14.7321° N, 17.4573° W
GRAND DAKAR
Most Famous People Born in Grand Dakar, Senegal
- Notable people
- 651
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1976
- Most distinctive
- Basket 12.7×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Grand Dakar during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Grand Dakar Is Known For
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Football is Grand Dakar's biggest profession — 41% of all notables (265).
Grand Dakar over-indexes on basket — 12.7× the global rate.
Grand Dakar under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Grand Dakar's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Johnny Sekka
1934 - 2006
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
1930 - 2015
Ousmane Sow
1935 - 2016
Lamine Diack
Born 1933
Geneviève Kervine
1931 - 1989
Mamadou Diop (politician)
1936 - 2018
Laïty Kama
1939 - 2001
Guy Foissy
Born 1932
Serigne Lamine Diop
1935 - 2008
Jean Volff
Born 1938
Ababacar Samb Makharam
1934 - 1987
Isseu Niang
1938 - 2000
Seydou Madani Sy
Born 1933
Claude Constantino
1938 - 2019
Sakhir Thiam
Born 1939
Papa Gallo Thiam
1930 - 2001
Jean Deroche
Born 1931
Mansour Diagne
Born 1933
Moussa Narou N'Diaye
Born 1934
Yves Diagne
1930 - 2013
Youssou N'Diaye
1932 - 2018
Claude Courchay
Born 1933
James Campbell Badiane
1931 - 2010
Leonard Tavarez
1938 - 1991
Maïmouna Kane
1937 - 2019
Papa M'Baye N'Diaye
Born 1938
Samir Abourizk
1939 - 2013
Adja Ndeye Boury Ndiaye
Born 1936