Influential People in Nigeria
Discover the most influential people from Nigeria
Jay-Jay Okocha
Football Legend (Duplicate fix)
Jay-Jay Okocha†
Football Legend & Ambassador
Josh Akognon
Nigeria’s 3-Point King
Joyce Oguamanam
Founder; LearnAm Founder
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
Justice; Supreme Court Justice
Justice Musa Dattijo Mohammed
Justice; Supreme Court Justice
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Actor & Cultural Historian; Actor & Historian
Kennedy Odede
Founder; Shining Hope Founder
Lateef Fagbemi
AGF; Attorney General of Nigeria
Maj. Gen. Faruk Yahaya
Ex-COAS; Former COAS
Maj. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun
Ex-ECOWAS Commander
Muhammadu Buhari
Ex-President of Nigeria
Ngozi Fulani
Founder; Sistah Space Founder
Nkem Owoh
Comedian & Engineer
Nneka Ezeigbo
Lead Data Scientist
Odunlade Adekola
Actor; Actor & Producer
Olorunnimbe Mamora
Ex-Minister of Health & Senator
Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Google DeepMind Engineer; Lead AI Engineer
Omoyemi Akerele
Founder
Osita Chidoka
Ex-Corps Marshal
Pete Edochie
Cultural Icon; Veteran Actor & Cultural Icon
Phyno (Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike)
Pioneer of Igbo-language mainstream rap
Prof. Abdul Karim Bangura
Howard Scholar; Howard University Scholar (NG-born)
Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi
Ex-CODESRIA; Ex-Head