List of Famous people born in Conakry region

Naby Laye Keïta is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Guinea national team.

Mathias Fassou Pogba is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Racing Murcia FC.

Peïlé Florentin Pogba is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and also plays for the Guinea national team. He is the older brother of Paul Pogba.

Moriba Kourouma Kourouma, known as Ilaix Moriba, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Barcelona B as a central midfielder. Born in Guinea, Moriba represents Spain internationally.

Sekou Oumar Doumbouya is a French professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 2.03 m and 105 kilograms, he plays both the small forward and power forward positions.

Ismaël Bangoura is a Guinean football forward who plays Al-Taraji. Although his primary position is striker, Bangoura has also played as a winger and attacking midfielder.

Mamadi Diakite is a Guinean basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Pablo Thiam is a Guinean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He holds a German passport.

Amadou Diawara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club A.S. Roma and the Guinea national team.

Pascal Feindouno is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.