Notable Births and Residents
Notable births and current and former residents of Zaria include:
- Shola Ameobi, football player in England
- D'banj, music artist
- Edoheart, musician, poet, dancer
- Bola Ige, lawyer and politician
- Rilwanu Lukman, engineer and former Secretary General of OPEC
- Rumun Ndur, professional ice hockey player
- Adewale Olukoju, athlete
- Isaac Promise, football player
- Namadi Sambo, Vice President of Nigeria since May 2010
- Masai Ujiri, general manager of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA
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