RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Philippe Ouédraogo
1945 - Today

Philippe Ouédraogo
Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo ([filip we.dʁa.o.ɡo]; born 1945) is a Burkinabé Catholic retired prelate who served as Archbishop of Ouagadougou from 2009 to 2023. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He was previously Bishop of Ouahigouya from 1996 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Ouédraogo is the 1,203rd most popular religious figure (up from 2,202nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Philippe Ouédraogo ranks 1,203 out of 3,187. Before him are Friedrich Wetter, Henri de Lubac, Didymus the Blind, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Blase J. Cupich, and Shaykh Tusi. After him are George Fox, Angelo Comastri, Antipope Victor IV, Peter Claver, Adhemar of Le Puy, and Epaphroditus.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Wetter
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,197
Henri de Lubac
1896 - 1991
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1,198
Didymus the Blind
313 - 398
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 1,199
'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As
616 - 684
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 1,200
Blase J. Cupich
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,201
Shaykh Tusi
995 - 1067
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 1,202
Philippe Ouédraogo
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,203
George Fox
1624 - 1691
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,204
Angelo Comastri
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,205
Antipope Victor IV
1010 - 1139
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,206
Peter Claver
1581 - 1654
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,207
Adhemar of Le Puy
1055 - 1098
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 1,208
Epaphroditus
100 - 69
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Philippe Ouédraogo ranks 142. Before him are Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Brion James, Igor Ivanov, and Robert Wyatt. After him are Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, John Garang, Brenda Fricker, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, and Wim Suurbier.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Kutwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 136
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 137
Hans-Gert Pöttering
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 138
Brion James
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 139
Igor Ivanov
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 140
Robert Wyatt
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 141
Philippe Ouédraogo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 142
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 143
John Garang
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2005
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 144
Brenda Fricker
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 145
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 146
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2013
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 147
Wim Suurbier
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 148
In Burkina Faso
Among people born in Burkina Faso, Philippe Ouédraogo ranks 4 out of 49. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949), Blaise Compaoré (1951), and Ibrahim Traoré (1988). After him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), and Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925).
Others born in Burkina Faso
Go to all RankingsThomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 1
Blaise Compaoré
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 2
Ibrahim Traoré
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 3
Philippe Ouédraogo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 4
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Maurice Yaméogo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Michel Kafando
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 7
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
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Burkina Faso
Among religious figures born in Burkina Faso, Philippe Ouédraogo ranks 1.