List of people from Dagbon explained

This is a list of prominent people who were born in Dagbon, lived for a significant period in Dagbon or were born to a Dagomba parent or parents.

Arts

• Abubakari Lunna
• Samata Angel

Education

• Haruna Yakubu
• R. P. Baffour

Entertainment

• Rascalimu
• Rocky Dawuni^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Sidiku Buari
• Sheriff Ghale
• Sherifa Gunu
• Fancy Gadam; afropop, dancehall and reggae musical artiste.^[5]

Information Communication Technology

• Mohammed-Sani Abdulai, Computer Scientist and Informatics researcher.

Media

• Alhassan S. Suhuyini
• Mahama Shaibu

Military & Police

• Bawa Andani Yakubu

Politics

• Aliu Mahama^[6]
• Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu
• Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak
• Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni
• Ras Mubarak
• Haruna Iddrisu
• Inusah Fuseini
• Alhassan Suhuyini

Religious

• Yusuf Soalih Ajura^{[7] [8]}
• Saeed Abubakr Zakaria

Sport

• Abdul Majeed Waris^{[9] [10] [11]}
• Abukari Damba
• George Alhassan
• Hamza Mohammed
• Mubarak Wakaso
• Salifu Mudasiru
• Sherifatu Sumaila
• Moro Sumaila
• Mukarama Abdulai

Other

• Yakubu II

External links

• Home for news, history, customs, and information about Dagbon and Northern Region of Ghana
• Online Fifa Database Searching SoFifa
• Ghana to establish Neurosurgery Centre GhanaWeb
• University of Ghana Medical School University of Ghana
• Convention People's Party
• Unearth Kufuor¹S Evil Deeds Alhaji Mahama - Ghana Web GhanaWeb
• Rocky Dawuni Official Website
• The United Nations Foundation: Working to Create a Better Tomorrow United Nations
• Rocky Dawuni Biographical movie "Rocky Dawuni: Branches of the Same Tree".

Notes and References

1. Web site: GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN COOKSTOVES NAMES ROCKY DAWUNI AS AMBASSADOR!. Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. 26 September 2012 . 22 September 2013.
2. Web site: Ghanaian Reggae and Afrobeat Star Rocky Dawuni to perform in Europe. World Music Central. 18 May 2013 . 22 September 2013.
3. Web site: Rocky Dawuni: From Ghana with so much Reggae. MSN Entertainment. 6 March 2013. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928211649/http://entertainment.ke.msn.com/features/rocky-dawuni-from-ghana-with-so-much-reggae-2. 28 September 2013. dead.
4. Web site: Walt Disney Concert Hall: Rocky Dawuni. HollyWood Bowl. 25 May 2010. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927211404/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/rocky-dawuni. 27 September 2013. dead.
5. Web site: Fancy Gadam storms the National Theatre - Graphic Online. Duah. Kofi. www.graphic.com.gh. en-gb. 2017-03-07. 2016-11-05.
6. Web site: Aliu Mahama Was Ghana's First Muslim Vice President . www.ModernGhana.com . 19 November 2002 . 20 August 2013.
7. Web site: University of California, Riverside . Ray Kea. September 2003 .
8. Web site: ESRC Ghana Country Study . Mustapha Abdallah & Kwesi Aning.
9. Web site: Striker Waris scores debut Black Stars Goal in heavy win over Sudan. Ghana Soccer Net. 25 August 2013 . 25 August 2013.
10. Web site: Abdul Majeed Waris Bio. Goal.com . 23 August 2013 . 23 August 2013.
11. Web site: Ghana Football Association. GhanaFA.org. 25 August 2013 . 25 August 2013.