West Africa
West Africa ranks 10,980th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind The Gambia, Bastille, and Tatarstan. Memorable people born in West Africa include Phillis Wheatley. West Africa has been the birth place of many writers. West Africa is located in Benin.
West Africa, also called Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The population of West Africa is estimated at 419 million people as of 2021, and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 were female and 192,309,000 male. The region is demographically and economically one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1753, West Africa was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Phillis Wheatley.
People Born in West Africa
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Africa were writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Africa, including Phillis Wheatley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in West Africa since 1700.
