Prof. Dr. Samuel Ato Duncan was born on the 19th February, 1966 to Mr. & Mrs. Duncan, all of blessed memory. He learnt at the impressionable stages in life through his parents that there was a mark of the Crucifix on his forehead at his birth which made them to believe that he would grow to join the priesthood. When he was growing, he realised that there was a potential in him and that he had something particular to offer to this world but could not determine what it was.

Young Ato as he was affectionately called, had his primary and middle school education at Kibi, Begoro and Assin Foso respectifully. He had his Secondary school education at Takoradi Secondary School and Ghana National College respectively. He had the opportunity to study Medicine in Russia but later deferred to study “Divine Law”.