Kaduna

== Notable people==
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* [[Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]], the "underwear bomber" suspect of the terrorist arson attempt on [[Northwest flight 253]] in December 2009, grew up here.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/world/africa/17abdulmutallab.html | work=The New York Times | first=Adam | last=Nossiter | title=Lonely Trek to Radicalism for Terror Suspect | date=2010-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Underwear Bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Pleads Guilty|url=https://www.fbi.gov/detroit/press-releases/2011/underwear-bomber-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-pleads-guilty|access-date=2021-06-28|website=FBI|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Childress|first=Sarah|date=2010-01-11|title=Ghana Probes Visit by Bomb Suspect|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126261251907114813|access-date=2021-06-28|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
* [[Efe Ambrose]], [[association football|footballer]] who played for the [[Nigeria national football team]] was born and raised here<ref name="goal.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-10|title=Brazil 2014: Profiling Nigeria's defenders {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/162503-brazil-2014-profiling-nigerias-defenders.html|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Tijani Babangida]], footballer who played [[Winger (association football)|winger]] with Ajax<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-01|title=Tijani Babangida opens up on Zidane encounter in Champions League tie|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/tijani-babangida-opens-up-on-zidane-encounter-in-champions-league-tie/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alao|first=Seyi|date=2020-09-25|title=NFF, CAF and Ajax celebrates Tijani Babangida at 47|url=https://www.brila.net/nff-caf-and-ajax-celebrates-tijani-babangida-at-47/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Latest Sports News In Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Celestine Babayaro]], footballer who played mainly in the [[Premier League]]<ref name="goal.com">{{Cite web|title=What's in the Kaduna water? New Roma starlets join long line of impressive talents out of northern Nigeria {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/06/27/24973092/something-in-the-kaduna-water-new-roma-starlets-join-long|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
*[[David Egbo]], footballer
*[[Michael Eneramo]], footballer
*[[Fiona Fullerton]], British actress and former [[Bond girl]]
*[[Leke James]], footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leke James eager for Middle East experience after completing Al Qadsiah move {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/leke-james-eager-for-middle-east-experience-after-completing/1wdfn6s8tc7k81e7f91pmutje4|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-17|title=What more does Leke James need to do to get Super Eagles call-up?|url=https://scorenigeria.com.ng/what-more-does-leke-james-need-to-do-to-get-super-eagles-call-up/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Score Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Shehu Musa Yar'Adua|Shehu Musa Yaradua]], politician and elder statesman 
*[[Zamani Lekwot]], statesman<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=SOUTHERN KADUNA KILLINGS: KDSG has questions to answer — Zamani Lekwot|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/southern-kaduna-killings-kdsg-has-questions-to-answer-zamani-lekwot/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-03|title=Outsiders caused Southern Kaduna crises, Lekwot declares|url=https://guardian.ng/news/outsiders-caused-southern-kaduna-crises-lekwot-declares/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Umaru Mutallab|Umaru mutallab]] Nigerian business mogul
*[[Hassan Katsina|Hassan usman katsina]] elder statesman.
*[[Ibrahim Zakzaky]] The Islamic preacher.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
*[[Magaji Muhammed]] politician and elder statesman. 
*[[Mamman Daura]] elder statesman 
*[[Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-16|title=Senator Makarfi loses father|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/senator-makarfi-loses-father/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Mohammed Namadi Sambo]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=Ex-Kaduna Speaker Jumare dies - The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/ex-kaduna-speaker-jumare-dies/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Shehu Sani]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-10|title=Senator reacts to Gov El-Rufai's outbursts, curses|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/shehu-sani-senator-reacts-to-gov-el-rufais-outbursts-curses/34p1yqg|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-04|title=El-Rufai: The three senators representing Kaduna are useless|url=https://www.thecable.ng/el-rufai-the-three-senators-representing-kaduna-are-useless|access-date=2021-06-28|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Uba Sani]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=Uba Sani gives hope to Kaduna Central in 2021|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/uba-sani-gives-hope-to-kaduna-central-in-2021/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Simeh|first=Chamba|date=2020-11-08|title=Kaduna cheers as Uba Sani picks legislative excellence award|url=https://www.blueprint.ng/kaduna-cheers-as-uba-sani-picks-legislative-excellence-award/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Dahiru Sadi]], footballer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ayeni|first=Olawale|date=2020-11-11|title=Kaduna Marathon Gets 6 Goodwill Ambassadors|url=https://leadership.ng/kaduna-marathon-gets-6-goodwill-ambassadors/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Adam A Zango]], [[Kannywood]] actor, musician, singer and dancer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-12|title=Angry youth stone, abuse Adam Zango at Kaduna Musical Festival {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/195035-angry-youth-stone-abuse-adam-zango-at-kaduna-musical-festival.html|access-date=2021-06-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Talib Zanna]] (born 1990), basketball player in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]]
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