Keita (surname)

Keita is a surname. The Malian family name is normally written Keïta, sometimes Kéita. Kéïta is a hypercorrection. In reference to non-modern figures, or in anglophone countries such as The Gambia and Liberia the tréma ( ¨ ) or acute accent ( ´ ) is not used. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

 * Aoua Kéita (1912–1980), Malian independence activist and writer
 * Bintou Keita (born 1958), UN Diplomat
 * Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022), Malian politician
 * Karim Keïta (born 1979), Malian politician, son of the above
 * Modibo Keïta (1915–1977), first President of Mali
 * Modibo Keita (1942–2021), Malian politician and former Prime Minister
 * Sundiata Keita (c. 1217 – c. 1255), founder of the Mali Empire
 * Keita dynasty, ruling dynasty of the Mali Empire

Entertainment

 * Balla Moussa Keïta (1934–2001), Malian actor and comedian
 * Mamady Keïta (1950–2021), Guinean master drummer
 * Mamani Keïta (born 1965), Malian singer
 * Salif Keita (born 1949), Malian singer-songwriter
 * Seckou Keita (born 1978), Senegalese musician
 * Seydou Keïta (1921–2001), Malian self-taught portrait photographer

Sport

 * Abdoulaye Keita, Guinean footballer and coach
 * Abdoulaye Khouma Keita (born 1978), Senegalese footballer
 * Abdul Kader Keïta (born 1981), Ivorian footballer
 * Adama Kéïta (born 1990), Malian footballer
 * Alhassane Keita (born 1983), Guinean footballer
 * Alphousseyni Keita (born 1985), Malian footballer
 * Brahima Keita (born 1985), Ivorian footballer
 * Brima Keita, Sierra Leonean football manager
 * Cheick Keita (born 1996), Malian footballer
 * Daba Modibo Keïta (born 1981), Malian Olympic taekwondo athlete
 * Fadel Keïta (born 1977), Ivorian footballer
 * Fantamady Keita (born 1949), Malian footballer
 * Idrissa Keita (born 1977), Ivorian footballer
 * Ismaël Keïta (born 1990), Malian footballer
 * Karounga Keïta (born 1941), Malian footballer, coach and official
 * Ladji Keita, (born 1983), Senegalese footballer
 * Mohamed Keita (footballer) (born 1991), Guinean footballer
 * Muhamed Keita (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
 * Naby Keïta (born 1995), Guinean footballer
 * Naman Keïta (born 1978), French Olympic track and field athlete
 * Nantenin Keïta (born 1984), French Paralympic athlete
 * Salif Keïta (born 1946), former Malian footballer
 * Salif Keita (born 1975), Senegalese footballer
 * Sega Keita (born 1992), Senegalese footballer
 * Sekou Keita (born 1979), Liberian former footballer
 * Seydou Keita (born 1980), Malian footballer
 * Sidi Yaya Keita (born 1985), Malian footballer
 * Souleymane Keïta (born 1986), Malian footballer
 * Souleymane Keita (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
 * Tidjan Keita (born 1996), French-Guinean basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League