19th-century slave traders

Swahili slave and ivory trader (c. 1832/7–1905)

Greek businessman (1815–1899)

Sudanese warlord and slave trader (1842–1900)

Slave trader and Sudanese governor

Sudanese military commander (1836-1926)

second Iyalode of Ibadan

wealthy Luso-African merchant, moneylender, entrepreneur, and slave trade

slave trader

German trader, blackbirder and Hanseat (1813-1885)

Akitoye (died 2 September 1853), sometimes wrongly referred to as Akintoye, reigned twice as Oba of Lagos; first, from 1841 to 1845, and a second time, from 1851 to 1853. His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Osinlokun and Adele.

Euro-African businesswoman

land and slave owner of Reunion Island (1755–1846)

Luso-African queen who became a prominent businesswoman

Muhammad bin Khalfan bin Khamis al-Barwani () (born c. 1850, died 1919), commonly known as Rumaliza, was an Omani Swahili trader of slaves and ivory, active in Central and East Africa in the latter part of the nineteenth century. He was a member of the Arabian Barwani tribe. With the help of Tippu Tip, he became the Sultan of Ujiji. At one time, he dominated the trade of Tanganyika, before being defeated by Belgian forces under Baron Francis Dhanis in January 1894.

Malay nationalist

French politician

oba of Lagos

merchant and slave trader in Portuguese Guinea

19th century Nigerian slave merchant

Businessman of Korea

trader and matriarch active in Guinea/Conakry

Spanish pirate (c. 1797–1835)