Abidjan ranks 189th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sheffield, Malmö, and Lagos. Memorable people born in Abidjan include Didier Drogba, Isaach de Bankolé, and Basile Boli. Memorable people who died in Abidjan include Henri Konan Bédié, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Papa Wemba. Abidjan has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many politicians and writers. Abidjan is located in Côte d'Ivoire.
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of the Ivory Coast. 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
Between 1947 and 2002, Abidjan was the birth place of 56 globally memorable people, including Didier Drogba, Isaach de Bankolé, and Basile Boli. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Abidjan including Henri Konan Bédié, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Papa Wemba.
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 1
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 2
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 3
1947 - 2016
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 5
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 6
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 7
1959 - 2020
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 8
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 9
1965 - 2021
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 11
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 12
1947 - 2016
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4
1965 - 2021
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 10
1963 - 1992
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 22
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.24
Rank: 35
1991 - Present
HPI: 29.92
Rank: 37
2002 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 39
1982 - 2017
HPI: 28.83
Rank: 40
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.54
Rank: 49
1934 - 2023
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2
1949 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 3
1916 - 2019
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 5
1959 - 2020
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Abidjan were soccer players (46), athletes (4), politicians (2), actors (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were politicians (4), writers (1), and singers (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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Abidjan since 1700.