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King Ghartey IV: Innovative 19th Century Merchant & first King-President of the Fante Confederacy
The making of a King King Ghartey saw no limits to what he could achieve. As a young man, he
Jacob Kwaw Wilson Sey: First recorded indigenous multi-millionaire on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) and first real architect and financier towards Ghana’s independence
Jacob Kwaw Wilson Sey (10 March 1832 – 22 May 1902), also known as Kwaa Bonyi, was a colonial era Fante artisan, farmer, philanthropist,
Sam Esson Jonah: King of Mines
Samuel Esson Jonah (born 19 November 1949) is a Fante businessman and the current chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. He is the
Ottobah Cugoano: the radical Abolitionist & first African to publicly call for the end of slavery
Ottobah Cugoano (c. 1757 – c. 1791), also known as John Stuart, was a Fante abolitionist and activist who was born in Mfantseman (The Fante Country). Born
J. E. Caseley Hayford: Architect of West African Unity, Arthur of earliest pan-African fiction and prominent African nationalist
Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford, MBE (29 September 1866 – 11 August 1930), also known as Ekra-Agyeman, was a prominent Fante Gold Coast journalist, editor, author, lawyer,
John Mensah Sarbah: One of Ghana’s founding fathers & founding member of the pan-African organization ARPS
John Mensah Sarbah was a selfless nationalist, leader, and legal pioneer to end colonial rule. Born in Cape Coast in
Efua T. Sutherland: One of Africa’s Most Remarkable Women of the 20th Century
Efua Theodora Sutherland (born 27 June 1924 – 2 January 1996) also known as Efua Nyankoma; Efua Theodora Morgue; Efua Theodora
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills: Ghana’s Best President after Kwame Nkrumah
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Fante politician and legal scholar who served as President of
Ama Ata Aidoo: The fearless Pan-African woman, feminist, and first African female published dramatist
Ama Ata Aidoo (23 March 1942 – 31 May 2023) was a Fante author, poet, playwright, politician, and academic. She was Secretary for Education in Ghana from…
George Ekem Ferguson: Civil Servant Extraordinary, “Moses of West Africa”
George Ekem Ferguson (14 July 1864 – 7 April 1897), also known as Ekow Atta, was a Fante civil servant, surveyor and cartographer who worked in the British colony of…