List of Ghanaians

This list of notable Ghanaians includes people who were born in Ghana and people who are of Ghanaian ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

University academics

Kwame Anthony Appiah
George Ayittey

Arts

Nkyinkim by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
Ozwald Boateng

Sculpture and painting

Architecture

Dance

Fashion

Photography

Business

Adam Afriyie
Lord Paul Boateng
  • Adam Afriyie - Former member of parliament for Windsor and member of the British Conservative Party
  • George Afriyie - Businessman and owner/President of Ghanaian club Planners Athletic Club
  • Roland Agambire - Entrepreneur and former chief executive officer of Agams Holdings and the chairman and chief executive officer of the information and communications technology company Rlg Communications
  • Prince Kofi Amoabeng - Former Military Officer and businessman
  • Abena Amoah - Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange.
  • K. Y. Amoako - International civil servant for the United Nations and businessman
  • Anne Amuzu - Computer scientist and co-founder of technology company Nandimobile Limited
  • Joyce Aryee - Businesswoman and politician
  • Yvette Adounvo Atekpe - Businesswoman and Regional Managing Director of Internet Solutions
  • Marufatu Abiola Bawuah - Managing director/chief executive officer of United Bank for Africa
  • Lord Paul Boateng - British Labour Party politician and the UK's first black cabinet minister
  • Bernice Dapaah - Social entrepreneur and founder/chief executive officer of the Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative
  • Dzigbordi Dosoo - Founder and CEO of DCG Consulting Group and Allure Africa
  • Sam E Jonah - Businessman
  • Patricia Obo-Nai - Engineer and the first Ghanaian to become chief executive officer of Vodafone Ghana
  • Kate Quartey-Papafio - Businesswoman
  • Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo - Businesswoman
  • Akua Sarpong-Ayisa - Entrepreneur and founder of the floral company "Unique Floral"
  • Winnifred Selby - social entrepreneur/president of the EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative and co-founder of the Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative
  • J. K. Siaw - Industrialist/philanthropist and establisher of Tata Brewery Ltd
  • Elizabeth Wyns-Dogbe - Chartered insurer and an associate member of The Chartered Insurance Institute UK
  • Adowarim Lugu Zuri - Founder and manager of Wazuri Ghana Limited

Other educators

Beattie Casely-Hayford

Judiciary

Diplomats

Film actors and directors

Idris Elba
Boris Kodjoe

Comedians

Journalists

Military figures

Jerry John Rawlings

Physicians and surgeons

Politics

Sports

Marcel Desailly
Isaac Dogboe
Asamoah Gyan
Abedi Pele

Media

Reggie Yates

Writers and poets

William Boyd
W. E. B. Du Bois

Artists

Gospel artists

Activists

Inventors and innovators

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dr. (Mrs). Beatrice Wiafe Addai – MEALS4NCDs Project". Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. ^ Vice.com