Mamadou
# 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
