Notable people Ebonyi State

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Notable people Ebonyi State

• Anyim Pius Anyim
• Uche Azikiwe
• Andy Chukwu
• Onyebuchi Chukwu
• Martin Elechi
• Akanu Ibiam
• Chigozie Ogbu
• Frank Ogbuewu
• Ogbonnaya Onu
• Emmanuel Onwe
• Nnenna Oti
• Patoranking
• Sinach
• Tekno
• Dave Umahi

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• Chris Abani
• Anthony Agbo
• Anyim Pius Anyim, first president of the Nigerian Senate from Ebonyi State and first Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF)
• Uche Azikiwe, professor and pioneer first lady of Nigeria and widow of Nigeria's first president Nnamdi Azikiwe

• Debbie Collins, Miss World 2016 Nigeria representative
• Andy Chukwu, actor, movie director
• Onyebuchi Chukwu, professor, former minister of health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (April 2010 - October 2014)

• Sam Egwu, first Civilian Governor of Ebonyi State (from 1999–2007)
• Chacha Eke, actress
• Priscilla Ekwere Eleje
• Martin Elechi, former Governor of Ebonyi state (from 2007–2015)

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• Akanu Ibiam, former Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria and predecessor to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu

• Sylvanus Ngele, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Nnenna Oti, Vice-Chancellor-elect of Federal University of Technology Owerri
• Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, first Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from Ebonyi State
• Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, former Minister of Education
• Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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• Joseph Ogba, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Elizabeth Ogbaga, former member House of Representative
• Chigozie Ogbu, professor, former deputy governor of Ebonyi State and current Vice Chancellor Ebonyi State University Abakaliki
• John Ogbu, Nigerian American anthropologist, "acting white" theorist
• Frank Ogbuewu
• Sonni Ogbuoji, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Michael Nnachi Okoro, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
• Angela Okorie, actress
• Francis Otunta, professor and Vice Chancellor Michael Okpara University Umudike
• Ogbonnaya Onu, first Executive Governor of Abia State, current Minister for Science and Technology

• Patoranking, singer

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• Cynthia Shalom, Actor, producer
• Sinach, gospel singer

• Tekno, singer, record producer, dancer

• Julius Ucha, former senator (from 2003–2011)
• Anyimchukwu Ude, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Dave Umahi, current Executive Governor of Ebonyi State
• Vincent Obasi Usulor, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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