Ibadan
Ibadan ranks 2,233rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pinner, Ruda Śląska, and Belgian Congo. The most famous people from Ibadan are Sade, Hugo Weaving, and Mutiu Adepoju. The most famous people who died in Ibadan are Amos Tutuola, Rashidi Yekini, and Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. Ibadan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Ibadan is located in Nigeria.
People
Between 1959 and 1999, Ibadan was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Sade, Hugo Weaving, and Mutiu Adepoju. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Ibadan including Amos Tutuola, Rashidi Yekini, and Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi.
People Born in Ibadan
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Sade
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 1
Hugo Weaving
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 2
Mutiu Adepoju
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 3
Richard Igbineghu
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4
Olarenwaju Kayode
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 5
Bobby Adekanye
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 6
Sarah Michael
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 7
Bimbo Akintola
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.19
Rank: 8
Peter Olayinka
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 9
Helen Oyeyemi
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.58
Rank: 10
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 30.38
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Ibadan
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BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4
Bobby Adekanye
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 6
Sarah Michael
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Ibadan
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Amos Tutuola
WRITER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 3
Mudashiru Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 1991
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ibadan were soccer players (5), actors (2), singers (1), boxers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ibadan, including Mutiu Adepoju, Olarenwaju Kayode, and Bobby Adekanye. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ibadan, including Mutiu Adepoju, Olarenwaju Kayode, and Bobby Adekanye.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ibadan since 1700.
