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The list of Igbo people includes notable individuals who have full or significant ancestry to the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. As the Igbo are an ethnicity, people listed come from variety of different nations, and may have other ancestry as well as Igbo.
The Igbo people (who are sometimes referred to as the Ibo(e), Ebo(e),[1][2] Eboans[3] or Heebo)[4] (Igbo: Ndi Igbo) are an ethnic group in West Africa. Most Igbo people live in southeastern Nigeria where they are one of the three largest and most influential groups, the two others being the Hausa and Yoruba people.[5] Further populations live in other nations out of Africa due to migration and to the effects of the Atlantic slave trade. The Igbo peoples involvement in the Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 13 January 1970) (or the "Nigerian-Biafran War") is well known as they were the main group calling for secession from and recognition by Nigeria of Biafra.[6]
Arts and entertainment
Artists and illustrators
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chike Aniakor | 1939 | – | ||
| Ifeanyi Chijindu | ||||
| Ndidi Dike | ||||
| George Edozie | ||||
| Ben Enwonwu | 1921 | 1994 | ||
| Tony Nsofor | ||||
| Demas Nwoko | 1935 | – | ||
| Mendi & Keith Obadike | 1973 | – | ||
| Chris Ofili | 10 October 1968 | – | ||
| Uche Okeke | 1933 | – | ||
| Nnenna Okore | 1975 | – | ||
| Dawn Okoro | 1980 | – | ||
| Ada Udechukwu | 1960 | – | ||
| Obiora Udechukwu | 1946 | – |
Actors and actresses
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Damasus-Aboderin | 24 April 1978 | – | ||
| Francis Agu | 18 February 1965 | 20 March 2007 | ||
| Ifeanyi Chijindu | ||||
| Caroline Chikezie | 1979 | |||
| Chioma Chukwuka | 12 March 1980 | – | ||
| Rita Dominic | 12 July 1975 | – | ||
| Megalyn Echikunwoke | 28 May 1983 | – | ||
| Pete Edochie | ||||
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | 10 July 1974 | – | An award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated actor | [7] |
| Osita Iheme | ||||
| Chinedu Ikedieze | ||||
| Genevieve Nnaji | 3 May 1979 | – | Best Actress in a Leading Role, African Movie Academy Award 2005 | |
| Chike Nwoffiah | ||||
| Stephanie Okereke | 1982 | – | Best Actress – English & Best Actress of the year 2003, Reel Awards 2003 – also nominated twice for the African Movie Academy Award 2005 and 2009 for Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
| Onyeka Onwenu | ||||
| Cyril Nri | 1961 | – | [8] | |
| Kanayo O. Kanayo | 1 March 1962 | – | ||
| Oby Kechere | ||||
| Tonto Dike | ||||
| Michael Ezuruonye | ||||
| Chiké Okonkwo | 18 March 1982 | – | ||
| Antonia Okonma | 24 July 1984 | – | ||
| Oge Okoye | ||||
| Zack Orji | ||||
| Phina Oruche | 31 August 1975 | – | ||
| Nkem Owoh | ||||
| Uzo Aduba | ||||
| Chidi Mokeme | ||||
| Yul Edochie | 7 January 1982 | – | ||
| Paul Robeson | 9 April 1898 | 23 January 1976 | A multi-lingual American actor, athlete, Basso cantante concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, fellow traveler, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin Peace Prize laureate. | [9] |
| Forest Whitaker | 15 July 1961 | – | An American actor, producer, and director who won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland'. | [10] |
| Blair Underwood | 25 August 1964 | – | An American television and film actor nominated for a 2009 Golden Globe Award for his role on In Treatment | [11] |
| Chuma Mmeka | 21 June 1975 | - | Poet, film actor, published writer | |
| Joshua Uzoigwe | 1 July 1946 | October 2005 |
Authors
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Abani | 27 December 1966 | – | Notable for his first novel, Masters of the Board, which was about a Neo-Nazi takeover of Nigeria. | [12] |
| Chinua Achebe | 16 November 1930 | 21 March 2013 | A novelist, poet and critic, Achebe is best known for his award winning novel, Things Fall Apart. | [13] |
| Catherine Obianuju Acholonu | October 1951 | – | ||
| Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 15 September 1977 | – | Best known for Half of a Yellow Sun | [14] |
| Nnorom Azuonye | July 1967 | – | ||
| William Napoleon Barleycorn | 1884 | 1925 | a Spanish Guinean Primitive Methodist missionary and author of the first Bube language primer. He was a member of a prominent Fernandino family. | [15] |
| Edward Wilmot Blyden | 3 August 1832 | 7 February 1912 | Liberian educator, clergyman and Pan-Africanist. | [16] |
| Ifeanyi Chijindu | ||||
| Michael Echeruo | 14 March 1937 | – | ||
| Buchi Emecheta | 21 July 1944 | – | ||
| E. Nolue Emenanjo | 1943 | – | ||
| Okwui Enwezor | 1963 | – | ||
| Cyprian Ekwensi | 26 September 1921 | 4 November 2007 | ||
| Olaudah Equiano | c. 1745 | 31 March 1797 | also known as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist. | [17] |
| Paschal Eze | – | |||
| Africanus Horton | 1835 | 1883 | Also known as James Beale, he was a writer and folklorist from Sierra Leone. | [18] |
| Chinweizu Ibekwe | ||||
| Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike | ||||
| Uzodinma Iweala | 5 November 1982 | – | ||
| T.D. Jakes | 9 June 1957 | – | ||
| Uchechi Kalu | ||||
| Nnedi Okorafor | ||||
| Uche Nduka | 14 October 1963 | – | ||
| Nkem Nwankwo | 12 June 1936 | 12 June 2001 | ||
| Flora Nwapa | 18 January 1931 | 1993 | ||
| Onyeka Nwelue | 31 January 1988 | – | ||
| Okey Ndibe | 1960 | – | ||
| Onuora Nzekwu | 19 February 1928 | – | ||
| Ike Oguine | ||||
| Christopher Okigbo | 1932 | 1967 | ||
| Obinna Charles Okwelume | 20 September 1981 | |||
| Ifeoma Onyefulu | ||||
| Ada Udechukwu | 1960 | – | ||
| F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna | 12 October 1936 | 5 June 1990 | ||
| Chuka Umunna | October 1978 | – | ||
| Chika Unigwe | 1974 | – | ||
| Chuma Mmeka | 21 June 1975 | - | Also known as T-char, he is a poet, actor, published writer, award winning humanitarian well known for his poetry chapbook The Broken Home |
Film makers and producers
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Ejiro | ||||
| Oby Kechere | ||||
| Kingsley Ogoro | ||||
| Izu Ojukwu | ||||
| Uzo | ||||
Models and beauty pageant contestants
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaeze Igwe | ||||
| Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu | ||||
| Munachi Nwanknwo | ||||
| Chinenye Ochuba | ||||
| Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu | – | Current Nigerian ambassador to Spain and wife of the late Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu | ||
| Ikenna Bryan Okwara | [19] | |||
| Oluchi Onweagba | 1 August 1980 | – | [20] | |
| Ebuka Obi-Uchendu | 14 July 1982 | – | ||
| Muna (Rapper) | 5 November 1987 | |||
| Sabina Umeh |
Singers and musicians
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| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alban | ||||
| Dr Sir Warrior | 1947 | 2 June 1999 | ||
| Bright Chimezie | 1 October 1960 | |||
| Muna (Rapper) | 5 November 1987 | |||
| Stella Damasus-Aboderin | 1978, 24 April | – | ||
| Oliver De Coque | ||||
| Bright Chimezie | ||||
| Chikezie | ||||
| Faze | ||||
| Naeto C | 17 December 1982 | – | ||
| Nneka | 1981, 24 December | – | Afro-German | |
| Ego Ihenacho | ||||
| Lachi | New York City, Singer/Songwriter | |||
| Lemar | 1978, 4 April | – | ||
| Prince Nico Mbarga | ||||
| Mendi & Keith Obadike | ||||
| Jide Obi | ||||
| Ezebuiro Obinna | ||||
| Kele Okereke | 1981, 13 October | – | He is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for English indie rock band Bloc Party. | [21] |
| Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe | ||||
| P-Square | A R&B duo composed of identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye. | [22] | ||
| Ruggedman | ||||
| Samsong | ||||
| Joshua Uzoigwe | ||||
| Obiwon | ||||
| Phyno | ||||
| Flavour |
Education
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Botanist Dr. Eni Njoku and Dr. Edward Ayensu
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Louisa Bustill | 1853, 8 November | 20 January 1904 | A Quaker schoolteacher; the mother of Paul Robeson; and the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson. | [23] |
| Michael Echeruo | 1937, 14 March | – | ||
| E. Nolue Emenanjo | 1943 | – | ||
| Uche Nduka | 1963, 14 October | – | ||
| Eni Njoku | 1917 | 1970 | ||
| Onuora Nzekwu | 1928, 19 February | – | ||
| P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu | 1914 | 1995 | ||
| Kenneth Dike | 1917 | 1983 | ||
| John Ogbu | 1939, 9 May | 20 August 2003 |
Historians
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiele Afigbo | 1937, 22 November | 9 March 2009 | historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria. | |
| Kenneth Dike | 1917 | 1983 | ||
| Paul Robeson, Jr. | 1927, 2 November | – | [9] |
Philosophers
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze | 1963 | 2007 |
Heads of organizations and business executives
| Leo Stan Ekeh | 22 February 1956 | – | Founder and head of Nigerian PC manufacturer Zinox Technologies | |
| Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu | 1909 | 1966 | A business mogul and father of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, the former governor of the Eastern Region and leader of Biafra | |
| P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu | 1914 | 1995 | ||
| Omu Okwei | 1872 | 1943 | Merchant queen of the River Niger | [24] |
| C. T. Onyekwelu | 1898 | |||
| Mathias Ugochukwu | 1926 | 1990 | ||
| Evelyn Okere | 4 November 1973 | --- | Nigerian businesswoman, publisher, fashion designer and the Managing Director/CEO of St. Eve Concepts. |
Economists
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| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pius Okigbo | 6 February 1924 | – | ||
| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 13 June 1954 | – | The former Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of Nigeria, notable for being the first woman to hold either of those positions. She is also a former World Bank managing director and a one-time Presidential candidate of the same institution. | [25] |
| Charles Chukwuma Soludo | 28 July 1960 | – | A economics professor and the former Governor and Chairman of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). | |
| Obiageli Ezekwesili | 28 April 1963 | – | Former Vice President of the World Bank and Education Minister as well as a co-founder of Transparency International. | |
| Onyema Ugochukwu | 9 November 1944 | – | A economist, journalist, and politician. |
Journalists
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinweizu | ||||
| Christina Anyanwu | 1951 | – | ||
| Chima Simone | 28 July 1976 | |||
| Michael Okwu | ||||
| Adaora Udoji | 1967 | – |
Judges
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile Eboe-Osuji | 2 September 1962 | – | Judge of the International Criminal Court. | ||||||
| Pats Acholonu | 15 July 1936 | 14 May 2006 | Justice R.O.E Alilionwu | 29 October 1929 | 6 April 1987 | ||||
Political figures
Activists
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ekpo | 1914 | 2006 | Women's rights activist | |
| Gogo Chu Nzeribe | ||||
| Okey Ndibe | 1960 | – | a novelist, poet, political activist from Yola, Nigeria. He is the author of Arrows of Rain, a critically reviewed novel published in 2000. | |
Politicians
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enyinnaya Abaribe | ||||
| Catherine Obianuju Acholonu | ||||
| Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi | 3 March 1924 | 29 July 1966 | First Military and second substantial Head of State of Nigeria | |
| Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu | ||||
| Frank Ajobena | ||||
| Dora Akunyili | 14 July 1954 | 7 June 2014 | Former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and current (since 17 December 2008) Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications. | |
| Rotimi Amaechi | 27 May 1965 | – | Current Governor of Rivers State and the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum | |
| Collins Nweke | 14 July 1965 | – | Municipal Legislator Ostend City Council Belgium and former Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Europe | |
| Emeka Anyaoku | 18 January 1933 | – | Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe | 16 November 1904 | 11 May 1996 | Nigeria's foremost President and the Owelle of Onitsha | |
| Chukwuemeka Chikelu | ||||
| Uche Chukwumerije | ||||
| Edward Wilmot Blyden | 3 August 1832 | 7 February 1912 | An Americo-Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician in Liberia and Sierra Leone. | [26] |
| Kema Chikwe | ||||
| Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme | 1932 | - | Former Vice-President of Nigeria and politician | |
| Martin Elechi | Current governor of Ebonyi State | |||
| Evan Enwerem | 29 October 1935 | 2 August 2007 | ||
| Virginia Etiaba | ||||
| Herbert Eze | ||||
| Akanu Ibiam | 29 November 1906 | December 1995 | A medical missionary who later became the first governor of the Eastern Region from 1960-66. The Enugu International Airport is named after him. | |
| Maurice Iwu | 21 April 1950 | – | Former head of INEC | |
| Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu | 4 September 1942 | – | ||
| Orji Uzor Kalu | 21 April 1960 | - | Oligarch and former governor of Abia State | |
| K. O. Mbadiwe | ||||
| Ojo Maduekwe | 6 May 1945 | - | Former Federal Minister under Obasanjo and Yar'Adua administrations. | |
| Chinwoke Mbadinuju | ||||
| Sam Mbakwe | 1929 | 5 January 2004 | One of the chief former governors of Imo State. The international cargo airport in Owerri is named after him. | |
| Chris Ngige | 8 August 1952 | - | Former governor of Anambra State | |
| Akachukwu Sullivan Nwankpo | 1962 | Former Special Advisor to the President Goodluck Jonathan on Technical Matters | ||
| Nkechi Justina Nwaogu | 1956 | Senator who represents the People's Democratic Party in Abia State. | ||
| Chimaroke Nnamani | 10 April 1959 | - | Former governor of Enugu State | |
| Obiageli Ezekwesili | 28 April 1963 | – | Former Vice President of the World Bank and Education Minister as well as a co-founder of Transparency International. | |
| Ike Nwachukwu | ||||
| Frank Nweke | ||||
| Chinyere Ike Nwosu | ||||
| Zacheus Chukwukaelo Obi | ||||
| Peter Obi | 19 July 1961 | - | Former Governor of Anambra State, the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum and the Chairman of the Southeast Governors' Forum. | |
| George Obiozor | ||||
| Peter Odili | 15 August 1948 | - | Former governor of Rivers State. | |
| Igwegbe Odum | ||||
| Frank Ogbuewu | ||||
| Vincent Eze Ogbulafor | ||||
| Joy Ogwu | ||||
| Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu | 4 November 1933 | 26 November 2011 | Military officer and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970. | |
| Chuba Okadigbo | ||||
| Edward Ikem Okeke | ||||
| P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu | ||||
| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 13 June 1954 | – | The current Finance Minister and former Foreign Minister of Nigeria, notable for being the first woman to hold either of those positions. | [25] |
| Richard Okonye | 1943 | 1999 | ||
| Michael Okpara | ||||
| Jaycee Okwunwanne | 8 October 1985 | – | ||
| Ogbonnaya Onu | ||||
| Nwafor Orizu | ||||
| Theodore Orji | 11 November 1950 | - | Current governor of Abia State. | |
| Dennis Osadebay | 29 June 1911 | 26 December 1994 | was a Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and former premier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of Nigeria, which now comprises Edo and Delta State. | |
| Edward James Roye | 3 February 1815 | 11 February 1872 | Fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and subsequent death in 1871. | [27] |
| Andy Uba | ||||
| Achike Udenwa | 1948 | - | Former governor of Imo State. | |
| Onyema Ugochukwu | ||||
| Sylvester Ugoh | ||||
| Charles Ugwuh | ||||
| Emmanuel Ukaegbu | ||||
| Jaja Wachuku | 1918 | 1996 | ||
| Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu | – |
Warriors
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okoro Idozuka |
Science
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Emeagwali | 1954 | – | Computer scientist/geologist, one of two winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, a prize from the IEEE, for his use of the Connection Machine supercomputer | |
| Bisi Ezerioha | 6 Jan 1972 | Engineer, Entrepreneur | ||
| Bartholomew Nnaji | ||||
| John Ogbu | 9 May 1939 | 20 August 2003 | ||
| Chike Obi | 7 April 1921 | 13 March 2008 | Mathematician | |
| F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna | 12 October 1936 | 5 June 1990 | ||
| Fabian Udekwu | 1928 | 17 November 2006 | Cardiac surgeon, distinguished professor of surgery at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and a pioneer of open heart surgery in Africa |
Sports
American football players
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Abiamiri | 14 January 1986 | – | A defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. | |
| Obed Ariri | 4 April 1956 | – | An American football placekicker in the National Football League. | |
| Nnamdi Asomugha | 6 July 1981 | – | An American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. | [28] |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 1 March 1979 | – | ||
| Adimchinobi Echemandu | 21 November 1980 | – | An American football running back who is a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. | |
| Isaiah Ekejiuba | 5 October 1981 | – | ||
| Buchie Ibeh | 4 August 1983 | – | ||
| Chidi Iwuoma | 19 February 1978 | – | ||
| N. D. Kalu | 3 August 1975 | – | ||
| Chinedum Ndukwe | 4 March 1985 | – | ||
| Ike Ndukwe | 17 July 1982 | – | ||
| Chike Okeafor | 27 March 1976 | – | ||
| Chukky Okobi | 18 November 1978 | – | ||
| Amobi Okoye | 10 June 1987 | – | [29] | |
| Christian Okoye | 16 August 1961 | – | ||
| Kenechi Udeze | 5 March 1983 | – | ||
| Tony Ugoh | 17 November 1983 | – | ||
| Osi Umenyiora | 16 November 1981 | – | [30][31] | |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 24 July 1973 | – |
Canadian football players
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzooma Okeke | 3 September 1970 | – | was a Canadian Football League tackle for the Montreal Alouettes. |
Athletes
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chioma Ajunwa | ||||
| Onochie Achike | on 31 January 1975 | – | ||
| Kriss Akabusi | 28 November 1958 | – | ||
| Chinaza Amadi | 12 September 1987 | – | ||
| Clement Chukwu | 7 July 1973 | – | ||
| Vivian Chukwuemeka | 4 May 1975 | – | ||
| Innocent Egbunike | 30 November 1961 | – | ||
| Uchenna Emedolu | 17 September 1976 | – | ||
| Obinna Eregbu | 9 November 1969 | – | ||
| Joy Eze | 23 April 1988 | – | ||
| Davidson Ezinwa | 22 November 1971 | – | ||
| Osmond Ezinwa | 22 November 1971 | – | ||
| Chidi Imoh | 27 August 1963 | – | ||
| Obinna Metu | 12 July 1988 | – | ||
| Ngozi Monu | 7 January 1981 | – | ||
| Ogonna Nnamani | 29 July 1983 | – | [32] | |
| Francis Obikwelu | 22 November 1978 | – | ||
| Chinonye Ohadugha | 24 March 1986 | – | ||
| Christine Ohuruogu | 17 May 1984 | – | MBE an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres – the event for which she is the current Commonwealth, World and Olympic Champion. | [33][34][35] |
| Emmanuel Okoli | 13 November 1973 | – | ||
| Marilyn Okoro | 23 September 1984 | – | [36] | |
| Christy Opara-Thompson | 24 December 1971 | – | ||
| Charity Opara | 20 May 1972 | – | ||
| Emeka Udechuku | 10 July 1979 | – | ||
| Chima Ugwu | 19 July 1973 | – |
Basketball players
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Amaechi | 26 November 1970 | – | A retired American-born English NBA basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster and political activist in the United Kingdom. | [37] |
| Aloysius Anagonye | 10 February 1981 | – | ||
| Kelenna Azubuike | 16 December 1983 | – | ||
| Ike Diogu | 11 September 1983 | – | [38] | |
| Obinna Ekezie | 22 August 1975 | – | ||
| Benjamin Eze | 8 February 1981 | – | ||
| Ekene Ibekwe | 19 July 1985 | – | ||
| Ike Nwankwo | 27 December 1973 | – | ||
| Julius Nwosu | 1 May 1971 | – | ||
| Chamberlain Oguchi | 28 April 1986 | – | ||
| Emeka Okafor | 28 September 1982 | – | [39] | |
| Daniel Okonkwo | 1975 | – | ||
| Locker Okorie | – | |||
| Ime Udoka | 9 August 1977 | – | ||
| Mfon Udoka | 16 June 1976 | – |
Boxers
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Ahunanya | 19 November 1971 | – | ||
| Innocent Anyanwu | 25 September 1982 | – | ||
| Ijeoma Egbunine | 30 December 1980 | – | ||
| Ike Ibeabuchi | 2 February 1973 | – | ||
| Emmanuel Nwodo | 19 February 1974 | – | ||
| Dick Tiger | Richard Ihetu 14 August 1929 | 14 December 1971 | a boxer from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool (and later to America). | [40] |
Footballers
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| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Okwaraji | 19 May 1964 | 12 August 1989 | ||
| Victor Agali | 29 December 1978 | – | ||
| Festus Agu | 13 March 1975 | – | ||
| Chioma Ajunwa | 25 December 1970 | – | ||
| Lawrence Akandu | 10 December 1974 | – | ||
| Chukwuma Akabueze | 6 May 1989 | – | ||
| Michael Chidi Alozi | ||||
| Emmanuel Amuneke | 25 December 1970 | – | ||
| Kevin Amuneke | 10 May 1986 | – | ||
| Blessing Chinedu | 22 November 1976 | – | ||
| Kevin Amuneke | 10 May 1986 | – | ||
| Victor Anichebe | 23 April 1988 | – | ||
| Nduka Anyanwu | 15 April 1980 | – | ||
| Nnaemeka Anyanwu | 21 August 1988 | – | ||
| Onyekachi Apam | 30 December 1986 | – | ||
| Chibuzor Chilaka | 21 October 1986 | – | ||
| Chukwudi Chijindu | 20 February 1986 | – | ||
| Blessing Chinedu | 22 November 1976 | – | ||
| Christian Chukwu | ||||
| Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu | 10 June 1981 | – | ||
| Ugo Ehiogu | 3 November 1972 | – | ||
| Eric Ejiofor | 17 December 1979 | – | ||
| Chijioke Ejiogu | 22 November 1984 | – | ||
| Caleb Ekwegwo | 1 August 1988 | – | ||
| Ifeanyi Emeghara | 24 March 1984 | – | ||
| Hugo Enyinnaya | 8 May 1981 | – | ||
| Dino Eze | 1 June 1984 | – | ||
| Victor Ezeji | 9 June 1981 | – | ||
| Emeka Ifejiagwa | 30 October 1977 | – | ||
| Amaechi Igwe | 20 May 1988 | – | ||
| Ugo Ihemelu | 3 April 1983 | – | ||
| Ikechukwu Kalu | 18 April 1984 | – | ||
| Maxwell Kalu | 23 March 1976 | – | ||
| Christopher Kanu | 4 December 1979 | – | ||
| Nwankwo Kanu | 1 August 1976 | – | Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), usually known simply as Kanu and nicknamed Papilo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Nigerian national team and for English club Portsmouth. | [41] |
| Henry Nwosu Kanu | 14 February 1980 | – | ||
| Ndubuisi Eze | 10 May 1984 | – | ||
| Usim Nduka | 23 September 1985 | – | ||
| Chukwuemeka Nwadike | 9 August 1978 | – | ||
| Obinna Nwaneri | 19 March 1982 | – | ||
| Onyekachi Nwoha | 28 February 1983 | – | ||
| Chucks Nwoko | 21 November 197 | – | ||
| Udo Nwoko | 15 October 1984 | – | ||
| Henry Nwosu | 14 June 1963 | – | ||
| Mikel John Obi | 22 April 1987 | – | Won the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea in 2012 | [42] |
| Victor Nsofor Obinna | 25 March 1987 | – | ||
| Chinedu Obasi | 1 June 1986 | – | ||
| Ibezito Ogbonna | 27 March 1983 | – | ||
| Bertrand Okafor | 4 January 1990 | – | ||
| Uche Okafor | 8 August 1967 | 6 January 2011 | ||
| Uche Okafor | 10 February 1991 | – | ||
| Uche Okechukwu | 27 September 1967 | – | ||
| Jay-Jay Okocha | 14 August 1973 | – | [41] | |
| Chima Okorie | 8 October 1968 | – | ||
| Stanley Okoro | 8 December 1992 | – | ||
| Sunday Patrick Okoro | 27 April 1986 | – | ||
| Digger Okonkwo | 30 August 1977 | – | ||
| Onyekachi Okonkwo | 13 May 1982 | – | ||
| Isaac Okoronkwo | 1 May 1978 | – | ||
| Kelechi Okoye | 1984 | – | ||
| Sunday Oliseh | – | |||
| Tochukwu Oluehi | 3 June 1988 | |||
| Nedum Onuoha | 12 November 1986 | |||
| Iffy Onuora | 28 July 1967 | – | ||
| Chima Onyeike | 21 June 1975 | – | ||
| Obi Onyeike | 25 June 1992 | — | ||
| Daniel Onyekachi | 23 August 1985 | – | ||
| Oguchi Onyewu | 13 May 1982 | – | [43] | |
| Kelechi Osunwa | 15 October 1984 | – | ||
| Chioma Ubogagu | 10 September 1992 | — | ||
| Ikechukwu Uche | 5 January 1984 | — | ||
| Oguchi Uche | 1987 | – | ||
| John Ugochukwu | 20 April 1988 | – | ||
| Magalan Ugochukwu | 20 June 1990 | – | ||
| Ugo Ukah | 18 January 1984 | – | ||
| Eke Uzoma | 19 July 1989 | – |
Martial arts
| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chika Chukwumerije | 30 December 1983 | – | Olympic silver medallist | |
| Anthony Njokuani | 1 March 1980 | – | ||
| Jacob Martins Obiorah | – | |||
| Chukwuemeka Onyemachi | 28 July 1974 | – |
Religion
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| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Arinze | 1 November 1932 | – | A Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. | [44] |
| William Napoleon Barleycorn | 1884 | 1925 | a Spanish Guinean Primitive Methodist missionary and author of the first Bube language primer. He was a member of a prominent Fernandino family. | [15] |
| Agnes Okoh | 1905 | 1995 | Founder of Christ Holy Church International, an African Independent Church in Nigeria. | [45] |
| William Drew Robeson I | 27 July 1844 | 17 May 1918 | The father of Paul Robeson and the minister of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey from 1880 to 1901. | [46] |
| Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi | September 1903 | 24 January 1964 | Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI | [47] |
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Life, he says, was always precarious for his parents in Nigeria – they belonged to the Christian Ibo tribe...
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A dark-skinned man descended from the Ibo tribe of Nigeria, Reverend Robeson was of medium height with broad shoulders, andhad an air of surpassing dignity.
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But even before he became one of the rare Africans in the Phoenix Inn and one of the few blacks living in East L.A., Abani was what he calls "an outsider's outsider." He grew up in small Nigerian cities, the son of an Igbo educator father and a white English-born mother who'd met at Oxford, where she was a secretary and he was a post-doc student. Raised Roman Catholic, Abani studied in the seminary as a teenager.
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Adichie may not have lived through the civil war, but her imagination seems to have been profoundly molded by it: some of her own Igbo family survived the Nigerian Civil War; others did not.
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It is understood that Nnamdi and Chijioke represent their family in everything they do, says Nnamdi, and that each accomplishment or each behavior flaw would reflect on the entire family, even relatives in Nigeria. In their Ibo tribal language, Chijioke means "God creates talent" and Nnamdi means "My God is alive."
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Her parents came to England from Nigeria in 1980 and the family name means "fighter" in their native Igbo tongue.
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From Ohuruogu, "My mum and dad still speak their Igbo dialect which we were never taught. But we know odd words. Like when someone annoys you, you know how to insult them."
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My mum and dad are of Nigerian origin and my tribe, the Igbo, is known for being tough, which you have to be in athletics.
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My mother had travelled to Nigeria to support my father. She worked as a medic while he fought for Igbo, his ethnic group, in a civil war in which one million people died.
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Basketball has never been the top priority, said Pius Okafor, Emeka's father... Pius Okafor arrived in the United States in August 1976 from Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, rich in oil but wracked through the decades by colonialism, military dictatorship, ethnic strife and pervasive corruption. He carried $400 in his pocket and a student visa. Education was paramount in his Ibo ethnic group, he said, and to study overseas meant you were large.
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Two of the Super Eagles' top international stars, Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu and Paris St Germain's Augustine 'Jay-Jay' Okocha are Ibo.
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Activist- Clement Okechuchukwu Nwankwo -HAUMAN Right Activist (co-founder CLO, founder CRP and president international Transition Monitoring group Nigeria).
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