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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Aïssa Maïga
Born 1975
Clémentine Célarié
Born 1957
Djibril Diop Mambéty
1945 - 1998
Johnny Sekka
1934 - 2006
René Clermont
1921 - 1994
Anna Diop
Born 1988
Karine Silla
Born 1965
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Born 1949
Geneviève Kervine
1931 - 1989
Oumar Diaw
Born 1981
Éric Dietrich
Born 1971
Isseu Niang
1938 - 2000
Sidy Diop
Born 1975
Sabrina Ascacibar
Born 1964
Oumar Seck
1946 - 2010
Khady Thiam
1952 - 1999
Aïssatou Thiam
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Yves Diagne
1930 - 2013
James Campbell Badiane
1931 - 2010