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Accra (gha)

Ghana

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Accra ranks 181st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palermo, Columbus, Ohio, and Yerevan. The most famous people from Accra are Nana Akufo-Addo, Marcel Desailly, and Jerry Rawlings. The most famous people who died in Accra are W. E. B. Du Bois, John Atta Mills, and Hideyo Noguchi. Accra has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Accra is located in Ghana.

People

Between 0 and 2002, Accra was the birth place of 91 globally memorable people, including Nana Akufo-Addo, Marcel Desailly, and Jerry Rawlings. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Accra including W. E. B. Du Bois, John Atta Mills, and Hideyo Noguchi.

People Born in Accra

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Accra were soccer players (64), athletes (7), politicians (6), actors (4), and boxers (3),  while most who died were politicians (7), social activists (1), biologists (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Accra, including Marcel Desailly, Michael Essien, and Asamoah Gyan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Accra, including Marcel Desailly, Michael Essien, and Asamoah Gyan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Accra since 1700.

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