Kwaku Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan names, Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday to the Akan people, Akan and Ewe people, Ewe ethnic groups. Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indi ...

, alternatively Kweku, is an Ashanti

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to Ashanti male children born on Wednesday from the Ashanti people ethnic group. Kwaku and Kweku may refer to:

People

Kwaku

Kwaku Alston Kwaku Alston is an American photographer. Born in Philadelphia, his editorial work has been featured in ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Time'', ''Men's Health'', ''Essence'' and ''Men's Journal'', among others. He has photogra ...

, American photographer *

Kwaku Bediako Kwaku Bediako Oduro also known as Kwaku Bediako (born 7 May 1986) is a Ghanaian contemporary fashion designer and founder of ''Chocolate Clothing'' now ''Chocolate Clothes Global''. Early life and education Kwaku was born in Port Harcourt, Ni ...

(born 1986), Ghanaian fashion designer * Kwaku Boateng (athlete) (born 1974), Canadian high jumper * Kwaku Boateng (politician) (died 2006), cabinet minister in Ghana in the early 1960s *

Kwaku Dua I Panyin Kwaku Dua Panin (born Fredua Agyeman; – 27 April 1867) was the eighth Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire from 25 August 1834 until his death. Early life Prince Kwaku Dua took part in the fighting against the Gyaman, a state north of K ...

, or Barima Fredua Agyeman, (c. 1797–1867), eighth King of the Ashanti Empire from 1834 until death in 1867 * Kwaku Dua III Asamu or Prempeh I (1870–1931), thirteenth King of the Ashanti Empire from 1888 until his death in 1931 *

Kwaku Fortune Kwaku Fortune is an Irish actor. Early life and education Fortune is from Roundwood, County Wicklow. He is of Ghanaian descent on his mother's side. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin ...

, Irish actor * Kwaku Gyasi, Ghanaian gospel singer *

Kwaku Kwarteng Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng (born February 12, 1969) is a Ghanaian civil engineer, economist, and politician. He is a two term Member of Parliament for Obuasi West constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a member of Ghana's New Patriot ...

(born 1969), Ghanaian civil engineer, economist, and politician *

Kwaku Sakyi-Addo Kwaku Addo Sakyi-Addo is a journalist from Ghana, who was the country correspondent for both Reuters and the BBC between 1993 and 2007. He currently hosts a political talk show on Asaase Radio in Accra. Education Kwaku Sakyi Addo received his ele ...

, Ghanaian journalist *

Kwaku Sintim-Misa Kwaku Sintim-Misa aka "KSM" (born 1956) is a Ghanaian actor, director, satirist, talk show host, and author. He also has his shows on radio and television. He is the host of The KSM Show. Early life KSM was born the fifth of six siblings on Dec ...

aka KSM (born 1956), Ghanaian actor, director, satirist, talk show host and author *

Quock Walker Quock Walker, also known as Kwaku or Quork Walker (c. 1753 – ?), was an enslaved American who sued for and won his freedom suit case in June 1781. The court cited language in the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts that declared, "All men are b ...

(1753-after 1781), also called Kwaku, American slave of Ghanaian descent * Kwaku Walker Lewis (1798–1856), African-American abolitionist and active member of the Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery movement

Middle name

B. Kwaku Duren B. Kwaku Duren (born April 14, 1943; a.k.a., Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) is a controversial African American former lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political and community activist; and a former c ...

(born 1943); aka Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren, controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political and community activist *

Edward Kwaku Utuka Edward Kwaku Utuka (27 January 1937 – 16 June 1979) was a Ghanaian military officer, who held the rank of major general of the Ghana Armed Forces, was a former border guards commander and member of the Supreme Military Council I & II, the ruli ...

, major general of the Ghana Armed Forces *

Manfo Kwaku Asiedu On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks by four Islamist extremists disrupted part of London's public transport system as a follow-up attack to the 7 July 2005 London bombings two weeks earlier. The explosions occurred around midday at Sh ...

, suspect in the investigation into the

21 July 2005 London bombings On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks by four Islamism, Islamist extremists disrupted part of London's public transport system as a follow-up attack to the 7 July 2005 London bombings two weeks earlier. The explosions occurred around mid ...

Nana Kwaku Bonsam Nana Kwaku Bonsam (born 20 August 1973), whose name, "Bonsam" translates literally as "Devil", is a well known Ghanaian witch doctor and fetish priest. Bonsam gained international notoriety when he claimed to put a voodoo curse on the Portuguese ...

(born 1973), Ghanaian witch doctor and fetish priest *

Papa Kwaku Oppong Papa Kwaku Oppong (born March 10, 1987) is a Canadian former professional basketball player in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). Oppong competed with three different college basketball teams from 2006 to 2010. He played with Coffey ...

(born 1987), Canadian basketball player *

Rebop Kwaku Baah Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can. Biography Baah was born in 1944 in Konongo, Gold Coast. In the Akan culture of Ghana, Kwa ...

, (1944–1983), Ghanaian percussionist best known for working with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can *

Thomas Kwaku Mensah Thomas Kwaku Mensah (2 February 1935 – 10 April 2016) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kumasi, Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and ...

(1935–2016), Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kumasi, Ghana

Kweku

Kweku Adoboli Kweku Adoboli (born 21 May 1980) is a Ghanaian investment manager and former stock trader. He was convicted of illegally trading away US$2 billion (£1.3 billion GBP) as a trader for Swiss investment bank UBS. While at the bank he pri ...

(born 1980), Ghanaian ex-trader known for his role in the

2011 UBS rogue trader scandal The 2011 UBS rogue trader scandal caused a loss of over US$2 billion at Swiss bank UBS, as a result of unauthorized trading performed by Kweku Adoboli, a director of the bank's Global Synthetic Equities Trading team in London in early September ...

and convicted of fraud in 2012 *Chief Kweku Andoh (1836–1898), military officer in the British army and Regent of Edina State (1873-1898) *

Kweku Baako Jnr Kweku Baako Jnr is a Ghanaian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the ''New Crusading Guide'' newspaper he was also the son of Kofi Baako. He is a frequent panelist on radio shows in Ghana, including Peace FM's weekday morning show and Newsfi ...

, Ghanaian journalist and editor *

Kweku Essien Kweku Essien (born 12 December 1984 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian football player who is currently playing for Eleven Wise of the Globacom Premier League. Essien is variable in the midfield, he can play as attacking or defensive midfielder. Care ...

(born 1984), Ghanaian football (soccer) player *

Philip Quaque Philip Quaicoe (1741 – 17 October 1816) was the first African to be ordained as a minister by the Church of England. Biography Born in Cape Coast then known as (Gold Coast) and named Kweku, he was said to be the son of Birempong Cudjo, a c ...

(1741–1816), birth name Kweku, first African ordained in the Church of England

Literature

* ''Kwaku; or, the Man Who Could Not Keep His Mouth Shut'', a 1982 novel by Guyanese writer Roy A. K. Heath

People

Kwaku

Middle name

Kweku

Literature

See also