Abuja
Abuja ranks 2,078th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Onitsha, Missoula, Montana, and Mysore. Memorable people born in Abuja include Abiodun Baruwa, Nosa Igiebor, and Adenike Oladosu. Memorable people who died in Abuja include Muhammadu Maccido, Shehu Shagari, and Moshood Abiola. Abuja has been the birth place of many soccer players, and social activists and the death place of many politicians. Abuja is located in Nigeria.
Abuja is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria, it hosts key national institutions, landmarks, and buildings spread across its over 50 districts. It replaced Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1974 and 2002, Abuja was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Abiodun Baruwa, Nosa Igiebor, and Adenike Oladosu. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Abuja including Muhammadu Maccido, Shehu Shagari, and Moshood Abiola.
People Born in Abuja
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Abiodun Baruwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 4
Nosa Igiebor
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 1
Adenike Oladosu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 7
Aminu Umar
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 5
Ramon Azeez
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 6
Macauley Chrisantus
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 3
George Bello
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 29.01
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Abuja
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Muhammadu Maccido
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Shehu Shagari
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Moshood Abiola
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Abuja
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POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Shehu Shagari
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Moshood Abiola
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abuja were soccer players (6), and social activists (1), while most who died were politicians (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Abuja, including Abiodun Baruwa, Nosa Igiebor, and Aminu Umar. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abuja, including Abiodun Baruwa, Nosa Igiebor, and Aminu Umar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Abuja since 1700.
