Lagos
Lagos ranks #123 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kolkata, Lviv, and Jerusalem. The most famous people from Lagos are Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Victor Osimhen. The most famous people who died in Lagos are Siad Barre, Murtala Mohammed, and Lee Evans. Lagos has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Lagos is located in Nigeria.
People
Between 1936 and 2000, present-day Lagos was the birthplace of 105 globally memorable people, including Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Victor Osimhen. Additionally, 15 globally memorable people died in present-day Lagos, including Siad Barre, Murtala Mohammed, and Lee Evans.
People Born in Present-Day Lagos
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Bola Tinubu
Politician
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 1
Hakeem Olajuwon
Basketball Player
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2
Victor Osimhen
Soccer Player
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 3
Tony Allen
Musician
1940 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
Bolaji Badejo
Actor
1953 - 1992
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5
Yemi Osinbajo
Politician
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 6
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
Religious Figure
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 7
Omowunmi Sadik
Chemist
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 8
Alex Iwobi
Soccer Player
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 9
Buchi Emecheta
Writer
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 10
Obafemi Martins
Soccer Player
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 11
Uche Okechukwu
Soccer Player
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Lagos
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Actor
1953 - 1992
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5
Keziah Jones
Musician
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 22
Jonathan Akpoborie
Soccer Player
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 30
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
Writer
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 44
Babatunde Fashola
Politician
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 51
Joke Silva
Actor
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 52
Peter Ijeh
Soccer Player
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 53
Babs Olusanmokun
Actor
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 55
Willy Okpara
Soccer Player
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 59
Abiodun Obafemi
Soccer Player
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 60
Tolu Arokodare
Soccer Player
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.67
Rank: 66
Abdulla Baba Fatadi
Soccer Player
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 69
People Deceased in Present-Day Lagos
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Siad Barre
Politician
1919 - 1995
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
Murtala Mohammed
Politician
1938 - 1976
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 2
Lee Evans
Athlete
1947 - 2021
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 3
Fela Kuti
Musician
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 4
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
Religious Figure
1809 - 1891
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
T. B. Joshua
Religious Figure
1963 - 2021
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 6
Bolaji Badejo
Actor
1953 - 1992
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Politician
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 8
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Politician
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9
Peter Rufai
Soccer Player
1963 - 2025
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 10
Adebayo Adedeji
Politician
1930 - 2018
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 11
Grace Alele-Williams
Mathematician
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Lagos
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Actor
1953 - 1992
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Samuel Okwaraji
Soccer Player
1964 - 1989
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 14
Biyi Bandele
Writer
1967 - 2022
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Lagos were soccer players (62), actors (10), athletes (8), basketball players (5), and politicians (4), while most who died were politicians (5), athletes (2), religious figures (2), soccer players (2), and musicians (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in present-day Lagos since 1700.
