List of Famous people born in Oyo State, Nigeria

Sade Adu

First Name Sade
Last Name Adu
Born on January 16, 1959 (age 65)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Helen Folasade Adu, known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She has been credited as one of the most successful British female artists in history, and is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. Her services to music were recognised in the UK with an award of the OBE in 2002, and a CBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours.

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Hugo Weaving

Hugo Wallace Weaving
First Name Hugo
Last Name Weaving
Born on April 4, 1960 (age 63)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Hugo Wallace Weaving is a British actor who resides in Australia. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2005), and the Red Skull in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

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Bobby Ologun

Alaji Karim Ologun
First Name Bobby
Last Name Ologun
Born on April 8, 1966 (age 57)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Bobby Ologun is a Nigerian television personality and mixed martial artist with Japanese citizenship. In Japan, he is known simply as Bobby (ボビー). He speaks English, Yoruba and Japanese. He lives in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. On July 26, 2007, he announced on Mezamashi TV that he had become a naturalized citizen of Japan, taking his wife's surname and registering officially as Bobby Konda .

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Yetide Badaki

First Name Yetide
Born on September 24, 1981 (age 42)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 162 cm | 5'4

Yetide Badaki is a Nigerian-born American actress. She is best known for playing Bilquis on the Starz series American Gods.

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Femi Otedola

First Name Femi
Born on November 4, 1962 (age 61)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Femi Otedola is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance. He has recently invested in power generation as part of the liberalisation of the sector in Nigeria.

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Oluwaseyi Makinde

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde
First Name Oluwaseyi
Born on December 25, 1967 (age 56)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

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.

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Olarenwaju Kayode

Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode
First Name Olarenwaju
Born on May 8, 1993 (age 30)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Height 176 cm | 5'9

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.

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Andy Ologun

First Name Andy
Last Name Ologun
Born on June 12, 1983 (age 40)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Andy Ologun is a Nigerian professional boxer, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor who has fought for K-1 and DREAM. He is the younger brother of television personality and mixed martial artist, Bobby Ologun.

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Okiki Afolabi

First Name Okiki
Born on December 12, 1994 (age 29)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State

Okiki Afolabi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mekelle 70 Enderta. He formerly played for Egyptian side Ismaily SC. He was part of the Nigeria U-20 and U-23 country selected.

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Mike Adenuga

First Name Mike
Last Name Adenuga
Born on April 29, 1953 (age 70)
Born in Nigeria, Oyo State
Net Worth $6.1B

Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the third richest person in Africa. His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator, which has a presence in Ghana and Benin. He owns stakes in the Equitorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil. Forbes has estimated his net worth at $5.7 billion as of July 2020.

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