List of people from Lagos
This is a list of people from Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria.
Business
- Toyin Saraki, global health advocate and healthcare philanthropist
Politicians and rulers
- Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos
- Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, Pioneer and first Governor of Lagos State
- F.C.O Coker, First Nigerian Municipal Treasurer, First Secretary to the Lagos state Government
- Dr. Lanre Towry-Coker, Nigerian architect, politician and socialite. First Commissioner for Works and Housing of Lagos State.
- Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos state
- Babatunde Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos and Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing
- Lekan Fatodu, Politician and journalist
- Bode George, Politician
- Alhaji Lateef Jakande, former governor, Lagos State
- Yemi Osinbajo, politician, lawyer, and former vice-president of Nigeria.
- Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State
- Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and former Governor of Lagos State
- Funsho Williams, politician and one-time aspirant to the office of Lagos state governor
Sports
- Kenny Adeleke, basketball player
- Israel Adesanya, former UFC middleweight champion
- Nelson Agholor, professional American football player, Super Bowl LII Champion with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018
- Tunji Awojobi, professional basketball player
- Ade Coker, football player who represented the United States national team
- Arnaut Danjuma, football player
- Oba Femi, professional wrestler
- Dimaku Fidelis, footballer
- Israel Idonije, professional American football player, Chicago Bears 2003–2013, Detroit Lions 2013
- Anthony Nwakaeme, football player
- Anoure Obiora, football player
- Derek Ogbeide, Nigerian-Canadian basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Uche Okechukwu, football player
- Hakeem Olajuwon, professional basketball player
- Omos, professional wrestler
- Tijani Luqman Opeyemi, professional soccer player
- Victor Osimhen, football player
Other
- Akintoye, rapper and TikTok personality
- Oyinkan Braithwaite, novelist and writer, who wrote My Sister, the Serial Killer
- Oluwashina Okeleji, sports journalist
- Babs Olusanmokun, actor and Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion.
- Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, radio presenter and broadcaster
- Ayibatonye Owei, former Commissioner of Health