In Ghana, it is common to hear someone say a child “took after” a parent, usually because of a laugh, a walk or a bad temper.
For some families, though, the resemblance shows up in their careers too, and you can trace the same talent from parents to children, or from one sibling to the next.
Some people on this list grew up watching their parents work and decided to follow them, while others found their way into the same field on their own and only later realised how much they had in common with a brother, sister, or cousin.
From football pitches and boxing rings to film sets, recording studios, and Parliament, here are 13 famous Ghanaians who share a career with a family member.
The Ayews -Football
Few families have given Ghana football as much as the Ayews.
Abedi Pele won the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana in 1982, lifted the UEFA Champions League with Marseille in 1993, and was named African Player of the Year three years in a row by France Football.
His brothers, Kwame Ayew and Sola Ayew, also played football.
His sons André, Jordan and Ibrahim went on to play for the Black Stars, while André and Abdul Rahim were both at the 2010 World Cup.
Asamoah Gyan and Baffour Gyan-Football
Before Asamoah Gyan became the Black Stars’ all-time leading scorer, his brother Baffour Gyan was already wearing the national jersey. Baffour earned 25 caps and scored four goals for Ghana between 2001 and 2008, played for Dynamo Moscow and Saturn Moscow, and was part of Ghana’s squad at the 2004 Olympics.
Efya and Nana Adwoa Awindor- Entertainment
Efya grew up around cameras long before she became one of Ghana’s most celebrated voices. Her mother, Nana Adwoa Awindor, was the host of the popular TV show Greetings From Abroad, runs Premier Productions and is a queen mother in the Afigya-Kwabre district. Efya went on to win Best Female Vocal Performance at the Ghana Music Awards four years in a row from 2011.
The Ansahs- Film, Fashion and the Arts
Kwaw Ansah, the filmmaker behind Love Brewed in the African Pot and Heritage Africa, and his younger brother Kofi Ansah, the fashion designer who took modern African style to the world stage, both grew up in a home full of art, since their father was a photographer and musician. The creativity didn’t stop with them, because Kofi’s son, Joey Ansah, became an actor.
Ken Attoh and Chris Attoh - Film
Actor and TV host Chris Attoh, best known as Kwame Mensah in the Nigerian soap opera Tinsel, is not the only Attoh in film. Ken Attoh works behind the camera as a director of photography and shot The Perfect Picture: 10 Years Later, the sequel to the 2009 film in which Chris starred.
Sister Derby and Wanlov the Kubolor- Music
Wanlov the Kubolor, whose real name is Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, made his name with his debut album Green Card and the Pidgin-English musical Coz Ov Moni. His younger sister, Deborah Owusu-Bonsu, better known as Sister Derby, followed him into music, and her songs “Uncle Obama” and “Ghana Jollof” got people talking well beyond Ghana. The siblings have worked together outside music too, and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 they made face masks from recycled secondhand clothing.
Nana Yaa, Pat Thomas and Lola Everette -Music
Singer Nana Yaa grew up with highlife at home. Her father is the legendary highlife musician Pat Thomas, and her mother, Lola Everette, is also a well-known figure in Ghanaian music.
Gyakie and Nana Acheampong- Music
Gyakie’s father, Nana Acheampong, was one half of the Lumba Brothers alongside Daddy Lumba, the duo credited with popularising burger highlife. She has carved out her own lane in Afrobeats, and in a 2020 interview with Graphic Showbiz, she said she was proud of her father’s legacy, adding, “I don’t think I’m competing with him or trying to maintain his legacy.”
Juliet Ibrahim and Sonia Ibrahim - Film
Actress Juliet Ibrahim’s younger sister, Sonia Ibrahim, is also an actress and model. The two starred together in Number One Fan, which earned Sonia a leading role nomination at the 2013 Ghana Movie Awards.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and Charles Asiedu -Politics
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, now the NDC’s National Chairman, has been one of the party’s most powerful figures for decades. His son, Charles Asiedu, followed him into politics and won the Tano South seat for the NDC in the 2024 elections.
The Rawlingses - Politics
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Korle Klottey and Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, comes from one of Ghana’s best-known political families. Her father, Jerry John Rawlings, founded the NDC and led the country, while her mother, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, formed the National Democratic Party and became the first woman to form a party and contest a presidential election in Ghana.
Rama Brew, Michelle Attoh - Film and TV
Rama Brew has been acting since 1972, starred in Ultimate Paradise, which won her Best Actress in 1994, and later became a judge on TV3’s Mentor. Her daughter, Michelle Attoh, grew up on that same set, appearing in Ultimate Paradise before going on to star in Fix Us and Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Us in Between, and to host Today’s Woman on TV3.
Akosua Agyapong and Stephanie Benson- Music
Highlife star Akosua Agyapong, who co-founded the supergroup NAKOREX with Nat Brew and Rex Omar in 1992, is not the only singer in her family. Her older sister, Stephanie Benson, started learning the piano at three, signed to Pete Waterman’s PWL label after moving to London as a teenager, and has since performed for members of the British royal family.
Serwaa Amihere and Mami - Hair and beauty
Most people know Serwaa Amihere as an award-winning news anchor and, since October 2025, a lawyer, but away from the cameras she is CEO of Oh My Hair, a beauty business she runs with her sister Maame Gyamfua, popularly known as Mami Oh My Hair. In 2025, the sisters opened a new building for the business in East Legon, and according to Pulse Ghana, Oh My Hair now styles the hair of almost all the female celebrities in the country.
Naa Ashorkor and Paula Mensah-Doku - TV and film
Naa Ashorkor has spent years in front of the camera as an actress and broadcaster, and has co-hosted the Ghana Music Awards alongside Chris Attoh.
Her sister, Paula Mensah-Doku, chose to work behind the scenes as a director and producer for the Ghana Music Awards and other big productions in Ghana. Paula studied at NAFTI and has a masters from UniMAC-GIJ
