5.3340° N, 4.0242° W

ABIDJAN

Most Famous People Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Notable people
491
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1983
Most distinctive
Football 5.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Abidjan during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Abidjan Is Known For

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Football is Abidjan's biggest profession — 62% of all notables (303).

Abidjan over-indexes on football5.6× the global rate.

Abidjan under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football303
  2. Basket27
  3. Politician21
  4. Actor12
  5. Singer9
  6. Player8
  7. Music7
  8. Swimmer7
  1. Football3035.6×
  2. Basket274.4×
  3. Athlete53.6×
  4. Swimmer72.9×
  5. Boxer52.6×
  1. Politician210.4×
  2. Actor120.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Abidjan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
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  • Art & Design
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Showing 41 of 491 notable people

0002 FOOTBALL

Basile Boli

Born 1967

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0061 FOOTBALL

Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer)

Born 1967

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0073 SPRINT

Gabriel Tiacoh

1963 - 1992

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0083 ENTREPRENEUR

Tidjane Thiam

Born 1962

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0101 FOOTBALL

François Zahoui

Born 1962

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0102 SINGER

Ismaël Isaac

Born 1966

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0105 FOOTBALL

Gadji Celi

Born 1961

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0116 WRITER

Karim Miské

Born 1964

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0117 FOOTBALL

Roger Boli

Born 1965

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0118 FOOTBALL

Oumar Ben Salah

Born 1964

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0120 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Ouattara

Born 1969

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0123 FOOTBALL

Joël Tiéhi

Born 1964

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0138 FOOTBALL

Sékana Diaby

Born 1968

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0141 COMPOSER

Malik Mezzadri

Born 1969

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0146 FOOTBALL

Basile Aka Kouamé

Born 1963

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0169 MUSIC

Aly Keita

Born 1969

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0176 POET

Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo

Born 1967

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0189 POLITICIAN

Maria Mourani

Born 1969

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0223 ACTOR

Stefan Godin

Born 1960

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0236 FOOTBALL

Michel Goba

Born 1961

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0237 ATHLETIC

Lucienne N'Da

Born 1965

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0245 BASKET

Marc M'Bahia

Born 1969

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0248 NOVELIST

Adjoua Flore Kouamé

Born 1964

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0257 FOOTBALL

Aboubacar Cissé

Born 1969

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0259 SINGER

Serge Kassi

Born 1962

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0267 FOOTBALL

Mamadou Zaré

1964 - 2007

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0302 MUSIC

Cécile Verny

Born 1969

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0363 POLITICIAN

Hamed Bakayoko

Born 1965

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0376 POLITICIAN

Thierry Tanoh

Born 1962

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0377 FOOTBALL

Boris Diecket

Born 1963

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0395 BUSINESS

Martine Coffi-Studer

Born 1961

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0396 POLITICIAN

Alain-Richard Donwahi

Born 1962

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0415 FILM

Issa Traoré de Brahima

Born 1962

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0416 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Kamara

Born 1966

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0421 ENTREPRENEUR

Alain Kouadio

Born 1965

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0431 BOXER

Khaled Zorkot

Born 1969

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0435 CHEF D ÉTAT

Detoh Letoh

Born 1960

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0437 MISSING

Justin Zongo

Born 1969

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0446 ARTIST

Valérie Oka

Born 1967

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0464 PLAYER

Alfred Okou

Born 1963

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0468 FOOTBALL

Jean Soro

Born 1963

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