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Ghana ranks 77th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Afghanistan, Ecuador, and North Macedonia. Memorable people born in present day Ghana include Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Marcel Desailly. Memorable people who died in Ghana include Alexander Selkirk, Hideyo Noguchi, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Ghana has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and pirates.
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rain forests. With over 31 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1906 and 2000, present day Ghana was the birth place of 107 globally memorable people, including Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Marcel Desailly. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ghana including Alexander Selkirk, Hideyo Noguchi, and W. E. B. Du Bois.
1938 - 2018
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 1
1909 - 1972
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 4
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 6
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 7
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 9
1947 - 2020
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 10
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 12
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 34
1913 - 1978
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 43
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 45
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 48
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 52
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 56
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 76
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 83
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 89
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 90
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 97
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 98
1676 - 1721
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 1
1876 - 1928
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2
1868 - 1963
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 3
1762 - 1818
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 4
1947 - 2020
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 5
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 6
1918 - 2008
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 7
1915 - 1992
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 8
1934 - 1998
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 9
1931 - 1979
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 10
1937 - 1979
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 11
1906 - 1979
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Ghana were soccer players (82), politicians (13), writers (4), religious figures (2), and diplomats (1), while most who died were politicians (9), pirates (1), biologists (1), social activists (1), and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ghana, including Marcel Desailly, Abedi Pele, and Michael Essien. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ghana, including Marcel Desailly, Abedi Pele, and Michael Essien.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in present day Ghana since 1700.