Ogun State has produced icons and pioneers such as:

Alexander Akintola Sapara-Williams	The first Nigerian Lawyer
Hon. Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu	The first Nigerian Judge to sit on the Supreme Court Bench
Sir Adetokunbo Ademola	The first Indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria
Chief Simeon Adebo	Pioneer Permanent Secretary, Head of Civil Service and Permanent Representative of Nigeria at the United Nations
Chief Obafemi Awolowo	The first Nigerian Lawyer to head a Regional Government
Professor Wole Soyinka	Black Africa’s first Nobel Laureate
Adeoye Lambo	One-time Deputy Director General of the World Health Organisation
Prof. Anthony Asiwaju	Renowned Historian
Chief J. F. Odunjo	Foremost Author
Oluṣẹgun Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ	A former Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria

Even today, a substantial number of the sons and daughters of the State continue to make their mark in diverse professions and have contributed in no small measure to the development of corporate Nigeria both at home and beyond our shores.