Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi ranks 3,448th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Șimleu Silvaniei, Nabari, Mie, and Bajina Bašta. Memorable people born in Sekondi-Takoradi include Ayi Kwei Armah, Kim Grant, and Samuel Inkoom. Sekondi-Takoradi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Sekondi-Takoradi is located in Ghana.
Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as an industrial and commercial center with a population of 245,382 people, according to the 2021 census. Since 2021 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Abdul-Mumin Issah. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi and Armah Blay Nyameke for Sekondi. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1939 and 1995, Sekondi-Takoradi was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ayi Kwei Armah, Kim Grant, and Samuel Inkoom.
People Born in Sekondi-Takoradi
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Ayi Kwei Armah
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 5
Kim Grant
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 4
Samuel Inkoom
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 2
Ben Bentil
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 1
Desmond N'Ze
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sekondi-Takoradi were soccer players (3), writers (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sekondi-Takoradi, including Kim Grant, Samuel Inkoom, and Desmond N'Ze. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sekondi-Takoradi, including Kim Grant, Samuel Inkoom, and Desmond N'Ze.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sekondi-Takoradi since 1700.
