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Esiri

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Esiri is a name predominantly used by the Urhobo people of the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. It can either be a forename or surname. You also have it in compound names e.g. Esiri-Okotete. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arie Esiri, Nigerian photographer and filmmaker, twin brother of Chuko Esiri
  • Allie Byrne Esiri (born 1967), English actress and writer
  • Chuko Esiri, Nigerian filmmaker and screenwriter, twin brother of Arie Esiri
  • Justus Esiri (1942–2013), Nigerian actor
  • Sidney Onoriode Esiri (born 1980), better known as Dr SID (Dr Sid), Nigerian singer-songwriter