List of Famous people born in Senegal

Mansour Kasse is a Senegalese basketball player who represents the Senegal national basketball team in international competition.

Karim Ouellet is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he was adopted by Canadian diplomats at the age of one year and lived in France, Rwanda and Tunisia before his family returned to live in Quebec City when he was 15.

Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gorgui means "the old one" in his native language Wolof.

Serigne Mourtada Fall is a Senegalese professional footballer currently playing for Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC as a defender.

Stéphane Diarra Badji is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League side Ludogorets Razgrad.

Ibrahima Baldé, known as Ibrahima, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Giresunspor.

Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 2014 to 2019. He is the third prime minister appointed by President Macky Sall. Dionne served at the Central Bank of West African States, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ONUDI), and as the President's adviser before his appointment as prime minister. He is a computer engineer by training.

Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. He won re-election in 2007 with a majority in the first round, but in 2012 he was defeated in a controversial bid for a third term.

Elhadji Babacar Khouma, known as Khouma Babacar, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Alanyaspor on loan from U.S. Sassuolo.