Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are '' Turay'' and '' Touray''). The name is probably derived from ''tùùré'', the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle
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People
Notable people with the name include:
* Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist
* Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer
* Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea
* Aïda Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and composer
* Al Hassan Toure, Australian footballer
* Alhassane Touré (born 1984), Malian footballer
* Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006), Malian musician
* Alioune Touré (born 1978), French footballer
* Almamy Touré (born 1996), Malian footballer
* Amadou Touré (born 1982), Burkina Faso footballer
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Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presiden ...
Chérif Touré Mamam
Cherif-Touré Mamam (born 13 January 1978) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Togo national team.
Club career
During his time at Livingston, Touré wore number 91. This is said to be his lucky numbe ...
(born 1978), Togolese footballer
* Clémentine Touré (born 1977), Ivorian footballer and football manager
* Demba Touré (born 1984), Senegalese footballer
* Doudou Touré (born 1991), Mauritanian footballer
* Hamadoun Touré, Malian diplomat
* Hervé Touré (born 1982), French basketball player
* Ibrahim Touré (1985–2014), Ivorian footballer
* Ibrahima Touré (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
* José Touré (born 1961), French footballer
* Karidja Touré (born 1994), French actress
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Kolo Touré
Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Championship side Wigan Athletic. He played as a defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic and the Ivory Co ...
Sékou Touré
Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:
Given name
* Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of th ...
(1934–2003), Ivorian footballer
* Sidi Touré (born 1959), Malian singer and songwriter
* Sidya Touré (born 1945), Guinean politician
* Thomas Touré (born 1993), Ivorian footballer
* Vieux Farka Touré (born 1981), Malian musician
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Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an academy coach for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Touré aspired to be a striker during his you ...
(born 1983), Ivorian footballer
* Younoussi Touré (1941–2022), Malian politician
* Youssouf Touré (born 1986), French footballer
* Zargo Touré (born 1989), Senegalese footballer