List of Famous people born in Nigeria

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.

Diezani K. Alison-Madueke is a Nigerian politician and the first female President of OPEC. She was elected at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on 27 November 2014. She became Nigeria's minister of transportation on 26 July 2007. She was moved to Mines and Steel Development in 2008, and in April 2010 was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources.

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.

Ikechukwu Uche is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker.

Peter Maduabuchi Utaka is a Nigerian footballer with Belgian passport. He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer John Utaka.

Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton is a British actress and singer, known for her role as Alice in the 1972 film Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and as Bond girl KGB spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill.

Samuel Kalu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as winger for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux and the Nigeria national team.

Michael Eneramo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Gregory Junior Nwokolo is a Nigerian-born Indonesian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Liga 1 club Madura United and the Indonesia national team.

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