# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/olu-ginuwa
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:23:40.611Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/olu-ginuwa"
name: "Olu Ginuwa"
slug: "olu-ginuwa"
description: "Olu Ginuwa was an Itsekiri king who was the first Olu of Warri. He was the eldest son of Oba Olua, the 14th Oba of Benin and Heir Apparent to the throne of the Great Benin Kingdom. He migrated from Benin Kingdom and was crowned the first Olu of Warri. He reigned for a period of 30 years. He reigned from 1480 to 1510. He was succeeded by his son, Olu Ijijen (Ogbowuru). Another of his sons, Olu Irame took over as king after Olu Ijijen joined his ancestors."
tagline: "Nigerian traditional ruler"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Olu_Ginuwa.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           42.75
  momentum:             16.22700911350456
  historical:           5.078330666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olu_Ginuwa"
    title: "Olu Ginuwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginuwa_I"
    title: "Ginuwa I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olu_Ginuwa"
    title: "Olu Ginuwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olu_Ginuwa"
    title: "Olu Ginuwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olu_Ginuwa"
    title: "Olu Ginuwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olu_Ginuwa"
    title: "Olu Ginuwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95699501"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump