Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (born Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso 19 September 1925) served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 February 1974.
Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906, Ouahigouya – 9 September 1978, Ouahigouya) was a politician in the French Upper Volta.
Saïdou Madi Panandétiguiri (born 22 March 1984 in Ouahigouya) is a Burkinabé footballer who currently plays for Chippa United.
Recently this area was annexed by the nearby city of Ouahigouya, under the auspices of a government program to increase city revenues.