People from Guinea (region)

Ghanaian-German philosopher

American mental calculator

former slave from the French West Indies who became a member of the National Convention and the Council of Five Hundred of France

Haitian freedom fighter and Duchess of Haiti

Senegalese Signare

Ruler of Futa Jallon

Oba Akinsemoyin reigned as Oba of Lagos from around 1704 to 1749. His father was Oba Ado and his siblings were Erelu Kuti and Oba Gabaro, whom he succeeded.

18th century African slave trader

slave trader

American entrepreneur and property-owner

Cuffy, also known as Kofi Badu (died in 1763), was an African Akan man who was enslaved in the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. In 1763, he led a major slave revolt of around 5,000 slaves against the Dutch. The slave revolt was eventually suppressed and Cuffy committed suicide. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.

Surinamese botanist (1692-1787)

Guinean leader

Ivorian politician

Fula religious leader