Camara (surname)

Camara, Câmara, Cámara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Basketball players

 * Babacar Camara (born 1981), Senegalese basketball player
 * Gora Camara (born 2001), Senegalese basketball player
 * Ousmane Camara (born 1989), French basketball player
 * Toumani Camara (born 2000), Belgian basketball player

Footballers

 * Abdoulaye Camara (born 1980), Malian footballer
 * Aboubacar M'Baye Camara (born 1985), Guinean footballer
 * Fredson Camara Pereira (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
 * Hassoun Camara (born 1986), French footballer
 * Henri Camara (born 1977), Senegalese footballer
 * Ibrahima Sory Camara (born 1985), Guinean footballer
 * Kader Camara (born 1982), Guinean footballer
 * Kémoko Camara (born 1975), Guinean footballer
 * Mamadi Camara (soccer, born 1995), Guinean footballer
 * Mamadi Camará (footballer, born 2003), Bissau-Guinean footballer
 * Mangué Camara (born 1982), Guinean footballer
 * Mohamed Ali Camara (born 1997), Guinean footballer
 * Mohamed Mady Camara (born 1997), Guinean footballer
 * Mohammed Camara (born 1975), Guinean footballer
 * Oumar Camara (born 1992), French footballer
 * Papa Camara (1951–2018), Guinean footballer and manager
 * Sékou Camara (footballer, born 1985) (1985–2013), Malian footballer
 * Souleymane Camara (born 1982), Senegalese footballer
 * Titi Camara (born 1972), Guinean footballer
 * Zoumana Camara (born 1979), French footballer

Others

 * Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013), Gambian politician
 * Fatou Kiné Camara (born 1964), Senegalese lawyer and women's rights campaigner
 * Hélder Câmara (1909–1999), Roman Catholic Archbishop
 * Javier Cámara (born 1967), Spanish actor
 * Jessica Camara (born 1988), Canadian boxer
 * Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara (1390-1450), Spanish poet
 * Manuel de la Cámara (1835–1920), Spanish admiral
 * Juan de la Cámara (1525–1602), Spanish Conquistador
 * Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964), Guinean army officer and president
 * Sérgio Sette Câmara (born 1998), Brazilian racing driver


 * Camara Laye (1928-1980), Guinean writer (this is a Mandinka name; the family name is Camara and precedes the given names)