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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MC Solaar
Born 1969
Nicolas Vanier
Born 1962
Mouss Diouf
1964 - 2012
Marc Lièvremont
Born 1968
Cathy Guetta
Born 1967
Souleyman Sané
Born 1961
Khady Sylla
1963 - 2013
Aminata Touré
Born 1962
Lamine Guèye (skier)
Born 1960
Didier Awadi
Born 1969
Khady Hane
Born 1962
Amara Simba
Born 1961
Ali Dia
Born 1965
Maria de Barros
Born 1961
Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou
Born 1966
Karine Silla
Born 1965
Roger Mendy
Born 1960
Ibrahima Wade
Born 1968
Soriba Kouyaté
1963 - 2010
Cheikh Ndiaye (cinéaste)
Born 1962
Karin Mensah
Born 1965
Sokhna Benga
Born 1967
Fatou Kiné Camara
Born 1964
Soly Cissé
Born 1969
Pélagie Gbaguidi
Born 1965
Ousmane Diarra (French athlete)
Born 1964
Mame Maty Mbengue
Born 1968
N'Goné Fall
Born 1967
Florentine Mulsant
Born 1962
Bertin Nahum
Born 1969
Thierno Youm
Born 1960
Abdoulaye Diallo (football, 1963)
Born 1963
Jean Baptiste Mendy
1963 - 2020
Cheikh Sidy Ba
Born 1968
Hervé Drévillon
Born 1963
Fatou N'Diaye (basketball)
Born 1962
Mamadou Faye
Born 1967
Jean Philippe Piter
Born 1968
Hamidou M'Baye
Born 1964
Makhtar Diop
Born 1960
Amadou Ba
Born 1961
Sabrina Ascacibar
Born 1964
Safiatou Thiam
Born 1963
Serge Guillen
Born 1960
Maïmouna Ndoye Seck
Born 1962
Eric Lindor Fall
1960 - 1997
Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach
Born 1962
Papa Babacar Mbaye
1967 - 2004
Yérim Habib Sow
Born 1967
Moustapha Ndoye
1968 - 2009
Souleymane Fall
Born 1969
Raymond Carvalho
Born 1969
Mouhamadou Sow
Born 1968
Moustapha Mamba Guirassy
Born 1965
Mamadou Touré Behan
Born 1961
Aliou Mbaye
Born 1966
Lamine Sagna
Born 1969
Anta Sarr
Born 1962
Adama Diop
1968 - 1997
Ahmed Diane Séméga
Born 1962
Nathalie Sagna
Born 1968
Mariama Kamaka
Born 1966
Aida Ndong
Born 1967
Abdoulaye Armin Kane
Born 1965