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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Alex Corenthin
Born 1956
Souleymane Fall
1952 - 2013
Adama Diop
1968 - 1997
Papa Ousmane Sakho
Born 1943
Moussa Touré (homme politique)
Born 1945
El Hadj Malick Niang
Born 1995
Mohamed N'Doye
Born 1991
Ibou Ndoye
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Sun Sooley
Born 1973
Ahmed Diane Séméga
Born 1962
Jean-Ismaila Niang
Born 1987
El Hadj Sega Ngom
Born 1990
Michel Diouf
Born 1990
Mamour Cissé
Born 1957
Abdoulaye N'Doye
Born 1995
Basile Yéhoumé
Born 1986
Modou Niang
Born 1945
Papa M'Baye N'Diaye
Born 1938
Nathalie Sagna
Born 1968
Fatou N'Diaye (cestista 1977)
Born 1977
Ramatoulaye Diakhaté
Born 1971
Soukeye Sarr
Born 1972
Mariama Kamaka
Born 1966
Mansour Ciss
Born 1957
Aida Ndong
Born 1967
Bandegne Diop
Born 1979
Katta Diallo
Born 1946
Alun Be
Born 1981
Serigne Diagne
Born 1980
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
Born 1973
Demba Mbengue
Born 1975
Marième Fall
Born 1988
Luis Rocha
Born 1996
Ibrahima N'Diaye (handibasket)
Born 1986
Bamba Mbaye
Born 1982
Samir Abourizk
1939 - 2013
Cheikh Ibrahima Koma
Born 1987
Yamar Diene
Born 1981
Antonio Lima
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Abdoulaye Gueye
Born 1951
Cheikh Sane
Born 1992
Bonaventure Carvalho
1928 - 2009
Mbaye Seck
Born 1998
Jeanne Boutbien
Born 1999
Mamadou Ndoye Douts
Born 1973
Bachir Mané
Born 1997
Abdoulaye Armin Kane
Born 1965
Adja Ndeye Boury Ndiaye
Born 1936
Khadim Sow
Born 1999
Ndiaye Deme N´Diaye
Born 1980
Hamadou Konaté
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