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Burkina Faso ranks 118th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guinea, Guatemala, and Zimbabwe. Memorable people born in present day Burkina Faso include Thomas Sankara, Blaise Compaoré, and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Memorable people who died in Burkina Faso include Thomas Sankara, Maurice Yaméogo, and Sangoulé Lamizana. Burkina Faso has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and film directors.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 23,674,480. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1916 and 2001, present day Burkina Faso was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Thomas Sankara, Blaise Compaoré, and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Burkina Faso including Thomas Sankara, Maurice Yaméogo, and Sangoulé Lamizana.
1949 - 1987
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 5
1916 - 2005
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
1954 - 2018
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 12
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 14
2001 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 24
1999 - Present
HPI: 30.35
Rank: 29
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.74
Rank: 32
2001 - Present
HPI: 22.63
Rank: 38
1949 - 1987
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2
1916 - 2005
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 3
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 4
1954 - 2018
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Burkina Faso were soccer players (19), politicians (14), film directors (2), religious figures (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (4) and film directors (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Burkina Faso, including Jonathan Pitroipa, Moumouni Dagano, and Bertrand Traoré. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Burkina Faso, including Jonathan Pitroipa, Moumouni Dagano, and Bertrand Traoré.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in present day Burkina Faso since 1700.