List of Famous people born in Uganda

Florence Kasumba

First Name Florence
Last Name Kasumba
Born on October 26, 1976 (age 48)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Florence Kasumba is a Ugandan-born German actress. Other than acting in German and Dutch films, she is most known for playing Ayo in Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. She also played Senator Acantha in Wonder Woman, Shenzi in The Lion King, and the Wicked Witch of the East in the NBC television series Emerald City.

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Pione Sisto

First Name Pione
Born on February 4, 1995 (age 29)
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Pione Sisto Ifolo Emirmija is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish club Midtjylland and the Danish national team.

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Yoweri Museveni

First Name Yoweri

Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician who has served as President of Uganda since 1986. Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85) before he captured power in the 1980s.

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Joseph Kony

Joseph Rao Kony
First Name Joseph
Last Name Kony
Born on September 18, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Northern Region

Joseph Rao Kony is a Ugandan insurgent and the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group that formerly operated in Uganda. While initially purporting to fight against government oppression, the LRA allegedly turned against Kony's own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy. Kony proclaims himself the spokesperson of God and a spirit medium and claims he is visited by a multinational host of 13 spirits, including a Chinese phantom. Ideologically, the group is a syncretic mix of mysticism, Acholi nationalism, and Christian fundamentalism, and claims to be establishing a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and local Acholi tradition.

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Bobi Wine

First Name Bobi
Born on February 12, 1982 (age 42)

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan politician, singer, actor and businessman. He currently serves as Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. He also leads the National Unity Platform political party. In June 2019, he announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election.

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Joshua Cheptegei

First Name Joshua
Last Name Cheptegei
Born on September 12, 1996 (age 28)
Height 167 cm | 5'6

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei is a Ugandan long-distance runner and 2019 world champion in the 10,000 m.

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Phiona Mutesi

First Name Phiona

Phiona Mutesi is a Ugandan chess player. She has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads, and is one of the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history. Mutesi is the subject of a 2012 book and a 2016 film called Queen of Katwe.

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John Sentamu

First Name John
Last Name Sentamu
Born on June 10, 1949 (age 75)

John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu, is a retired Anglican bishop; he was Archbishop of York, metropolitan of York, and Primate of England until 7 June 2020.

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Whitney Peak

First Name Whitney
Last Name Peak
Born on January 1, 2003 (age 21)

Whitney Peak is a Ugandan-Canadian actress. She stars in the 2020 HBO Max revival of Gossip Girl. Her other work includes the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark and the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

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Richard Gibson

First Name Richard
Last Name Gibson
Born on January 1, 1954 (age 70)

Richard Gibson is an English actor, best known for his role as the archetypal Gestapo Officer Herr Otto Flick in the BBC hit sitcom series, 'Allo 'Allo!.

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