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Michaela DePrince
(Sierra Leonean-American Ballet Dancer)
Michaela DePrince
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: January 6, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kenema, Sierra Leone
 2 
Julius Maada Bio
(President of Sierra Leone)
Julius Maada Bio
10
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 12, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tihun, Bonthe District
 3 
Ernest Bai Koroma
(Entrepreneur, Politician)
Ernest Bai Koroma
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Makeni
 4 
Foday Sankoh
(Vice President of Sierra Leone 1999 – 2000)
Foday Sankoh
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Masang Mayoso, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
Died: July 29, 2003
 5 
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
(Actor)
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
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Birthdate: February 27, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Charles MacCarthy
(Former Governor of Sierra Leone)
Charles MacCarthy
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 15, 1764
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: January 21, 1824
 7 
Valentine Strasser
(Politician)
Valentine Strasser
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Freetown
 8 
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
(President of Sierra Leone)
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 16, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pendembu, Sierra Leone
Died: March 13, 2014
 9 
Albert Margai
(Politician)
Albert Margai
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone
Died: December 18, 1980
 10 
Madam Yoko
(Politician)
Madam Yoko
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
Died: 1906 AD
 11 
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
(Politician)
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 7, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
 12 
Kadi Sesay
(Politician)
Kadi Sesay
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 4, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rotifunk, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone
 13 
John Randle
(West African doctor who was active in politics in Lagos)
John Randle
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 1, 1855
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Regent, Sierra Leone
Died: February 27, 1928
 14 
Marie Esther Bangura
(Beauty pageant)
Marie Esther Bangura
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 28, 1997
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Loko, Sierra Leone
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Mariatu Kamara
(Author)
Mariatu Kamara
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 25, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 16 
Joseph Cinqué
(Slave)
Joseph Cinqué
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1814
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
Died: May 3, 1879
 17 
Davidson Nicol
(Diplomat)
Davidson Nicol
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died: September 20, 1994
 18 
Adelaide Casely-Hayford
(Activist)
Adelaide Casely-Hayford
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Birthdate: June 26, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate British Sierra Leone
Died: January 16, 1960
 19 
Solomon Berewa
(Politician)
Solomon Berewa
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bo, Sierra Leone
 20 
Asadata Dafora
(Musician)
Asadata Dafora
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Freetown, British Sierra Leone
Died: March 4, 1965
 21 
Henrietta Mbawah
(Sierra Leonean Actress, Filmmaker and Social Activist)
Henrietta Mbawah
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Listed In: Activists
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 22 
Gladys Casely-Hayford
(Writer)
Gladys Casely-Hayford
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 11, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Axim, Ghana
Died: September 30, 1950
 23 
Oguntola Sapara
(Doctor known for his campaign against secret societies that were spreading smallpox)
Oguntola Sapara
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died: May 31, 1935
 24 
Patricia Kabbah
(Teacher)
Patricia Kabbah
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gbap, Sierra Leone
Died: May 8, 1998
 25 
Khadija Gbla
(Sierra Leonean Human Rights Activist)
Khadija Gbla
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Listed In: Activists
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 26 
Jeillo Edwards
(Actress)
Jeillo Edwards
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Birthdate: September 23, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died: July 2, 2004
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
 27 
Alpha Bangura
(Basketball player)
Alpha Bangura
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 4, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 28 
Fatima Maada Bio
(First Lady)
Fatima Maada Bio
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 27, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
 29 
Ahmed Abdullahi
(Military Administrator of Kwara State, Nigeria between December 1987 and July 1988)
Ahmed Abdullahi
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 22, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
 30 
Sir Milton Margai
(Doctor)
Sir Milton Margai
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 7, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone
Died: April 28, 1964
 31 
Abdulai Conteh
(9th Chief Justice of Belize)
Abdulai Conteh
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 5, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kambia District, British Sierra Leone
 32 
Carolina Rodriguez
(Rhythmic gymnast)
Carolina Rodriguez
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: León, Spain
 33 
Syl Cheney-Coker
(Poet)
Syl Cheney-Coker
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
 34 
Eunice Barber
(Olympic athlete)
Eunice Barber
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 17, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 35 
Priscilla Schwartz
(Lawyer)
Priscilla Schwartz
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 36 
Ella Koblo Gulama
(Politician)
Ella Koblo Gulama
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 26, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moyamba, Sierra Leone
Died: September 9, 2006
 37 
Zainab Bangura
(Politician)
Zainab Bangura
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 18, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yonibana, Sierra Leone
 38 
Cornelius Macarthy
(British Actor and Singer)
Cornelius Macarthy
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Birthplace: Croydon, London, England, United Kingdom
 39 
Isata Jabbie Kabbah
(First Lady of Sierra Leone)
Isata Jabbie Kabbah
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1970 AD
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 40 
Isata Mahoi
(Actress)
Isata Mahoi
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Birthdate: June 18, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 41 
Charles Mammie
(Basketball player)
Charles Mammie
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 6, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
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Jimmy Thoronka
(Sierra Leonean Professional Sprinter)
Jimmy Thoronka
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
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Siaka Stevens
(1st President of Sierra Leone)
Siaka Stevens
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moyamba
Died: May 29, 1988
 44 
Isha Johansen
(Businessperson)
Isha Johansen
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 25, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
 45 
Femi Claudius Cole
(Politician)
Femi Claudius Cole
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1962 AD
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 46 
Sia Koroma
(Biochemist)
Sia Koroma
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 19, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kono District British Sierra Leone
 47 
Rachel Thompson
(Sierra Leonean Middle-Distance Runner)
Rachel Thompson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 24, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
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Hannah Momoh
(First Lady of Sierra Leone From 1985 to 1992)
Hannah Momoh
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 49 
John Carew
(Sierra Leonean Athlete)
John Carew
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 17, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sierra Leone
 50 
Kadijatu Kebbay
(Model)
Kadijatu Kebbay
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: 1986 AD
Birthplace: Sierra Leone