Abidjan
Abidjan ranks 192nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brno, Empire of Japan, and Nuremberg. Memorable people born in Abidjan include Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Amad Diallo. Memorable people who died in Abidjan include Henri Konan Bédié, Papa Wemba, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ. Abidjan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Abidjan is located in Côte d'Ivoire.
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is the most populous French-speaking city in West Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1947 and 2003, Abidjan was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Amad Diallo. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Abidjan including Henri Konan Bédié, Papa Wemba, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ.
People Born in Abidjan
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Didier Drogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 32
Basile Boli
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 36
Amad Diallo
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 34
Isaach de Bankolé
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 37
Seydou Doumbia
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 16
Laurent Pokou
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 23
Didier Zokora
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 54
Donald-Olivier Sié
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 15
Marc Guéhi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 58
Emmanuel Eboué
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 51
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 40
Aruna Dindane
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 63
People Deceased in Abidjan
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Henri Konan Bédié
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 3
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Bernard Binlin Dadié
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2019
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 6
Seydou Diarra
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abidjan were soccer players (56), athletes (5), politicians (2), actors (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), singers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Abidjan, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Amad Diallo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abidjan, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Amad Diallo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Abidjan since 1700.
