Osun State

== Notable people ==
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* [[Enoch Adeboye]] –  General Overseer, [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=RCCG Miracle Center {{!}} History |url=http://www.rccgmunich.com/rccg-history.php |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=www.rccgmunich.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Man |first=The New |date=2023-05-21 |title=Biography of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye |url=https://www.thenewman.org.ng/2020/05/biography-of-pastor-e-adeboye.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=The New Man}}</ref>
* Chief Dr. [[Oyin Adejobi]]- former actor, dramatist and popular poet<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2018 |title=Remembering the thunderking of theatre, Duro Ladipo |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/remembering-the-thunderking-of-theatre-duro-ladipo/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Gbenga Adeboye]] –  musician, comedian and radio presenter<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2014 |title=Remembering one of Nigeria's pioneer comedians, Gbenga 'Funwotan' Adeboye |url=https://thenet.ng/remembering-one-of-nigerias-pioneer-comedians-gbenga-funwotan-adeboye/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Nigerian Entertainment Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Toyin Adegbola]]- actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2013 |title=Yoruba actress, Toyin Adegbola, appointed government official {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/142234-yoruba-actress-toyin-adegbola-appointed-government-official.html |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Sheikh [[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]] – scholar and cleric.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Trapp |first=J. B. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11650 |title=Grocyn, William (1449?–1519), cleric and Greek scholar |date=23 September 2004 |series=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/11650 }}</ref>
* Sen. [[Ademola Adeleke]] - 2022 Governor elect 
* [[Isiaka Adeleke]] –  politician and former Governor<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=30 April 2017 |title=Isiaka Adeleke: The Death that Stunned Osun |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/04/30/isiaka-adeleke-the-death-that-stunned-osun/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Chief [[Adebisi Akande]]- former Governor of Osun State<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=Akande and his hidden treasures |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/akande-and-his-hidden-treasures/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* General [[Ipoola Alani Akinrinade]] (RTD) - former Chief of Army Staff and the First Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2019 |title=General Akinrinade @ 80 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/general-akinrinade-80/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Akinloye Akinyemi]] – former Nigerian major<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2022 |title=Akinyemi and the loneliness of exile |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/akinyemi-and-the-loneliness-of-exile/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bolaji Amusan]] - Nigerian ICT entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin): Actor, comedian loved by fans {{!}} Newswatch Times |url=http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/bolaji-amusan-mr-latin-actor-comedian-loved-fans/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071001/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/bolaji-amusan-mr-latin-actor-comedian-loved-fans/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Olusola Amusan]] – entrepreneur, speaker<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-03 |title=I'm a self-development junkie— Olusola Amusan |url=https://punchng.com/im-a-self-development-junkie-olusola-amusan/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Ogbeni [[Rauf Aregbesola]] – former State Governor<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2022 |title=Mr Rauf Aregbesola, what goes around, comes around |url=https://www.thecable.ng/mr-rauf-aregbesola-what-goes-around-comes-around |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lanre Buraimoh]] - artist<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2013 |title=My encounter with bead painting - Lanre Buraimoh |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/my-encounter-with-bead-painting-lanre-buraimoh/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Davido]] – musician<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Osun 2022: I'm fighting for my state, Davido defends support for uncle, Adeleke |url=https://punchng.com/osun-2022-im-fighting-for-my-state-davido-defends-support-for-uncle-adeleke/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Etteh]], Nigerian politician and first female [[Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2016 |title=Patricia Etteh: The fall and the triumph |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/bello-and-baloney/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Daddy Freeze]]- radio presenter<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daddy Freeze don beg Oyedepo for forgiveness |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-54136209 |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bola Ige]] SAN-(1930–2001) politician and lawyer<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2021 |title=11 things you probably didn't know about Bola Ige |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/11-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-bola-ige/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[William Kumuyi]] –  General Overseer, [[Deeper Christian Life Ministry|Deeper Life Christian Church]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=demola |date=2020-06-06 |title=Pastor Kumuyi at 79: Facts on Him - |url=https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2020/06/06/pastor-kumuyi-at-79-facts-on-him/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=The NEWS |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Duro Ladipo]] – actor and dramatist
* [[Gabriel Olutola|Gabriel Oladele Olutola]]<ref name="Adelegan 2013 Lights">[https://books.google.com/books?id=QDEgjH9HAfQC&q=Gabriel+Oladele+Olutola Adelegan, Femi. (2013). ''Nigeria's Leading Lights of the Gospel: Revolutionaries in Worldwide Christianity''.] Westbow Press. p. 71. Retrieved 7 September 2019. {{ISBN|978-1449769543}}.</ref> <!-- Olutola was called one of Osun State's notable servants of God --> - President of the [[The Apostolic Church Nigeria|Apostolic church of Nigeria]] and [[The Apostolic Church Nigeria#Lagos and Western/Northern Areas (LAWNA)|LAWNA]] Territorial Chairman.<ref name="Komolafe 2013 Transfomation">[https://books.google.com/books?id=vIguDgAAQBAJ&q=Gabriel+Olutola Komolafe, Sunday Jide. (2013). ''The Transformation of African Christianity: Development and Change in the Nigerian Church''.] Langham Monographs, p. 107. Retrieved 7 September 2019. {{ISBN| 978-1-907713-59-0}}.</ref>
* [[Iyiola Omisore]] – politician and engineer<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=18 December 2016 |title=Beyond Politics: Iyiola Omisore, an Accomplished Professional, Family Man |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/12/18/beyond-politics-iyiola-omisore-an-accomplished-professional-family-man/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Prince [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]] –  former Governor of Osun State and former Military Governor of [[Lagos State]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2021 |title=You're a liar, not prudent, Oyinlola replies Akande {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/501214-youre-a-liar-not-prudent-oyinlola-replies-akande.html |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Abideen Olasupo]],- Nigerian businessman<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Owoyele |first=Tola |date=2021-12-14 |title=CLOSE-UP: Olasupo Abideen, Nigerian Who Returned $2,397 Excess Payment Amid Curses and Jeers |url=https://fij.ng/article/close-up-olasupo-abideen-nigerian-who-returned-2397-excess-payment-amid-curses-and-jeers/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Foundation For Investigative Journalism |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Hameed Adekunle Makama Oyelude]] - Tegbosun III popularly known as Olowu of Kuta <ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ayanda |first1=Tunde |last2=Adebayo |first2=Segun |last3=Adebayo |first3=Tunde Ayanda and Segun |date=2023-07-01 |title=Any oba not chosen by Ifa will be misbehaving —Olowu of Kuta |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/?p=696637 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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