List of Famous people born in Senegal

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

Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Dijon, on loan from Lyon. A youth international for Spain, Diop represents the Senegal national team.

Macky Sall is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voting in February 2019 Senegalese presidential election. Under President Abdoulaye Wade, Sall was Prime Minister of Senegal from July 2004 to June 2007 and President of the National Assembly from June 2007 to November 2008. He was the Mayor of Fatick from 2002 to 2008 and held that post again from 2009 to 2012.

Assane Attyé better known by his stage name Ycare or is a French singer songwriter who was first known as a contestant in Nouvelle Star before launching a solo career releasing four studio albums, Au bord du monde (2009), Lumière noire (2011), La Somone (2014) and Adieu je t'aime (2018) and a live album Un tour sans fin (2016).

Cheikhou Kouyaté is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and captains the Senegal national team.

Souleymane Camara is a retired Senegalese footballer who played as a forward. He is a former Senegal international and has represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2002, 2006, and 2012.

Mamadou Traoré, known as The Bare-Handed Killer, is a Senegalese-born French serial rapist and murderer, responsible for assaulting at least six women, killing two of them, between April and October 1996.

Ibrahim "Ibou" Ba is a French former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder; his career lasted from 1991 to 2008.

Cheikh Tidiane N'Doye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Star and the Senegal national team.

Henri Camara is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a striker.