Chinua Achebe
Writer — Things Fall Apart
Novelist and critic from Ogidi. Things Fall Apart (1958) is among the most widely read African novels.
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Igbo Pioneers
People whose work, writing, leadership or craft shaped Igbo life. Admins add and correct this list.
Nnamdi Azikiwe
First President of Nigeria
Zik of Africa. Journalist and statesman; first President of Nigeria (1963–1966).
Flora Nwapa
Novelist — Efuru
From Oguta. Efuru (1966) is often cited as the first novel in English published by a Nigerian woman.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Writer
Author of Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah. Born in Enugu, raised in Nsukka.