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Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire

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Abidjan ranks 192nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brno, Empire of Japan, and Nuremberg. Memorable people born in Abidjan include Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Laurent Pokou. Memorable people who died in Abidjan include Henri Konan Bédié, Papa Wemba, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ. Abidjan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Abidjan is located in Côte d'Ivoire.

Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Côte d'Ivoire. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is also the most populous Dioula-speaking and French-speaking city in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1947 and 2003, Abidjan was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Laurent Pokou. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Abidjan including Henri Konan Bédié, Papa Wemba, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ.

People Born in Abidjan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Abidjan were soccer players (56), athletes (5), politicians (2), actors (1), and handball players (1),  while most who died were politicians (4), singers (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Abidjan, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Laurent Pokou. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abidjan, including Didier Drogba, Basile Boli, and Laurent Pokou.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Abidjan since 1700.