Conakry
Conakry ranks 592nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oldham, Lexington, Kentucky, and Takatsuki. Memorable people born in Conakry include Djibril Tamsir Niane, Naby Keïta, and Sékouba Konaté. Memorable people who died in Conakry include Amílcar Cabral, Lansana Conté, and Mory Kanté. Conakry has been the birth place of many soccer players, and historians and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Conakry is located in Guinea.
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 2003, Conakry was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Djibril Tamsir Niane, Naby Keïta, and Sékouba Konaté. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Conakry including Amílcar Cabral, Lansana Conté, and Mory Kanté.
People Born in Conakry
Go to all RankingsDjibril Tamsir Niane
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1
Naby Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 2
Sékouba Konaté
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 3
Florentin Pogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 4
Pascal Feindouno
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 5
Titi Camara
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 6
Ismaël Bangoura
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 7
Mamady Youla
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8
Souleymane Youla
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 9
Pablo Thiam
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 10
Mathias Pogba
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 11
Ilaix Moriba
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Conakry
Go to all RankingsDjibril Tamsir Niane
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1
Seydouba Soumah
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 21
Saïdou Sow
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 31.64
Rank: 23
Thierno Diallo
GYMNAST
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.18
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Conakry
Go to all RankingsAmílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 1
Lansana Conté
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 2
Mory Kanté
SINGER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 3
Louis Lansana Beavogui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 4
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5
Solomana Kante
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 6
Joseph Saidu Momoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 7
Jean-Marie Doré
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Conakry were soccer players (20), historians (1), military personnels (1), politicians (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were politicians (4), social activists (2), singers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Conakry, including Naby Keïta, Florentin Pogba, and Pascal Feindouno. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Conakry, including Naby Keïta, Florentin Pogba, and Pascal Feindouno.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Conakry since 1700.