List of Famous people born in Dakar, Senegal

Amadou Zeund Georges Ba Mvom Onana is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in Senegal, he represents Belgium at international level.

Mamadou N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for UC Irvine, where he was the tallest basketball player at the NCAA Division I level, standing at 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m).

Henri Grégoire Saivet is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Senegal national team. He is a former France youth international having starred at several youth levels.

El Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse is a Senegalese professional footballer who last played as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Senegal national team.

Papiss Demba Cissé is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Senegal national team.

Astou Ndour-Fall is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally.

Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He also played with the French Rugby Sevens team and with the French Barbarians.

Mame Biram Diouf is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor.

Souleymane Diawara is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in France, playing for Le Havre, Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille and OGC Nice, apart from a brief stint at Charlton Athletic. At the international level, he represented Senegal.

Souleymane Diop Cissokho is a Senegal-born French professional boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.