Hamidou is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Jules Hamidou
Jules Hamidou (born 8 August 1987) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Delémont. Born in Switzerland, he represented Chad at international level.
Career
Hamidou plays for Delémont in Switzerland. He played fo ...
(born 1987), Chadian footballer
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Souleymanou Hamidou
Wassougna Souleymanou Hamidou (born 22 November 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
International career
Hamidou was a member of the Cameroon national team at the 2006 African Nations Cup, which ex ...
(born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
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Raïs Hamidou
Hamidou ben Ali, known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature (c. 1770 – June 17, 1815), was an Algerian Barbary corsair, corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during his career. Hamidou ensured the prosperity of the Deylik o ...
(1773–1815), Algerian corsair (Raïs here is used as a title. It comes from the arabic رَئِيس (raʾīs,) which means “leader, chief, head”.
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Hamidou Djibo
Hamidou Djibo (born March 8, 1985, in Niger) is a Nigerien football striker. He currently plays for AS GNN in the Niger Premier League.
Djibo was the member of the Niger national football team, and was part of the squad during the World Cup quali ...
(born 1985), Nigerien footballer
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Hamidou Diallo
Hamidou Diallo (born July 31, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats. He w ...
(born 1998), American basketball player
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Hamidou Benmessaoud
Hamidou Benmessaoud (; 2 August 1935 – 19 September 2013), best known as Amidou, was a Moroccan-French film, television, and stage actor.
Biography
Born in Rabat, at 17 Amidou moved to Paris to attend the CNSAD. In 1968 he made his debut on sta ...
(1935–2013), Moroccan actor
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Surnames of Algerian origin
Arabic-language surnames