Asante is both an
Ashanti surname and a masculine
Ashanti given name. Notable people with the
Ashanti name include:
As a surname
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Akwasi Asante (born 1992), Dutch footballer
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Amma Asante (born 1969), British film director and producer
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Amma Asante (politician) (born 1972), Dutch politician
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Anita Asante (born 1985), English footballer
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David Asante (1834–1892), Akan Basel missionary, linguist, and educator
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Ernest Asante (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
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Gyearbuor Asante (1941–2000), Ghanaian actor
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K. B. Asante (1924–2018), Ghanaian diplomat
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Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, (12 December 1912 – July 1978) was a Ghanaian educator, lawyer and politician who served as the fourth Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.Ernest Nee Pobee Sowah''Report of the Sowah Commission...'' Volum ...
(1912–1978), Ghanaian politician
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Kyle Asante (born 1991), English footballer
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Larry Asante (born 1988), American football player
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Molefi Kete Asante
Molefi Kete Asante ( ; born Arthur Lee Smith Jr.; August 14, 1942) is an American philosopher who is a leading figure in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies. He is currently a professor in the Dep ...
(born 1942), American writer, scholar, historian, and philosopher
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M. K. Asante Jr. (born 1982), American writer, filmmaker, and professor
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Okyerema Asante, Ghanaian drummer
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Sarah Asante (born 1975), Ghanaian commissioner and executive producer, BBC and UKTV
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Shaheera Asante (born 1966), British radio and television presenter
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Solomon Asante (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
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Uriah Asante (1992–2016), Ghanaian footballer
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Yaw Asante (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
As a given name
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Asante Blackk (born 2001), American actor
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Asante Cleveland (born 1992), American football player
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Asante Gullit Okyere (born 1988), Italian football player
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Asante Samuel (born 1981), American football player
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Asante Samuel Jr. (born 1999), American football player
In fiction
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Mr Asante, a Ghanaian barber shop owner played by Samuel Frimpong in the British web series ''
Corner Shop Show''.
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Ashanti given names
Surnames of Ashanti origin
Akan given names
Surnames of Akan origin
African masculine given names