Editing Kampala (section)

== Notable people ==

=== Politics ===
==== Heads of State ====
* [[Idi Amin (Dada)]]
* [[Yoweri Museveni|Yoweri Kaguta Museveni]], one of Africa's longest ruling presidents<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-s-museveni-clings-on-as-one-of-africa-s-longest-serving-leaders-3261728 | title=Uganda's Museveni clings on as one of Africa's longest serving leaders | date=19 January 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Mutesa II of Buganda]], the 1st president. [[Kabaka of Buganda]]
* [[Paulo Muwanga]], former president and prime minister
* [[Apollo Milton Obote]], led Uganda to independence in 1962<ref>[[Milton Obote, 2020-04-25]]</ref>
* [[Tito Okello]]

==== Monarchs ====
* [[Muteesa I of Buganda|Muteesa I]], the 30th [[Kabaka of Buganda]]
* [[Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda]], the 36th Kabaka of Buganda

==== MP/elected officials ====
* [[Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu]], Ugandan politician, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and musician

==== Municipal ====
* [[Erias Lukwago]], Ugandan lawyer and politician and the Lord Mayor of Kampala City

==== Other ====
* [[Salma Lakhani]], Lieutenant Governor for the province of [[Alberta]]

=== Activists ===
* [[Esther Nakajjigo]], humanitarian and human rights activist
* [[Pepe Julian Onziema]], human rights activist

=== Artists ===
* [[Alex Mukulu]]

=== Business ===
* [[Maggie Kigozi]]
* [[James Mulwana]]
* [[Sudhir Ruparelia]], Ugandan entrepreneur and builder, Founder Chairman of [[Ruparelia Group]]
* [[Hasmukh Dawda]]

=== Chess ===
* [[Robert Katende]]
* [[Phiona Mutesi]], chess prodigy and subject of the 2012 book and 2016 Disney film ''[[Queen of Katwe]]''

=== Fashion ===
* [[Santa Anzo]]
* [[Stella Atal]]
* [[Anita Beryl]]
* [[Aamito Lagum]], fashion model, winner of the first season of ''[[Africa's Next Top Model]]''
* [[Sylvia Owori]]

=== Film & Television ===
* [[Shimit Amin]], Uganda-born Indian filmmaker
* [[Mathew Nabwiso]], Ugandan actor
* [[Whitney Peak (actress)|Whitney Peak]], Uganda-born Canadian actress

=== Journalists ===
* [[Yasmin Alibhai-Brown]], British journalist and author
* [[Nancy Kacungira]]
* [[Maurice Mugisha]]
* [[Rajat Neogy]], Ugandan-Indian journalist, writer, poet and founder and editor of ''[[Transition Magazine]]''
* [[Solomon Serwanjja]]

===Law===

* [[Julia Sebutinde]] (born 1954), jurist on the International Court of Justice

=== Music ===

* [[Rachael Kungu]] (born 1978), DJ and recording artist 
* [[Keem Fame Rich]] (born 1999), Musician 

=== Public speakers ===
* [[Derreck Kayongo]]

=== Religion & Spirituality ===
* [[Robert Kayanja]]
* [[Martin Ssempa]]
* [[John Sentamu]], Archbishop of York

=== Scientists & academicians ===
* [[Kwatsi Alibaruho]]
* [[Ash Amin]], British academic and geographer
* [[Venansius Baryamureeba]]
* [[Alex Coutinho]]
* [[Ellinor Catherine Cunningham van Someren]], scientist
* [[Ivan Edwards]]
* [[Sebastian Kyalwazi]]
* [[Joshua Sikhu Okonya]]
* [[Samuel Sejjaaka]], professor
* [[Robert Ssentongo (surgeon)]]

=== Sports ===
* [[Micheal Azira]], Ugandan [[Association football|footballer]], who plays for the [[New Mexico United]] in the [[USL Championship]]
* [[Cornelius Boza-Edwards]], former boxer
* [[Moses Magogo Hassim]], FUFA President who took Uganda Cranes to AFCON after 39 years and first Ugandan on CAF Executive
* [[Mandy Juruni]], basketball coach
* [[John Mugabi]], world champion boxer<ref>{{cite web | title=John Mugabi | website=Boxing Records Archive | date=1960-03-04 | url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/John_Mugabi | access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref>
* [[Martin Kayongo-Mutumba]]
* [[Denis Onyango]], footballer
* [[Wasswa Serwanga]], [[American football]] player
* [[Pione Sisto]], footballer, Ugandan born Danish footballer
* [[Joshua Cheptegei]], long-distance runner, world-record holder in the [[10,000 metres]] and [[5000 metres]]
* [[Jacob Kiplimo]], long-distance runner, world-record holder in the [[Half marathon]]

=== Writers ===
* [[Marcel Theroux]], British novelist

=== Other ===
* [[Allen Kagina]], executive director, Uganda National Roads Authority, UNRA
* [[Julius Kakeeto]], Bank executive and [[CEO]] of [[PostBank Uganda]]
* [[Jennifer Musisi]], former execute Director of [[Kampala Capital City Authority]]

People awarded the [[honorary citizenship]] of Kampala are:

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! style="text-align: left;background:#B0C4DE"|Date
! width="240" style="text-align: left;background:#B0C4DE"|Name
! style="text-align: left;background:#B0C4DE"|Notes
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||16 June 2017||[[Aga Khan IV]] (1936–present)|| British humanitarian and [[Aga Khan|Imam of Nizari-Ismaili Shia Islam]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1455722/kcca-award-aga-khan-honorary-citizenship
|title=KCCA To Award Aga Khan With Honorary Citizenship
|last=Semakula
|first=John
|date=2017-06-16
|newspaper=[[New Vision]]
|access-date=2019-08-27
|archive-date=2019-08-26
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826111125/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1455722/kcca-award-aga-khan-honorary-citizenship
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=URN | title=Aga Khan granted Honorary Citizenship of Kampala | website=The Observer – Uganda | date=2017-06-15 | url=https://observer.ug/news/headlines/53364-aga-khan-granted-honorary-citizenship-of-kampala | access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|}