List of Ivoirians
This is a list of people from Côte d'Ivoire.
Athletes
- Affoué Amandine Allou, sprinter
- Gregory Arkhurst, Olympic swimmer
- Louise Ayétotché, sprinter
- Max Brito, Senegal-born former rugby union player
- Aruna Dindane, footballer for Lekhwiya
- Didier Drogba, footballer for Galatasaray
- Emmanuel Eboué, footballer for Galatasaray
- Gervinho, footballer for A.S. Roma
- Salomon Kalou, footballer for Lille OSC
- Arouna Koné, footballer for Lekhwiya
- Kolo Touré, footballer for Liverpool
- Yaya Touré, footballer for Manchester City
- Wilfried Bony. footballer for Swansea City A.F.C.
- Didier Zokora, footballer for Sevilla
- Seydou Doumbia, footballer for CSKA Moscow
- Yann Ekra, footballer for Harrisburg City Islanders
Clergymen/Religious leaders
Fine arts
- Soum Bill, singer
- Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (aka Cheik Nadro), artist
- Alpha Blondy, international singer
- Tiken Jah Fakoly, singer
- Ahmadou Kourouma, novelist
Politicians and leaders
- Noel Ahipeaud
- Simeon Aké
- Pierre Djédji Amondji, governor of Abidjan
- Youssouf Bakayoko, current Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Charles Konan Banny, former Prime Minister (2005–07)
- Henri Konan Bédié, former President (1993–99)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first President of Côte d'Ivoire
- Ibrahim Coulibaly, former army sergeant and rebel leader
- Henriette Diabaté, former Minister of Culture (1990–1993, 2000), former Minister of Justice (2003–05) and current Secretary-General of the RDR (1999- )
- Seydou Diarra, former Prime Minister (2000, 2003–2005)
- Félix Doh, former rebel leader and leader of the MPIGO
- Daniel Kablan Duncan, former Prime Minister (1993–1999)
- Amara Essy, diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations (1981–1990)
- Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-2010)
- Simone Gbagbo, wife of Laurent Gbagbo and member of the Ivorian Popular Front
- Charles Blé Goudé, political leader
- Robert Guéï, former military leader
- Alassane Ouattara, former Prime Minister, current President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (2010- )
- Guillaume Soro, current Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007- )
- Valentine Kore, President of the Laurent Gbagbo's Power (LGP)
Writers
Main article: List of Ivorian writers
- Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, poet and journalist
- Micheline Coulibaly, Vietnam-born children's books writer
- Bernard Binlin Dadié, novelist, playwright and poet
- Marguerite Abouet, writer of graphic novel Aya
Other
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Ouattara Lagazane
- Herve Lamizana
- Bamba Mamadou
- Ibrahim Meité
- René Djédjémel Mélédjé
- Léon Emmanuel Monnet
- Éric Pacôme N'Dri
- Célestine N'Drin
- Alain Ngalani
- Clement N'Goran
- Michel Amani N'Guessan
- Pascal Affi N'Guessan
- Aboubakar Diaby Ouattara
- Alassane Ouattara
- Véronique Tadjo
- Gabriel Tiacoh
- Frank Waota
- Francis Wodié
- Jean-Olivier Zirignon
See also
References
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