Kaolack
Kaolack ranks 4,562nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London Borough of Barnet, Albania, and Leominster, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Kaolack include Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Papy Djilobodji, and Amy Mbacké Thiam. Kaolack has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Kaolack is located in Senegal.
Kaolack is a town with a population of 298,904 on the north bank of the Saloum River about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from its mouth and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education. The Leona Niassene mosque (right) in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1958 and 2000, Kaolack was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Papy Djilobodji, and Amy Mbacké Thiam.
People Born in Kaolack
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Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 5
Papy Djilobodji
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 1
Amy Mbacké Thiam
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 3
Papakouli Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 4
Sokhna Lacoste
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 18.93
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kaolack were soccer players (2), athletes (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kaolack, including Papy Djilobodji, and Papakouli Diop. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kaolack, including Papy Djilobodji, and Papakouli Diop.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kaolack since 1700.
