Lomé
Lomé ranks 785th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Orange, New Jersey, Lübeck, and Harbin. Memorable people born in Lomé include Emmanuel Adebayor, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, and Kossi Agassa. Memorable people who died in Lomé include Sylvanus Olympio, and Massamasso Tchangai. Lomé has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Lomé is located in Togo.
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 while there were 2,188,376 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2022 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost edge of Ghana's Volta Region, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center, which includes an oil refinery. It is also the country's chief port, from where it exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and oil palm kernels. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1959 and 2000, Lomé was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, and Kossi Agassa. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Lomé including Sylvanus Olympio, and Massamasso Tchangai.
People Born in Lomé
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel Adebayor
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
Kossi Agassa
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Abalo
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 4
Moustapha Salifou
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 5
Adékambi Olufadé
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 6
Daré Nibombé
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 7
Yao Aziawonou
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 8
Franck Atsou
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 9
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 10
Serge Akakpo
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 11
Peniel Mlapa
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lomé
Go to all RankingsKodjo Fo-Doh Laba
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 10
Kévin Denkey
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Lomé
Go to all RankingsSylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1
Massamasso Tchangai
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2010
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lomé were soccer players (17), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lomé, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Kossi Agassa, and Jean-Paul Abalo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lomé, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Kossi Agassa, and Jean-Paul Abalo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Lomé since 1700.