Onitsha
Onitsha ranks 2,075th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gorinchem, Morges, and Jutland. Memorable people born in Onitsha include Francis Arinze, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Francis Obikwelu. Onitsha has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players. Onitsha is located in Nigeria.
Onitsha is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Onitsha along with various cities and towns in southern Anambra State, northern Imo State and neighboring Delta State on the western bank of the Niger River, form a continuous metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1998, Onitsha was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Francis Arinze, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Francis Obikwelu.
People Born in Onitsha
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Francis Arinze
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 2
Francis Obikwelu
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3
Simeon Nwankwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 4
Austin Ejide
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 5
Peter Obi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 6
Innocent Egbunike
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 7
Salwa Eid Naser
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Onitsha
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POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 6
Innocent Egbunike
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Onitsha were athletes (3), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), economists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Onitsha, including Francis Obikwelu, Innocent Egbunike, and Salwa Eid Naser. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Onitsha, including Francis Obikwelu, Innocent Egbunike, and Salwa Eid Naser.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Onitsha since 1700.
