Zaria
Zaria ranks 2,447th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Graaff-Reinet, Oss, and Helmond. The most famous people from Zaria are Ibrahim Zakzaky, Pete Edochie, and Namadi Sambo. Zaria has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Zaria is located in Nigeria.
People
Between 1947 and 1998, Zaria was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Ibrahim Zakzaky, Pete Edochie, and Namadi Sambo.
People Born in Zaria
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Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1
Pete Edochie
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 2
Namadi Sambo
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 3
Wunmi Mosaku
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 4
Shola Ameobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 5
Chidera Ejuke
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 6
Isaac Promise
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - 2019
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 7
D'banj
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Zaria
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Most individuals born in present day Zariawere soccer players (3), actors (2), social activists (1), politicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Zaria since 1700.
