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Mali
Mali
Mali ranks 103rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cyprus, Libya, and Bangladesh. Memorable people born in present day Mali include Musa I of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and Jean Tigana. Memorable people who died in Mali include Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Sundiata Keita, and Modibo Keïta. Mali has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and singers.
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi). The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population of Mali is 24,478,595, 47.19% of which are estimated to be under the age of 15 in 2024. Its capital and largest city is Bamako. The country has 13 official languages, of which Bambara is the most commonly spoken. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1280 and 2002, present day Mali was the birth place of 74 globally memorable people, including Musa I of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and Jean Tigana. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mali including Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Sundiata Keita, and Modibo Keïta.
People Born in Present Day Mali
Go to all RankingsMusa I of Mali
POLITICIAN
1280 - 1337
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 1
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2
Jean Tigana
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 3
Amadou Toumani Touré
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4
Modibo Keïta
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1977
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 5
Moussa Traoré
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 6
Salif Keita
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 7
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 8
Alpha Oumar Konaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 9
Bah Ndaw
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 10
Askia Mohammad I
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1538
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 11
Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mali
Go to all RankingsDjango Sissoko
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 38
Fatoumata Coulibaly
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 39
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 40
Camila Alves
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 47
Kalifa Coulibaly
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 49
Adama Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 60
Nene Dorgeles
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 28.19
Rank: 65
Falaye Sacko
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.42
Rank: 66
Ibrahima Koné
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 26.99
Rank: 67
Mamadou Fofana
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.05
Rank: 70
Cheick Doucouré
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 24.91
Rank: 72
Seydou Fofana
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 73
People Deceased in Present Day Mali
Go to all RankingsIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 1
Sundiata Keita
POLITICIAN
1190 - 1255
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2
Modibo Keïta
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1977
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3
Moussa Traoré
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 4
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 5
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 6
Askia Mohammad I
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1538
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 7
Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 8
El Hadj Umar Tall
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1864
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 9
Alexander Gordon Laing
EXPLORER
1794 - 1826
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 10
Daniel Balavoine
SINGER
1952 - 1986
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 11
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mali
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Most individuals born in present day Mali were soccer players (29), politicians (26), singers (6), musicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (10), singers (2), soccer players (1), racing drivers (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mali, including Salif Keïta, Seydou Keita, and Mahamadou Diarra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mali, including Salif Keïta, Seydou Keita, and Mahamadou Diarra.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in present day Mali since 1700.