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Ghana (gha)

Ghana

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Ghana ranks 2,260th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Minamiawaji, Kalisz, and Finland. Memorable people born in Ghana include Richard Baawobr, Yaw Preko, and Akosua Busia. Memorable people who died in Ghana include Anton Wilhelm Amo. Ghana has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many philosophers. Ghana is located in Ghana.

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It lies adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border 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 ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 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. In 1957 Ghana became the first colony in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve sovereignty, under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1959 and 2002, Ghana was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Richard Baawobr, Yaw Preko, and Akosua Busia. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ghana including Anton Wilhelm Amo.

People Born in Ghana

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ghana were soccer players (3), actors (2), religious figures (1), and fashion designers (1),  while most who died were philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ghana, including Yaw Preko, Frank Acheampong, and Abdul Naza Alhassan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ghana, including Yaw Preko, Frank Acheampong, and Abdul Naza Alhassan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ghana since 1700.