# List of Senegalese

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, anthropologist

## Artists

* 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 (born 1978), former footballer. Born in Dakar
* El Hadji Diouf (born 1981), former footballer. Born in Dakar.
* Patrice Evra, professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
* Assane Dame Fall (born 1984), sprint canoer.
* N'Goné Fall (born 1967), curator, editor, cultural consultant and academic
* 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 for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. 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

* 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

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

## Film

* 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

* 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

* 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

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

## Others

* 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