| Author | Birth - Death |
|---|---|
| Chinua Achebe | 1930 - |
| Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 1977 - |
| Sade Adu | 1959 - |
| Peter Akinola | 1944 - |
| Francis Arinze | 1932 - |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe | 1904 - 1996 |
| Ibrahim Babangida | 1941 - |
| Philip Emeagwali | 1954 - |
| Buchi Emecheta | 1944 - |
| Goodluck Jonathan | 1957 - |
| Nneka | 1980 - |
| Olusegun Obasanjo | 1937 - |
| Dayo Okeniyi | 1988 - |
| Ben Okri | 1959 - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 1963 - |
| Babatunde Olatunji | 1927 - 2003 |
| Wole Soyinka | 1934 - |
| Hugo Weaving | 1960 - |
