List of Hausa people

This is a list of notable Hausa people.

Emirs and Sultans

• Daurama
• Faruk Umar Faruk
• Queen Amina
• Awwal Ibrahim
• Muhammad Rumfa
• Yunfa
• Queen Sarraounia
• Ado Bayero
• Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
• Aminu Ado Bayero

Footballers

• Abiola Dauda
• Abubakari Yakubu
• Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim
• Abdul Fatawu Dauda
• Abdul Majeed Waris
• Abdul Mumin
• Abdulrahman Bashir
• Ahmed Musa
• Ahmed Wadah
• Alhassan Yusuf
• Alhassan Wakaso
• Amadou Moutari
• Fatawu Mohammed
• Habib Mohamed
• Haruna Babangida
• Ibrahim Rabiu
• Ibrahim Sadiq
• Issah Abdul Basit
• Illiasu Shilla
• Jamal Haruna
• Lalas Abubakar
• Masahudu Alhassan
• Mohammed Abu
• Mohammed-Awal Issah
• Mohammed Dauda
• Mohammed Rabiu
• Mohammed Razak
• Mohammed Lamine
• Mohamed Tijani
• Moussa Maâzou
• Mujaid Sadick
• Sani Kaita
• Shehu Abdullahi
• Tijani Babangida
• Umar Sadiq
• Mubarak Wakaso
• Rabiu Ali
• Yunus Musah
• Jamal Idris
• Mohammed Aminu
• Lukman Haruna
• Seidu Abubakari
• Yussif Mubarik
• Yussif Moussa
• Zaidu Sanusi
• Idriss Harouna
• Issah Gabriel Ahmed
• Mohammed Alhassan
• Mohammed Kudus
• Mohammed Salisu
• Osman Bukari
• Said Ahmed Said
• Salou Ibrahim
• Saminu Abdullahi
• Suleiman Abdullahi

Islamic clerics

• Sheikh Ibrahim Khaleel
• Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
• Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria
• Sani Yahaya Jingir
• Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa
• Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
• Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
• Nasuru Kabara
• Ahmad Bamba
• Kabiru Gombe
• Abdullahi Bala Lau
• Bello Yabo

Musicians

Traditional

• Dan Maraya Jos
• Barmani Coge
• Mamman Shata
• Aisha Musa Ahmad

Modern

• Nazifi Asnanic
• Naziru M Ahmad
• Nura M Inuwa
• Sadiq Zazzabi
• TY Shaban
• Ado Gwanja
• Ali Jita

Architects

• Babban Gwani

Politicians

• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
• Aminu Kano
• Ahmadu Bello
• Shehu Shagari
• Musa Yar'Adua
• Muhammadu Ribadu
• Umaru Yar'Adua
• General Muhammadu Buhari
• Kashim Shettima
• Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema
• Aminu Bello Masari
• Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
• Senator Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke
• Senator Kabiru Gaya
• Maitama Sule
• Kabir Tukur Ibrahim
• Mustapha Baba Shehuri
• Amb. Ahmed Bolori
• Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
• Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
• Attahiru Bafarawa
• Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
• Abdullahi Adamu
• Bala Mohammed
• Mohammed Danjuma Goje
• Abubakar Rimi
• Ibrahim Shekarau
• Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
• Abdullahi Sule
• Babagana Zulum
• Atiku Abubakar
• Bukar Abba Ibrahim
• Ghali Umar Na'Abba
• Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
• Isa Yuguda
• Abubakar Habu Hashidu
• Abdu Dawakin Tofa
• Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
• Umar Namadi
• Namadi Sambo
• Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi
• Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
• Abba Kabir Yusuf
• Uba Sani
• Bello Matawalle
• Halilu Kundila
• Sule Lamido
• Labaran Abdul Madari
• Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
• Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
• Abba Kabir Yusuf
• Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo
• Ismaila Isa Funtua
• Hassan Al-Turabi
• Samira Bawumia
• Ahmed Ramadan (politician)
• Aboubakar Moukadas Nouré
• Nasir Yusuf Gawuna~

Jurists

• Sidi Bage
• Tanko Muhammad

Journalists

• Jamilah Tangaza

Businesspeople

• Aliko Dangote ^[1]
• Alhassan Dantata
• Alhaji Aminu Dantata
• Alhaji Isyaku Rabiu
• Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu
• Bashir Dalhatu
• Dahiru Mangal
• Auwalu Abdullahi Rano
• Kabo Air ^[2]
• Umaru Mutallab

Academic

Vice chancellors

• Bayero University
  • Attahiru Jega
  • Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
  • Muhammad Yahuza Bello
• Ahmadu Bello University
  • Abdullahi Mustapha
  • Ibrahim Garba
• National Open University of Nigeria
  • Abdalla Uba Adamu

Others

• Abba Gumel
• Rabia Salihu Sa'id

Military

• Mansur Dan Ali
• Mamman Kontagora
• Tukur Yusuf Buratai
• Hamza Al-Mustapha

Police

• Hafiz Ringim
• Suleiman Abba

Writers

• Zaynab Alkali
• Hauwa Ali
• Abubakar Imam

Actors

• Ali Nuhu
• Rahama Sadau
• Mansur Makeup
• Adam A Zango
• Saratu Gidado
• Lawan Ahmad
• Yakubu Muhammed
• Maryam Booth
• Sadiq Sani Sadiq
• Hadiza Aliyu

References

1. "Aliko Dangote | Biography, Businessman, Group, Foundation, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
2. "Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation". www.blerf.org. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-04-18.