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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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Youssou N'Dour
Born 1959
Clémentine Célarié
Born 1957
Marc Dugain
Born 1957
Didier Raoult
Born 1952
Marc Le Fur
Born 1956
Wasis Diop
Born 1950
Amadou Dia Ba
Born 1958
Thione Seck
Born 1955
Moussa Sene Absa
Born 1958
Rose Dieng-Kuntz
1956 - 2008
Moussa Touré
Born 1958
Mola Sylla
Born 1956
Mansour Sora Wade
Born 1952
Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Born 1951
Oumar Sène
Born 1959
Penda Mbow
Born 1955
Hamidou Dia
1953 - 2018
Pierre Fayard
Born 1951
Boy Gé Mendes
Born 1952
Apollo Faye
Born 1951
Amsatou Sow Sidibé
Born 1953
Ghassan Salhab
Born 1958
Moustapha Dimé
1952 - 1998
Abdoul Mbaye
Born 1953
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré
Born 1951
Bouna Medoune Seye
1956 - 2017
Sarr Boubacar
Born 1951
Didier Tauzin
Born 1950
Mathieu Faye
Born 1958
El Hadj Sy
Born 1954
Abdourahmane N'Diaye
Born 1953
Madjiguène Cissé
Born 1951
Omar Pene
Born 1956
Jimi Mbaye
Born 1957
Véronique Margron
Born 1957
Christophe Sagna
1954 - 2016
Marouba Fall
Born 1950
Bangaly Kaba
Born 1959
Abdou Latif Guèye
1956 - 2008
Mama Keïta
Born 1956
Papa Abdoulaye Seck
Born 1955
Pap Khouma
Born 1957
Grace d'Almeida
1951 - 2005
Olivier Piou
Born 1958
Claude Chambard
Born 1950
Pape Diop
Born 1954
Mamadou Lamine Diallo
Born 1959
Jacques-Pierre Amée
Born 1953
Modou Sady Diagne
Born 1954
Modou Tall
Born 1953
Amadou Seck
Born 1950
Olivier Rebufa
Born 1958
Isabelle Grellier
Born 1954
Michel N'Gom
1959 - 1984
Boubacar Camara
Born 1958
Khady Thiam
1952 - 1999
Abdoulaye Fall
Born 1952
Yves Lapalu
1959 - 2001
Mary Teuw Niane
Born 1954
Sylvie Robineau
Born 1956
Ery Camara
Born 1953
Modou Dia
Born 1950
Mactar Silla
Born 1956
Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye
Born 1957
Abdoulaye Ndoye
Born 1951
Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye
Born 1956
Abdoul Aziz Mbaye
Born 1954
Ibrahima Ba Eusebio
Born 1951
Aminata Niane
Born 1956
Djibril Ngom
Born 1952
Abdou Fall
Born 1952
Souleymane Faye
Born 1951
Habib Ouane
Born 1950
Cheikh Sadibou Fall
1950 - 2020
Didier Coton
Born 1959
Souleymane Mboup
Born 1951
Philippe Carré (diplomate)
Born 1954
Pierre Tavares
Born 1956
Diatta Seck
Born 1953
Khady Diagne
Born 1956
Alex Corenthin
Born 1956
Souleymane Fall
1952 - 2013
Mamour Cissé
Born 1957
Mansour Ciss
Born 1957
Abdoulaye Gueye
Born 1951