Notable locals January Conny, known by many names, of which the best-known is John Canoe, was an Akan warrior and chief of the Ahanta people, an ally of Brandenburg-Prussia against the British and the Dutch, in the Brandenburger Gold Coast colony (1683–1720) in Axim. His true name has been lost to history, although the name Kenu is an authentic Akan name. Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703–1756), the first black African to receive a philosophical education in Europe and to publish philosophical works there and in Germany. He published "The Rights of Moors" (among other works) and taught philosophy at the University of Jena. Kwame Nkrumah, first President of Ghana and a prominent intellectual of his era. 
Notable locals January Conny, known by many names, of which the best-known is John Canoe, was an Akan warrior and chief of the Ahanta people, an ally of Brandenburg-Prussia against the British and the Dutch, in the Brandenburger Gold Coast colony (1683–1720) in Axim. His true name has been lost to history, although the name Kenu is an authentic Akan name. Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703–1756), the first black African to receive a philosophical education in Europe and to publish philosophical works there and in Germany. He published "The Rights of Moors" (among other works) and taught philosophy at the University of Jena. URL |title=Kwame Nkrumah Biography |access-date=25 June 2013 |publisher=Ghana to Ghana The Place for Ghana News and Entertainment |url-status=dead URL |archive-date=4 January 2013 </ref>
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Kwame Nkrumah, first President of Ghana and a prominent intellectual of his era.
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