Olusegun (sometimes spelled as Oluwasegun or its diminutive form, Segun) is a name of Yoruba origin for males, meaning "God is victorious".
Notable people with the name include:
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Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi (born 1934), Nigerian engineer
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Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its pres ...
(born 1937), Nigerian military personnel and politician
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Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (1938–1997), better known as Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and human rights activist
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Olusegun Osoba
Chief Olusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) is a Nigerian journalist and politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003.
Early life and education
Olusegu ...
(born 1939) Nigerian journalist and politician
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Harold Olusegun Demuren (born 1945), Nigerian engineer
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Leo Segun Ajiborisha
Leo Segun Ajiborisha served as the first Administrator of Osun State, Nigeria after it was created from part of Oyo State in August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
One of Ajiborisha's first actions as Osun Governor w ...
, Nigerian military general
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Olusegun Adewoye (1947–2015), Nigerian engineer and academic
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Olusegun Agagu
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (16 February 1948 – 13 September 2013) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral ...
(1948–2013), Nigerian politician
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Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (born 1952), Nigerian footballer
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Olusegun Oni
Olusegun Oni (born 5 September 1954) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ekiti State from 29 May 2007 to 14 October 2010. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2014 he defected from the PDP and joined ...
(born 1954), Nigerian politician
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Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Rahman Mimiko ( yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Mímikò ; born 3 October 1954), is a Nigerian doctor and politician, he was the senatorial candidate of the Zenith Labour Party for Ondo Central District in the 2019 Senate elections. He served as ...
(born 1954), Nigerian politician
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Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga
Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (born 1955) is a Nigerian politician, he was the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment of Nigeria from 2011 to 2015. He was first nominated by President Olusegun Obasanjo and appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan ...
(born 1955), Nigerian politician
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Olufemi Olusegun Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician
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Olusegun Oluwatimi
Olusegun Oluwatimi (born August 5, 1999) is an American football center for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously attended the University of Virginia, playing college football for the Virginia Cavaliers before graduating with a degree in economi ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, (born, 1963), British singer
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Olusegun Awolowo, (born 1963), Nigerian Lawyer
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Olusegun Arinze, (born, 1965), Nigerian actor
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Oluwasegun Abiodun, (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
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Oluwasegun Makinde, (born 1991), Nigerian-Canadian athlete
''For people not in the list, see:''
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Yoruba given names
African masculine given names