Country
Celebrities from Nigeria
1,406 Memorials
0 Funeral Homes
3 Cemeteries
72 Places
23 Memorials
ME
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Michael Eneramo
11/26/1985 – 04/24/2026
40 years
Nigerian footballer
Kaduna
3
RO
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Razak Omotoyossi
10/08/1985 – 08/19/2025
39 years
Beninese footballer
Benin
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MB
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Muhammadu Buhari
12/17/1942 – 07/13/2025
82 years
former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (born 1942–2025)
London
1
GO
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Grace Oladunni Taylor
04/24/1937 – 07/08/2025
88 years
Nigerian biochemist
Effon-Alaiye
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PR
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Peter Rufai
08/24/1963 – 07/03/2025
61 years
Nigerian footballer
Lagos
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OO
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Onyeka Onwenu
01/31/1952 – 07/30/2024
72 years
Nigerian actress, singer and politician
Lagos
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GA
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Grace Alele-Williams
12/16/1932 – 03/25/2022
89 years
Nigerian mathematician
Lagos
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ES
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Ernest Shonekan
05/09/1936 – 01/11/2022
85 years
President of Nigeria
Lagos
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TB
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T. B. Joshua
06/12/1963 – 06/05/2021
57 years
Nigerian Christian leader and televangelist
Lagos
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LE
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Lee Evans
02/25/1947 – 05/19/2021
74 years
American track and field athlete
Lagos
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TA
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Tony Allen
07/20/1940 – 04/30/2020
79 years
Nigerian drummer and composer
15th arrondissement of Paris
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OE
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Okwui Enwezor
10/23/1963 – 03/15/2019
55 years
Nigerian-American curator
München
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SS
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Shehu Shagari
02/25/1925 – 12/28/2018
93 years
President of Nigeria
Abuja
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BE
Memorial
Buchi Emecheta
07/21/1944 – 01/25/2017
72 years
Nigerian writer
United Kingdom
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SK
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Stephen Keshi
01/23/1962 – 06/07/2016
54 years
Nigerian football defender and manager
Benin City
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WA
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Wilfred Agbonavbare
10/05/1966 – 01/27/2015
48 years
Nigerian footballer
Alcalá de Henares
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CA
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Chinua Achebe
11/16/1930 – 03/21/2013
82 years
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic
Boston
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RY
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Rashidi Yekini
10/23/1963 – 05/04/2012
48 years
Nigerian footballer
Ibadan
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CO
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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
11/04/1933 – 11/26/2011
78 years
Nigerian politician and military leader
London
1
OA
Memorial
Olubayo Adefemi
08/13/1985 – 04/18/2011
25 years
Nigerian association football player
Kavala
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UO
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Uche Okafor
08/08/1967 – 01/06/2011
43 years
Nigerian footballer
Little Elm
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UY
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Umaru Yar’Adua
08/16/1951 – 05/05/2010
58 years
President of Nigeria
Nigerian Presidential Complex
12
CE
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Cyprian Ekwensi
09/26/1921 – 11/04/2007
86 years
Nigerian author
Enugu
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