Calabar
Calabar ranks 10,219th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Blankenberge, Renate, Lombardy, and Helensburgh. Memorable people born in Calabar include Okwui Enwezor, Terem Moffi, and Offiong Edem. Calabar has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players. Calabar is located in Nigeria.
Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1963 and 1999, Calabar was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Okwui Enwezor, Terem Moffi, and Offiong Edem.
People Born in Calabar
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Okwui Enwezor
WRITER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 1
Terem Moffi
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 2
Offiong Edem
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 18.60
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Calabar
Go to all RankingsOkwui Enwezor
WRITER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 1
Terem Moffi
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 2
Offiong Edem
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 18.60
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Calabar were writers (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Calabar, including Okwui Enwezor. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Calabar, including Okwui Enwezor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Calabar since 1700.
