Timbuktu
Timbuktu ranks 6,150th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Lorenzo, Ecuador, Charlestown, Boston, and Liverpool, New South Wales. The most famous people from Timbuktu are 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.
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: 2
Soumaïla Cissé
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Timbuktuwere 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Timbuktu since 1700.
