War Amobi Okoye – youngest American football player to play for the NFL (2004), currently a free agent Professor Samuel Okoye – black Africa's first PhD in Radio Astronomy; with Antony Hewish of the University of Cambridge, discovered the radio source of Crab Nebula neutron star Chinyere Stella Okunna – first Nigerian female professor in mass communication Azuka Okwuosa – former Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport Azikiwe Peter Onwualu – former director general and chief executive officer of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Chi Onwurah – British Labour Party politician, elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, becoming the first female British MP of African origin Allen Onyema – Chairman of Air Peace Oscar N. Onyema – OON, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and chairman of Central Securities Clearing System Nwafor Orizu – hails from Nnewi, Nnewi South; first Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Osita Osadebe – popular Nigerian highlife musician; holds the Nigerian record for the highest selling album Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe P-Square (Peter and Paul Okoye) – Nigerian music duo consisting of twin brothers Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo – famous economist who spearheaded Nigerian economic reform from 1999 to 2008; ex-head of the Central Bank of Nigeria Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in Aguleri, Anambra State, 1903 – died Leicester, England, 1964) – ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria; later a Cistercian monk at Mount Saint Bernard Monastery in England; Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1998 Fabian Udekwu (1928–2006) – professor of surgery and trailblazer of open heart surgery in Africa Chief Jerome Udoji – from Ozubulu; social reformer; first African to be made a District Officer by the Colonial Administration Chuka Umunna – British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Streatham constituency See also Anam Uli, Anambra References External links Anambra.ng portal – official information site States of Nigeria States in Igboland States and territories established in 1991