People from Kumasi

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

British-American philosopher and writer

Ghanaian Actress, television presenter, producer.

King of the Ashanti

Ghanaian singer, entertainer, and dancer

Ghanaian actress, TV presenter, and song writer

Ghanaian paediatric surgeon

Ghanaian philosopher and author

Ashanti king (1870-1931)

Ghanaian politician and lawyer

Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge

Ghanaian pharmacist and the first female Vice-Chancellor of the KNUST

Ghanaian linguist

Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor (born April 10, 1987), better known as Efya, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and actress from Kumasi. She is the daughter of Nana Adwoa Awindor, a filmmaker and talk show host. Efya rose to fame after participating in the first edition of Stars of the Future. Beginning in 2011, she won four consecutive Ghana Music Awards for Best Female Vocal Performance. Moreover, she was applauded for her performance at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

Ghanaian human rights advocate

Ghanaian academic and author

Ghanaian singer, actor, and comedian

Ghanaian politician

Ghanaian actor

King of Ashanti Kingdom, Ashanti leader

Ghanaian comedian

Ghanaian television presenter

King of Ashanti (1837–1884)

Ghanaian author, novelist and poet (1946-2017)

Ghanian artist (born 1964)

English debutante, wife of Ghanian politician Joe Appiah (1921-2006)

Ghanaian model

Ghanaian politician, lawyer and diplomat (1918-1990)

Ghanaian actor, singer, and television host

Ghanaian fashion designer

ghanaian-British nurse and former athlete

Ghanaian politician and academic

Ghanaian academic prodigy

Ghanaian lawyer (1932-2020)

Ashanti prince raised in the Netherlands, mining engineer and botanical collector (1827-1904)

Ghanaian-Dutch former politician

Ghanaian politician and physician

Ghanaian actor and comedian who recently transitioned to full-time preaching.

Ghanaian actress

Ghanaian American writer

Ghanaian High Court Judge and women's rights advocate (1960 - 2025)

Ghanaian pastor and motivational speaker

researcher

Ghanaian social entrepreneur

Ghanaian lawyer and politician