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Ghana ranks 82nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ecuador, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Memorable people born in present day Ghana include Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Abedi Pele. Memorable people who died in Ghana include Alexander Selkirk, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Hideyo Noguchi. Ghana has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and military personnels.
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 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 over 32 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
Between 0 and 2002, present day Ghana was the birth place of 121 globally memorable people, including Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, and Abedi Pele. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ghana including Alexander Selkirk, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Hideyo Noguchi.
1938 - 2018
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 1
1909 - 1972
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 2
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 3
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 5
1902 - 1963
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 10
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 11
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 12
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
1949 - 2014
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 26
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 34
1987 - Present
HPI: 29.22
Rank: 69
2002 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 90
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.58
Rank: 96
2000 - Present
HPI: 23.72
Rank: 101
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.61
Rank: 112
1999 - Present
HPI: 19.13
Rank: 115
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.25
Rank: 116
2002 - Present
HPI: 17.60
Rank: 117
1998 - Present
HPI: 17.17
Rank: 118
1676 - 1721
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 1
1868 - 1963
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 2
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 3
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5
1762 - 1818
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
1944 - 2012
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 7
1915 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 8
1931 - 1979
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 9
1934 - 1998
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 10
1937 - 1979
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 11
1906 - 1979
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Ghana were soccer players (91), politicians (14), writers (4), religious figures (2), and actors (2), while most who died were politicians (9), military personnels (1), social activists (1), biologists (1), and philosophers (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ghana, including Abedi Pele, Marcel Desailly, and Michael Essien. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ghana, including Abedi Pele, Marcel Desailly, and Michael Essien.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in present day Ghana since 1700.