Thiès
Thiès ranks 3,609th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tripoli, Lebanon, Aberystwyth, and Tenerife. Memorable people born in Thiès include Habib Koité, Dame N'Doye, and Khouma Babacar. Thiès has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers. Thiès is located in Senegal.
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies 72 km (45 mi) east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis. It is the capital of Thiès Region and is a major industrial city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1958 and 1995, Thiès was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Habib Koité, Dame N'Doye, and Khouma Babacar.
People Born in Thiès
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Habib Koité
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 1
Dame N'Doye
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 2
Khouma Babacar
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 3
Habib Diallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.81
Rank: 4
Baye Djiby Fall
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.36
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Thiès were soccer players (4), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Thiès, including Dame N'Doye, Khouma Babacar, and Habib Diallo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Thiès, including Dame N'Doye, Khouma Babacar, and Habib Diallo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Thiès since 1700.
