Nnewi
Nnewi ranks 18,327th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maragogi, San Casimiro, and Turmero. The most famous people from Nnewi are Daniel Akpeyi. Nnewi has been the birth place of many soccer players. Nnewi is located in Nigeria.
Nnewi is a commercial and industrial city in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. It is the second largest city in Anambra state after Onitsha. Nnewi as a metropolitan area has two local government area, which are Nnewi North and Nnewi South, all centred around the Nnewi town. Even Ekwusigo local government area is now part of Nnewi urban area, as urbanization continues to spread from Nnewi to neighbouring communities. The Nnewi town which is the only town in Nnewi North, comprises four villages: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. Nnewi had been the centre of economics and commerce, being at a time the fastest growing industrial city east of the Niger, being the home of many industries such as The Ibeto Group, the Chicason Group, and Cutix Cables. The first indigenous car manufacturing plant in Nigeria is located in the city while the first wholly Made-in-Nigeria motorcycle, the 'NASENI M1' was manufactured in Nnewi. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1986, Nnewi was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Daniel Akpeyi.
People Born in Nnewi
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nnewi were soccer players (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 Nnewi, including Daniel Akpeyi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nnewi, including Daniel Akpeyi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nnewi since 1700.
