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Diébédo Francis Kéré

1965 - Today

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Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. In 2022, he became the first native African to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Educated at Technische Universität Berlin, he has lived in Berlin since 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diébédo Francis Kéré has received more than 255,450 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Diébédo Francis Kéré is the 379th most popular architect, the 10th most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the most popular Burkinabe Architect.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.88

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 379 out of 518. Before him are Auguste de Montferrand, Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Lipót Baumhorn, Clemens Holzmeister, Jan Wils, and Victor Baltard. After him are Jaap Bakema, Alessandro Antonelli, Alberto Palacio, Shelley McNamara, Kaare Klint, and Paolo Soleri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 183. Before him are Mark Pellegrino, Paweł Adamowicz, Reggie Miller, Kappei Yamaguchi, Robin Sharma, and Linda Perry. After him are Vicky Vette, Eugene Kaspersky, Steven Adler, Daniel Bernhardt, Patrik Sjöberg, and Shawn Michaels.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 10 out of 49. Before him are Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Saye Zerbo (1932), Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), and Yacouba Sawadogo (1946). After him are Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Ibrahim Traoré (1988), and Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Burkina Faso

Among architects born in Burkina Faso, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 1. 

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