From a peerless broadcaster who told African stories on the world scene to a crack physicist who helped humans fly into outer space, Ghana has given many gifts to the world. To celebrate Ghana's 57th independence day, Newaccra Magazine rounds up 57 Ghanaians who are making serious impact on the world stage and at home.
These men and women are our gifts to the world!
BUSINESS AND
LEADERSHIP
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Motivational Speaker and author. Ghana’s Most Promising
Entrepreneur, 2011
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Beige Capital, Best Young Entrepreneur for 2011 at the
Ghana Entrepreneur Awards
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CEO, Antrak Group, philantropist
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Founded Despite Group, multiple ventures including Peace Fm, Neat Fufu, etc.
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Founded Allure Africa. Named in Top Ten Most Respected
CEO's in Ghana, 2012
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Popular TV personality Founded GDA Concepts.
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Board chair for multiple companies. Former CEO, Anglogold
Ashanti
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Banker, Founder of UT holdings. Lifetime Achievement for
Innovation in Africa, 2013
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Executive Chairman, AGAMS
Holdings. Marketing Man of the year 2011.
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Horseman Shoes, Global
Professional Achievers Young Entrepreneur 2011 Award
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PUBLIC SERVICE AND POLITICS
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7th UN Secretary
General. Founder and Chair of the Kofi Annan foundation
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First president of Ghana. The
greatest African of the millennium. Visionary of African Union.
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Lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic who became the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, 2002.The first President of ECOWAS, 2007
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Diplomat. President of ECOWAS,
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Former Vice-Chairman of the
National Development Planning Commission. Former Deputy Director General of
the International Labour Organization
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Former President of the UN General Assembly
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HEALTH AND EDUCATION
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Vice-Chairperson, FAO/WHO Codex
Alimentarius Commission.
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Director,
Nutrition Division at FAO Headquarters in Rome
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Expert in plastic surgery of face,
head and neck. Expert in rhinoplasty
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Physician and surgeon - Past
president GMA and member of the NHIS committee
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Celebrated playwright and author.
Wrote ‘Dilemma of a ghost’
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World leading authority in sickle
cells. Guinness Award for Scientific Achievement in the Commonwealth.
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Former president of Ghana Medical
Association. Healthy lifestyle campaigner
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First female Vice Chancellor
of Uni of Cape Coast.Minister of education.
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Literary luminary. Wrote ' A Harvest of our dreams', 'The place we call home and other poems'
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Acclaimed poet. Known for ‘This Earth, my
brother’ and ‘The Cathedral’
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Biochemistry professor. Won the
Millennium Excellence Award for Educational Development. Popular for hosting
a Science Quiz on TV
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Dramatist and children’s author. Wrote ‘The marriage of
Anansewa’
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First black African to perform heart
surgery. National Cardiothoracic Center. Ghana Heart
Foundation.
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John Postel Award. Internet Hall
of fame. Built the first internet connection in West Africa.
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Academic, Former rector of GIMPA
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Founded Ashesi University. Multiple award winner.
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Academic, Barrister and Solicitor.
One of three female African Judges at International Criminal Court
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Physicist extraodinaire, formulated the Allotey Formalism, a technique used to
determine matter in outer space.
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MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Osibisa
Ghana’s all time Afro Music band who
performed around the globe.
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Pioneered the Hiplife music genre, a KORA Award winner and now CEO of
Rockstone’s Office
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Best Gospel Artist - BEFFTA (Black Entertainment Fashion and
Film Award). Best Gospel Artist in Europe – Gospel music awards, Italy.
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One of Ghana’s best
performers. ‘Best African Act’ MOBO Awards 2006 and “Best Performer” at the
MTV Africa Music Awards 2009.
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Miss World- Africa 2013
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Multiple award winner. Best Male Artiste at the Kora Award.
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‘Best International Act’ - BET Awards
2012 and a Two-time “Artiste of the Year” at the Ghana Music Awards . Owns
fashion label, ‘Sark’ .
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Two-time “Artistes of the
Year” - Ghana Music Awards. Known for their phenomenal stage performance.
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Vocalist , songwriter and
performing artiste. Multiple award winner.
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Amakye Dede
Highlife music performer of the highest calibre. Famous for his track 'sokoo'.
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Acting legend with a unique presence and on-screen delivery. Regarded as a pacesetter.
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Starred in the popular
Hollywood movie “Deadly Voyage” with
Omar Epps. Another of Ghana’s best actors.
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Africa’s best Actress at the Africa
Entertainment Awards 2012. Glaucoma campaigner
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Became a household name after
starring in 'Things we do for love'. Starred in 'Agony of the Christ'
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Satirist, author and stand up comedy performer
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a.k.a Maame Jata . One of Ghana's
finest actresses
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Broadcaster without co-equal. Journalist of the year 2003. Presented BBC Focus on Africa. RIP
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METHODOLOGY
This compilation (Our Gifts to the World, 2014) is just a showcase of Ghanaian excellence in a very narrow set of fields. No list, no matter how comprehensive, can truly cover every single Ghanaian who deserves recognition - there are simply too many of them. This is an unranked compilation produced entirely by Newaccra Magazine without solicitation from any featured personality. It is designed to motivate aspiring young people by exposing them to role models.
Researchers - Kwamina Ekremet, Jonathan Adzokpe, Esteban Amegashiti, Irene Danquah, Fatima Ibrahim, Senam Bansah and Eric Kumah. Special thanks to Nusrat Asiamah and Patience Tetteh for their valuable insights.
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