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Notable persons with this surname include:

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* Abdou Njie (born 1992), Gambian footballer * Adama Njie (born 1978), Gambian runner * Al Njie (born 1955), American soccer player *Alhaji Njie (

Biri Biri Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla in Spain and Herfølge in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international foot ...

; 1948–2020), Gambian footballer; father of Yusupha Njie * Alieu Badara Njie (1904–1982), Gambian civil servant, politician, and ambassador * Allen Njie (born 1999), Liberian footballer *

Baboucarr Njie Baboucarr Njie (born 5 June 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who currently plays for the Gambia national team. Club career Njie played college soccer at North Carolina Wesleyan College for two consecutive seasons, skipping 2018 and r ...

(born 1955), Gambian footballer * Bubacar Njie Kambi (born 1988), Gambian footballer *

Bilal Njie Bilal Elmi Njie (born 13 June 1998) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Eliteserien club Odd. Born in Norway, he plays for the Somalia national team. Career Vålerenga Njie began his career at Vålerenga, and made his first team d ...

(born 1988), Norwegian footballer; brother of Moussa Njie *

Fallou Njie Fallou Njie (born 5 January 1999) is a Gambian football player. Club career He started his senior career in Italy on 7 December 2017, signing with Serie D club Chieri. In the summer of 2018, he signed with Serie A club Genoa and was loaned to A ...

(born 1999), Gambian footballer *

Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie is a Gambian politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Culture from 2010 to 2014 and ambassador to Malaysia from 2014 to 2015. Early life and education Jobe-Njie is from Serekunda. Her father died when she was you ...

(born ?), Gambian politician, ambassador, banker, and charity executive *

Faye Njie Faye Njie (born 23 November 1993) is a Finnish-born Gambian judoka. He was born in Helsinki, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries. He represented Finland in the 2009 European Cadet Championships, ...

(born 1993), Gambian-born Finnish ''judoka'' and Olympics competitor *

Isatou Njie-Saidy Isatou Njie-Saidy (also spelt Aisatu N'Jie-Saidy; born 5 March 1952) is a The Gambia, Gambian politician. She was Vice President of the Gambia, as well as Minister of Women's Affairs (The Gambia), Secretary of State for Women's Affairs, from 20 Ma ...

(born 1952), Gambian politician and radio presenter * John Charles Njie (born ?), Gambian actor *

Mambury Njie Mambury Njie (born 27 June 1962) is a Gambian politician and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Adama Barrow's cabinet. Education In 1986, Njie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from East ...

(born 1962), Gambian economist and politician * Marie Samuel Njie (' 20th century), Gambian griot singer, composer, and political figure * Momar Njie (born 1975), Gambian footballer and trainer * Momodou Baboucar Njie (1929–2009), Gambian politician and business executive *

Moussa Njie Moussa Jailani Gaucho Njie (born 2 October 1995) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays for KFUM-Kameratene Oslo, KFUM Oslo. Career Njie played youth football for his childhood club Holmlia SK. He made his Elitese ...

(born 1995), Norwegian footballer; brother of Bilal Njie * Mustapha Njie (born 1996), Gambian footballer * Nancy Njie (born 1965), Gambian politician * Sainey Njie (born 2001), Gambian footballer * Sally Njie (born 1932), Gambian librarian * Seedy Njie (footballer) (born 1994), British footballer *

Seedy Njie (politician) Seedy S. K. Njie (born 16 October 1984) is a Gambian politician who currently serves as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia... He has held several roles in Gambian politics and has been affiliated with both the Alliance for ...

(born 1984), Gambian politician * Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie (born ?), Gambian politician * Yusupha Njie (born 1994), Gambian footballer; son of Alhaji Njie

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* Momodou Bello N'Jie (born 1969), Gambian runner and Olympics competitor *

Clinton N'Jie Clinton Mua N'Jie (born 15 August 1993) is a Cameroonian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. He started his career with Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, going up all the way from the yo ...

(born 1993), Cameroonian footballer * Louise N'Jie (1922–2014), Gambian teacher, feminist, and politician *

Pierre Sarr N'Jie Pierre Sarr N'Jie (17 July 1909 – 11 December 1993) was a Gambian lawyer and politician who served as the Chief Minister of the Gambia from 1961 to 1962. He was the country's first head of government following the declaration of self-rule in ...

(1909–1993), Gambia lawyer and politician; first Gambian head of state after declared independence from Britain

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{{surname, Njie Surnames of Serer origin

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