Ouedraogo (surname)
Ouédraogo, sometimes Ouedraogo, is a surname taken from the French spelling of Wedraogo, semi-legendary son of princess Yennenga and founder of the Mossi Kingdoms (in modern-day Burkina Faso).[1]
The surname may refer to:
- Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
- Ablassé Ouedraogo (born 1953), Burkinabé economist and politician
- Adama Ouedraogo (born 1987), Burkinabé swimmer
- Alassane Ouédraogo (born 1980), Burkinabé footballer
- Ali Ouédraogo (born 1976), Burkinabé footballer
- Alice Ouédraogo (born 1955), Burkinabé lawyer and public health official
- Ambroise Ouédraogo (born 1948), Nigerian Roman Catholic bishop
- Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (born 1967), Canadian poet and journalist
- Angelika Ouedraogo (born 1993), Burkinabé swimmer
- Antoinette Ouédraogo, Burkinabé lawyer
- Élodie Ouédraogo (born 1981), Belgian sprinter
- Fulgence Ouedraogo (born 1986), French rugby union player
- Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (born 1925), Burkinabé politician and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
- Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo (born 1968), Burkinabé politician
- Hamado Ouedraogo (born 1983), Burkinabé footballer
- Hermann Ouédraogo (born 1981), Burkinabé footballer
- Idrissa Ouedraogo (1954–2018), Burkinabé film director
- Ismaël Ouedraogo (born 1991), Burkinabé footballer
- Issiaka Ouédraogo (born 1988), Burkinabé footballer
- Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (born 1942), Burkinabé physician and President of Burkina Faso
- Joseph Ouédraogo, Burkinabé politician
- Joséphine Ouédraogo (born 1949), Burkinabé sociologist and politician
- Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo (born 1953), Burkinabé politician and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
- Kassoum Ouédraogo (born 1966), Burkinabé footballer
- Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906–1978), Burkinabé politician
- Marie Françoise Ouedraogo (born 1967), Burkinabé mathematician
- Philippe Ouédraogo (cardinal) (born 1945), cardinal from Burkina Faso
- Philippe Ouédraogo (politician) (born 1942), politician from Burkina Faso
- Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo (born 1973), Burkinabé cyclist
- Rahim Ouédraogo (born 1980), Burkinabé footballer
- Ram Ouédraogo (born 1950), Burkinabé politician
- Samuel Ouedraogo (born 1987), Burkinabé basketball player
- Youssouf Ouédraogo (1952–2017), Burkinabé politician and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
References
- "General History of Africa" (Main Edition) Page 339 Bethwell Allan Ogot, Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa 1992 "Assuming, as most authors do, that the Na Gbewa and Na Nedega of Mossi traditions are the same person, through Naaba Rawa and Naaba Zungrana, the sons of Naaba Wedraogo (himself the son of Yennenga who was the daughter of Na)."
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.