List of Famous people born in The Gambia

Yahya Jammeh

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh
First Name Yahya
Last Name Jammeh
Born on May 25, 1965 (age 59)

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 to 1996 and then as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017.

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Alexandra Wester

Alexandra Valerie Wester
First Name Alexandra
Last Name Wester
Born on March 21, 1994 (age 30)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Alexandra Valerie "Alex" Wester is a German athlete specialising in the long jump. She made her major competition debut at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth.

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Modou Barrow

First Name Modou
Born on October 13, 1992 (age 32)
Born in The Gambia
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Modou Barrow, commonly known as Mo Barrow, is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for South Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, and the Gambian national team. He is a winger but can also play as a forward.

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Biri Biri

First Name Biri
Last Name Biri
Born on March 30, 1948
Died on July 19, 2020 (aged 72)
Born in The Gambia
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Alhaji Momodo Njie, also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international footballer, and is regarded by several as the best Gambian footballer of all time.

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Fatou Bensouda

First Name Fatou
Last Name Bensouda
Born in The Gambia

Fatou Bom Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and international criminal law prosecutor.

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Dawda Kairaba Jawara

First Name Dawda
Born on May 16, 1924
Died on August 27, 2019 (aged 95)

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994.

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Bakary Gassama

First Name Bakary
Last Name Gassama
Born on February 10, 1979 (age 45)
Born in The Gambia
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Bakary Papa Gassama is a Gambian football referee. Gassama became a FIFA referee in 2007. He officiated at the 2012 Olympic tournament, in which he was the fourth official for the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazil. He also served as a referee at the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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Ali Sowe

First Name Ali
Last Name Sowe
Born on June 14, 1994 (age 30)
Born in The Gambia
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Ali Sowe is a Gambian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for loan in the Russian club Rostov from CSKA Sofia and the Gambia national team.

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Kekuta Manneh

Kekuta Manneh is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austin FC of Major League Soccer.

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Pierre Sarr N'Jie

First Name Pierre
Last Name N'Jie
Born on July 17, 1909
Died on December 11, 1993 (aged 84)
Born in The Gambia

Pierre Sarr N'Jie was a Gambian lawyer and politician who served as the Chief Minister of the Gambia from 1961 to 1962. He was the country's first head of government following the declaration of self-rule in 1961. From 1952 until 1977, he was leader of the United Party. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1960 to 1972, and de facto Leader of the Opposition for a period, opposite Dawda Jawara.

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