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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Patrick Vieira
Born 1976
Patrice Evra
Born 1981
Papiss Cissé
Born 1985
Idrissa Gueye
Born 1989
Mame Biram Diouf
Born 1987
Cheikhou Kouyaté
Born 1989
Souleymane Diawara
Born 1978
Henri Camara
Born 1977
Henri Saivet
Born 1990
Fallou Diagne
Born 1989
Papa Gueye
Born 1984
Ibrahim Ba
Born 1973
Baba Diawara
Born 1988
Pape Diakhaté
Born 1984
Abdoulaye Faye
Born 1978
Ibrahima Baldé
Born 1989
Saliou Ciss
Born 1989
Babacar Gueye
Born 1986
Badou Ndiaye
Born 1990
Zargo Touré
Born 1989
Lamine Diatta
Born 1975
Omar Daf
Born 1977
Sébastien Siani
Born 1986
Ibrahima Touré
Born 1985
Mouhamadou Dabo
Born 1986
Khalilou Fadiga
Born 1974
Souleymane Camara
Born 1982
Amdy Faye
Born 1977
Souleyman Sané
Born 1961
Ferdinand Coly
Born 1973
Pape Cheikh Diop
Born 1997
Fary Faye
Born 1974
Bouna Coundoul
Born 1982
Mahamadou N'Diaye
Born 1990
Qasem Burhan
Born 1985
Pape Paté Diouf
Born 1986
Pape Sarr
Born 1977
Boubacar Dialiba
Born 1988
Jean-Pierre Adams
Born 1948
Mohamed Sarr
Born 1983
Assane Dioussé
Born 1997
Issa Ba
Born 1981
Abdoul Ba
Born 1994
Khalifa Sankaré
Born 1984
Papa Alioune Diouf
Born 1989
Frédéric Mendy
Born 1981
Moustapha Bayal Sall
Born 1985
Cheick N'Diaye
Born 1985
Demba Touré
Born 1984
Dominique Badji
Born 1992
Mamadou Diallo
Born 1971
Pape Habib Sow
Born 1985
Alassane N'Dour
Born 1981
Oumar Dieng
Born 1972
Mame Niang
Born 1984
Pape Maly Diamanka
Born 1990
Victor Mendy
Born 1981
Pape Thiaw
Born 1981
Macoumba Kandji
Born 1985
Racine Coly
Born 1995
Makhtar N'Diaye
Born 1981
Ousmane N'Diaye
Born 1991
Omar Diallo
Born 1972
Salif Keita (Senegalese footballer)
Born 1975
Mustapha Diallo
Born 1986
Mamadou Doucouré
Born 1998
Leyti N'Diaye
Born 1985
Deme N'Diaye
Born 1985
Elimane Coulibaly
Born 1980
Pape Abdou Camara
Born 1991
Amara Simba
Born 1961
Idrissa Mandiang
Born 1984
Ladji Keita
Born 1983
Seydou Sy
Born 1995
Ibrahima Niasse
Born 1988
Ali Dia
Born 1965
Birama Ndoye
Born 1994
Pascal Mendy
Born 1979
Elhadji Pape Diaw
Born 1994
Kalidou Cissokho
Born 1978
André Senghor
Born 1986
Pape Seydou N'Diaye
Born 1993
Abdulla Koni
Born 1979
Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou
Born 1996
Mamadou Diabang
Born 1979
Simon Diedhiou
Born 1991
Lamine Traoré (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
Mansour Gueye
Born 1985
Yves Baraye
Born 1992
Badara Sène
Born 1984
Mohamed Saqr
Born 1981
Babacar Diallo
Born 1989
Roger Mendy
Born 1960
Yoro Lamine Ly
Born 1988
Madiou Konate
Born 1982
Pape Sané
Born 1990
Mamadou Ba
Born 1985
Djibril Diawara
Born 1975
Pierre Sagna (footballer)
Born 1990
Rahmane Barry
Born 1986
Paul Keita
Born 1992
Babacar Sarr
Born 1991
Dino Djiba
Born 1985
Khaly Thiam
Born 1994
Louis Gomis (footballer, born 1974)
Born 1974
Lamine Ndao
Born 1994
Pape Mamadou Diouf
Born 1982
Oumar Sène
Born 1959
Ibrahima Mame N'Diaye
Born 1994
Jean Alassane Mendy
Born 1990
Moustapha Dabo
Born 1986
Gaston Diamé
Born 1971
Ibrahima Nadiya
Born 1985
Papa Massé Fall
Born 1985
Omar Wade
Born 1990
El Hadji Diouf (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Gaston Mendy
Born 1985
André Auras
Born 1991
Momar Bangoura
Born 1994
Sangoné Sarr
Born 1992
Abdallah Bah
Born 1975
Pape Ciré Dia
Born 1980
Moussa Gueye
Born 1989
Issa Sarr
Born 1986
Mouhamadou Diaw
Born 1981
Mohamed Aidara
Born 1989
Khalifa Elhadj Ba
Born 1985
Pape Hamadou N'Diaye
Born 1977
Joher Rassoul
Born 1995
Adama Sarr
Born 1991
Amath Diedhiou
Born 1989
Sarr Boubacar
Born 1951
Marcel Gomis
Born 1987
Moïse Kandé
Born 1978
Abdoulaye Fall
Born 1989
Mourtada Fall
Born 1987
Souleymane Tandia
Born 1986
Mouhamadou N'Diaye
Born 1988
Pape Seydou Diop
Born 1979
Christophe Diandy
Born 1990
Dame Diouf
Born 1978
Abou Diop
Born 1993
Mouhamadou Seye
Born 1988
Thierno Youm
Born 1960
Abdoulaye Diallo (football, 1963)
Born 1963
Moustapha Seck
Born 1996
Tidiane Dia
Born 1985
Babacar Diop
Born 1993
El-Hadji Gana Kane
Born 1995
Théo Mendy
Born 1989
Ibrahima Thiam
Born 1981
Mohamed Coly
Born 1984
Cheikh Sidy Ba
Born 1968
Abdou Sall
Born 1980
Mamadou Mbodj
Born 1993
Oumar Sylla
1988 - 2015
Sidy Sagna
Born 1990
Remond Mendy
Born 1985
Samba N'Diaye
Born 1972
Ousmane Diop
Born 1975
Khassimirou Diop
Born 1986
Ousseynou Cavin Diagne
Born 1999
Adama François Sene
Born 1989
Christophe Sagna
1954 - 2016
Mamadou N'Diaye (footballer, born 1996)
Born 1996
Mamadou Diouf (footballer)
Born 1990
Momo Coly
Born 1985
Souleymane Keita (Senegalese footballer)
Born 1987
Alioune Badará
Born 1989
Abdoulaye Seck (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Welle N'Diaye
Born 1990
Cherif Ndiaye
Born 1996
Seyni N'Diaye
Born 1973
Mamadou Faye
Born 1967
Pape Latyr N'Diaye (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Badara Badji
Born 1994
Alioune Fall
Born 1994
Abdoulaye M'Baye (footballer)
Born 1973
Mohammed Manga
1978 - 2019
Baba Ndaw Seck
Born 1995
Pape Maguette Kebe
Born 1979
Mamadou N'Diaye (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Mouhamed Soly
Born 1989
Ameth Fall
Born 1991
Khadim Faye
Born 1970
Mbaye Diop
Born 1984
Daouda Ly
Born 1972
Alain Mendy
Born 1989
Sadio Sow
Born 1976
Sidy N'Diaye
Born 1987
Mohamed Diongue
1946 - 2012
Dominique Mendy
Born 1983
Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Michel N'Gom
1959 - 1984
Franck Kanouté
Born 1998
Mouhamed Ablaye Gaye
Born 1983
Sidy Keita
Born 1987
Mamadou Kanouté
Born 1993
Issa Thiaw
Born 1992
Mor Diouf
Born 1988
Miguel Coulibaly
Born 1972
Joel Baraye
Born 1997
Abdoulaye Ndoye
Born 1983
Pape Dia
Born 1993
Ibrahima Sané
Born 1989
Pepe N'Diaye
Born 1975
Kemekho Cissokho
Born 1990
Babacar Niasse
Born 1996
Mor Pouye
Born 1994
Alcaly Camara
Born 1980
Youssou N'Diaye
1932 - 2018
Omar Tall (soccer)
Born 1993
Kader Fall
Born 1986
Sy Ass Mandaw
Born 1989
El-Hadji Arona Niang
Born 1985
Souleymane Camara (football, 1944)
Born 1944
Aminata Diadhiou
Born 1987
Cheikha Sy
Born 1990
Lamine Cissé
Born 1971
Lamine Tamba
Born 1985
Adama Niang
Born 1975
Lamine Fall
Born 1992
Vito Badiane
Born 1986
Saidou Kébé
Born 1976
Youssou Lo
Born 1992
Moustapha Beye
Born 1995
Aly Male
Born 1970
Mouhamed Mbaye
Born 1997
Amdy Gueye
Born 1980
Yatma Diop
Born 1943
Fernand Pordié
1924 - 1995
Abdoulaye Sekou Sampil
Born 1984
Louis Gomis (football, 1945)
Born 1945
Biranna Diop
Born 1982
Eric Traoré (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Souleymane Fall
Born 1969
Ibrahima Sy
Born 1995
Ibrahima Ba Eusebio
Born 1951
Alhassane Sylla
Born 1995
Falou Samb
Born 1997
Mohamed Thiaw
Born 1995
Alpha Oumar Sow
Born 1984
Mamadou Diarra
Born 1997
Pape Waly Faye
Born 1992
Elhadji Badiane Sidibe
Born 1994
Samba Sow (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Welle Ossou
Born 1991
Pape Landing Sambou
Born 1987
Pape Boubacar Gadiaga
Born 1970
Moussa Ndiaye (footballer, born 1999)
Born 1999
Abdou Lahat Diakhate
Born 1998
Moussa Sane
Born 1997
Tidiane Djiby Ba
Born 1993
Lamine Sagna
Born 1969
Robert Lopez Mendy
Born 1987
El Hadj Malick Niang
Born 1995
Mohamed N'Doye
Born 1991
Jean-Ismaila Niang
Born 1987
El Hadj Sega Ngom
Born 1990
Basile Yéhoumé
Born 1986
Luis Rocha
Born 1996
Abdoulaye Gueye
Born 1951
Mbaye Seck
Born 1998
Bachir Mané
Born 1997
Ndiaye Deme N´Diaye
Born 1980