Diouf (French spelling in
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
) or "
Joof" (English spelling in
The Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
) is a
Serer surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Abdou Diouf (born 1935), second president of Senegal, former Secretary-General of La Francophonie
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El Hadji Diouf (born 1981), Senegalese footballer
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Ibra Diouf, member of the Pan-African Parliament
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Jacques Diouf (1938–2019), Senegalese politician, Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Madior Diouf (1939–2025), Senegalese politician
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Mamadou Diouf (historian)
Mamadou Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, the Director of Institute for African Studies, and a professor of Western African history at Columbia University.
He also serves as director of the Institute of African Studies at ...
, Senegalese historian, professor at Columbia University
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Mame Biram Diouf (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
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Mame Tacko Diouf (born 1976), Senegalese hurdler
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Mouss Diouf (born 1964), French actor
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Ngalandou Diouf (1875–1941), Senegalese politician, first African elected official since the beginning of colonization
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Ndella Paye Diouf (born c. 1974), Senegal-born French Afro-feminist
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Papa Alioune Diouf
Papa Alioune Diouf (born 22 June 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Swedish club Oskarshamn. He made two appearances for the Senegal national team between 2010 and 2012.
Club career
Early care ...
(born 1989), Senegalese footballer
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Pape Diouf (1951–2020), President of Olympiques de Marseille
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Pape Paté Diouf (born 1986), Senegalese footballer
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Sylviane Diouf, French historian and writer
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Valentina Diouf (born 1993), Italian volleyball player
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Yehvann Diouf (born 1999), French footballer
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Surnames of Serer origin