List of Famous people born in Abidjan Autonomous District

Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Ivory Coast national team.

Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere, known as Johan Djourou, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland. According to his profile on the website of his former club Arsenal, Djourou possesses "pace, power and whole-hearted commitment" in addition to his versatility.

Gervais Yao Kouassi, better known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Parma and the Ivory Coast national team.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly was an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from January 2017 until his death in July 2020. He was the ruling party's candidate in the 2020 Ivorian presidential election and had been among the favourites to win. He had earlier served as the presidency's secretary general under President Alassane Ouattara from 2011 to 2017.

Max-Alain Gradel is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Sivasspor and the Ivory Coast national team.

Claudia Tagbo is a French-Ivorian actress, comedian and TV personality.

Tidjane Thiam is an Ivorian banker who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss bank Credit Suisse from March 2015 to February 2020. He was the chief financial officer of British banking group Prudential from 2007 to 2009, and then its CEO until 2015.

Arouna Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sivasspor, and is a former Ivory Coast national team international.

Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi, commonly known as Marc Guéhi, is an Ivorian-born English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea.

Thierry Dusautoir is a French former rugby union player who last played for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir was considered as a strong ball carrier and possessed incredibly powerful and effective tackling. He broke the record for most tackles in a match, making 38 tackles against the All Blacks in the 2007 World Cup. He was considered as one of, if not the best tackler in the world.