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This is a list of Senegalese people, organized by the field within which they are primarily notable. this list includes both native and expatriate Senegalese.

Academics

• Rose Dieng-Kuntz (1956–2008), computer scientist
• Cheikh Mbacke, statistician
• Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye (born 1937), veterinary scientist
• Tomas Diagne, biologist
• Tidiane N'Diaye, anthropologist

Artists

• Abdala Faye (born 1971), born in Yene Guedj, near Dakar
• Seni Awa Camara (born ca. 1945), sculptor
• Ibrahima Kébé (1955–2019), Soninke painter
• Joëlle le Bussy Fal (born 1958), sculptor, art dealer, arts organizer, and art curator
• Ismaïla Manga (1957–2015), Jola painter
• Iba N'Diaye (1928–2008), painter
• Henri Sagna (born 1973), sculptor
• Issa Samb, also known as Joe Ouakam (1945–2017), painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright, and poet
• Ousmane Sow (1935–2016), sculptor

Athletes

• Pape Matar Sarr (born 2002) professional footballer. Born in Thiaroye
• Aliou Cissé (born 1976), football coach and former player.
• Amadou Dia Ba (born 1958), Olympic hurdler.
• Louis Mbarick Fall (1897–1925), professional boxer. Born in Saint Louis
• Demba Ba (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Sèvres, France
• Ndiss Kaba Badji (born 1983), long jumper and triple jumper.
• Henri Camara (born 1977), professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
• Papiss Cissé (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
• Gorgui Dieng (born 1990), professional basketball player. Born in Kébémer
• DeSagana Diop (born 1982), former basketball player. Born in Dakar.
• Papa Bouba Diop (born 1978), former footballer. Born in Dakar
• El Hadji Diouf (born 1981), former footballer. Born in Dakar.
• Patrice Evra, professional footballer. Born in Dakar.
• Assane Dame Fall (born 1984), sprint canoer.
• N'Goné Fall (born 1967), curator, editor, cultural consultant and academic
• Tacko Fall (born 1995), basketball player. Born in Dakar.
• Keita Fanta (born 1981), judoka
• Morgaro Gomis (born 1985), professional footballer. Born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, France.
• Lamine Guèye (born 1960), Olympic skier. Born in Dakar.
• Yahiya Doumbia (born 1963), former tennis player
• Sadio Mané (born 1992), footballer. Born in Sedhiou
• Idrissa Gueye (born 1989), footballer. Born in Dakar
• Guirane N'Daw (born 1984), footballer. Born in Rufisque.
• Maurice Ndour (born 1992), professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Born in Sindia
• Issa Ndoye (born 1985), goalkeeper for Senegal. Born in Thiès.
• Leyti Seck (born 1981), Olympic alpine skier. Born in Munich, Germany.
• Pape Cheikh Diop (born 1997), professional footballer. Born in Dakar
• Tony Sylva (born 1975), former footballer. Born in Guédiawaye
• Bacary Sagna (born 1983), professional footballer. Born in Sens, France
• Patrick Vieira (born 1976), former footballer. Born in Dakar.

Authors

• Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), born in Dakar.
• Fatou Diome (born 1968), born in Niodior, Fatick region.
• Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), born in Ziguinchor.
• Léopold Senghor (1906–2001), first President of Senegal, born in Joal-Fadiouth, Thiès region.

Dancers

• Tamsier Joof (born 1973), born in London of Senegalese extraction.

Film

• Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), film director and producer, born in Dakar.
• Djibril Diop Mambéty (1948–1998), film director and actor, born in Colobane, Dakar.
• Safi Faye (born 1943), film director and ethnologist, born in Dakar.
• Dani Kouyaté, born in Burkino Faso.
• Moussa Touré (born 1958), film director and actor, born in Dakar.
• Moussa Sene Absa (born 1958), film director, painter and songwriter, born in Dakar.

Historians

• Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986), born in Thieytou, Diourbel.
• Paulin Vieyra (1925–1987), born in Porto-Novo, Benin and raised in Senegal.
• Iba Der Thiam (1937–2020), born in Kaffrine

Musicians

• Coumba Gawlo
• Souleymane Faye
• Mame Diarra Sylla
• Akon
• Didier Awadi
• Booba
• Abdoulaye Diakite
• Aïyb Dieng
• Mamadou Diop
• Youssou N'Dour
• Habib Faye
• Mbaye Dieye Faye
• Nuru Kane
• Seckou Keita
• Mamadou Konte
• Ismaël Lô
• Cheikh Lo
• Baaba Maal
• Jimi Mbaye
• Alioune Mbaye Nder
• Viviane Ndour
• Doudou N'Diaye Rose
• Ismaila Sane
• Julia Sarr
• Mansour Seck
• Thione Seck
• Labah Sosseh
• Mola Sylla
• Mor Thiam
• Fatou Samba

Politicians

• Amath Dansokho
• Mamadou Dia
• Blaise Diagne
• Abdou Diouf
• Lamine Guèye
• Ségolène Royal
• Idrissa Seck
• Léopold Sédar Senghor
• Umar Tal
• Abdoulaye Wade
• Doudou Thiam
• Abdoulaye Bathily

Others

• Dr. Daniel Annerose, businessman, born in Dakar
• Khoudia Diop (born 1996), model
• Ndella Paye (born c. 1974), French Afro-feminist and Muslim theologian
• Cheikh Sarr, basketball coach
• Mbaye Diagne (1958–1994), military officer known for saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide

See also

• List of writers from Senegal