Bandiagara
Bandiagara ranks 10,159th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bédarieux, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge, and Teterow. Memorable people born in Bandiagara include Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Yambo Ouologuem. Bandiagara has been the birth place of many writers. Bandiagara is located in Mali.
Bandiagara is a small town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of Mali. The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl"—referring to the communal bowl meals are served in. Mainly on its Bandiagara Escarpment it has about 2,000 speakers of the vibrant Bangime language, an isolate used mainly as an anti-language; it has the highest point of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1900 and 1940, Bandiagara was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Yambo Ouologuem.
People Born in Bandiagara
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bandiagara were writers (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bandiagara, including Yambo Ouologuem. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bandiagara, including Amadou Hampâté Bâ, and Yambo Ouologuem.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Bandiagara since 1700.
