African Arts & Culture Leaders

Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa

685
Influential People
51
Countries Represented
All Countries Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad

Melchior Mbonimpa

Poet

Burundi
Neshani Andreas

Neshani Andreas

Poet

Namibia
Ousmane Amadou

Ousmane Amadou

Poet

Niger

Venuste Nshimiyimana

Poet & Writer

Rwanda
Abdias do Nascimento†

Abdias do Nascimento†

Artist & Activist (Brazil-Benin)

Benin
Alda Espírito Santo†

Alda Espírito Santo†

Poet & Independence Fighter

Sao Tome and Principe
Bessie Head†

Bessie Head†

Acclaimed Novelist

Botswana
Boubou Hama†

Boubou Hama†

Writer & Politician

Niger

Cabdullaahi Suldaan 'Timacade'†

Poet

Somalia

Caetano da Costa Alegre†

Pioneer Poet

Sao Tome and Principe

Cyprien Rugamba†

Poet (Rwanda-Burundi)

Burundi
Cyril Collard†

Cyril Collard†

Director (France-Chad)

Chad
Dambudzo Marechera†

Dambudzo Marechera†

Novelist & Guardian Fiction Prize Winner

Zimbabwe
David Diop†

David Diop†

Poet & Negritude Pioneer

Senegal
Djibril Diop Mambéty†

Djibril Diop Mambéty†

Legendary Director

Senegal
Dr. Agostinho Neto†

Dr. Agostinho Neto†

President & Poet

Angola
Dr. António Jacinto†

Dr. António Jacinto†

Poet & Revolutionary

Angola
Ellen Kuzwayo†

Ellen Kuzwayo†

Author & Anti-Apartheid Leader; F; GP

South Africa
Francisco José Tenreiro†

Francisco José Tenreiro†

Poet & Geographer

Sao Tome and Principe
José Craveirinha†

José Craveirinha†

National Poet

Mozambique
Kateb Yacine†

Kateb Yacine†

Playwright & Poet

Algeria
Kouyaté Sory Kandia†

Kouyaté Sory Kandia†

Legendary Griot

Guinea
Mariama Bâ†

Mariama Bâ†

Feminist Novelist

Senegal
Maxamed Cabdille Xasan†

Maxamed Cabdille Xasan†

Sayyid & Poet

Somalia
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