Matam, Senegal
Matam, Senegal ranks 6,609th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Merate, Richfield, Utah, and Llanbadoc. Memorable people born in Matam, Senegal include Cheikh Hamidou Kane, and Mamadou Niang. Matam, Senegal has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players. Matam, Senegal is located in Senegal.
Matam is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania. In the census of 2002, Matam had 14,620 inhabitants and in the 2023 census the population of the town had increased to 27,695. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1928 and 1979, Matam, Senegal was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Cheikh Hamidou Kane, and Mamadou Niang.
People Born in Matam, Senegal
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2
Mamadou Niang
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Matam, Senegal were writers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Matam, Senegal, including Cheikh Hamidou Kane. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Matam, Senegal, including Cheikh Hamidou Kane.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Matam, Senegal since 1700.
