Odamtten is a
patronymic surname of
Ga-Dangme origins, derived from the Ga male name, Odamete. It is borne by the
La people of
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
, Ghana. Notable people with the surname include:
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Charles Odamtten Easmon
Charles Odamtten Easmon or C. O. Easmon, popularly known as Charlie Easmon, (22 September 1913 – 19 May 1994) was a medical doctor and academic who became the first Ghanaian to formally qualify as a surgeon specialist and the first Dean of t ...
(1913–1994), first Ghanaian surgeon and first Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School
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George Tawia Odamtten
George Tawia Odamtten, (born 7 July 1948) is a Ghanaian mycologist and academic at the University of Ghana. He was professor at the Department of Plant and Environmental Biology and formerly dean of the erstwhile faculty of science of the Unive ...
(born 1948), Ghanaian mycologist
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Ga-Adangbe families
Ga-Adangbe people
Ghanaian families
Surnames of Ghanaian origin
Patronymic surnames
Odamtten family