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Dakar (sen)

Senegal

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Dakar ranks 163rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergen, Buffalo, New York, and Hiroshima. Memorable people born in Dakar include Jean-Pierre Adams, Ségolène Royal, and Lamine Diack. Memorable people who died in Dakar include Hissène Habré, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. Dakar has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Dakar is located in Senegal.

Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,182,417, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.9 million in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1908 and 2001, Dakar was the birth place of 63 globally memorable people, including Jean-Pierre Adams, Ségolène Royal, and Lamine Diack. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Dakar including Hissène Habré, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.

People Born in Dakar

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People Deceased in Dakar

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dakar were soccer players (43), politicians (5), writers (4), singers (2), and actors (2),  while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), explorers (1), businesspeople (1), and film directors (1).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dakar, including Jean-Pierre Adams, Patrick Vieira, and Patrice Evra. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dakar, including Jean-Pierre Adams, Patrick Vieira, and Patrice Evra.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Dakar since 1700.

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