What is "ngugi"

Ngugi or Ngũgĩ is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to:

• Ngugi wa Mirii (1951–2008), Kenyan playwright
• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (born 1938), Kenyan writer
• David Mwaniki Ngugi, Kenyan politician and member of the National Assembly of Kenya
• John Ngugi (born 1962), Kenyan long-distance runner and 1988 Olympic champion
• Mary Wacera Ngugi (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971), Kenyan poet and author
• Packson Ngugi, Kenyan actor