Bouaké
Bouaké ranks 2,314th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ayr, Pinsk, and Honfleur. Memorable people born in Bouaké include Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré, and Ibrahim Touré. Bouaké has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Bouaké is located in Côte d'Ivoire.
Bouaké is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000. It is the seat of three levels of subdivision—Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bouaké Department. The city is located in the central part of Ivory Coast about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake. It is approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of Abidjan on the Abidjan-Niger Railway and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Yamoussoukro, the capital of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1981 and 1994, Bouaké was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré, and Ibrahim Touré.
People Born in Bouaké
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Yaya Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1
Kolo Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 2
Ibrahim Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2014
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3
Abdul Razak
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 4
Moussa Doumbia
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 5
Blati Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 6
Cheick Sallah Cissé
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Bouaké
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Most individuals born in present day Bouaké were soccer players (6), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bouaké, including Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré, and Ibrahim Touré. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bouaké, including Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré, and Ibrahim Touré.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bouaké since 1700.
