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This is a list of Senegalese people, organized by the field within which they are primarily notable. this list includes both native and expatriate Senegalese.

Academics

  • Rose Dieng-Kuntz (1956–2008), computer scientist
  • Cheikh Mbacke, statistician
  • Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye (born 1937), veterinary scientist
  • Tomas Diagne, biologist
  • Tidiane N'Diaye (1950–2025), anthropologist, economist, and writer

Artists

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  • Amadou Ba (born 1945), painter
  • Seydou Barry (1943–2007), painter
  • Seni Awa Camara (born ca. 1945), sculptor
  • Abdala Faye (born 1971), born in Yene Guedj, near Dakar
  • Ibrahima Kébé (1955–2019), Soninke painter
  • Joëlle le Bussy Fal (born 1958), sculptor, art dealer, arts organizer, and art curator
  • Ismaïla Manga (1957–2015), Jola painter
  • Iba N'Diaye (1928–2008), painter
  • Henri Sagna (born 1973), sculptor
  • Issa Samb (1945–2017), also known as Joe Ouakam, painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright, and poet
  • Ousmane Sow (1935–2016), sculptor
  • Papa Ibra Tall (1935–2015), tapestry weaver, painter, and illustrator
  • Moussa Tine (born 1953), painter

Athletes

  • Pape Matar Sarr (born 2002) professional footballer. Born in Thiaroye
  • Aliou Cissé (born 1976), football coach and former player.
  • Amadou Dia Ba (born 1958), Olympic hurdler.
  • Louis Mbarick Fall (1897–1925), professional boxer. Born in Saint Louis
  • Demba Ba (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Sèvres, France
  • Ndiss Kaba Badji (born 1983), long jumper and triple jumper.
  • Henri Camara (born 1977), professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
  • Papiss Cissé (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
  • Gorgui Dieng (born 1990), professional basketball player. Born in Kébémer
  • DeSagana Diop (born 1982), former basketball player. Born in Dakar.
  • Papa Bouba Diop (1978–2020), former footballer. Born in Dakar
  • El Hadji Diouf (born 1981), former footballer. Born in Dakar.
  • Patrice Evra, professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
  • Tacko Fall (born 1995), basketball player. Born in Dakar.
  • Keita Fanta (born 1981), judoka
  • Morgaro Gomis (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, France.
  • Lamine Guèye (born 1960), Olympic skier. Born in Dakar.
  • Yahiya Doumbia (born 1963), former tennis player
  • Sadio Mané (born 1992), footballer. Born in Sedhiou
  • Idrissa Gueye (born 1989), footballer. Born in Dakar
  • Guirane N'Daw (born 1984), footballer. Born in Rufisque.
  • Maurice Ndour (born 1992), professional basketball player. Born in Sindia
  • Issa Ndoye (born 1985), goalkeeper for Senegal. Born in Thiès.
  • Leyti Seck (born 1981), Olympic alpine skier. Born in Munich, Germany.
  • Pape Cheikh Diop (born 1997), professional footballer. Born in Dakar
  • Tony Sylva (born 1975), former footballer. Born in Guédiawaye
  • Bacary Sagna (born 1983), professional footballer. Born in Sens, France
  • Patrick Vieira (born 1976), former footballer. Born in Dakar.

Authors

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  • Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), born in Dakar.
  • Fatou Diome (born 1968), born in Niodior, Fatick region.
  • Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), born in Ziguinchor.
  • Léopold Senghor (1906–2001), first President of Senegal, born in Joal-Fadiouth, Thiès region.

Dancers

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  • Tamsier Joof (born 1973), born in London of Senegalese extraction.

Film

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  • Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), film director and producer, born in Dakar.
  • Djibril Diop Mambéty (1948–1998), film director and actor, born in Colobane, Dakar.
  • Safi Faye (born 1943), film director and ethnologist, born in Dakar.
  • Dani Kouyaté, born in Burkino Faso.
  • Moussa Touré (born 1958), film director and actor, born in Dakar.
  • Moussa Sene Absa (born 1958), film director, painter and songwriter, born in Dakar.

Historians

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  • Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986), born in Thieytou, Diourbel.
  • Paulin Vieyra (1925–1987), born in Porto-Novo, Benin and raised in Senegal.
  • Iba Der Thiam (1937–2020), born in Kaffrine

Musicians

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  • Coumba Gawlo
  • Souleymane Faye
  • Mame Diarra Sylla
  • Akon
  • Didier Awadi
  • Booba
  • Abdoulaye Diakite
  • Aïyb Dieng
  • Mamadou Diop
  • Samba Fatou Diouf
  • Youssou N'Dour
  • Habib Faye
  • Mbaye Dieye Faye
  • Nuru Kane
  • Seckou Keita
  • Mamadou Konte
  • Ismaël Lô
  • Cheikh Lo
  • Baaba Maal
  • Jimi Mbaye
  • Alioune Mbaye Nder
  • Viviane Ndour
  • Doudou N'Diaye Rose
  • Ismaila Sane
  • Julia Sarr
  • Mansour Seck
  • Thione Seck
  • Labah Sosseh
  • Mola Sylla
  • Mor Thiam
  • Fatou Samba

Politicians

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  • Amath Dansokho
  • Maïmouna Dieye
  • Mamadou Dia
  • Blaise Diagne
  • Abdou Diouf
  • Lamine Guèye
  • Ségolène Royal
  • Idrissa Seck
  • Léopold Sédar Senghor
  • Umar Tal
  • Abdoulaye Wade
  • Doudou Thiam
  • Abdoulaye Bathily

Others

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  • Dr. Daniel Annerose, businessman, born in Dakar
  • Khoudia Diop (born 1996), model
  • Ndella Paye (born c. 1974), French Afro-feminist and Muslim theologian
  • Cheikh Sarr, basketball coach
  • Fatoumata Bâ (born 1986), tech entrepreneur
  • Mbaye Diagne (1958–1994), military officer known for saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide

See also

  • List of writers from Senegal

References