# List of people from Accra

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Accra, Ghana.

## Born in Accra
### 1901–1970

* Gottlieb Ababio Adom (1904–1979), educator, journalist, editor and Presbyterian clergyman
* Mabel Dove Danquah (1905–1984), journalist, political activist, and creative writer
* Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992), 2nd President of Ghana
* Saka Acquaye (1923–2007), musician, playwright, artist
* Guy Warren (1923–2008), musician
* James Barnor (born 1929), photographer
* Peter Ala Adjetey (1931–2008), Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005
* Love Allotey (1936–1996), boxer
* Eddie Blay (1937–2006), boxer
* Floyd Robertson (1937–1983), boxer
* Clement Quartey (born 1938), boxer
* Fred Aryee (born 1939), Nigerian footballer
* Mustapha Tettey Addy (born 1942), master drummer
* Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944), President of Ghana
* Margaret Busby (born 1944), publisher, editor and writer
* Oliver Acquah (born 1946), footballer
* Jerry Rawlings (born 1947–2020), President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001
* Souad Faress (born 1948), stage, radio, television and film actress.
* David Kotei (born 1950), boxer
* William Boyd (born 1952), Scottish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
* Abena Busia (born 1953), writer, poet, lecturer and diplomat
* Hugh Quarshie (born 1954), actor
* Robert Bathurst (born 1957), English actor
* Azumah Nelson (born 1958), boxer
* Abdul–Aziz Yakubu (born 1958), mathematician
* Peter Mensah (born 1959), Ghanaian-British actor
* Mike Tetteh (born 1960), businessman, professional boxing promoter
* Nana (born 1968), German rapper and DJ
* Marcel Desailly (born 1968), French footballer
* Ali Ibrahim Pelé (born 1969), footballer
* Ike Quartey (born 1969), boxer

### 1971–1980

* Joe Addo (born 1971), footballer
* Komla Dumor (1972–2014), journalist
* Bernard Aryee (born 1973), football player
* Kwame Ayew (born 1973), footballer
* Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), football defender
* Samuel Johnson (born 1973), footballer
* Ohene Kennedy (born 1973), footballer
* Leonard Myles-Mills (born 1973), athlete
* Alex Nyarko (born 1973), footballer
* Joachim Yaw (born 1973), footballer
* Augustine Ahinful (born 1974), footballer
* Charles Akonnor (born 1974), footballer
* Joseph Aziz (born 1974), footballer
* Kofi Amoah Prah (born 1974), German long jumper
* Yaw Preko (born 1974), footballer
* Finley Quaye (born 1974), musician
* Godfried Aduobe (born 1975), footballer
* Charles Amoah (born 1975), footballer
* Daniel Addo (born 1976), footballer
* Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (born 1976), footballer
* Aziz Zakari (born 1976), athlete
* Owusu Benson (born 1977), football player
* Joshua Clottey (born 1977), boxer
* Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (born 1977), actor
* Eric Addo (born 1978), footballer
* Patrick Allotey (1978–2007), footballer
* Richard Kingson (born 1978), football goalkeeper
* Isaac Kwakye (born 1978), football attacking midfielder
* Christian Saba (born 1978), footballer
* Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), footballer
* Junior Agogo (born 1979), footballer
* Osumanu Adama (born 1980), boxer
* Sammy Adjei (born 1980), footballer
* Joseph Agbeko (born 1980), boxer
* Eric Akoto (born 1980), Togolese footballer
* Stephen Appiah (born 1980), footballer
* Baffour Gyan (born 1980), footballer
* Elvis Hammond (born 1980), footballer
* Abdullah Quaye (born 1980), footballer
* Vishal Punjabi (born 1980), Indian film producer and director

### 1981–1990

* Riga Mustapha (born 1981), Dutch footballer
* Emmanuel Pappoe (born 1981), footballer
* Ishmael Addo (born 1982), football striker
* Lawrence Aidoo (born 1982), footballer
* Michael Essien (born 1982), footballer
* Anthony Obodai (born 1982), footballer
* Daniel Ola (born 1982), Ghanaian-Nigerian footballer
* George Owu (born 1982), footballer
* Razak Pimpong (born 1982), footballer
* Ahkan (born 1983), musician and songwriter
* Vida Anim (born 1983), sprinter
* Derek Boateng (born 1983), footballer
* Yussif Chibsah (born 1983), footballer
* Ahmed Barusso (born 1984), footballer
* Ibrahim Abdul Razak (born 1983), footballer
* Fred Benson (born 1984), Dutch-Ghanaian footballer
* Lawrence Quaye (born 1984), Qatari footballer
* Charles Takyi (born 1984), footballer
* Ruky Abdulai (born 1985), Canadian long jumper and heptathlete
* Abdul Razak Alhassan (born 1985), mixed martial artist
* Asamoah Gyan (born 1985), footballer
* Bennard Yao Kumordzi (born 1985), footballer
* Anthony Annan (born 1986), footballer
* Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 1986), footballer
* Prince Tagoe (born 1986), footballer
* Alexander Tettey (born 1986), Norwegian footballer
* Samuel Yeboah (born 1986), footballer
* Mark Adu Amofah (born 1987), footballer
* John Boye (born 1987), footballer
* Emmanuel Clottey (born 1987), footballer
* Brimah Razak (born 1987), footballer
* Ibrahim Sulemana (born 1987), footballer
* Jerry Akaminko (born 1988), footballer
* Kwadwo Asamoah (born 1988), footballer
* Mohamed Awal (born 1988), footballer
* Cofie Bekoe (born 1988), footballer
* Davidson Eden (born 1988), German-Ghanaian footballer
* Ernest Sowah (born 1988), footballer
* Isaac Vorsah (born 1988), footballer
* Dominic Adiyiah (born 1989), footballer
* Mohammed Rabiu (born 1989), footballer
* Seidu Yahaya (born 1989), footballer
* David Accam (born 1990), footballer
* Lee Addy (born 1990), footballer
* Kalif Alhassan (born 1990), footballer
* Jonathan Mensah (born 1990), footballer
* Daniel Opare (born 1990), footballer

### 1991–Present

* Mohammed Abu (born 1991), footballer
* Gideon Baah (born 1991), footballer
* Jamin Beats (born 1991), Afro pop singer, producer, song writer
* Daniel Kofi Agyei (born 1992), footballer
* Mohammed Fatau (born 1992), footballer
* Mahatma Otoo (born 1992), footballer
* Frank Acheampong (born 1993), footballer
* Ebenezer Assifuah (born 1993), footballer
* Joshua Buatsi (born 1993), British boxer
* Raman Chibsah (born 1993), footballer
* Alfred Duncan (born 1993), footballer
* Nadia Eke (born 1993), triple jumper
* Ibrahim Moro (born 1993), footballer
* Daniel Amartey (born 1994), footballer
* Eugene Ansah (born 1994), footballer
* Emmanuel Boateng (born 1994), footballer
* Joseph Larweh Attamah (born 1994), footballer
* Isaac Dogboe (born 1994), boxer
* Bernard Mensah (born 1994), footballer
* Clifford Aboagye (born 1995), footballer
* Bernard Kyere (born 1995), footballer
* Wahab Ackwei (born 1996), footballer
* Thomas Agyepong (born 1996), footballer
* Godfred Donsah (born 1996), footballer
* Lumor Agbenyenu (born 1996), footballer
* William Opoku (born 1997), footballer
* Benjamin Tetteh (born 1997), footballer
* Gifty Ayew Asare (born 1998), footballer
* Joseph Paintsil (born 1998), footballer
* Hans Nunoo Sarpei (born 1998), footballer
* Francis Amuzu (born 1999), Belgian footballer
* Halutie Hor (born 1999), sprinter
* Abdul Nurudeen (born 1999), footballer
* Roberto Massimo (born 2000), German footballer
* Najeeb Yakubu (born 2000), footballer
* Manu Duah (born 2005), footballer

## Lived in Accra

* Stephen Adei (born 1948), educationist, writer, economist and motivational speaker
* Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (born 1978), the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings