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Esiri Mehmet Efendi
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: *Allie Byrne Esiri (born 1967), English actress and writer *Justus Esiri Justus Esiri (20 November 1942 – 19 February 2013) was a veteran award-winning Nigerians, Nigerian actor, generally considered to be one of the pillars of Nollywood with an acting career that goes way back to the 1960s. He came into prominenc ... (1942–2013), Nigerian actor * Sidney Onoriode Esiri (born 1980), better known as Dr SID, Nigerian singer-songwriter {{surname, Esiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allie Byrne Esiri
Allie Esiri (born 26 January 1967), née Allison Byrne, is a British writer and former stage, film, and television actress. She created ''iF Poems'', an educational poetry app, the accompanying hardback anthology ''iF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility'', and ''The Love Book'', an interactive literary app on iOS. Esiri's anthology, published by Pan Macmillan on 8 September 2016, ''A Poem for Every Night of the Year'' won the IBW Book award 2017. Her anthologies have been picked as best books of the year in the Observer, New Statesman and The Times. Esiri's anthology, ''A Poem for Every Day of the Year'' was published in hardback and audiobook by Pan Macmillan on 7 September 2017, ''Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year'' was published in hardback, e-book and audiobook by Pan Macmillan UK in September 2019 and by Penguin in October 2020 in the United States. ''A Poet for Every Day of the Year'' was published in hardback, e-book and audiobook by Pan Macmillan UK in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justus Esiri
Justus Esiri (20 November 1942 – 19 February 2013) was a veteran award-winning Nigerians, Nigerian actor, generally considered to be one of the pillars of Nollywood with an acting career that goes way back to the 1960s. He came into prominence for his role in the popular Nigerian Television Authority TV-series ''The Village Headmaster'' and the film adaptation of Chinua Achebe's book ''Things Fall Apart''. He won Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards post-humously for his role in ''Assassins Practice'' and was also honored as the inaugural recipient of the "Goodluck Jonathan Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards. The Nigerian government honored him with several National honors with the highest being an Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON for his contribution to the development of Film-Making in Nigeria. He is the father of popular Mavin Records Musician Dr SID, Dr Sid. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |