- male, 76 years old
- Mathieu Kérékou, also known as Ahmed Kérékou, (born 2 September 1933) was President of Dahomey/Benin as military dictator from 1972 to 1991. He serv...
- male, deceased (1889)
- Badohou, who took the throne name Glele, is considered (if Adandozan is not counted) to be the tenth King of Dahomey (now Benin). He succeeded his...
- male, 67 years old
- Adrien Houngbédji is a Beninese politician. A former Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, he is the leader of the Democratic R...
- male, deceased (1906)
- Behanzin (1844 - December 10 1906, in Blida, Algeria) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey (now Benin). Upon...
- male, 87 years old
- Bernardin Cardinal Gantin (born May 8, 1922 in Toffo, Benin) is the highest-ranking black African in the history of the Catholic Church, though...
- male, 45 years old
- Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated African actor, dancer and fashion model.
- male, 45 years old
- Florent Couao-Zotti (born 1964) is a writer of comics, plays, and short stories who lives in Cotonou. He is fond of the short-story as a form. He...
- male, 67 years old
- Georges Adéagbo is a Beninese sculptor known for his work with found objects. A native of Cotonou, Adéagbo studied law in Abidjan before moving to...
- male, 67 years old
- Paulin Hountondji is a Beninese philosopher and politician. Hountondji was educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, graduating in 1966, a...
- female
- Ijosé Benin is a Cotonoun-born Canada-based artist. Her writings and visual works have been exhibited in galleries and literary journals, i...
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