Dakar
Dakar ranks 158th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oakland, California, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Honolulu. Memorable people born in Dakar include Ségolène Royal, Patrick Vieira, and Youssou N'Dour. Memorable people who died in Dakar include Hissène Habré, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, and Ahmadou Ahidjo. Dakar has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Dakar is located in Senegal.
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Dakar was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including Ségolène Royal, Patrick Vieira, and Youssou N'Dour. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Dakar including Hissène Habré, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, and Ahmadou Ahidjo.
People Born in Dakar
Go to all RankingsSégolène Royal
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 12
Patrick Vieira
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 49
Youssou N'Dour
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 48
Ali Dia
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 36
Mariama Bâ
WRITER
1929 - 1981
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 59
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 35
Lamine Diack
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 62
Patrice Evra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 74
Jean-Pierre Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 58
Souleymane Sané
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 70
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 63
Idrissa Gueye
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Dakar
Go to all RankingsDior Fall Sow
LAWYER
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 57
Mamadou Diallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 56
Pape Diakhaté
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 54
Alassane N'Dour
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 55
Assane Dioussé
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 50
Boubacar Dialiba
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 53
Abdoul Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 51
Joseph Lopy
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.94
Rank: 52
People Deceased in Dakar
Go to all RankingsHissène Habré
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 4
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 6
Ahmadou Ahidjo
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1989
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 3
Ousmane Sembène
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2
Cheikh Anta Diop
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1986
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 11
Mariama Bâ
WRITER
1929 - 1981
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 7
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 15
Lamine Diack
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 10
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 12
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 9
Biri Biri
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dakar were soccer players (56), politicians (6), writers (4), basketball players (3), and singers (2), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (3), explorers (1), film directors (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dakar, including Patrick Vieira, Ali Dia, and Patrice Evra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dakar, including Patrick Vieira, Ali Dia, and Patrice Evra.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Dakar since 1700.





























