This is a list of notable people from Sierra Leone.

Contents

• Actors
• Artists and entertainers
• Business people and entrepreneurs
• Educators and academics
• Politicians and activists
• Sportspeople
• Writers
• Unsorted

Actors

• Idris Elba

Artists and entertainers

• Kadijatu Kebbay

Business people and entrepreneurs

• Kandeh Yumkella

Educators and academics

• Adelaide Casely-Hayford

Politicians and activists

• Okere Adams
• Abdul Karim Koroma
• Abdul Serry-Kamal
• Issa Sesay
• Kadi Sesay
• John Akar
• Shirley Gbujama
• Herbert George-Williams
• Ella Koblo Gulama
• Prince Harding
• Amadu Jalloh
• Andrew Turay
• Edward Turay
• Peter Vandy
• George Banda-Thomas
• Alimamy Pallo Bangura
• John Amadu Bangura
• Zainab Bangura
• Herbert Bankole-Bright

• John Oponjo Benjamin

• Amadu Wurie
• Madam Yoko

• Solomon Berewa
• Julius Maada Bio
• Sam Bockarie
• Tamba Borbor-Sawyer
• Alex Tamba Brima
• Christopher Cole
• Albert Joe Demby

• Abdulai Conteh
• Kandeh Baba Conteh
• Edmund Cowan
• Mohamed B. Daramy
• J. B. Dauda
• Abass Bundu
• Moinina Fofana
• Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya
• Sheik-Umarr Mikailu Jah
• Abubakarr Jalloh (politician)
• Allieu Kondewa
• Abu Aiah Koroma
• Ernest Bai Koroma
• Johnny Paul Koroma
• Momodu Koroma
• Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
• Augustine Kortuaa

Sportspeople

• Roda Antar
• Brima Bangura
• Hawanatu Bangura
• Eunice Barber
• Albert Cole
• Julius Wobay
• Sarway Dollar
• Horace Dove-Edwin
• Albert Jarrett

Writers

• Ishmael Beah
• Ernest Beoku-Betts
• Aluspah Brewah
• Karamoh Kabba

Unsorted

• Tom Carew
• John Ezzidio
• Cyril Foray
• Joseph Ganda
• Lamin Jusu Jarka
• Bomba Jawara
• Winstanley Bankole Johnson
• Henry M. Joko-Smart
• Andrew Juxon-Smith
• Haja Afsatu Kabba
• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
• Patricia Kabbah
• Septimus Kaikai
• Tamba Kaingbanja
• Mohamed Kallon
• Morris Kallon
• Brima Bazzy Kamara
• Mohamed Lamin Kamara
• Samura Kamara
• Samuel Komba Kambo
• Santigie Borbor Kanu
• Yahya Kanu
• John Karefa-Smart
• Ibrahim Kargbo
• Sidney Kargbo
• Allieu Kondewa
• Abu Aiah Koroma
• Ernest Bai Koroma
• Johnny Paul Koroma
• Momodu Koroma
• Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
• Augustine Kortu
• David Lansana
• John Leigh (ambassador)
• Samuel Lewis (Sierra Leone)
• Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
• Desmond Luke
• Andrew Lungay
• Albert Margai
• Charles Margai
• Milton Margai
• Tamba Songu M'briwa
• Obi Metzger
• Francis Minah
• Jamil Sahid Mohamed
• Joseph Saidu Momoh
• Momodu Munu
• Namina Forna
• Solomon Musa
• Arthur Nelson-Williams
• Abioseh Nicol
• Tom Nyuma
• Bai Koblo Pathbana II
• Joe Robert Pemagbi
• Patricia Piccinini
• Farid Raymond-Anthony
• Alhaji Shekuba Saccoh
• John Saab
• Samuel Sam-Sumana
• Kabba Samura
• Foday Sankoh
• Lamina Sankoh
• Wusu Sannoh
• Solomon G. Seisay
• Tinga Seisay
• Muwahid Sesay
• Mohamed Sillah
• Siaka Stevens
• Valentine Strasser
• Sheriff Suma
• Jeneba Tarmoh
• John 'Johnny' Taylor
• Banja Tejan-Sie
• John Henry Malamah Thomas
• Bankole Timothy
• Michael Tommy
• Hindolo Trye
• B. J. Tucker
• Isaac Wallace-Johnson
• Madieu Williams