African Arts & Culture Leaders

Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa

685
Influential People
51
Countries Represented
All Countries Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad

Njabulo Ndebele

Short Story Master

South Africa

Nástio Mosquito

Artist; Global Performance Artist; Performance Artist (Global)

Angola

Olympe Bhêly-Quénum†

Novelist & UNESCO Prize Winner

Benin
Omoyemi Akerele

Omoyemi Akerele

Founder

Nigeria
Ondjaki (Ndalu de Almeida)

Ondjaki (Ndalu de Almeida)

Caine Prize-nominated Author

Angola
Pascale Marthine Tayou

Pascale Marthine Tayou

Installation Artist

Togo
Pascale Marthine Tayou

Pascale Marthine Tayou

Installation Artist

Benin

Pat Maddy

Playwright & Director

Sierra Leone
Paulino Vieira

Paulino Vieira

Painter

Cape Verde
Pepetela (Artur Pestana dos Santos)

Pepetela (Artur Pestana dos Santos)

National Writer & MPLA Intellectual

Angola

Pie Tshibanda

Novelist

Burundi
Pierre Yaméogo

Pierre Yaméogo

Director & Producer

Burkina Faso

Rama Thiaw

Director & Producer

Senegal
Rasmané Ouédraogo

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Actor & Director; Director & Producer

Burkina Faso

Richard Dogbeh

Novelist

Benin
Ridha Behi

Ridha Behi

Director & Producer

Tunisia

Roland T. Dempster†

Poet & Diplomat

Liberia
Romuald Hazoumé

Romuald Hazoumé

Sculptor (Benin-Togo)

Togo
Romuald Hazoumé

Romuald Hazoumé

Sculptor & Installation Artist

Benin
Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Oscar-Nominated Actress

Ethiopia
Ruy Mingas†

Ruy Mingas†

Anthem Composer; Composer of National Anthem & Ex-Ambassador

Angola

Salah Stétié†

Poet & Diplomat

Tunisia

Sara Monteiro

Novelist; Novelist & Poet

Angola

Sarah Elshamy

Actress & Influencer; Influencer

Egypt
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