Famous People with Name Akinwande

Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka            Origin/Culture/Country: Nigerian

Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka: is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. Some consider him Africa's most distinguished playwright, Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family, specifically, an Egba family in Abeokuta in 1934. He received a primary school education in Abeokuta and attended secondary school at Government College, Ibadan. He then studied at the University College, Ibadan (1952-1954) and the University of Leeds (1954-1957) from which he received an honours degree in English Literature. He worked as a play reader at the Royal Court Theatre in London before returning to Nigeria to study African drama. He taught in the Universities of Lagos, Ibadan, and Ife (becoming Professor of Comparative Literature there in 1975).

Henry Akinwande            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Henry Akinwande: is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion. Akinwande was born in London, England but went to live in his parents homeland of Nigeria as a 4-year-old and came back to England as a 21-year-old (1986).