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This is a list of notable people from [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania). ## Actors See also: [List of Tanzanian actors](/source/List_of_Tanzanian_actors) ## Artists See also: [List of Tanzanian artists](/source/List_of_Tanzanian_artists) - [George Lilanga](/source/George_Lilanga) (1934–2005), [Makonde](/source/Makonde_people) artist ## Business people - [Jayantilal Chande](/source/Jayantilal_Chande) (1928–2017), businessman and philanthropist - [Reginald Mengi](/source/Reginald_Mengi) (c.1943–2019) - [Ali Mufuruki](/source/Ali_Mufuruki) (1959–2019) - [Mohammed Dewji](/source/Mohammed_Dewji) (born 1975) ## Fashion - [Mustafa Hassanali](/source/Mustafa_Hassanali) (born 1980), fashion designer - [Nancy Sumari](/source/Nancy_Sumari) (born 1986), Miss Tanzania 2005 - [Flaviana Matata](/source/Flaviana_Matata) (born 1987), fashion ## Human rights - [Kinjikitile Ngwale](/source/Kinjikitile_Ngwale) (died 1905), medium and leader of the [Maji Maji Rebellion](/source/Maji_Maji_Rebellion) - [John Okello](/source/John_Okello) (1937–1971), revolutionary - [Anna Tibaijuka](/source/Anna_Tibaijuka) (born 1950), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations - [Frederick Werema](/source/Frederick_Werema) (born 1954), former attorney general of Tanzania - [Salma Kikwete](/source/Salma_Kikwete) (born 1963), wife of President [Jakaya Kikwete](/source/Jakaya_Kikwete) - [Rakesh Rajani](/source/Rakesh_Rajani) (born 1966), world civil society leader - [Geline Fuko](/source/Geline_Fuko) (born c.1980), lawyer and human rights activist - [Maria Sarungi Tsehai](/source/Maria_Sarungi_Tsehai), activist ## Media - [Benjamin Fernandes](/source/Benjamin_Fernandes) (born 1992), TV presenter and public speaker - [Sajjad Fazel](/source/Sajjad_Fazel), (born 1991), health researcher and columnist ## Musicians - [Siti binti Saad](/source/Siti_binti_Saad) (1880–1950), Taarab singer - [Bi Kidude](/source/Bi_Kidude) (c. 1910s–2013), Zanzibari [Taarab](/source/Taarab) singer - [Hukwe Zawose](/source/Hukwe_Zawose) (1938–2003), singer - [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury) (1946–1991), lead singer of Queen - [George Kinyonga](/source/George_Kinyonga) (died 1992), Kenyan/Tanzanian musician - [Bakar](/source/Bakar_(musician)) (born 1992), singer - [Daniel Owino Misiani](/source/Daniel_Owino_Misiani) (1940–2006), Kenyan/Tanzanian [benga](/source/Benga_music) musician - [Cool James](/source/Cool_James) (1970–2002), rapper - [Joseph Mbilinyi (Mr. II)](/source/Mr._II) (born 1972), rapper - [Imani Sanga](/source/Imani_Sanga) (born 1972), composer and [ethnomusicologist](/source/Ethnomusicology) - [Joseph Haule (Professor Jay)](/source/Professor_Jay) (born 1975), rapper - [Rose Mhando](/source/Rose_Mhando) (born 1976), gospel singer - [Saida Karoli](/source/Saida_Karoli) (born 1976), singer - [Lady Jaydee](/source/Lady_Jaydee) (born 1979), pop singer - [Dully Sykes](/source/Dully_Sykes) (born 1981), rapper - [Tumi Molekane](/source/Tumi_Molekane) (born 1981), South African/Tanzanian rapper - [Ray C](/source/Ray_C) (born 1982), artist, singer-songwriter - [Nakaaya Sumari](/source/Nakaaya_Sumari) (born 1982), model and singer - [Baby Madaha](/source/Baby_Madaha) (born 1988), singer - [Diamond Platnumz](/source/Diamond_Platnumz) (born 1989), artist, songwriter and dancer - [Bill Nass](/source/Bill_Nass) (born 1993), rapper - [Ali Kiba](/source/Ali_Kiba) (born 1980), artist, singer-songwriter, dancer and actor - [Nahreel](/source/Nahreel) (born 1989), producer, artist in Navy Kenzo Duo group - [Harmonize](/source/Harmonize_(musician)) (born 1991), musician - [Mimi Mars](/source/Mimi_Mars) (born 1992), singer and actress - [Lava Lava](/source/Lava_Lava_(singer)) (born 1993), singer - [Aslay](/source/Aslay) (born 1995), singer - [Barnaba Classic](/source/Barnaba_Classic), singer-songwriter - [Lucas Mkenda](/source/Lucas_Mkenda), singer - [Darassa](/source/Darassa), rapper - [Albert Mangwea](/source/Albert_Mangwea), rapper - [Abby Chams](/source/Abby_Chams), singer and social activist - [RJ The DJ](/source/RJ_The_DJ), (born 1988), DJ, singer and actor - [Gigy Money](/source/Gigy_Money), (born 1998), singer and socialite ## Politicians - [Anna Abdallah](/source/Anna_Abdallah) (born 1940), Member of Parliament - [Maida Abdallah](/source/Maida_Abdallah) (born 1970), Member of Parliament - [Aziza Sleyum Ally](/source/Aziza_Sleyum_Ally), Member of Parliament - [Ameir Ali Ameir](/source/Ameir_Ali_Ameir) (born 1961), Member of Parliament - [Ame Pandu Ame](/source/Ame_Pandu_Ame) (born 1963), Member of Parliament - [Bahati Ali Abeid](/source/Bahati_Ali_Abeid) (born 1967), Member of Parliament - [Thobias Andengenye](/source/Thobias_Andengenye) (living), regional commissioner - [Mohamed Rished Abdallah](/source/Mohamed_Rished_Abdallah) (born 1952), Member of Parliament - [Mohammed Abdi Abdulaziz](/source/Mohammed_Abdi_Abdulaziz) (born 1958), Member of Parliament - [Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy](/source/Khadija_Salum_Ally_Al-Qassmy) (born 1958), Member of Parliament - [Juma Jamaldin Akukweti](/source/Juma_Jamaldin_Akukweti) (1947–2007), Member of Parliament - [Ali Tarab Ali](/source/Ali_Tarab_Ali) (born 1947), Member of Parliament - [Ali Haji Ali](/source/Ali_Haji_Ali) (born 1948), Member of Parliament - [Fatma Ali](/source/Fatma_Ali) (born 1950), Member of Parliament - [Naimi Sweetie Hamza Aziz](/source/Naimi_Sweetie_Hamza_Aziz), ambassador - [Paul Bomani](/source/Paul_Bomani) (1925–2005), ambassador - [Patrick Chokala](/source/Patrick_Chokala), ambassador to Russia - [Remidus E. Kissassi](/source/Remidus_E._Kissassi), member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament - [Jakaya Kikwete](/source/Jakaya_Kikwete) (born 1950), President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015 - [Freeman Mbowe](/source/Freeman_Mbowe) (born 14 September 1961), leader of [CHADEMA](/source/CHADEMA) - [Bibi Titi Mohammed](/source/Bibi_Titi_Mohammed) (1926–1963), founding member of the [Tanganyika African National Union](/source/Tanganyika_African_National_Union) - [Gertrude Mongella](/source/Gertrude_Mongella) (born 1945), president of the [Pan-African Parliament](/source/Pan-African_Parliament) - [William F. Shija](/source/William_F._Shija) (1947–2014), member of the [National Assembly of Tanzania](/source/National_Assembly_of_Tanzania) from 1990 to 2005 - [Joseph Kakunda](/source/Joseph_Kakunda) (born 1968), Minister of Trade, MP - [Bahati Ndingo](/source/Bahati_Ndingo) (born 1985), Member of Parliament - [Tatu Mussa Ntimizi](/source/Tatu_Mussa_Ntimizi), Member of Parliament 1990–2010 - [Rashid Abdalla Rashid](/source/Rashid_Abdalla_Rashid) (born 1973), Member of Parliament - [Mateo Qares](/source/Mateo_Qares), former cabinet minister ## Religion - [Laurean Rugambwa](/source/Laurean_Rugambwa) (1912–1997), cardinal, archbishop of Dar es Salaam - [Polycarp Pengo](/source/Polycarp_Pengo) (born 1944), cardinal, archbishop of Dar es Salaam ## Royalty - [Mirambo](/source/Mirambo) (1840–1884), [Nyamwezi](/source/Nyamwezi_people) royal - [Emily Ruete](/source/Emily_Ruete) (Sayyida Salme) (1844–1924), Princess of Zanzibar - [Chief Mkwawa](/source/Chief_Mkwawa) (1855–1898), [Hehe](/source/Hehe_people) chief - [Mangi Meli](/source/Mangi_Meli), [Chagga](/source/Chagga) royal who was executed by German colonialists in 1900 - [Ngalami](/source/Ngalami), Chagga royal who was executed by Germans in 1900 - [Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar](/source/Abdullah_bin_Khalifa_of_Zanzibar) (1910–1963), tenth [Sultan of Zanzibar](/source/Sultan_of_Zanzibar) - [Thomas Marealle](/source/Thomas_Marealle) (1915–2007), Paramount Chief of the [Chagga](/source/Chagga) people - [Rengua](/source/Rengua), Chagga royal of [Machame](/source/Machame) - [Kimweri](/source/Kimweri_ye_Nyumbai), King of the [Shambaa](/source/Shambaa_people) - Oswin Norbert John ## Scientists - [Myles Turner](/source/Myles_Turner_(park_warden)) (1921–1984), warden of the [Serengeti National Park](/source/Serengeti_National_Park) - [Adelaida K. Semesi](/source/Adelaida_K._Semesi) (1951–2001), marine scientist and mangrove ecologist - [Joyce Kinabo](/source/Joyce_Kinabo) (born 1955), food scientist and researcher - [Felix Chami](/source/Felix_Chami) (born 1958), archaeologist known for his research on East African coastal archaeology and ancient Indian Ocean trade networks ## Sportspeople - [Hasheem Thabeet](/source/Hasheem_Thabeet) (born 1986), basketball player - [Martin Kolikoli](/source/Martin_Kolikoli) (born 1989), basketball player - [Feisal Salum](/source/Feisal_Salum) (born 1998), footballer - [Mbwana Ally Samatta](/source/Mbwana_Ally_Samatta) (born 1993), football player - [Erasto Nyoni](/source/Erasto_Nyoni) (born 2000), football player ## Writers - [Shaaban bin Robert](/source/Shaaban_bin_Robert) (1909–1962), poet, author, essayist - [Mathias E. Mnyampala](/source/Mathias_E._Mnyampala) (1917–1969), lawyer, writer, and poet - [Julius Nyerere](/source/Julius_Nyerere) (1922–1999), politician, writer, philosopher - [Muhammed Said Abdulla](/source/Muhammed_Said_Abdulla) (1918–1991), journalist and novelist - [Justinian Rweyemamu](/source/Justinian_Rweyemamu) (1942–1982), economist, mathematician and writer - [Euphrase Kezilahabi](/source/Euphrase_Kezilahabi) (1944–2020), novelist and poet - [Amandina Lihamba](/source/Amandina_Lihamba) (born 1944), playwright - [Leonard Shayo](/source/Leonard_Shayo) (born 1948), writer, mathematician, columnist - [Godfrey Mwakikagile](/source/Godfrey_Mwakikagile) (born 1949), writer, scholar and specialist in Africa Studies - [Richard Mabala](/source/Richard_Mabala) (born 1949), writer of short stories, columnist and poet [1] - [Julius Nyang'oro](/source/Julius_Nyang'oro) (born 1954), writer, political scientist and legal scholar - [Josiah Kibira](/source/Josiah_Kibira) (1960-2021), writer, director and businessman - [Christopher Mwashinga](/source/Christopher_Mwashinga) (born 1965), writer and poet - [Fadhy Mtanga](/source/Fadhy_Mtanga) (born 1981), writer, poet, photographer and blogger - [Joseph Marwa](/source/Joseph_Marwa_(actor)) (born 1999), novelist, poet and actor[2] - [Sandra A. Mushi](/source/Sandra_A._Mushi), interior designer, published author, poet - [Nahida Esmail](/source/Nahida_Esmail), writer of short stories and social activist[3] - [Silas P.Zakayo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silas_P.Zakayo&action=edit&redlink=1) (born 1984), writer, tutor, researcher and project planner.)[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** cfeditoren (27 February 2022). ["Mabala's 40 years in Tanzania and advice on Kiswahili"](https://www.africa-press.net/tanzania/all-news/mabalas-40-years-in-tanzania-and-advice-on-kiswahili). *Tanzania*. Retrieved 5 January 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Marwa, Quartzy-Joseph (2022). [*Irene: The Andromeda*](https://daml.kohavt.org/Hoopla/15355794). Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. Pencil. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9-789-356-10584-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9-789-356-10584-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail"](https://www.writersspace.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nahida-esmail-scaled.jpg). *Writers Space Africa*. Retrieved 5 January 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [https://www.amazon.com/PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING-SILAS-P-ZAKAYO/dp/B0CGL9VKCH](https://www.amazon.com/PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING-SILAS-P-ZAKAYO/dp/B0CGL9VKCH) v t e Tanzania articles History Timeline Colonial governors German East Africa Maji Maji Rebellion East African Campaign (World War I) British rule Tanganyika Sultanate of Zanzibar Sultans Slavery Zanzibar Revolution Arusha Declaration Ujamaa Uganda–Tanzania War COVID-19 pandemic Geography Cities Districts Islands Lakes National Parks Regions Rivers Volcanoes Wildlife Politics Cabinet Constitution Corruption Courts (High Court) Elections Foreign relations Human rights (LGBT rights) Military Parliament Political parties President List Vice President Prime Minister List Economy Agriculture Central bank Companies Shilling (currency) Stock Exchange Taxation Telecommunications Tourism Transport Society Cuisine Wine Zanzibari cuisine Culture Demographics Education Ethnic groups Flag Healthcare HIV/AIDS Languages List of Tanzanians Literature Media Cinema Music Natural resource and waste management Persecution of Albinos Public holidays Religion Sport Water supply and sanitation World Heritage Sites Stone Town Buildings Zanzibar History Pemba Unguja Archipelago House of Representatives Outline Index Category Portal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [List of Tanzanians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tanzanians) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tanzanians?action=history)). 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