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Ghana

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Ghana ranks 75th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turkey, Armenia, and North Korea. 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 writers.

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It lies adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Ghana was the birth place of 172 globally memorable people, including Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Marcel Desailly. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ghana including Alexander Selkirk, Hideyo Noguchi, and W. E. B. Du Bois.

People Born in Present Day Ghana

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People Deceased in Present Day Ghana

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ghana were soccer players (115), politicians (15), athletes (12), actors (8), and writers (5),  while most who died were politicians (9), writers (2), religious figures (2), military personnels (1), and biologists (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.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 24 globally memorable people born in present day Ghana since 1700.