| Name | Born | Death | Notability | Reference |
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| Nnamdi Azikiwe | | | 1st president of Nigeria |
| Kasim Reed | 57th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, US () |
| Azuka Okwuosa | 3 November | Former Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport |
| Benjamin Kalu | Member of House of Representatives, representing Bende federal constituency |
| Enyinnaya Abaribe |
| Chuka Umunna | 17 October | – |
| Catherine Obianuju Acholonu |
| Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi | 3 March | 29 July | First military and second substantial Head of State of Nigeria |
| Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu |
| John Abraham Godson | 25 November | First Black Member of the Polish Parliament in Polish history.
Nigerian Senatorial Candidate. |
| Frank Ajobena |
| Dora Akunyili | 14 July | 7 June | Former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and current (since 17 December ) Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications. |
| Rotimi Amaechi | 27 May | – | former Governor o
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