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 1970s Clear ×
Patrick Vieira
Born 1976
Aïssa Maïga
Born 1975
Souleymane Diawara
Born 1978
Rama Yade
Born 1976
Henri Camara
Born 1977
Ibrahim Ba
Born 1973
Abdoulaye Faye
Born 1978
Lamine Diatta
Born 1975
Omar Daf
Born 1977
Khalilou Fadiga
Born 1974
Amdy Faye
Born 1977
Mamadou N'Diaye (basketball, born 1975)
Born 1975
Tété
Born 1975
Ferdinand Coly
Born 1973
Fary Faye
Born 1974
Boniface N'Dong
Born 1977
Pape Sarr
Born 1977
Makhtar N'Diaye (basketball)
Born 1973
Tom Frager
Born 1977
Nafissatou Dia Diouf
Born 1973
Sitapha Savané
Born 1978
Mamadou Diallo
Born 1971
Oumar Dieng
Born 1972
Omar Diallo
Born 1972
Salif Keita (Senegalese footballer)
Born 1975
Pascal Mendy
Born 1979
Kalidou Cissokho
Born 1978
Abdulla Koni
Born 1979
Mamadou Diabang
Born 1979
Djibril Diawara
Born 1975
Louis Gomis (footballer, born 1974)
Born 1974
Cheikh Touré
Born 1970
Julia Sarr
Born 1970
Sibeth Ndiaye
Born 1979
Gaston Diamé
Born 1971
Abdallah Bah
Born 1975
Angèle Diabang Brener
Born 1979
Jean François Mbaye
Born 1979
Pape Hamadou N'Diaye
Born 1977
Christophe Mendy
Born 1971
Awa Guèye
Born 1978
Moïse Kandé
Born 1978
Pape Seydou Diop
Born 1979
Dame Diouf
Born 1978
Candice Gilg
Born 1972
Ndèye Ndiaye
Born 1979
Henri Sagna
Born 1973
Mariéme Jamme
Born 1974
Abibatou Traoré
Born 1973
Éric Dietrich
Born 1971
Samba N'Diaye
Born 1972
Ousmane Diop
Born 1975
Sophie Dabo
Born 1973
Alessio Galasso
Born 1974
Mariame Dia
Born 1978
Khady Yacine Ngom
Born 1979
Insa Sané
Born 1974
Khady Diop
Born 1971
Seyni N'Diaye
Born 1973
Adama Diakhaté
Born 1970
Alune Wade
Born 1978
Fatou Kande Senghor
Born 1971
Papis Loveday
Born 1977
Marieme Lo
Born 1972
Abdoulaye M'Baye (footballer)
Born 1973
Stéphane Christophe Bridé
Born 1971
Mohammed Manga
1978 - 2019
Pape Maguette Kebe
Born 1979
Ndialou Paye
Born 1974
Coumba Cissé
Born 1975
Sidy Diop
Born 1975
Khadim Faye
Born 1970
Fatime N'Diaye
Born 1976
Daouda Ly
Born 1972
Souleymane Wane
Born 1976
Sadio Sow
Born 1976
Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Cheikh Ya-Ya Dia
Born 1974
Miguel Coulibaly
Born 1972
Pepe N'Diaye
Born 1975
Matar Sène
Born 1970
Oulimata Sarr
Born 1970
Malal Ndiaye
Born 1977
Mamadou Diouf
Born 1977
Lamine Cissé
Born 1971
Adama Niang
Born 1975
Aurélien Duarte
Born 1970
Saidou Kébé
Born 1976
Charbel Pinto
Born 1978
Djibril Gibson Kagni
Born 1977
Aly Male
Born 1970
Mamadou Gaye
Born 1975
Anta Sy
Born 1975
Cheikhou Bâ
Born 1971
Piniang
Born 1976
Ndongo N'Diaye
Born 1977
Samba Niang
Born 1973
Kader Fall
Born 1975
Pape Boubacar Gadiaga
Born 1970
Cyrille Boulongne-Evtouchenko
Born 1977
Awa Doumbia
Born 1979
Ousmane Mbaye
Born 1975
Katyana De Campos
Born 1979
Manu Zimmer
Born 1970
Sun Sooley
Born 1973
Fatou N'Diaye (cestista 1977)
Born 1977
Ramatoulaye Diakhaté
Born 1971
Soukeye Sarr
Born 1972
Bandegne Diop
Born 1979
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
Born 1973
Demba Mbengue
Born 1975
Mamadou Ndoye Douts
Born 1973