Mamadou

Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad.

Academics

 * Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University

Arts and music

 * Mamadou Diabaté, Malian kora player
 * Mamadou Diop (musician), Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader
 * Mamadou Konte, Senegalese music producer

Government

 * Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire
 * Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention
 * Mamadou Boye Bah, Guinean economist and politician
 * Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
 * Mamadou Dembelé, Malian politician
 * Mamadou Dia, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
 * Mamadou Diop (politician), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
 * Mamadou Koulibaly, Ivorian politician
 * Mamadou Lamine Loum, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
 * Mamadou Lamine Traoré, Malian politician
 * Mamadou Maidah, Nigerien politician and diplomat
 * Mamadou Ouédraogo, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
 * Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
 * Mamadou Seck (politician), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
 * Mamadou Sylla (politician), Guinean judge and businessman
 * Mamadou Tandja, Nigerien politician, former president

Sports

 * Mamadou Alimou Diallo, Guinean footballer
 * Mamadou Bagayoko, Malian footballer
 * Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989), Ivorian footballer
 * Mamadou Bah, Guinean footballer
 * Mamadou Baldé, Senegalese footballer
 * Mamadou Camara, French footballer
 * Mamadou Danso, Gambian footballer
 * Mamadou Dansoko, Ivorian footballer
 * Mamadou Chérif Dia, Malian long and triple jumper
 * Mamadou Diabang, Senegalese footballer
 * Mamadou Diakité, Malian footballer
 * Mamadou Diallo (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mamadou Diarra, Malian basketball player
 * Mamadou Diop (basketball, born 1955), Senegalese basketball player at the 1980 Summer Olympics
 * Mamadou Djikine, Malian footballer
 * Mamadou Doumbia (footballer, born 1980), Ivorian footballer
 * Mamadou Gueye (jumper), Senegalese long and triple jumper
 * Mamadou Gueye (sprinter), Senegalese 400 metres sprinter
 * Mamadou N'Diaye (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
 * Mamadou Sakho, French footballer of Senegalese descent
 * Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986), French-born Malian international footballer also of Senegalese descent
 * Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990), French-born Malian international footballer
 * Mamadou Seck, Senegalese footballer
 * Mamadou Tall, Burkina Faso footballer
 * Mamadou Wague, French footballer
 * Mamadou Zaré, Ivorian football manager
 * Mamadou Zongo, Burkina Faso footballer