Senegal
Senegal ranks 1,668th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Granollers, Surabaya, and Dunedin. The most famous people from Senegal are Mamadou Dia, Fatou Diome, and Nicolas Jackson. Senegal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Senegal is located in Senegal.
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 1910 and 2001, Senegal was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Mamadou Dia, Fatou Diome, and Nicolas Jackson.
People Born in Senegal
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Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1
Fatou Diome
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 2
Nicolas Jackson
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3
Nicolas Vanier
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 4
Pape Malick Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 5
Moussa N'Diaye
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 6
Kéné Ndoye
ATHLETE
1978 - 2023
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 7
Mame Thiam
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 8
Maguette Ndiaye
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 9
Pape Souaré
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 10
Modou Sougou
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 11
Émilie Gomis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Senegal
Go to all RankingsNicolas Vanier
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 4
Kéné Ndoye
ATHLETE
1978 - 2023
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 7
Maguette Ndiaye
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Senegal were soccer players (6), writers (2), politicians (1), athletes (1), and referees (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 Senegal, including Nicolas Jackson, Pape Malick Diop, and Moussa N'Diaye. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Senegal, including Nicolas Jackson, Pape Malick Diop, and Moussa N'Diaye.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Senegal since 1700.
