Okomfo Anokye (circa 1660? – circa1712?), a folk hero who was also a historical figure, was a renowned fetish priest who exerted great influence in...
Ofori Kuma I, (“Kuma” means “the Younger”). (? – 1731), also known as Kwao Safori, or Sakyiama Tenten, was the founder of the state of...
Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey (April 26, 1902-January 29, 1963) was one of the “Big Six”, as the group of nationalists were called who were arrested and...
Kwame Nkrumah (c. September 21, 1909- April 27, 1972) led the Gold Coast to independence in 1957 as the state of Ghana, and thereafter, first...
Ndawa the Great (circa 1850 – July 1888) was one of the most formidable Mende warriors of the 19th century. He waged many campaigns, some...
Nana Ofori Atta II (March 13, 1899 – September 13, 1973) was Okyehene (paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa, a state to the northwest of Accra)...
Nana Ofori Atta I (October 11, 1881-August 20, 1943), or Aaron Eugene Boakye Danquah, was Omanhene (paramount chief) of Akyem Abuakwa from 1912-1943. During this...
Pa Morlai Limba [17?-circa 1815]was a leading Limba warrior who fought wars of expansion in the early 19th century. He was such a formidable opponent...
Momo Ja (late 1840s-early 1900s) was a famous warrior and ruler in the far south of Sierra Leone, who, together with his older brother Momo...
Mensa Bonsu (circa 1840 – April 21, 1896) was Asantehene from 1874-1983. In the earlier part of his reign he launched a program of reconstruction...
