Ransome-Kuti family

Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian political family
Ransome-Kuti family c.1940
Parent houseOodua
Current regionYorubaland
Place of originOrile Igbein, Egba Forest
Founded1830
FounderLikoye Kuti
Titles
Connected familiesJibolu-Taiwo family
Soyinka family
DistinctionsNobel Prize for Literature
Lenin Peace Prize
Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
Member of the Order of the Niger

The Ransome-Kuti family is a Nigerian Yoruba political family noted for its simultaneous contributions to art, religion, education and medicine. It belongs to the Nigerian bourgeoisie, and also has historic links to the Nigerian chieftaincy system.