Diawara may refer to:

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People with the surname

Diawara is the French transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the English transcription is

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). Notable people with this name include: *

Abdoulaye Diawara Abdoulaye "Diabis" Diawara (10 April 1981 – 15 April 2024) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a defender.

(born 1981), Ivorian footballer * Abdoulaye Diawara (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), French-born Malian footballer, brother of Fousseni and Samba * Abdourahamane Diawara (born 1978), Guinean swimmer * Aïsseta Diawara (born 1989), French athlete *

Amadou Diawara Amadou Diawara (born 17 July 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Segunda División club Eldense and the Guinea national team. Club career Early career Amadou Diawara was born in Conakry, Guinea. Di ...

(born 1997), Guinean footballer *

Ange Diawara Ange Diawara (1941 – April 1973) was a Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician and military figure.Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, ''Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique'' (1997), Karthala Editions, pages 145, 149, 19 ...

(1941–1973), Congolese politician and military figure *

Baba Diawara Papa Babacar "Baba" Diawara (born 5 January 1988) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Marítimo Born in Dakar, Diawara started his career with Senegal Premier League club ASC Jeanne d'Arc, moving to Europ ...

(born 1988), Senegalese footballer *

Banou Diawara Banou Diawara (born 13 February 1992) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for Ethiopian club Sebeta City. He plays primarily as a forward. Club career In January 2018, Diawara joined AS FAR, signing a two-year contract with the club. Inter ...

(born 1992), Burkinabé footballer * Daba Diawara (born 1951), Malian politician *

Demba Diawara Demba Diawara (born c. 1931) is an imam and village leader of Keur Simbara in Senegal. He is known for his leadership in encouraging village communities to abandon the tradition of female genital cutting. He knew of the first declarations at the S ...

(born 1931), imam and village leader in Senegal *

Diéné Diawara Diéné Diawara (born 1988), is a Malian women's basketball player with Limoges ABC of the France, French Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She also competes for the Mali women's national basketball team. At the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 200 ...

(born 1988), Malian basketball player, sister of Lamine and Nare *

Djeli Moussa Diawara Djeli Moussa Diawara (born February 1962) is a kora player ( Korafola), composer and singer. Biography Djeli Moussa Diawara (also spelled as ''Jali Musa Jawara'') was born to a Griot family in Kankan, Guinea. His father was a balafon player, ...

(aka Jali Musa Jawara; born 1962), Guinean musician * Djibril Diawara (born 1975), French-Senegalese footballer *

Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara (, born 21 February 1982) is a Malian singer-songwriter currently living in France. Diawara began her career as an actress in theatre and in film, including ''Genesis'' (1999), '' Sia, The Dream of the Python'' (2001) and ''T ...

(born 1982), Malian folk musician *

Fousseni Diawara Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team between 2001 and 2015. Club career Starting his career in Parisien clu ...

(born 1980), French-born Malian footballer, brother of Abdoulaye and Samba * Hamidou Diawara (born 1960), Senegalese sprinter * Ismael Diawara (born 1994), Swedish-born Malian footballer *

Kaba Diawara Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain and Arles-Avignon, for English clubs ...

(born 1975), French-born Guinean footballer * Kadidia Diawara (born 1986), Malian footballer * Kandet Diawara (born 2000), French footballer *

Lamine Diawara Lamine Diawara (born 1971 in Bamako) is a retired Malian basketball player. Diawara was a member of the Mali national basketball team, and earned the FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player while playing with Team Mali at the FIBA Africa Championsh ...

(born 1971), Malian basketball player, brother of Diéné and Nare * Lamine Diawara (footballer) (born 1986), Malian footballer * Mahamadou Diawara (born 2005), French footballer * Mamadou Diawara (ethnologist) (born 1958), Malian-German ethnologist at the Goethe University Frankfurt * Mamadou Diawara (born 1989), French footballer *

Manthia Diawara Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, cultural theorist, scholar, and art historian. He holds the title of University Professor at New York University (NYU), where he is Director of the Institute of Afro-America ...

(born 1953), Malian professor of comparative literature * Mariam Sy Diawara, Ivorian businesswoman * Mohamed Diawara (born 2005), French basketball player *

Moussa Diawara Moussa Diawara (born 15 October 1994) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Bank El Ahly and the Guinea national team. Playing career Diawara began his career with Stade Malien and Kaloum in his native ...

(born 1994), Guinean footballer *

Nare Diawara Nare Diawara (born 22 January 1983, in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball center, formerly with the WNBA's San Antonio Stars. Diawara was drafted in the third round (30th overall) of the 2007 WNBA draft. She played collegiately a ...

(born 1983), Malian basketball player, sister of Diéné and Lamine *

Noom Diawara Noom Diawara (born 26 December 1978) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Charles in ''Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' () is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Chauveron, and starring Christian Cla ...

(born 1978), French actor * Ousmane Diawara (born 1999), Swedish-Malian footballer *

Samba Diawara Samba Diawara (born 15 March 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team. He is the manager of Ligue 1 club Reims. Club career Diawara started his career with Parisia ...

(born 1978), Malian footballer, brother of Abdoulaye and Fousseni * Sekou Diawara (born 2004), Belgian footballer * Souleymane Diawara (born 1978), Senegalese football defender *Viktoras Diawara (born 1978), Lithuanian-Malian musician *

Yakhouba Diawara Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the Pepperdine Waves. Early career Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after ...

(born 1982), French basketball player in the National Basketball Association {{disambiguation, surname Surnames of Mandinka origin