List of Famous people born in Lagos, Nigeria

Anthony "Tony" Nwakaeme is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

Godwin Okpara is a former football defender. He was part of the Nigeria squads that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Joseph Mbong is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ħamrun Spartans. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Maltese national football team.

Raheem Adewole Lawal is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu, commonly known as Sylvester Igboun is a Nigerian professional football player, who currently plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for the Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow. Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport. His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.

Lukman Abdulkarim Haruna is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder, for FC Ararat Yerevan.

Babatunde Adetomiwa Stafford "Tomiwa" Edun, is a Nigerian actor. He is best known for his roles as Sir Elyan in the television show Merlin, Marcus Young in Bates Motel and Alex Hunter in the football video games FIFA 17, FIFA 18 and FIFA 19.

Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa is a Nigerian footballer (striker). He is better known in the Eastern Europe after becoming a top scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. From 2001 through 2007 Okoduwa played over 100 games in the Ukrainian top division, mainly Arsenal Kyiv.

Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Ojokojo Torunarigha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward for German club Chemnitzer FC between 1991 and 1995. He also played international football for Nigeria, and later became a coach at Hertha BSC. His sons Junior and Jordan are also footballers.