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Senegal

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Senegal ranks 86th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lebanon, Montenegro, and Côte d'Ivoire. Memorable people born in present day Senegal include Léopold Sédar Senghor, Abdoulaye Wade, and Ségolène Royal. Memorable people who died in Senegal include Hissène Habré, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, and Ahmadou Ahidjo. Senegal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow strip of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. The capital and largest city of Senegal is Dakar. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Senegal was the birth place of 169 globally memorable people, including Léopold Sédar Senghor, Abdoulaye Wade, and Ségolène Royal. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Senegal including Hissène Habré, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, and Ahmadou Ahidjo.

People Born in Present Day Senegal

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People Deceased in Present Day Senegal

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Senegal were soccer players (106), politicians (18), writers (10), athletes (7), and basketball players (6),  while most who died were politicians (5), writers (3), explorers (1), film directors (1), and racing drivers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Senegal, including Patrick Vieira, Ali Dia, and Sadio Mané. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Senegal, including Patrick Vieira, Ali Dia, and Sadio Mané.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in present day Senegal since 1700.