Kano (city)
Kano (city) ranks 1,726th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Khasavyurt, Guelph, and Owerri. Memorable people born in Kano (city) include Sani Abacha, Abdullah al-Thani, and Murtala Mohammed. 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 ten 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
Between 1938 and 1995, Kano (city) was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Sani Abacha, Abdullah al-Thani, and Murtala Mohammed.
People Born in Kano (city)
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Sani Abacha
1943 - 1998
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 1
Abdullah al-Thani
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 2
Murtala Mohammed
1938 - 1976
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 3
Aliko Dangote
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4
Dickson Etuhu
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.90
Rank: 5
Sani Kaita
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.53
Rank: 6
Kelvin Etuhu
1988 - Present
HPI: 14.60
Rank: 7
Uche Henry Agbo
1995 - Present
HPI: 13.67
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Kano (city)
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Kano (city) were soccer players (4), politicians (3), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kano (city) since 1700.
