Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt ranks 1,460th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Phnom Penh, Bad Arolsen, and Westchester County, New York. Memorable people born in Port Harcourt include Taribo West, Finidi George, and Burna Boy. Memorable people who died in Port Harcourt include Ken Saro-Wiwa. Port Harcourt has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many social activists. Port Harcourt is located in Nigeria.
Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the oil rich Niger Delta region. As of 2023, Port Harcourt's urban population is approximately 3,480,000. The population of the metropolitan area of Port Harcourt is almost twice its urban area population with a 2015 United Nations estimate of 2,344,000. In 1950, the population of Port Harcourt was 59,752. Port Harcourt has grown by 150,844 since 2015, which represents a 4.99% annual change. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1971 and 2002, Port Harcourt was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Taribo West, Finidi George, and Burna Boy. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Port Harcourt including Ken Saro-Wiwa.
People Born in Port Harcourt
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Taribo West
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 1
Finidi George
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 2
Burna Boy
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 3
Chidi Odiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.75
Rank: 4
Derick Ogbu
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.31
Rank: 5
Aaron Samuel Olanare
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.32
Rank: 6
Samuel Francis
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.88
Rank: 7
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.11
Rank: 8
Precious Achiuwa
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 20.82
Rank: 9
Monalisa Chinda
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 20.55
Rank: 10
Favour Ofili
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Port Harcourt
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SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 3
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.11
Rank: 8
Precious Achiuwa
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 20.82
Rank: 9
Monalisa Chinda
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 20.55
Rank: 10
Favour Ofili
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Port Harcourt
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port Harcourt were soccer players (6), athletes (2), singers (1), basketball players (1), and actors (1), while most who died were social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port Harcourt, including Taribo West, Finidi George, and Chidi Odiah. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port Harcourt, including Taribo West, Finidi George, and Chidi Odiah.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Port Harcourt since 1700.
