This is a list of notable Nigerian people. It includes some but not all notable Nigerians. Politicians A–M Abba Kyari – late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari Abdulkadir Kure Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Abdulsalami Abubakar Abiola Ajimobi Abubakar Olusola Saraki Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – prime minister of Nigeria Adebayo Alao Akala Adolphus Wabara Ahmadu Bello Ahmed Marafa Akanu Ibiam Akinwunmi Ambode Alex Ekwueme Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki Alvan Ikoku Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Anyim Pius Anyim Atiku Abubakar Augustine Ukattah Ayo Fayose Azuka Okwuosa Babajide Sanwo-olu Babatunde Raji Fashola Benjamin Kalu Bola Tinubu Bonaventure Enemali Bukola Saraki Chike Obi Chimaroke Nnamani Christopher Okojie Chuba Okadigbo Cornelius Adebayo Dangiwa Umar Dave Umahi David Mark Dennis Osadebay Desmond Elliot Dimeji Bankole Dora Akunyili Ernest Shonekan Evan Enwerem Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Fela Kuti Festus Okotie-Eboh Florence Ita Giwa Franca Afegbua Gbenga Daniel Ghali Umar Na'Abba Godwin Obaseki Goodluck Jonathan Herbert Macaulay Ibrahim Babangida Ike Ekweremadu Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim Isa Mohammed Bagudu Issoufou Assoumane Iyorchia Ayu Jaja Wachuku Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Joseph Wayas Joy Emodi K.O. Mbadiwe Kayode Fayemi Ken Nnamani Margaret Ekpo Michael Okpara Mohammed Mustapha Namadi Moshood Abiola Muhammadu Buhari Murtala Mohammed Musa Babayo N–Z Naja'atu Bala Muhammad Namadi Sambo Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nnamdi Azikiwe first President of Nigeria Nwafor Orizu Nigeria's second head of state (1965–1966) Obafemi Awolowo Odumegwu Ojukwu Okechukwu Enelamah Oladipo Diya Olusegun Obasanjo Patricia Etteh Patrick Obahiagbon Peter Obi Peter Odili Philip Effiong Remi Babalola Reno Omokri Rochas Okorocha Rotimi Amaechi S. A. Ajayi Saleh Mamman Sam Obi Samuel Akintola Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi Shehu Shagari Sullivan Chime Tunde Idiagbon Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Yakubu Gowon Human-rights activists Aminu Kano Ayodele Awojobi Beko Ransome-Kuti Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Dele Giwa Fela Kuti Funke Abimbola Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Gani Fawehinmi Kayode Ajulo Kiki Mordi Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Olisa Agbakoba Omoyele Sowore Segun Awosanya Sonny Okosun Wole Soyinka Festus Keyamo Ken Saro-Wiwa Military Adekunle Fajuyi Akinloye Akinyemi Alexander Ogomudia Aliyu Mohammed Gusau Alwali Kazir Benjamin Adekunle (Black scorpion) Buba Marwa C. Odumegwu Ojukwu Chris Alli Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu Dangiwa Umar Halilu Akilu Hamza al-Mustapha Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Idris Alkali Idris Garba Ike Nwachukwu John Nmadu Yisa-Doko first indigenous chief of air staff Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Mamman Vatsa Martin Luther Agwai M. I. Wushishi M. Ndatsu Umaru Mohammed Sani Sami Muhammadu Buhari Muhammed Shuwa Murtala Mohammed Oladipo Diya Olusegun Obasanjo Owoye Andrew Azazi Paul Omu Salihu Ibrahim Sani Abacha Sani Bello Theophilus Danjuma Tunde Idiagbon Victor Malu Yahaya Abubakar Yakubu Gowon Musicians Actors