List of Ivorians

This is a list of people from Ivory Coast.

• Affoué Amandine Allou, sprinter
• Gregory Arkhurst, Olympic swimmer
• Louise Ayétotché, sprinter
• Mohamed Bengali, footballer
• Max Brito, Senegal-born former rugby union player
• Aruna Dindane, footballer for Lekhwiya
• Didier Drogba, retired footballer
• Emmanuel Eboué, retired footballer
• Gervinho, footballer for A.S. Roma
• Salomon Kalou, footballer for Lille OSC
• Arouna Koné, footballer for Lekhwiya
• Emmanuelle Mouké, professional basketball player
• Blandine N'Goran, professional basketball player
• Kolo Touré, footballer for Liverpool
• Yaya Touré, footballer for Manchester City
• Wilfried Bony. footballer for Swansea City A.F.C.
• Seydou Doumbia, footballer for CSKA Moscow
• Yann Ekra, footballer for Harrisburg City Islanders

• Bernard Agré

• Soum Bill, singer
• Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (aka Cheik Nadro), artist
• Alpha Blondy, international singer
• Joana Choumali, photographer
• Charles Dago, photographer
• Ananias Leki Dago, photographer
• Claudie Titty Dimbeng, abstract painter
• Tiken Jah Fakoly, singer
• Gauz, photographer
• Emile Guebehi, sculptor
• Ahmadou Kourouma, novelist
• Laetitia Ky, artist
• Mathile Moraeau, painter
• Valérie Oka, artist
• O'Plérou, graphic designer
• Malick Sidibe, photographer
• Paul Sika, photographer

• Noel Ahipeaud
• Daniel Aka Ahizi, Minister of Environment, Water, and Forestry (2006–)
• Simeon Aké
• Laurent Akoun, Secretary General of the Ivorian Popular Front
• Pierre Djédji Amondji, Governor of Abidjan
• Paulette Badjo Ezouehu, former Minister of Human Rights and Public Liberties
• Youssouf Bakayoko, current Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Charles Konan Banny, former prime minister (2005–2007)
• Henri Konan Bédié, former president (1993–1999)
• Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first president of Ivory Coast
• 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 Ivory Coast to the United Nations (1981–1990)
• Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Ivory Coast (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
• Albertine Gnanazan Hépié
• Marie Koré, Independence protester and national hero.
• Ramata Ly-Bakayoko, former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (2016–2018), Minister of Women, Families, and Children (2018–)
• Alassane Ouattara, former prime minister, current president of the Republic of Ivory Coast (2010–)
• Guillaume Soro, current prime minister of Ivory Coast (2007–)
• Anne Gnahouret Tatret, politician and diplomat
• Masséré Touré (born 1974), politician active in communications and finance

• Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, poet and journalist
• Micheline Coulibaly, Vietnam-born children's books writer
• Bernard Binlin Dadié, novelist, playwright and poet
• Agnès Kraidy, journalist
• Marguerite Abouet, writer of graphic novel Aya

• Pierre Djibril Coulibaly, software engineer
• Mireille Dosso (born 1952), virologist
• Hubertine Rose Éholie (1934–2019), chemist
• Keiona, drag queen and winner of Drag Race France (season 2)
• Ouattara Lagazane
• Loza Maléombho, fashion designer
• 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

• List of people by nationality

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