Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ranks 833rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Goyang, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and North Korea. The most famous people from Ouagadougou are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Michel Kafando, and Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. The most famous people who died in Ouagadougou are Thomas Sankara, Maurice Yaméogo, and Sangoulé Lamizana. Ouagadougou has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and film directors. Ouagadougou is located in Burkina Faso.
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It has a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Ouagadougou was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Michel Kafando, and Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Ouagadougou including Thomas Sankara, Maurice Yaméogo, and Sangoulé Lamizana.
People Born in Ouagadougou
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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1
Michel Kafando
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 2
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3
Jacky Ido
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 4
Moumouni Dagano
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 5
Jonathan Pitroipa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 6
Hugues Fabrice Zango
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 7
Edmond Tapsoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 8
Bakary Koné
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 9
Alban Lafont
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 10
Hassane Bandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 11
Mahamoudou Kéré
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ouagadougou
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SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 12
Apolline Traoré
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 14
Daouda Diakité
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Ouagadougou
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Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 1
Maurice Yaméogo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 2
Sangoulé Lamizana
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 3
Saye Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 5
Idrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 6
Leila Alaoui
PHOTOGRAPHER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Ouagadougou
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Most individuals born in present day Ouagadougou were soccer players (14), athletes (4), politicians (2), military personnels (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (5), film directors (1), and photographers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ouagadougou, including Moumouni Dagano, Jonathan Pitroipa, and Edmond Tapsoba. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ouagadougou, including Moumouni Dagano, Jonathan Pitroipa, and Edmond Tapsoba.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ouagadougou since 1700.
