Here’s a List of Famous Kenyans Every kenya Should be Proud of

Here’s a List of Famous
Kenyans Every kenya
Should be Proud of
Famous Kenyan Academics
1.Dr. Geoffrey William
Griffin (born 15 June
1933 died 28 June
2005)
2.Louis
Leakey, paleontologist
3.Dr. Meave G
Leakey, paleontologist
Mary Douglas
Leakey, paleontologist
4.Dr. Richard
Leakey, paleontologist,
environmentalist,
politician and former
Director of Kenya
Wildlife
Services (KWS)
5.Prof. Wangari
Maathai, (born
1940),
environmentalist,
women rights
activist, politician
and Nobel Prize
winner 2004
6.Prof. Ali Mazrui
7.Ratemo Michieka
8.Prof. Peter Amollo
Odhiambo, thoracic
and cardiovascular
surgeon
9.Prof. Thomas R.
Odhiambo,
entomologist and
environmental
scientist
10.Florence
Wambugu (born
1953), plant
pathologist and
virologist
11.Prof. Mike Boit,
Department of Sports
Science, Kenyatta
University
12.Prof. Bethwell Allan
Ogot
13.Prof. Calestous Juma,
Professor of the
Practice of
International
Development;
Director, Science,
Technology,
Globalization, Belfer
Center for Science
and International
Affairs, Harvard
University
14.Dr. Davy Koech,
former KEMRI director
Dr. Taita Towett
Prof. Paul Musau,
Data Networks

Famous Kenyan Politicians
Moody Awori, Vice
President,
August,2003 –
December 2007
Nicholas Biwott,
Member of
Parliament, Former
Cabinet Minister
Cyrus Jirongo
Josephat Karanja Vice
president 1988–1989
J. M. Kariuki,
assassinated 1975
Uhuru Kenyatta, son
of the first President,
Jomo Kenyatta and
4th President of
Kenya. 2013 – todate
Mwai Kibaki, 3rd
President of Kenya
Dec 2002 – March
2013
Michael Wamalwa
Kijana, Vice President
3 January 2003 – Aug
2003
Kenneth Matiba
Tom Mboya, Cabinet
Minister,
assassinated 1969
Musalia Mudavadi,
Vice President 4
November 2002 – 30
December 2002
Joseph Murumbi,
Vice President 1965–
1967
Simeon Nyachae
Charity Ngilu, first
female to run for
presidency
Raila Odinga, former
Cabinet Minister,
Member of
Parliament. Son of
Oginga Odinga and
former Prime
Minister.
Appolo Ohanga
James Orengo
Robert Ouko, Cabinet
Minister,
assassinated 1990
Pio Gama Pinto,
assassinated 1965
Charles Rubia
George Saitoti, Vice
President May 1989
– Dec 1997, Apr
1999 – 30 August
2002
Makhan Singh,
freedom fighter
Fitz R S de
Souza Member of
Parliament and
Deputy Speaker
1963–1970
Kalonzo
Musyoka,Vice
President Jan 2008 –
March 2013
William Ruto, Deputy
Vice-President April
2013 – todate
Martha Karua
John Michuki
Njenga Karume
Jeremiah Nyagah,
long-serving cabinet
minister and member
of Parliament
Barack Obama, US
President, 2009 – to
date (Obama held
both U.S. and
Kenyan citizenship as
a child, but lost his
Kenyan citizenship
automatically on his
23rd birthday.

Famous Kenyan Freedom
Heroes
Koitalel Arap Samoei
Me Katilili Wa
Menza, Mother of
colonial resistance
Field Marshal Dedan
Kimathi
Field Marshal Musa
Mwariama
General Waruhiu
Itote (General China)
Jomo Kenyatta
J.M. Kariuki
Jaramogi Oginga
Odinga
Ramogi Achieng
Oneko
Paul Ngei
Tom Mboya
Masinde Muliro
Daniel arap Moi
Tom Mboya

Famous Kenyan
Sportspersons
Matthew Birir
Amos Biwott
Mike Boit
Richard Chelimo
Joyce Chepchumba
Jason Dunford
Paul Ereng
Julius Kariuki
Kipchoge Keino
Ezekiel Kemboi
Joseph Keter
Wilson Kipketer,
born and raised in
Kenya, now a citizen
of Denmark
Wilson Boit Kipketer
Moses Kiptanui
Sally Kipyego, All
American runner
for Texas Tech
University
Ismael Kirui
Samson Kitur
Daniel Komen
Julius Korir
Paul Korir
Reuben Kosgei
Bernard Lagat
Tegla Loroupe
Edith Masai
Shekhar Mehta
Catherine Ndereba
Noah Ngeny
John Ngugi
Margaret Okayo
Dennis Oliech,
soccer player now
based in France.
Yobes Ondieki
Henry Rono
Peter Rono
David Rudisha
Moses Tanui
William Tanui
Naftali Temu
Paul Tergat
Steve Tikolo, widely
regarded in cricket
as the best batsman
outside of the test
playing nations.
Robert Wangila
McDonald
Mariga,Soccer Player
now based in Italy
plays for Serie A
club Internazionale.
Victor Wanyama,
Soccer player now
based in England
plays for
Southampton and
captains the Kenya
national team.

Famous Kenyan Musicians
Fundi Konde
David Kabaka
Eric Wainaina,
musician
Henrie Mutuku
Daniel Owino Misiani
Suzzana Owiyo
Tony Nyadundo
David
Mathenge a.k.a.
Nameless
Ken Ring
Fadhili
William of Malaika fame
Jua Cali
Nonini
Roger Whittaker
Prince Otach
Emmy Kosgei,
celebrity gospel artist
Samueli Wa Muyaa,
celebrity traditional
singer

Famous Kenyan Writers
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Marjorie Oludhe
Macgoye
Meja Mwangi
Gitura Mwaura:
Development writer
and journalist
M.G. Vassanji
Grace Ogot
Alexander Nderitu:
Novelist, scriptwriter
and Kenyan e-
book and Print on
Demand pioneer
Binyavanga
Wainaina founder
and editor
of Kwani? winner
of Caine Prize 2002
Margaret Ogola
Ben Mutua Jonathan
Muriithi alias BMJ
Muriithi: US based
Kenyan Journalist.
Works for VOA (US)
and NTV (Kenya)
Henry Ole Kulet
Miguna Miguna

Famous Kenyan Religious
leaders
Cardinal John Njue
Cardinal Maurice
Michael Otunga
Archbishop John
Njenga
Evangelist Teresia
Wairimu
Bishop Allan Kiuna
Rev. Kathy Kiuna