List of Famous people born in Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Bertrand Isidore Traoré is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Burkina Faso national team.

Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club Ajax in the Eredivisie and for the national team of Burkina Faso.

Charles Kaboré is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow and the Burkina Faso national team. A Burkina Faso international since 2006, he has become the country's most capped player.

Dani Kouyaté is a film director and griot from Burkina Faso, which the BBC describes as "Africa's most important film-making country".

Kouakou Hervé Koffi is a Burkinabe professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Charleroi and the Burkina Faso national team.

Adama Guira is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.

Paul Kaba Thieba is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019. Thieba was appointed by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 6 January 2016, shortly after Kaboré took office. Previously he worked at the Central Bank of West African States and the West African Monetary Union.

Gaston Kaboré is a Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films Wend Kuuni and Buud Yam.

Amadou Coulibaly is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a right back.