Ngugi wa Mirii (1951 – 2/3 Mee 2008) bụ onye Kenya na Zimbabw onye na-ede egwuregwu, onye ọrụ mmekọrịta na onye nkuzi, nke a kacha mara maka ihe omume ya Ngaahika Ndeenda, bụ nke ya na onye ode akwụkwọ Gikuyu ibe ya Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dekọtara . Akụkọ a na-egosi ikpe ezighị ezi na ngafe na okpuru ọchịchị nke Kenya mgbe ọchịchị gachara, ma ndị na-abụghị ndị nwere ọgụgụ isi emere n'ụlọ ihe nkiri mepere emepe na Kamirithu Educational and Cultural Center na Limuru . A mụrụ ya na Roromo, Limuru, Kenya, Ngugi wa Mirii bụ onye nke abụọ n'ime ezinụlọ nwere ụmụ isii nke John Mirii na Elizabeth Wanjiku mụrụ. Ọ gụrụ akwụkwọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị Ngenia ma malite na 1972 ruo 1974 na-arụ ọrụ na Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation . Ọ nwetara diplọma na agụmakwụkwọ ndị okenye na Institute of Adult Studies, Mahadum Nairobi, wee banye na Ngalaba agụmakwụkwọ mmụta gbasara mmepe bụ Institute of Development Studies. Mgbe ọ na-arụ ọrụ ebe ahụ, ọ sonyere ndị ọrụ ugbo na ndị ọrụ na mmepe obodo na Kamiriith, Limuru.