Notable People From Moyamba District
- Sir Albert Margai, attorney-at-law who became second Prime Minister of Sierra Leone from 1964 to 1967
- Siaka Stevens, first President of Sierra Leone.
- Sir Milton Margai, medical doctor who led Sierra Leone to independence in 1961, and became nation's first prime minister from 1961 to 1964
- John Karefa-Smart, one of Sierra Leone's most prominent political figure and leader of the United National People's Party
- John Akar, Sierra Leonean diplomat, speaker and lyricist.
- Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy activist.
- Banja Tejan-Sie, Sierra Leone chief justice, speaker of the house of parliament and attorney general from 1967 to 1968.
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