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Bamako (mli)

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Bamako ranks 341st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kabul, Novi Sad, and Parma. Memorable people born in Bamako include Modibo Keïta, Jean Tigana, and Souleymane Cissé. Memorable people who died in Bamako include Salif Keïta, Malick Sidibé, and Souleymane Cissé. Bamako has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Bamako is located in Mali.

Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1915 and 2000, Bamako was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Modibo Keïta, Jean Tigana, and Souleymane Cissé. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Bamako including Salif Keïta, Malick Sidibé, and Souleymane Cissé.

People Born in Bamako

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People Deceased in Bamako

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bamako were soccer players (26), politicians (5), singers (3), coaches (1), and film directors (1),  while most who died were politicians (7), soccer players (1), photographers (1), film directors (1), and musicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bamako, including Seydou Keita, Salif Keïta, and Mahamadou Diarra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bamako, including Seydou Keita, Salif Keïta, and Mahamadou Diarra.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Bamako since 1700.