Enugu
Enugu ranks 1,634th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Reggio Calabria, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, and Reno, Nevada. Memorable people born in Enugu include Jay-Jay Okocha, Olaudah Equiano, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Memorable people who died in Enugu include Nnamdi Azikiwe, Flora Nwapa, and Cyprian Ekwensi. Enugu has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Enugu is located in Nigeria.
Enugu is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. The city had a population of 4,690,100 spread across the three LGAs of Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South, according to the 2022 Nigerian census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1745 and 1997, Enugu was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Jay-Jay Okocha, Olaudah Equiano, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Enugu including Nnamdi Azikiwe, Flora Nwapa, and Cyprian Ekwensi.
People Born in Enugu
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Jay-Jay Okocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1
Olaudah Equiano
WRITER
1745 - 1797
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 3
Peter Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 4
John Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 5
Chinedu Obasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 6
Solomon Okoronkwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.64
Rank: 7
Michael Uchebo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 8
Chidozie Awaziem
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.68
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Enugu
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Nnamdi Azikiwe
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 1
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 2
Cyprian Ekwensi
WRITER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Enugu were soccer players (7), and writers (2), while most who died were writers (2), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Enugu, including Jay-Jay Okocha, Peter Utaka, and John Utaka. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Enugu, including Jay-Jay Okocha, Peter Utaka, and John Utaka.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Enugu since 1700.
