- male, 50 years old
- Youssou N'Dour (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer and percussionist. He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the...
- male, 50 years old
- Idrissa Seck is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April 2004. He was a leading member of the...
- female
- Pamela Munro is an American linguist who specializes on Native American languages. She teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. She...
- female, 68 years old
- Aminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She was born 1941 in...
- male, deceased (1975)
- Ibrāhīm Niass —also written Ibrahima Niasse in French, Ibrayima Ñas in Wolof, Shaykh al-'Islām al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥājj ʿAbd Allāh at-Tijānī...
- male, deceased (1773)
- Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, also known as Job ben Solomon, was a famous Muslim slave who was a victim of the Atlantic slave trade. Born in Bondu, West...
- female
- Mame Younousse Dieng is a Senegalese writer born in Tivaouane who lives in Dakar. Her Aawo bi is noteworthy as one of the first Senegalese novels...
- female, 61 years old
- Khadidjatou Fall, generally called Khadi Fall (born 1948) is a Senegalese author and former government minister. She came from an educated family...
- male, 24 years old
- Paco Diaw (born April 12, 1985 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese-American basketball player. He is currently a guard for the Georgia Tech Yellow...
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