1. Djimon Hounsou (1964)

American Actor

Earned praise for his roles as Cinque in Amistad and Solomon Vandy in Blood Diamond, the latter earning him an Academy Award nomination. He also plays Korath in the 2014 film...

2. Shafiq Chitou (1985)

Beninese Boxer

Shafiq Chitou is a Beninese boxer. He qualified to compete in boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics but funding woes are a concern for him. He currently works as a...

3. Rodrigue Akpakoun (1974)

Beninese Footballer

Rodrigue Akpakoun is a former Beninese football player.

4. Christophe Pognon (1977)

Benin Tennis Player

Christophe Pognon is a former tennis player from Benin. Pognon represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia where he was defeated in the first round...

5. Salomon Wisdom (1988)

Beninese Footballer

Michel Wisdom Salomon Aka is a Beninese international football player.

6. Mouftaou Adou (1991)

Beninese Footballer

Mouftaou Adoun is a Beninese football player who currently plays in Benin for Port Autonome.

7. Jean Sagbo (1959)

Russian Real Estate Agent And Po

Jean Gregoire Sagbo is a Benin-born Russian real estate agent and politician. His position is councilor of Novozavidovo. Sagbo is the first Russian of African descent or Afro-Russian to have...

8. Maximilien Quenum-Possy-Berry (1911)

Beninese Politician

Maximilien Quenum-Possy-Berry Légion d'honneur was a politician who served as a Senator of the Fourth Republic representing Dahomey in the French Senate from 1955 to 1958. He was also a...

9. Sidoine Oussou (1992)

Beninese Footballer

Sidoine Oussou is a Beninese international footballer who plays as a striker for Hungary club Kecskeméti on loan from Norwegian club Vålerenga.

10. Pascal Koupaki (1951)

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Pascal Irénée Koupaki is a Beninese politician who served as Prime Minister of Benin from May 2011 to August 2013. Koupaki worked as an official at the Central Bank of...

11. Yannick Aguemon (1992)

Footballer

Yannick Aguemon is a French football player who currently plays for French club Vannes in Championnat National. He plays as either a striker or a winger. Aguemon made his professional...

12. Éric Blanc (1965)

Actor Impersonator Comedian

Éric Degbegni better known as Éric Blanc is a French impersonator and comedian. His father was a professional magistrate and his mother was a pediatric nurse. He lived in Cotonou...

13. Sosthène Soglo (1986)

Beninese Footballer

Sosthène Soglo is a Beninese football player who currently plays in Benin for Energie Sports FC.

14. Moudachirou Amadou (1971)

Beninese Footballer

Moudachirou Amadou is a Beninese footballer who plays for TSV Bernhausen.

15. Wilfried Tevoedjre (1979)

Beninese Swimmer

Tevoedjre is a Beninese swimmer specializing in freestyle. He competed in the 50 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the 50m event at the 2013 World Aquatics...

16. Richard Dogbeh (Unknow)

Beninese Writer

Richard Dogbeh was a novelist and educator. He served as Benin's Directeur de Cabinet of the National Ministry of Education from 1963 to 1966. He was also active in the...

17. Tony Toklomety (1984)

Beninese Footballer

Tony Toklomety is a Beninese football player who plays for Enyimba International F. C..

18. Paulin Joachim (1931)

Beninese Writer

Paulin Joachim is a Beninese poet journalist and editor. He was educated in several places including Lyon and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet...

19. Éric Micoud (1973)

Basketball Player

Éric Micoud is a French basketball player who played 20 games for the men's French national team between 1999 and 2001.

20. Dinalo Adigo (1972)

Beninese Football Player

Dinalo Christiano Adigo is a former Beninese football player who works now as Head Coach by FC Schönberg 95.

21. Damien Chrysostome (1982)

Beninese Footballer

Damien Koffi Anderson Chrysostome is a Beninese international footballer.

22. Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco (1963)

Association Football Player

Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco is a former Beninese football player. Bocco captained the Benin national football team until he retired from international football in the summer of 1997. He is famous in...

23. Coffi Codjia (1967)

Beninese Football Referee

Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee. An international referee since 1994 Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006 the FIFA Confederations Cup in...