{{Short description|none}} {{Dynamic list}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} This is a list of notable people from [[Tanzania]].
==Actors== {{See also|List of Tanzanian actors}}
==Artists== {{See also|List of Tanzanian artists}} * [[George Lilanga]] (1934–2005), [[Makonde people|Makonde]] artist
==Business people== * [[Jayantilal Chande]] (1928–2017), businessman and philanthropist * [[Reginald Mengi]] (c.1943–2019) * [[Ali Mufuruki]] (1959–2019) * [[Mohammed Dewji]] (born 1975)
== Fashion ==
* [[Mustafa Hassanali]] (born 1980), fashion designer * [[Nancy Sumari]] (born 1986), Miss Tanzania 2005 * [[Flaviana Matata]] (born 1987), fashion
== Human rights ==
* [[Kinjikitile Ngwale]] (died 1905), medium and leader of the [[Maji Maji Rebellion]] * [[John Okello]] (1937–1971), revolutionary * [[Anna Tibaijuka]] (born 1950), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations * [[Frederick Werema]] (born 1954), former attorney general of Tanzania * [[Salma Kikwete]] (born 1963), wife of President [[Jakaya Kikwete]] * [[Rakesh Rajani]] (born 1966), world civil society leader * [[Geline Fuko]] (born c.1980), lawyer and human rights activist * [[Maria Sarungi Tsehai]], activist
== Media ==
* [[Benjamin Fernandes]] (born 1992), TV presenter and public speaker * [[Sajjad Fazel]], (born 1991), health researcher and columnist
==Musicians== * [[Siti binti Saad]] (1880–1950), Taarab singer * [[Bi Kidude]] (c. 1910s–2013), Zanzibari [[Taarab]] singer * [[Hukwe Zawose]] (1938–2003), singer * [[Freddie Mercury]] (1946–1991), lead singer of Queen * [[George Kinyonga]] (died 1992), Kenyan/Tanzanian musician * [[Bakar (musician)|Bakar]] (born 1992), singer * [[Daniel Owino Misiani]] (1940–2006), Kenyan/Tanzanian [[benga music|benga]] musician * [[Cool James]] (1970–2002), rapper * [[Mr. II|Joseph Mbilinyi (Mr. II)]] (born 1972), rapper * [[Imani Sanga]] (born 1972), composer and [[ethnomusicology|ethnomusicologist]] * [[Professor Jay|Joseph Haule (Professor Jay)]] (born 1975), rapper * [[Rose Mhando]] (born 1976), gospel singer * [[Saida Karoli]] (born 1976), singer * [[Lady Jaydee]] (born 1979), pop singer * [[Dully Sykes]] (born 1981), rapper * [[Tumi Molekane]] (born 1981), South African/Tanzanian rapper * [[Ray C]] (born 1982), artist, singer-songwriter * [[Nakaaya Sumari]] (born 1982), model and singer * [[Baby Madaha]] (born 1988), singer * [[Diamond Platnumz]] (born 1989), artist, songwriter and dancer * [[Bill Nass]] (born 1993), rapper * [[Ali Kiba]] (born 1980), artist, singer-songwriter, dancer and actor * [[Nahreel]] (born 1989), producer, artist in Navy Kenzo Duo group * [[Harmonize (musician)|Harmonize]] (born 1991), musician * [[Mimi Mars]] (born 1992), singer and actress * [[Lava Lava (singer)|Lava Lava]] (born 1993), singer * [[Aslay]] (born 1995), singer * [[Barnaba Classic]], singer-songwriter * [[Lucas Mkenda]], singer * [[Darassa]], rapper * [[Albert Mangwea]], rapper * [[Abby Chams]], singer and social activist * [[RJ The DJ]], (born 1988), DJ, singer and actor *[[Gigy Money]], (born 1998), singer and socialite
==Politicians== * [[Anna Abdallah]] (born 1940), Member of Parliament * [[Maida Abdallah]] (born 1970), Member of Parliament * [[Aziza Sleyum Ally]], Member of Parliament * [[Ameir Ali Ameir]] (born 1961), Member of Parliament * [[Ame Pandu Ame]] (born 1963), Member of Parliament * [[Bahati Ali Abeid]] (born 1967), Member of Parliament * [[Thobias Andengenye]] (living), regional commissioner * [[Mohamed Rished Abdallah]] (born 1952), Member of Parliament * [[Mohammed Abdi Abdulaziz]] (born 1958), Member of Parliament * [[Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy]] (born 1958), Member of Parliament * [[Juma Jamaldin Akukweti]] (1947–2007), Member of Parliament * [[Ali Tarab Ali]] (born 1947), Member of Parliament * [[Ali Haji Ali]] (born 1948), Member of Parliament * [[Fatma Ali]] (born 1950), Member of Parliament * [[Naimi Sweetie Hamza Aziz]], ambassador * [[Paul Bomani]] (1925–2005), ambassador * [[Patrick Chokala]], ambassador to Russia * [[Remidus E. Kissassi]], member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament * [[Jakaya Kikwete]] (born 1950), President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015 * [[Freeman Mbowe]] (born 14 September 1961), leader of [[CHADEMA]] * [[Bibi Titi Mohammed]] (1926–1963), founding member of the [[Tanganyika African National Union]] * [[Gertrude Mongella]] (born 1945), president of the [[Pan-African Parliament]] * [[William F. Shija]] (1947–2014), member of the [[National Assembly of Tanzania]] from 1990 to 2005 * [[Joseph Kakunda]] (born 1968), Minister of Trade, MP * [[Bahati Ndingo]] (born 1985), Member of Parliament * [[Tatu Mussa Ntimizi]], Member of Parliament 1990–2010 * [[Rashid Abdalla Rashid]] (born 1973), Member of Parliament * [[Mateo Qares]], former cabinet minister
== Religion ==
* [[Laurean Rugambwa]] (1912–1997), cardinal, archbishop of Dar es Salaam * [[Polycarp Pengo]] (born 1944), cardinal, archbishop of Dar es Salaam
==Royalty== * [[Mirambo]] (1840–1884), [[Nyamwezi people|Nyamwezi]] royal * [[Emily Ruete]] (Sayyida Salme) (1844–1924), Princess of Zanzibar * [[Chief Mkwawa]] (1855–1898), [[Hehe people|Hehe]] chief * [[Mangi Meli]], [[Chagga]] royal who was executed by German colonialists in 1900 * [[Ngalami]], Chagga royal who was executed by Germans in 1900 * [[Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar]] (1910–1963), tenth [[Sultan of Zanzibar]] * [[Thomas Marealle]] (1915–2007), Paramount Chief of the [[Chagga]] people * [[Rengua]], Chagga royal of [[Machame]] * [[Kimweri ye Nyumbai|Kimweri]], King of the [[Shambaa people|Shambaa]] * Oswin Norbert John
== Scientists ==
* [[Myles Turner (park warden)|Myles Turner]] (1921–1984), warden of the [[Serengeti National Park]] * [[Adelaida K. Semesi]] (1951–2001), marine scientist and mangrove ecologist * [[Joyce Kinabo]] (born 1955), food scientist and researcher * [[Felix Chami]] (born 1958), archaeologist known for his research on East African coastal archaeology and ancient Indian Ocean trade networks
==Sportspeople== * [[Hasheem Thabeet]] (born 1986), basketball player * [[Martin Kolikoli]] (born 1989), basketball player * [[Feisal Salum]] (born 1998), footballer * [[Mbwana Ally Samatta]] (born 1993), football player * [[Erasto Nyoni]] (born 2000), football player
==Writers== * [[Shaaban bin Robert]] (1909–1962), poet, author, essayist * [[Mathias E. Mnyampala]] (1917–1969), lawyer, writer, and poet * [[Julius Nyerere]] (1922–1999), politician, writer, philosopher * [[Muhammed Said Abdulla]] (1918–1991), journalist and novelist * [[Justinian Rweyemamu]] (1942–1982), economist, mathematician and writer * [[Euphrase Kezilahabi]] (1944–2020), novelist and poet * [[Amandina Lihamba]] (born 1944), playwright * [[Leonard Shayo]] (born 1948), writer, mathematician, columnist * [[Godfrey Mwakikagile]] (born 1949), writer, scholar and specialist in Africa Studies * [[Richard Mabala]] (born 1949), writer of short stories, columnist and poet <ref>{{Cite web |last=cfeditoren |date=2022-02-27 |title=Mabala's 40 years in Tanzania and advice on Kiswahili |url=https://www.africa-press.net/tanzania/all-news/mabalas-40-years-in-tanzania-and-advice-on-kiswahili |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Tanzania |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Julius Nyang'oro]] (born 1954), writer, political scientist and legal scholar * [[Josiah Kibira]] (1960-2021), writer, director and businessman * [[Christopher Mwashinga]] (born 1965), writer and poet * [[Fadhy Mtanga]] (born 1981), writer, poet, photographer and blogger * [[Joseph Marwa (actor)|Joseph Marwa]] (born 1999), novelist, poet and actor<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marwa |first=Quartzy-Joseph |url=https://daml.kohavt.org/Hoopla/15355794 |title=Irene: The Andromeda |date=2022 |publisher=Pencil |isbn=9-789-356-10584-3 |location= |language=en |others=Dorothy Alling Memorial Library}}</ref> *[[Sandra A. Mushi]], interior designer, published author, poet *[[Nahida Esmail]], writer of short stories and social activist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail |url=https://www.writersspace.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nahida-esmail-scaled.jpg |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Writers Space Africa |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Silas P.Zakayo]] (born 1984), writer, tutor, researcher and project planner.)<ref>https://www.amazon.com/PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING-SILAS-P-ZAKAYO/dp/B0CGL9VKCH</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Tanzania topics}}
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