Timbuktu
Timbuktu ranks 6,150th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Lorenzo, Ecuador, Charlestown, Boston, and Liverpool, New South Wales. Memorable people born in Timbuktu include Ali Farka Touré, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Soumaïla Cissé. Timbuktu has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers. Timbuktu is located in Mali.
Timbuktu is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1939 and 1949, Timbuktu was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ali Farka Touré, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Soumaïla Cissé.
People Born in Timbuktu
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Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 1
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2021
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3
Soumaïla Cissé
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Timbuktu were politicians (2), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Timbuktu, including Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Soumaïla Cissé. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Timbuktu, including Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Soumaïla Cissé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Timbuktu since 1700.
