List of Famous people born in Abidjan Autonomous District

Stéphane Diarra is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he also holds French citizenship.

Nelson Évora GCIH is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump.

Aristide Bancé is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for Horoya AC and the Burkina Faso national team.

Yann Karamoh is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Parma.

Jules Christ Eboue Kouassi is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Genk as a midfielder.

Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for CF Montréal.

Richard Dacoury is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered to be one the greatest players in French basketball history. He had his jersey number 7 retired by Limoges, in October 2010.

Henriette Dagri Diabaté is an Ivorian politician and writer. A member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), Diabaté was Minister of Culture in Côte d'Ivoire from 1990 to 1993 and again in 2000; later, she was Minister of Justice from 2003 to 2005. She became Secretary-General of the RDR in 1999 and has been President of the RDR since 2017.

Souleymane Coulibaly is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Étoile Sahel.

Aboussy Cédric Gogoua Kouamé is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club Rotor Volgograd, on loan from CSKA Moscow.