List of Famous people born in Liberia

Sylvanus Nimely is a Liberian international footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club HNK Gorica. His older brother, Alex, is also a professional footballer.

Christopher Wreh is a retired Liberian international footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Arsenal side which won the Premier League and FA Cup double during the 1997–98 season.

Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's nonviolent peace movement, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Her efforts to end the war, along with her collaborator Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, helped usher in a period of peace and enabled a free election in 2005 that Sirleaf won. She, along with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkul Karman, were awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."

Dirkir Kohn Glay is a Liberian professional footballer who lastly played for Indonesian club side Persiba Balikpapan in the Liga 1. He formerly plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.

Joseph Nyumah Boakai is a Liberian politician who served as Vice President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Previously he was Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to 1985.

Ola John is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for RKC Waalwijk as a left winger.

Anthony Jomah Ballah is a retired Liberian international footballer.

John Tarkpor Sonkaliey is a Liberian footballer (midfielder) who currently plays for Persijap Jepara. He is also a member of the Liberia national football team.