Famous People with Name Banan

Banana Yoshimoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Banana Yoshimoto: the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (?? ??? Yoshimoto Mahoko), a Japanese contemporary writer. She writes her name in hiragana.Yoshimoto, daughter of Takaaki Yoshimoto, was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964. Along with having a famous father, Banana Yoshimoto's sister, Haruno Yoiko is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Growing up in a liberal family, she learned the value of independence from a young age.She graduated from Nihon University's Art College, majoring in Literature. During that time, she took the pseudonym "Banana," a name she recognizes as both "cute" and "purposefully androgynous." [1]

Gholam-Hossein Banan            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Gholam-Hossein Banan: was an Iranian musician and singer. He was born into a musical family. His father, Karim Khan Banan ol-Douleh Nurí (???? ??? ???? ?????? ????), was a musician (and calligrapher), and his mother, daughter of Prince Mohammad Taqi Mirza Rokni (???? ??? ????? ????), known as Rokn ol-Douleh (??? ??????) (son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and brother of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar),[1] was an accomplished pianist; one brother and two sisters also played the tar as pupils of the renowned musician Morteza Neydavood.[

Canaan Sodindo Banana            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

Canaan Sodindo Banana: served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 18 April, 1980 until 31 December, 1987. A Methodist minister, he held the largely ceremonial office of the presidency while his eventual successor, Robert Mugabe, served as Prime Minister.