Born in Nigeria, Lagos
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Nelson Efamehule Agholor is a Nigerian-American professional American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, was drafted in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. With Philadelphia, he won Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots.

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