Five famous people you probably didn’t know are from Uganda

Scott Hicks

Born in 1953, Hicks won an Oscar for his role in the biopic of pianist David Helfgott.

The son of a housewife and a civil engineer, he was born in Uganda but his family moved to Nairobi and lived there until he was 10.

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As a film writer, his works have been nominated for an Academy Award; he also won an Emmy Award. He has directed the film adaptations of Stephen King’s Hearts in Atlantis and Nicholas Spark’s The Lucky One.