Afristorical Achievers
Afristoricals have collated thousands of different facts which are highlighted in our Afristorical Range…and the list is growing!!! Keep a look out on this page as we add the biographies of these amazing individuals.
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Abd-al-Mumin Abdullah Ibrahim Abebe Bikila Abedi Pelé Adebisi Fabunmi Admiral Hanno Adu Boahen Agbonbiofe Adeshina Aimé Césaire Alexander Miles Ali Ibrahim Farka Touré Ali Mazrui Alice Parker Alice Walker Alpha Blondy Althea Gibson Ama Ata Aidoo Aminata Sow Fall Andrew Beard Andrew Watson Angela Davis Angélique Kidjo Anthony Enahoro Anthony Yeboah Archbishop Desmond Tutu Arthur Ashe Arthur Wharton Askia Daud Askia Mohammed I Aster Aweke Augustine ("Jay-Jay") Okocha |
Baaba Maal Baba Wagué Diakité Babatunde Olatunji Barack Obama Barones Patricia Scotland Baroness Rosalind Howells Baroness Valerie Amos Barrington Irving Ben Enwonwu Ben Okri Benajmin Banneker Benedita da Silva Benjamin S.Carson, M.D Benjamin S.Carson, M.D. Benjamin Zephaniah Bernie Grant Bessie Blount Bessie Head Bessie Smith Bishop Wilfred Wood Bob Marley Bongo Kuenda Brenda Fassie Bruce Oldfield Buchi Emecheta Bussa - Slave leader |
Camara Laye Carter Godwin Woodson Caryl Phillips Catherine Ndereba Celestine Babayaro Cesaria Evora Chancellor Williams Charles Drew Charles Kamathi Cheikh Anta Diop Chinua Achebe Chioma Ajunwa Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus Claudia Jones Cordell Reed Coretta Scott King Courtney Pine | |
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Dahia al-Kahina Daley Thompson Dame Jocelyn Barrow Dani Kouyaté Daniel Amokachi Daniel Komen David Crosthwaite Denise Lewis Derartu Tulu Derek Walcott Diblo Dibala Dick Tiger Dikembe Mutombo D'jibril Diop Mambety Dr. Benjamin Carson Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Dr. Ernest Everett Just Dr. Harold Moody Dr. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Meredith Gourdine Dr. Patricia Bath Dr. Percy Lavon Julian Dr. Samuel Johnson Dr.Alban (Nwapa) |
Edith Masai Elihu Embree Elijah McCoy Ellen & William Craft Emmett W. Chappelle Emperor Semamun Ephat Mujuru Ernest Everett Just Errol Brown Essien Udosen Essien-Udom Eusabio Ferreira Da Silva |
Famoudou Konate Fatuma Roba Fela Kuti Femi Kuti Finidi George Flora Nwapa Florence Barsosio Francis Bebey Franco Luambo Francois Omam Biyik Frankie Fredericks Franz Fanon Fred D'Aguiar Frederick Douglass Frederick Jones | |
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Garrett Morgan Gaspar Yanga Gaston Kabore Geoffrey Oryema George Bridgetower George Carruthers George Edward Alcorn George Grant George Jackson George of Lydda George Padmore George Washington Carver George Weah Gigi (Ejigayehu Shibabaw) Gilberto Gil Granville T. Woods |
Haile Gebreselassie Haile Gerima Hakeem Olajuwon Hannibal Barca Helon Habila Henry Akinwande Henry Blair Henry Cele Henry Rono Henry Sampson Henry Sylvester Williams Howard Gayle Hugh Masekela |
Ian Wright Ignatius Sancho Ike Quartey Ira Aldridge | |
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Jack Johnson Jackie Joyner Kersee Jackie Robinson Jacob Afolabi Jacques Constantin Deburque Jaime Hurtado Jaja of Opobo Jamaica Kincaid James Earl Jones James Meredith James West Jan Matzelinger Janet Adegoke Janet Jackson Jaojoby Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Marie Teno Jesse Jackson, Jr Jesse Jackson, Jr. Jesse Owens Jimmy Dludlu Joan Armatrading Joel Augustus Rogers John Albert Burr John Archer John Barnes John Conteh John Edmonstone John Kani John Lee Love John Mashego John Thomas White John Thompson Johnnetta B. Cole Jomo Kenyatta Jonas Gwangwa Joseph Hunter Dickinson Joseph Lee Joseph Shabalala Joseph Winters Julius Soubise |
Kalusha Bwalya Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kelly Holmes Ken Gampu Ken Saro-Wiwa Kentake Amanirenas Khadja Nin King Dom Affonso King Micipsa King Sundiata King Sunny Ade Kipchoge Keino Koo Nimo Kwame Nkrumah Kwashi (Adonu Amevuvor) |
Labi Siffre Ladji Camara Lee Jasper Lennox Lewis Leopold Sedar Senghor Letta Mbulu Lewis Hamilton Lewis Howard Latimer Linford Christie Linton Kwesi Johnson Lloyd Augustus Hall Lobi Traore Lord David Pitt Lord Herman Ouseley Lord John David Beckett Taylor Lord Learie Constantine Louis Mhlanga Louis Motholo Louis W. Roberts Lucky Dube Lyda Newman | |
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M Lloyd Richards Mahmoud Ahmed Mai Dunama ibn Salma Mai Idris Alooma Majorie Stewart Joyner Malangatana Malcolm X Mansa Abubakari II Mansa Musa I Mansour Seck Manu Dibango Manute Bol Maria Mutola Mariama Bâ Marie Brown Mark Dean & Dennis Moeller Mary Onyali Mary Prince Mary Seacole Matthew Alexander Henson Maurice Rupert Bishop Maya Angelou Mazi Ojike Mbonu MCK Ajuluchukwu Medgar Evers Menelik II Michael Jackson Michael Jordan Miriam Makeba Miruts Yifter Moira Stewart Mory Kante Moses Kiptanui Moses Tanui Muhammad Ali Muraina Oyelami Mutapa Matope Mzwakhe Mbuli |
N!xau Nahawa Doumbia Nathaniel Alexander Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke Negus Negaste Ezana Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Ngozi Adichie Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ngugi wa Thiongo Nicolás Guillén Njabulo Ndebele Nnamdi Azikiwe Noah N'geny Norbert Rillieux Noureddine Morceli Nwankwo Kanu |
Oba Esigie Oba Ewuare Obafemi Awolowo Okot p'Bitek Olaudah Equiano Oliver Mtukudzi Olowe of Ise Oprah Winfrey Ossie Davis Otis Boykin Ousmane Sembene | |
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Papa Wemba Patrice Emery Lumumba Patrick Viera Paul Boateng Paul Bogle Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Robeson Paul Tergat Pele Pepe Kalle Pharaoh Akhenaten Pharaoh Amenemhet I Pharaoh Amenemhet III Pharaoh Amenhotep III Pharaoh Djoser Pharaoh Khashekemui Pharaoh Khufu Pharaoh Mena Pharaoh Mer-Meith Pharaoh Natakamani Pharaoh Taharqo Phil Brooks Philip Emeagwali Phillis Wheatley Power Mike Prime Minister Imhotep Professor Ahmed Baba Professor Wole Soyinka Prophetess Kimpa Vita |
Queen Ahhotep Queen Ahmose-Nefertari Queen Amanitore Queen Amina Queen Bakwa Turunku Queen Judith Queen Ngola Ann Nzinga Queen of Sheba Queen Oluwo Queen Phillippa Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut Quince Duncan Quincy Jones Quobna Ottobah Cugoano |
Randolph Turpin Reuben Kosgei Ricardo Rangel Richard Spikes Rita Dove Robert Wedderburn Roger Milla Roi Ankhkara Kwabena Ronald Demon Rosa Parks Roscoe L. Koontz Rudolph Walker Rufus Ogundele Rufus Stokes | |
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S E Rogie Sade Safi Faye Said Abdullah of the Mayac Said Aouita Salif Keita Sally Barsosio Sam Mangwana Samuel Coleridge Taylor Samuel Fosso Samuel Matete Sarah Goode Sarki Abdullah Burja Sarki Muhammad Kanta Sarki Muhammad Rumfa Seal Septimus Severus Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio Shirley Bassey Shirley Thompson Sidney Jacoby Sir Bill Morris Sir William Arthur Lewis Skunder Boghossian Sobhuza II Sojourner Truth Sona Diabaté Sonni Ali Ber Sony Labou Tansi Spike Lee Stella Chiweshe Stephen Lawrence Steve Biko Sultan Abu l-Hasan Susana Baca de la Colina |
Tabu Ley Rochereau Tegla Loroupe Tessa Sanderson Thomas Elkins Thomas Jennings Thomas Mapfumo Toni Morrison Tony Cox (Actor) Toussaint-L'Ouverture Trevor McDonald Trevor Phillips Tsitsi Dangarembga Tunde Baiyewu |
Uche Okeke | |
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Val McCalla Valerie Thomas Virgie Ammons Viv Anderson Vusi Kunene |
Walter Rodney Whoopi Goldberg Willard White William Cuffay William Edward DuBois William Purvis Willie L. Brown, Jr. Wilma Rudolph Winnie Mandela Wynton Marsalis |
Yinka Shonibare Youssou N'Dour Yusuf ibn Tashifin |
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