Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations                          

Mother Victoria
Father Henry Reginald Annan
First wife Titi Alakija - two children Kojo and Ama.
Second wife Nane Maria Annan - two children Asante and Fante - and one step-child Nina Cronstedt de Groot.                                                                                      

Selected Landmarks:

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (Kumasi), Honorary Doctor of Science - 1998
United Nations Mandated University for Peace, Honorary President - 1999
Lund University - Honorary Doctor of Law - 1999
National University of Ireland - Doctor of Law - 1999
Technische Universität Dresden - doctor honoris causa - 1999
Howard University - honorary doctorate of humane letters - 1999
University of Notre Dame - Doctor of Letters - honoris causa - 2000
Seton Hall University - John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations - Honorary Doctorate - 2001
Brown University - Doctor of Laws - honoris causa - 2001
Liberty Medal International Selection Commission - Liberty Medal - 2001
Free University of Berlin - doctor honoris causa - 2001

Nobel Foundation - The Nobel Peace Prize - jointly presented to 
Annan and the United Nations - 2001

Tilburg University - Honorary Doctorate - 2002
Northwestern University - Doctor of Laws - 2002
Winner of the "Profiles in Courage Award," given by the JFK Memorial Museum - 2002
University of Pittsburgh - honorary Doctor of Public and International Affairs degree - 2003
Ghent University (Belgium) - doctor honoris causa - 2003
Carleton University - Legum Doctor - honoris causa - 2004
University of Ottawa - Doctor of the University Degree - 2004
University of Pennsylvania - Doctor of Laws - honoris causa - 2005
Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty (Portugal) - 2005
Universidade Nova de Lisboa - doctor honoris causa - 2005
The George Washington University - Doctor of Public Service - 2006
University of Tokyo - Honorary Doctorate - 2006
Order of the Netherlands Lion - Knight Grand Cross - 2006
Georgetown University - Doctor of Humane Letters - honoris causa - 2006
University of St. Gallen - Switzerland - Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize. Originally awarded 2003 - but postponed due to Annan's illness - 2006
Princeton University - Crystal Tiger Award - 2006
Inter Press Service - International Achievement Award for Annan's lasting contributions to peace - security - and development - 2006
Olof Palme Prize - 2006
Honorary Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II (GCMG) - 2007
MacArthur Foundation - MacArthur Award for International Justice
King's College London - Doctor of Laws - honoris causa - 2008
Peace of Westphalia Prize 2008.                                                                                      

Kofi had a twin sister, Efua Atta, who died in 1991, shares the middle name 'Atta', which in Fante and Akan means 'twin'.