List of Famous people born in Nigeria

Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Sivasspor on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Nigeria national team.

Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 metres. In the same race, he set the European record in the event at 9.86 seconds.

John Chukwudi Utaka is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.

Umar Sadiq Mesbah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club UD Almería.

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.

Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, is a Nigerian military and political leader who served as Nigeria's military head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its President from 1999 to 2007. Ideologically a Nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from 1999 to 2015 and again from 2018 onward.

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

Haruna Babangida is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Yakubu Adamu is a former Nigerian football player who played as defender.