ACTOR
Akosua Busia
1966 - Today
Akosua Busia
Akosua Gyamama Busia (born 30 December 1966) is a Ghanaian actress, writer and songwriter. She is known to film audiences for playing Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple. She is the daughter of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Akosua Busia is the 10,564th most popular actor (up from 10,656th in 2024), the 67th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Akosua Busia ranks 10,564 out of 13,578. Before her are Deven Verma, Mark Linn-Baker, Carla Gallo, Hend Sabry, Lisa Sheridan, and Nell Carter. After her are Audra McDonald, Catarina Furtado, Moon Moon Sen, Ni Ni, Shoko Nakagawa, and Andrea Anders.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Deven Verma
1937 - 2014
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 10,561
Mark Linn-Baker
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 10,562
Carla Gallo
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 10,563
Hend Sabry
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,564
Lisa Sheridan
1974 - 2019
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,565
Nell Carter
1948 - 2003
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,566
Akosua Busia
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,567
Audra McDonald
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,568
Catarina Furtado
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,569
Moon Moon Sen
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,570
Ni Ni
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10,571
Shoko Nakagawa
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 10,572
Andrea Anders
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 10,573
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Akosua Busia ranks 754. Before her are Ingo Spelly, Simmone Jacobs, Rahile Dawut, Pedro Massacessi, Nigel Clough, and Antônio Wagner de Moraes. After her are Goran Stevanović, Frank Klawonn, Tiffany Cohen, Jaume Fort, Peter Artner, and Lloyd Owen.
Others Born in 1966
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Ingo Spelly
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 748
Simmone Jacobs
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 749
Rahile Dawut
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 750
Pedro Massacessi
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 751
Nigel Clough
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 752
Antônio Wagner de Moraes
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 753
Akosua Busia
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 754
Goran Stevanović
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 755
Frank Klawonn
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 756
Tiffany Cohen
SWIMMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 757
Jaume Fort
HANDBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 758
Peter Artner
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 759
Lloyd Owen
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 760
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Akosua Busia ranks 67 out of 162. Before her are Dominic Adiyiah (1989), Anthony Annan (1986), John Paintsil (1981), Tinchy Stryder (1986), Hans Sarpei (1976), and Theodosia Okoh (1922). After her are Mohammed Salisu (1999), Ibrahim Ayew (1988), Yaw Preko (1974), Joachim Yaw (1973), Abdul Majeed Waris (1991), and Ursula Owusu (1964).
Others born in Ghana
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Dominic Adiyiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 61
Anthony Annan
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 62
John Paintsil
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 63
Tinchy Stryder
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 64
Hans Sarpei
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 65
Theodosia Okoh
ARTIST
1922 - 2015
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 66
Akosua Busia
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 67
Mohammed Salisu
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 68
Ibrahim Ayew
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 69
Yaw Preko
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 70
Joachim Yaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 71
Abdul Majeed Waris
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 72
Ursula Owusu
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 73
Among ACTORS In Ghana
Among actors born in Ghana, Akosua Busia ranks 3. Before her are Peter Mensah (1959), and Hugh Quarshie (1954). After her are Dzifa Gomashie (1965), Ama K. Abebrese (1980), Lydia Forson (1984), Nadia Buari (1982), Nana Ama McBrown (1977), Joselyn Dumas (1980), Yvonne Nelson (1985), Juliet Ibrahim (1986), and Abraham Attah (2002).
Peter Mensah
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1
Hugh Quarshie
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 2
Akosua Busia
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 3
Dzifa Gomashie
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 4
Ama K. Abebrese
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5
Lydia Forson
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 6
Nadia Buari
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7
Nana Ama McBrown
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 8
Joselyn Dumas
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 9
Yvonne Nelson
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 10
Juliet Ibrahim
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 11
Abraham Attah
2002 - Present
HPI: 29.08
Rank: 12
