Osogbo
Osogbo ranks 4,913th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Giulianova, Hønefoss, and Bushey. Memorable people born in Osogbo include Rabiu Afolabi, Olapade Adeniken, and Samuel Adegbenro. Osogbo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Osogbo is located in Nigeria.
Osogbo is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991. Osogbo city seats the Headquarters of both Osogbo Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Government Area. It is some 88 kilometers by road northeast of Ibadan. It is also 108 kilometres (67 mi) by road south of Ilorin and 108 kilometres (67 mi) northwest of Akure. Osogbo shares boundaries with Ikirun, Ilesa, Ede, Egbedore, Ogbomosho and Iragbiji and it is easily accessible from any part of the state because of its central nature. It is about 48 km from Ife, 32 km from Ilesa, 46 km from Iwo, 48 km from Ikire and 46 km from Ila-Orangun; the city had a population of about 200,000 people and an approximate land area of 126 km. The postal code of the area is 230. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1969 and 1995, Osogbo was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Rabiu Afolabi, Olapade Adeniken, and Samuel Adegbenro.
People Born in Osogbo
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Rabiu Afolabi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 1
Olapade Adeniken
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 2
Samuel Adegbenro
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Osogbo
Go to all RankingsOlapade Adeniken
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 2
Samuel Adegbenro
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Osogbo were soccer players (2), and athletes (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 Osogbo, including Rabiu Afolabi, and Samuel Adegbenro. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Osogbo, including Rabiu Afolabi, and Samuel Adegbenro.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Osogbo since 1700.
