List of Famous people born in Togo

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Emmanuel Adebayor

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor
First Name Emmanuel
Last Name Adebayor
Born on February 26, 1984 (age 39)
Born in Togo, Maritime
Height 192 cm | 6'4

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.

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Ihlas Bebou

First Name Ihlas
Born on April 23, 1994 (age 28)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Ihlas Bebou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a winger for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

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Edem Kodjo

Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo
First Name Edem
Died on April 11, 2020 (aged 50)

Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo, was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multi-party politics. He served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2006. Kodjo was President of the Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (CPP). Kodjo died on April 11, 2020, in Paris.

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Faure Gnassingbé

First Name Faure
Last Name Gnassingbé
Born on June 6, 1966 (age 56)
Born in Togo, Maritime

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.

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Victoire Dogbé Tomegah

First Name Victoire
Born on December 23, 1959 (age 63)
Born in Togo, Maritime

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.

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Kossi Agassa

First Name Kossi
Born on July 2, 1978 (age 44)
Born in Togo, Maritime
Height 190 cm | 6'3

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.

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Bella Bellow

Georgette Adjoavi Bellow
First Name Bella
Last Name Bellow
Died on December 10, 1973 (aged 3)
Born in Togo, Maritime

Bella Bellow was a Togolese singer, who created an international career and recorded several albums. She died at the age of 28 in a car accident in Togo.

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Your uncle laba

First Name Your
Born on January 27, 1992 (age 31)
Born in Togo, Maritime
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba is a Togolese professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro-League side Al Ain, as a forward.

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Kodjovi Obilalé

First Name Kodjovi
Born on October 8, 1984 (age 38)
Born in Togo, Maritime
Height 193 cm | 6'4

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.

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Serge Akakpo

First Name Serge
Last Name Akakpo
Born on October 15, 1987 (age 35)
Born in Togo, Maritime
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Serge Ognadon Akakpo is a Togolese footballer who plays as a centre-back.

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Cornélius Azaglo Augustt

First Name Cornélius
Last Name Augustt
Born on January 1, 1924
Died on May 25, 2001 (aged 77)
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Claude Grunitzky

First Name Claude
Last Name Grunitzky
Born on February 28, 1971 (age 52)
Born in Togo, Maritime

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.

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Nicéphore Soglo

First Name Nicéphore
Born on November 29, 1934
Died on February 17, 2005 (aged 70)
Born in Togo, Maritime

Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo is a Beninese politician who was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996. He was Mayor of Cotonou from 2003 to 2015. Soglo is married to Rosine Vieyra Soglo, the Beninois former First Lady and politician.

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