# Jim Wiwa

> Chief Jim Beeson Wiwa was a chief of the Ogoni people of southern Nigeria, and the chairman of the Council of Chiefs of Bane. He was born in Bane, Rivers State. He was the father of executed playwright and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and of doctor and human-rights activist Owens Wiwa, and the grandfather of journalist Ken Wiwa.

*Chief of the Ogoni (1904–2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jim-wiwa

## Identity
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1904
- **Died:** 2005-04-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 31.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Jim Wiwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Wiwa)
- [Jim Wiwa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Wiwa)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6199014)

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