 A foremost native of this community is Chief Mbazulike Amechi, former Minister of Aviation, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.Ukpor is noted for its highly hilly topography, with one of the most notable of the hills, traditionally known as "ugwu ekwensu", which implies "the devil's own hill".In modern times however,continuous grading of the road that hosts this hill has been reducing the height of this specific (historic) high land.