Kumasi
Kumasi ranks 657th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Riverside, California, Lucca, and Arnhem. Memorable people born in Kumasi include Kofi Annan, John Kufuor, and Samuel Kuffour. Kumasi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Kumasi is located in Ghana.
Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe and is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) from Accra. The city experiences a tropical savanna climate, with two rainy reasons which range from minor to major. Major ethnic groups who lived in Kumasi are the Asante, Mole-Dagbon and Ewe. The current mayor of the metropolitan is Samuel Pyne. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1938 and 2001, Kumasi was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Kofi Annan, John Kufuor, and Samuel Kuffour.
People Born in Kumasi
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Kofi Annan
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2018
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 1
John Kufuor
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 2
Samuel Kuffour
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 3
Tony Yeboah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4
Kwadwo Asamoah
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 5
Karim Abdul Razak
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 6
James Kwesi Appiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 7
Mohammed Muntari
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 8
Kofi Kingston
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 9
Emmanuel Frimpong
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 10
Ignisious Gaisah
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.66
Rank: 11
Stephen Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kumasi
Go to all RankingsKarim Abdul Razak
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 6
Mohammed Muntari
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 8
Ama K. Abebrese
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.72
Rank: 16
Margaret Simpson
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 21.94
Rank: 19
Alidu Seidu
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 21.35
Rank: 20
Daniel Afriyie
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 18.10
Rank: 21
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kumasi were soccer players (15), athletes (2), diplomats (1), politicians (1), and wrestlers (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 Kumasi, including Samuel Kuffour, Tony Yeboah, and Kwadwo Asamoah. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kumasi, including Samuel Kuffour, Tony Yeboah, and Kwadwo Asamoah.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kumasi since 1700.
