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Lagos State (nga)

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Lagos State ranks 4,947th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Keene, New Hampshire, Saint-Renan, and Sari, Iran. The most famous people from Lagos State are Babatunde Olatunji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, and Funke Akindele. Lagos State has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians. Lagos State is located in Nigeria.

Lagos State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, Lagos is the most populous state but has the smallest landmass in Nigeria. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with the Republic of Benin, Lagos State borders Ogun State to the north and east, making it the only Nigerian state to border only one other state. Named for the city of Lagos — the most populous city in Africa — the state was formed from the Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1927 and 1982, Lagos State was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Babatunde Olatunji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, and Funke Akindele.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lagos State were actors (3), musicians (1), film directors (1), and writers (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lagos State, including Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Iyabo Ojo, and Queen Nwokoye. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lagos State, including Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Iyabo Ojo, and Queen Nwokoye.

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Overlapping Lives

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