List of people from Lagos
This is a list of people from Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria.
Business
- Habeeb Okunola, businessman and philanthropist[1]
- Toyin Saraki, global health advocate and healthcare philanthropist[2]
Politicians and rulers
- Rilwan Akiolu, Oba (traditional ruler) of Lagos[3]
- Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, Pioneer and first Governor of Lagos State
- F.C.O Coker, First Nigerian Municipal Treasurer, First Secretary to the Lagos state Government[4] [5]
- Dr. Lanre Towry-Coker, Nigerian architect,[6] politician and socialite. First Commissioner for Works and Housing of Lagos State.[7][8][9]
- Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos state[10]
- Babatunde Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos and Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing[11]
- Lekan Fatodu, Politician and journalist[12]
- Bode George, Politician[13]
- Alhaji Lateef Jakande, former governor, Lagos State
- Yemi Osinbajo, politician, lawyer, and former vice-president of Nigeria.[14]
- Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State[15]
- Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and former Governor of Lagos State[16]
- Funsho Williams, politician and one-time aspirant to the office of Lagos state governor[17]
Sports
- Kenny Adeleke (born 1983), basketball player
- Israel Adesanya, former UFC middleweight champion[18]
- Nelson Agholor, professional American football player, Super Bowl LII Champion with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018[19]
- Tunji Awojobi (born 1973), professional basketball player
- Ade Coker (born 1954), football player who represented the United States national team[20]
- Arnaut Danjuma, football player
- Oba Femi, professional wrestler
- Dimaku Fidelis (born 1989), footballer[21]
- Israel Idonije, professional American football player, Chicago Bears 2003–2013, Detroit Lions 2013[22]
- Anthony Nwakaeme, football player
- Anoure Obiora, football player[23][24]
- Derek Ogbeide (born 1997), Nigerian-Canadian basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Uche Okechukwu, football player[25]
- Hakeem Olajuwon, professional basketball player[26]
- Omos, professional wrestler
- Tijani Luqman Opeyemi, professional soccer player[27]
- Victor Osimhen, football player
Other
- Akintoye, rapper and TikTok personality
- Oyinkan Braithwaite, novelist and writer, who wrote My Sister, the Serial Killer
- Oluwashina Okeleji, sports journalist[28]
- Yvonne Orji, actress, comedian[29]
- Ayibatonye Owei, former Commissioner of Health
- Omuabor smart, Entrepreneur and investment broker
- Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, radio presenter and broadcaster
- Yinka Oladele, entrepreneur[30]
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- ^ "Franklin C.O. Coker | Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries". zodml.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2015-06-19). "Henry Theodore Okeade Coker (1929-2015)". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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- ^ "Babatunde Raji Fashola | Profile | Africa Confidential". africa-confidential.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Meet Lekan Fatodu, the young man who donated a website to governing party". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-08-30. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Bode George: Pathetic death throes of a political dinosaur". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-11-01. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Nigeria's VP Osinbajo: Does he have friends in the political elite?". The Africa Report.com. 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Babajide Sanwo-Olu". The AFRICA CEO FORUM (in French). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Nigeria's Bola Tinubu: the Kingmaker who would be King?". The Africa Report.com. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Funsho Williams: A servant leader worthy of emulation". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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- ^ "Nelson Agholor's Super Bowl symbolic of his turnaround". RSN. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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- ^ "Nigeria - A. Obiora - Profile with news, career statistics, and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Nigeria, Media (2018-06-12). "Biography of Anoure Obiora (Footballer)". Media Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Busybuddies (2018-02-12). "Veteran Eagles Defender Uche Okechukwu Is Now A Professional Hunter (Photos)". The Busy Buddies. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Hakeem Olajuwon | Biography, Stats, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Tijani, Luqman. "Luqman Football Career in Turkey".
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