# Mamadou

Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad. In Francophone countries, the name is sometimes uses as a slur towards people of African descent.

## Academics

* Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University

## Arts and music

* Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975), Malian kora player
* Mamadou Diop (musician) (born 1954), Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader
* Mamadou Konte (died 2007), Senegalese music producer
* Mamadou "Jimi" Mbaye (1957-2025), Senegalese guitarist

## Government

* Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire
* Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (born 1954), Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention
* Mamadou Boye Bah (1930-2009), Guinean economist and politician
* Mamadou Kamara Dékamo (born 1949), Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
* Mamadou Dembelé (1934-2016), Malian politician
* Mamadou Dia (1910-2009), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Diop (politician) (1936-2018), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
* Mamadou Koulibaly (born 1957), Ivorian politician
* Mamadou Lamine Loum (born 1952), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Lamine Traoré (1947-2007), Malian politician
* Mamadou Maidah (1924-2005), Nigerien politician and diplomat
* Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906-1978), French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
* Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
* Mamadou Seck (politician) (born 1947), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
* Mamadou Sylla (politician) (born 1960), Guinean judge and businessman
* Mamadou Tandja (1938-2020), Nigerien politician, former president

## Sports

* Mamadou Alimou Diallo (born 1984), Guinean footballer
* Mamadou Bagayoko (born 1979), Malian footballer
* Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
* Mamadou Bah (born 1988), Guinean footballer
* Mamadou Baldé (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
* Mamadou Camara (born 1988), French footballer
* Mamadou Danso (born 1983), Gambian footballer
* Mamadou Dansoko (born 1982), Ivorian footballer
* Mamadou Chérif Dia (born 1984), Malian long and triple jumper
* Mamadou Diabang (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
* Mamadou Diakité (born 1985), Malian footballer
* Mamadou Diallo (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mamadou Diarra (born 1986), Malian basketball player
* Mamadou Diop (basketball, born 1955) (born 1955), Senegalese basketball player at the 1980 Summer Olympics
* Mamadou Djikine (born 1987), Malian footballer
* Mamadou Doumbia (footballer, born 1980) (born 1980), Ivorian footballer
* Mamadou Gueye (jumper) (born 1986), Senegalese long and triple jumper
* Mamadou Gueye (sprinter) (born 1986), Senegalese 400 metres sprinter
* Mamadou N'Diaye (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mamadou Niang (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
* Mamadou Sakho (born 1990), French footballer of Senegalese descent
* Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986) (born 1986), French-born Malian international footballer also of Senegalese descent
* Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), French-born Malian international footballer
* Mamadou Seck (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
* Mamadou Tall (born 1982), Burkina Faso footballer
* Mamadou Wague (born 1990), French footballer
* Mamadou Zaré (1964-2007), Ivorian football manager
* Mamadou Zongo (born 1980), Burkina Faso footballer