List of Famous people born in Senegal

Famara Diédhiou is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for English Football League Championship side Bristol City, and the Senegal national team as a striker.

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

Moussa Wagué is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek club PAOK, on loan from Barcelona, and the Senegal national team.

Fatou N'Diaye is a French actress, originally from Senegal, born 1980 in Saint-Louis du Sénégal.

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.

Abdoulaye Ba is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Moreirense F.C. as a central defender.

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.

Ousmane Sonko was born in Thiès, Senegal in 1974. He is a former chief tax inspector in Senegal, and a tax justice advocate. Sonko was the youngest candidate to run in the 2019 presidential election in Senegal when he challenged the incumbent president, Macky Sall. He is the author of two books. Sonko is seen by many as a rising star in Senegalese politics.

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.