Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya ranks 10,524th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Voorhout, Saran, Kazakhstan, and Venado Tuerto. Memorable people born in Ouahigouya include Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, and Saïdou Panandétiguiri. Memorable people who died in Ouahigouya include Yacouba Sawadogo. Ouahigouya has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many social activists. Ouahigouya is located in Burkina Faso.
Ouahigouya is a city in northern Burkina Faso, situated 182 kilometres northwest of Ouagadougou. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region and the fourth largest city in the country with a population of 124,587 (2019) Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1925 and 1984, Ouahigouya was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, and Saïdou Panandétiguiri. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ouahigouya including Yacouba Sawadogo.
People Born in Ouahigouya
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Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 1
Saïdou Panandétiguiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.12
Rank: 2
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Most individuals born in present day Ouahigouya were politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ouahigouya, including Gérard Kango Ouédraogo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ouahigouya, including Gérard Kango Ouédraogo.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ouahigouya since 1700.
