Seydou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Arabic name
Sa'id, commonly used in West Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Seydou
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Seydou Barry
Seydou Barry (1943 – 2007) was a Senegalese painter. He is part of the artistic movement called the Dakar School (), affiliated with ''Négritude
''Négritude'' (from French "nègre" and "-itude" to denote a condition that can be translated ...
(1943–2007), Senegalese painter
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(born 1958), Burkinabé politician and US Ambassador
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Seydou Diarra
Seydou Elimane Diarra (23 November 1933 – 19 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician, who served as the Prime Minister in 2000 and again from 2003 to 2005.
Life and career
Diarra was born on 23 November 1933 in Katiola. (1933–), Ivorian political figure, Prime Minister in 2000 and from 2003 to 2005
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Seydou Doumbia
Seydou Doumbia (; born 31 December 1987) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
After beginning his career in the Ivory Coast and Japan, he arrived in Europe in 2008 to play for Swiss club Young Boys, where he wa ...
(born 1987), Ivorian footballer
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Seydou Badjan Kanté
Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Kanté is a product of the famed youth academy at Ivorian-based club ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas (short for Association Sportive d ...
(born 1981), former Ivory Coast-born football defender
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Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keïta (; Anglicisation, anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional Association football, footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central or Midfielder#Defe ...
(born 1980), Malian professional footballer
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Seydou Keïta (photographer)
Seydou Keïta (1921/23 – 21 November 2001) was a Malian photographer known for his portraits of people and families he took at his portrait photography studio in Mali's capital, Bamako, in the 1950s. His photographs are widely acknowledged not ...
(1921–2001), self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako
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Seydou Koné (born 1983), Ivorian professional football player
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Seydou Badian Kouyaté
Seydou Badian Kouyaté (April 10, 1928 – December 28, 2018) was a Malian writer and politician. He wrote the lyrics to the Malian national anthem, " Le Mali".
Early life and education
Born in Bamako, Kouyaté studied medicine at the University ...
(born 1928), Malian writer and politician
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Seydou Njoya
Seidou Njimoluh Njoya ( Bamum: ''Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya'' , 1902 – 28 July 1992)DeLancey and DeLancey 206. ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrah ...
(1902–1992), ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992
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Seydou Traoré
Seydou Traoré (born September 17, 1970, in Grand Lahou) is a former Burkinabé footballer.
Career
He played as a forward for FC Bressuire, Qatar SC, Al-Ain and Al-Qadisiya.
International career
Traoré has played for the Burkina Faso nat ...
(born 1970), former Burkinabé footballer
People with the middle name Seydou
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Mohamed Seydou Dera (born 1986), Côte d'Ivoire footballer
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Pape Seydou Diop (born 1979), Senegalese international footballer
People with the Surname Seydou
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Chris Seydou (1949–1994), Malian fashion designer
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Mayaki Seydou (born 1949), former Nigerien bantamweight boxer
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