FILM DIRECTOR

Gaston Kaboré

1951 - Today

Gaston Kaboré

Gaston Kaboré (born 1951) is a Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films Wend Kuuni and Buud Yam. He is the founder of Imagine Institute, a school he opened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2003, that provides workshops and residencies for film and television professionals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Kaboré is the 1,088th most popular film director (up from 1,251st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gaston Kaboré ranks 1,088 out of 2,041. Before him are Ronny Yu, Michael Winner, Gregory La Cava, Robert Parrish, David Cherkassky, and Štefan Uher. After him are Christopher Landon, Eduardo Serra, Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, and Mitchell Leisen.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Ronny Yu
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,082
Michael Winner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,083
Gregory La Cava
1892 - 1952
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,084
Robert Parrish
1916 - 1995
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,085
David Cherkassky
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,086
Štefan Uher
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,087
Gaston Kaboré
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,088
Christopher Landon
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,089
Eduardo Serra
1943 - 2025
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,090
Larry Cohen
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,091
Kurt Maetzig
1911 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 1,092
Kei Kumai
1930 - 2007
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,093
Mitchell Leisen
1898 - 1972
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,094

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Gaston Kaboré ranks 393. Before him are Imre Gedővári, Ali Farzat, Ramón Heredia, Edie McClurg, Yardena Arazi, and Jimi Jamison. After him are Miguel Sandoval, Horace Andy, Fyodor Konyukhov, Ali Tarhouni, Jalil Zandi, and Pany Yathotou.

Others Born in 1951

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Imre Gedővári
FENCER
1951 - 2014
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 387
Ali Farzat
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 388
Ramón Heredia
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 389
Edie McClurg
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 390
Yardena Arazi
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 391
Jimi Jamison
SINGER
1951 - 2014
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 392
Gaston Kaboré
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 393
Miguel Sandoval
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 394
Horace Andy
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 395
Fyodor Konyukhov
EXPLORER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 396
Ali Tarhouni
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 397
Jalil Zandi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1951 - 2001
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 398
Pany Yathotou
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 399

In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Gaston Kaboré ranks 14 out of 49. Before him are Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925), and Gilbert Diendéré (1960). After him are Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), and Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956).

Others born in Burkina Faso

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Yacouba Sawadogo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 8
Saye Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 10
Diébédo Francis Kéré
ARCHITECT
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
Gilbert Diendéré
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 13
Gaston Kaboré
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 14
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 16
Idrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 17
Yacouba Isaac Zida
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 18
Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 19
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20