Warri
Warri ranks 1,776th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kano (city), Racibórz, and Rigshospitalet. Memorable people born in Warri include Emmanuel Olisadebe, Michael Obiku, and Grace Alele-Williams. Warri has been the birth place of many soccer players, and mathematicians. Warri is located in Nigeria.
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. The city is the indigenous territory of Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1995, Warri was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Emmanuel Olisadebe, Michael Obiku, and Grace Alele-Williams.
People Born in Warri
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Emmanuel Olisadebe
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1
Michael Obiku
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 2
Grace Alele-Williams
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 3
Nneka
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 4
Wilson Oruma
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 5
Christian Obodo
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.56
Rank: 6
Peter Etebo
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.10
Rank: 7
Nedum Onuoha
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.27
Rank: 8
Anderson Esiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.07
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Warri
Go to all RankingsGrace Alele-Williams
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 3
Nneka
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 4
Anderson Esiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.07
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Warri were soccer players (7), mathematicians (1), and singers (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 Warri, including Emmanuel Olisadebe, Michael Obiku, and Wilson Oruma. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Warri, including Emmanuel Olisadebe, Michael Obiku, and Wilson Oruma.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Warri since 1700.
