Notables
The Fante have produced numerous illustrious and prominent people, notable among whom are Kofi Annan (former UN Secretary General), British journalist and writer Ekow Eshun, Sir Sam Jonah (ex-CEO of AngloGold Ashanti), John Atta Mills (Ghana's late president), Efua Sutherland a renowned Ghanaian playwright, children's author, and dramatist, Ama Ata Aidoo also a playwright and academic as well as a number of the advocates, not only in Akanland but also in the West African sub-region, such as John Mensah Sarbah, James Kwegyir Aggrey and J. E. Casely Hayford.
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