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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Rama Yade
Born 1976
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
Born 1921
Aminata Touré
Born 1962
Marc Le Fur
Born 1956
Mamadou Diop (politician)
1936 - 2018
Penda Mbow
Born 1955
José Brito
Born 1944
Amsatou Sow Sidibé
Born 1953
Abdoul Mbaye
Born 1953
Doudou Ndoye
Born 1944
Jean François Mbaye
Born 1979
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré
Born 1951
Khadi Fall
Born 1948
Serigne Lamine Diop
1935 - 2008
Abdou Latif Guèye
1956 - 2008
Papa Abdoulaye Seck
Born 1955
Grace d'Almeida
1951 - 2005
Pape Diop
Born 1954
Mamadou Lamine Diallo
Born 1959
Makhtar Diop
Born 1960
Amadou Thiam
1923 - 2009
Amadou Ba
Born 1961
Abbas Gueye
1913 - 1999
Mamadou Seck (politician)
Born 1947
Safiatou Thiam
Born 1963
Boubacar Camara
Born 1958
Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima
Born 1948
Marie-Angélique Savané
Born 1947
Sylvie Robineau
Born 1956
Marie-Louise Correa
Born 1943
Modou Dia
Born 1950
Mactar Silla
Born 1956
Papa Babacar Mbaye
1967 - 2004
Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye
Born 1957
Jean-Paul Dias
Born 1946
Abdoul Aziz Mbaye
Born 1954
Abdoulaye Makhtar Diop
Born 1946
Amadou Assane Ndoye
1890 - 1974
Djibril Ngom
Born 1952
Abdou Fall
Born 1952
Maïmouna Kane
1937 - 2019
Moustapha Mamba Guirassy
Born 1965
Charles André Nelson
Born 1943
Habib Ouane
Born 1950
Cheikh Sadibou Fall
1950 - 2020
Pierre Tavares
Born 1956
Anta Sarr
Born 1962
Papa Ousmane Sakho
Born 1943
Moussa Touré (homme politique)
Born 1945
Ahmed Diane Séméga
Born 1962
Mamour Cissé
Born 1957
Samir Abourizk
1939 - 2013
Hamadou Konaté
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