Influential People in Senegal
Discover the most influential people from Senegal
Ken Bugul
Novelist & Autobiographer
Khalilou Fadiga
Teranga Lions Legend
Kiné Lam
Traditional Singer
Malick Fall†
Novelist & Diplomat
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Goncourt Prize Winner
Moustapha Mamba Guirassy
Minister of Education
Ousmane Socé Diop†
Novelist & Politician
Ousmane Sonko
Prime Minister of Senegal
Papa Bouba Diop†
Teranga Lions Legend
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra†
Pioneer Filmmaker
Positive Black Soul
Hip Hop Group
Prof. Abdou Salam Fall
UCAD Professor
Prof. Abdoulaye Bathily
Ex-UN Special Representative
Prof. Fatou Sow
Gender Studies Expert
Prof. Iba Der Thiam†
Ex-Minister & Historian
Prof. Penda Mbow
UCAD Professor
Safi Faye
First African Woman Director
Abdoulaye Sadji†
Novelist & Educator
Aminata Fall
Novelist & Feminist
Fatou Guewel
Griot Singer
Nafissatou Dia Diouf
Novelist & Historian
Sister Fa
Rapper & Activist
David Diop†
Poet & Negritude Pioneer
Djibril Diop Mambéty†
Legendary Director