People from Abidjan

Ivorian politician (1959–2020)

Ivorian catholic priest, archbishop and cardinal

Ivorian actor

graphic novelist

Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020-2021)

Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate

Ivorian and French writer and painter

Ivorian writer and academic

Ivorian politician

writer, playwright, performer, dancer

Franco-Ivorian actress

Politician from Guinea

Ivorian cardinal (1916–1997)

Ivorian musician, singer and record producer (1986-2019)

French filmmaker (born 1980)

Ivorian writer (1927-2012)

beninese singer of world music

Beninese philosopher (1942–2024)

Ivorian writer

Beninese judge

writer and filmmaker (1941–1999)

Salif Traoré (born 15 March 1979), better known by his stage name A’salfo, is an Ivorian singer. He is the lead singer of the group Magic System. He has a career spanning more than twenty years, punctuated by several albums and distinctions for his actions through music, but also community development. The Anoumabo Urban Music Festival was created in 2008 under his leadership, and is supported by the Magic System Foundation of which he is the president.

Ivorian politician (1933–2017)

film director

French film producer and film director

First Lady of Ivory Coast

Ivorian acamedic, poet and short-story writer

Ivorian photographer (born 1974)

activist, community organizer, development consultant

Ivorian actor and film director

Arab-French documentary film maker and writer

Ivorian politician

Ivorian politician

Ivorian writer (1950–2003)

Burkinabe filmmaker

Ivorian beauty queen

Ivorian and French labor organizer, housekeeper, National Assembly deputy

Songwriter, composer, and singer

Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, also known as Aboudia, is an Ivorian contemporary artist based in Brooklyn, New York, and who works from his studios in Abidjan and New York City.

'''GauZ', also known as Armand Gauz, is the author name of Armand Patrick Gbaka-Brédé'''. He was born March 22, 1971 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is an author, publisher, screenwriter, and actor. He is particularly renowned for his literary work, which explores themes of immigration, colonization, labor and identity through a lens that is often satirical and critical. He was the recipient of the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2018 and was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2023. His screenwriting credits includes the Ivorian television series Ici C Babi — C’est doux mai

Ivorian politician (1936–2023)

Ivorian academic, pediatric dentistry professor, and government official

Ivorian photographer (born 1970)

Ivorian writer and activist

catholic bishop

Ivorian civil administrator, member of the prefectural body and novelist

Ivorian visual artist and painter

Ivorian singer, songwriter and music producer

Ivorian Roman-Catholic prelate

politician in Burkina Faso

Ivorian American fashion designer

Canadian publicist from the Ivory Coast

Ivorian journalist

Canadian politician

Ivorian artist and designer

Ivorian politician

Ivorian photographer

Ghanaian politician and diplomat (1915–1972)

Ivorian military commander