Aggrey is both a surname and a given name. The term means powerful and complete.
Notable people with the name include:
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James Aggrey
James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (18 October 1875 – 30 July 1927) was an intellectual, missionary, and teacher. He was born in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) and later emigrated to the United States, but returned to Africa for several years. He was the ...
(1875–1927), Ghanaian missionary and teacher
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Jimmy Aggrey
James Emmanuel Aggrey (born 26 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.
Aggrey began his football career as a trainee at Chelsea On 2 July 1997 he left Chelsea to join Fulham on a free ...
(born 1978), English professional football player
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Orison Rudolph Aggrey
Orison Rudolph Aggrey (July 24, 1926 – April 6, 2016) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia, and Romania.
Aggrey was born in 1926 in Salisbury, North Carolina as the youngest of four chi ...
(1926–2016), U.S. diplomat
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Aggrey Awori (1939–2021), Kenyan politician
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Aggrey Bagiire
Aggrey Henry Bagiire is a Ugandan politician. He is the State Minister for Transport in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Also served as the elected member of parliament representing Bunya County West, May ...
, Ugandan politician
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Aggrey Burke
Aggrey Washington Burke ( FRCPsych, born 1943) is a British retired psychiatrist and academic, born in Jamaica, who spent the majority of his medical career at St George's Hospital in London, UK, specialising in transcultural psychiatry and writi ...
(born 1943), British psychiatrist and academic, born in Jamaica
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Aggrey Chiyangi
Aggrey Chiyangi (born 5 June 1964) is a Zambian former football player and current manager of Green Eagles.
Club career
Born in Kitwe, Chiyangi attended Kitwe Boys Secondary School, playing for the school team. Upon leaving school, Chiyangi ...
(born 1964), Zambian football player
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Aggrey Jaden
Aggrey Jaden Ladu (1924, 1927, or 1928 — 1985 or 1987) was a South Sudanese politician.
Biography
Aggrey Jaden Ladu is from the Pojulu ethnic group, known for promoting the independence of South Sudan from Sudan.
He was born in Loka village ...
, South Sudanese politician
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Aggrey Klaaste (1940–2004), South African journalist
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Aggrey Morris
Aggrey Morris Ambros (born 12 March 1984) is a Tanzanian footballer from Zanzibar who plays for Azam in the Tanzanian Premier League and is member of the Tanzania national football team.
Career
Morris started his career of the Island of Zanz ...
(born 1984), Tanzanian footballer
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Aggrey Mwanri
Aggrey Deaisile Joshua Mwanri (born 17 July 1955) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and was member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countr ...
(born 1955), Tanzanian politician
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Aggrey beads Aggry beads (also spelled aggri beads or aggrey beads) are a type of decorated glass bead from Ghana, used by West Africans as ornaments in necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry.
Aggry beads are also called Koli, Cori, Kor, Segi, Accori, or Ekeu ...
, Ghanaian bead handicraft
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Aggrey House
Aggrey House was a hostel established in London in 1934 to cater for African students and students of African descent. It was named after James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey. It was at 47 Doughty Street, a typical Georgian terraced house, on the recommen ...
, a hostel in London
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Aggrey Road
Aggrey Road is a major east-west arterial road located within the Old Township district in South Port Harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is well known for its growing economic activity and consists of predominantly commercial office buildings an ...
, a street in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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