Kano (city)
Kano (city) ranks 1,773rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sion, Switzerland, Campos dos Goytacazes, and Kazan Governorate. Memorable people born in Kano (city) include Sani Abacha, Murtala Mohammed, and Aliko Dangote. Kano (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians. Kano (city) is located in Nigeria.
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia. It is the traditional state of the Dabo dynasty who have ruled as emirs over the city-state since the 19th century. Kano Emirate Council is the current traditional institution inside the city boundaries of Kano, and under the authority of the Government of Kano State. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1938 and 2001, Kano (city) was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Sani Abacha, Murtala Mohammed, and Aliko Dangote.
People Born in Kano (city)
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Sani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1
Murtala Mohammed
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1976
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 2
Aliko Dangote
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 3
Sani Kaita
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.74
Rank: 4
Dickson Etuhu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 5
Junior Adamu
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.53
Rank: 6
Uche Henry Agbo
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.26
Rank: 7
Alhassan Yusuf
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 19.51
Rank: 8
Kelvin Etuhu
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 16.54
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Kano (city)
Go to all RankingsJunior Adamu
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.53
Rank: 6
Alhassan Yusuf
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 19.51
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kano (city) were soccer players (6), politicians (2), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kano (city), including Sani Kaita, Dickson Etuhu, and Junior Adamu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kano (city), including Sani Kaita, Dickson Etuhu, and Junior Adamu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kano (city) since 1700.
