Balogun (name)
Balogun is a title of the Yoruba language of Nigeria which means "Warlord" or roughly translated to "father at war".[1][2][3]
Given name[edit]
- Balogun Yakub Abiodun (born 1951), Nigerian economist and public administrator
Surname[edit]
- Ayodeji Balogun (born 1983), Nigerian businessperson
- Fathia Balogun (born 1969), Nigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director
- Fausat Balogun (born 1959), Nigerian actress
- Femi Balogun (born 1992), Nigerian football winger
- Folarin Balogun (born 2001), American football player
- Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun (born 1986), British track athlete
- Lekan Balogun (born 1973), Nigerian dramatist and theatre director
- Leon Balogun (born 1988), German-born Nigerian football defender
- Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Nigerian filmmaker
- Mike Balogun (born 1983), American football linebacker
- Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (born 1947), Nigerian public administrator
- Ola Balogun (born 1945), Nigerian filmmaker and scriptwriter
- Oluwafemi Daniel Balogun (born 1987), Nigerian chess player
- Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun (born 1953), Nigerian public administrator
- Saidu Ayodele Balogun, Nigerian general and public administrator
- Saheed Balogun (born 1967), Nigerian actor, filmmaker, director and producer
- Subomi Balogun (born 1934), Nigerian banker and philanthropist
- Teslim Balogun (1927–1972), Nigerian football player and coach
- Zainab Balogun (born 1989), Nigerian actress, model and television presenter
- Wizkid (real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun) (born 1990), Nigerian singer and songwriter
References[edit]
- ^ Tope Omoniyi; Joshua A. Fishman (2006). Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion Volume 20 of Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 9789027227102.
- ^ Toyin Falola; Dare Oguntomisin (1984). The Military in Nineteenth Century Yoruba Politics. University of Virginia, University of Ife Press. p. 51. ISBN 9789781360640.
- ^ "Ola Balogun: Reflections On A 70th Anniversary". The News. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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