List of Famous people born in Maritime, Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, and Paraguay's Olimpia Asunción.
Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma is a Togolese politician who has been the president of Togo since 2005. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father, President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005.
Victoire Dogbé Tomegah
Victoire Sidémého Dzidudu Dogbé Tomegah is a Togolese politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Togo since 28 September 2020. She is the first woman to hold the office.
Kossi Agassa
Kossi Agassa is a French-Togolese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his club career in France. Between 1999 and 2017, he made 74 FIFA-official appearances for the Togo national team.
Your uncle laba
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba is a Togolese professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro-League side Al Ain, as a forward.
Kodjovi Obilalé
Kodjovi Dodji Akanava Obilalé is a Togolese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His last club was the French amateur club GSI Pontivy. His career was cut short after he was severely injured in a bus attack against the Togolese team that took place in the Cabinda Province, Angola, just days before the start of the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Serge Akakpo
Serge Ognadon Akakpo is a Togolese footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Claude Grunitzky
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. A graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the "Power & Influence" MBA class.