Cultural Production in
Present Day
Ghana
Ghana
Ghana ranks #73 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Venezuela, Paraguay, and Iceland. The most famous people from Ghana are Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Peter Turkson. The most famous people who died in Ghana are W. E. B. Du Bois, Alexander Selkirk, and John Atta Mills. Ghana has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Ghana by number of people born are Accra, Kumasi, Tema, Tamale, Ghana, and Ghana.
People
Between 1703 and 2006, present-day Ghana was the birthplace of 216 globally memorable people, including Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Peter Turkson. Additionally, 20 globally memorable people died in present-day Ghana, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Alexander Selkirk, and John Atta Mills.
People Born in Present-Day Ghana
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Kofi Annan
Diplomat
1938 - 2018
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 1
Kwame Nkrumah
Politician
1909 - 1972
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 2
Peter Turkson
Religious Figure
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3
John Mahama
Politician
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
John Atta Mills
Politician
1944 - 2012
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 5
Nana Akufo-Addo
Politician
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 6
Marcel Desailly
Soccer Player
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 7
Sylvanus Olympio
Politician
1902 - 1963
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 8
Abedi Pele
Soccer Player
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
John Kufuor
Politician
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 10
Jerry Rawlings
Politician
1947 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 11
Anton Wilhelm Amo
Philosopher
1703 - 1759
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Ghana
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Nana
Singer
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 40
Ursula Owusu
Politician
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 73
Samia Nkrumah
Politician
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 75
Mahamudu Bawumia
Politician
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 86
Dzifa Gomashie
Actor
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 89
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Politician
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 98
Charles Akonnor
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 100
Barbara Asher Ayisi
Politician
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 105
Christian Gyan
Soccer Player
1978 - 2021
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 113
Isaac Asare
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 116
Baffour Gyan
Soccer Player
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 118
Charles Amoah
Soccer Player
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 121
People Deceased in Present-Day Ghana
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W. E. B. Du Bois
Social Activist
1868 - 1963
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 1
Alexander Selkirk
Military Personnel
1676 - 1721
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 2
John Atta Mills
Politician
1944 - 2012
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 3
Jerry Rawlings
Politician
1947 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 4
Hideyo Noguchi
Biologist
1876 - 1928
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 5
Anton Wilhelm Amo
Philosopher
1703 - 1759
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 6
Herman Willem Daendels
Politician
1762 - 1818
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 7
Ama Ata Aidoo
Writer
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 8
Peter Poreku Dery
Religious Figure
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 9
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Politician
1915 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 10
Hilla Limann
Politician
1934 - 1998
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 11
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Politician
1931 - 1979
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Ghana
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Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed
Politician
1974 - 2025
HPI: 29.85
Rank: 19
Edward Omane Boamah
Politician
1975 - 2025
HPI: 12.19
Rank: 20
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Ghana were soccer players (139), politicians (22), actors (12), athletes (12), and writers (6), while most who died were politicians (11), writers (2), social activists (1), military personnels (1), and biologists (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Ghana since 1700.
