Ivory Coast
Historical figures born in Ivory Coast
596 notable historical figures were born in Ivory Coast. These are the most notable:
Ivory Coast ranks #98 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Ethiopia, North Korea and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
By occupation
- Politician: 8
- Football: 5
- Head of State/President: 5
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 5
- Writer/Author: 4
- Actor: 3
- Visual Artist: 3
- Diplomat: 2
- Didier Drogba (born 1978, Sports)
- Alassane Ouattara (born 1942, Politics)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905 to 1993, Politics)
- Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945, Politics)
- Yaya Touré (born 1983, Sports)
- Henri Konan Bédié (1934 to 2023, Politics)
- Robert Guéï (1941 to 2002, Politics)
- Amara Essy (1944 to 2025, Politics)
- Kaaris (born 1980, Arts & Music)
- Laetitia Ky (born 1996, Arts & Music)
- Ahmadou Kourouma (1927 to 2003, Literature)
- Ouattara Watts (born 1957, Arts & Music)
- Wilfried Zaha (born 1992, Sports)
- Marguerite Abouet (born 1971, Literature)
- Pierre Fakhoury (born 1943, Architecture)
- Kolo Touré (born 1981, Sports)
- Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916 to 2019, Literature)
- Ben Heine (born 1983, Arts & Music)
- Bernard Goumou (born 1960, Politics)
- Marc Guéhi (born 2000, Sports)
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