List of Famous people born in Rivers State, Nigeria

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, rapper and dancer. He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists.

Precious Ezinna Achiuwa is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. He finished his high school career at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida and was a consensus five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American.

Yvonne Anuli Orji is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role in the television series Insecure (2016–present), for which she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and three NAACP Image Awards.

Aaron Samuel Olanare is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.

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.

George Finidi, known as Finidi George, is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a right winger.

Taribo West is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for his various unusual and colourful hairstyles.

Prince Uche Secondus is a Nigerian businessman, politician, and elder statesman who is the current Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee since December 2017. Secondus was acting chairman of the committee from 2015 to 2016. He was the second chairman of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party, a position he held for two terms.