1. Aya Nakamura (1995)

Pop Singer

French singer risen to fame through her self-titled YouTube channel. She has accumulated more than 110,000 subscribers by posting original music. Several of her singles, like "Brise" and "Oublier," have...

2. Seydou Keita (1980)

Soccer Player

Soccer star from Mali most famous for his five-year career with Barcelona, where he won a total of fourteen titles. Internationally, he began playing for the senior Mali national team...

3. Yves Bissouma (1996)

Soccer Player

Midfielder who has gained fame for his international club career, including for the English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. He signed with the top flight club in 2018...

4. Boubacar Koné (1984)

Malian Footballer

Defender who joined Djoliba AC in 2012 after spending five years with Maghreb Fez.

5. Toumani Diabaté (1965)

Malian Musician

Singer and kora player who has been one of the world's foremost performers of traditional Mali music since the late 80's. He has collaborated with internationally-acclaimed musicians like Bjork and...

6. Mahamadou Diarra (1970)

Soccer Player

Defensive midfielder who is widely known for his prolific career playing for Real Madrid between 2006 and 2011. He became a staple of the two-defensive midfielder system run during those...

7. Bakary Soumaré (1985)

Malian Footballer

Malian defender who began his MLS career with the Chicago Fire in 2007. He spent three years with US Boulogne, a year with the Philadelphia Union, then re-joined the Fire...

8. Hellah Sidibe (1990)

Runner

Mali-born runner and YouTuber who ran from Los Angeles to New York in 84 days in 2021. He has amassed more than 270,000 subscribers on his HellahGood channel.

9. Inna Modja (1984)

Singer

World music singer who's 2011 single "French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)" hit number 4 on the French charts. Her album Love revolution went Gold. She has 150,000 followers on her innamodjaofficiel Instagram account. 

10. Sianna Dwayna (1995)

Rapper

French rapper signed to Warner Music France. She released her debut self-titled mini-album in 2015. Some of her most popular singles on YouTube include "Siannarabica" and "Siannalicante."

11. Amadou Bagayoko (1954)

Pop Singer

Guitarist and singer who's best known as a member of the musical duo Amadou & Mariam. His album Welcome To Mali was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music...

12. Aminata Sininta (1985)

Basketball Player

Aminata Sininta is a Malian women's basketball player. Sininta represented Mali and competed as part of the women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. During the...

13. Sékou Camara (1985)

Malian Footballer

Abdoulaye Sékou Camara better known as Sékou Camara was a Malian footballer. Nicknamed McCarthy Camara primarily played as a striker and as a centre forward. At the time of his...

14. Mariatou Diarra (1985)

Basketball Player

Mariatou Diarra is a Malian women's basketball player. Diarra competed for Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she scored 2 in 3 games. She was born in Bamako and...

15. Alphousseyni Keita (1985)

Malian Footballer

Alphousseyni Keita is a Malian midfielder currently playing for Académica de Coimbra.

16. Drissa Diarra (1985)

Malian Footballer

Drissa Diarra is a Malian football player. He currently plays as a defender for Budapest Honvéd FC. He played for the Mali national football team at the 2001 FIFA U-17...

17. Boubacar Sylla (1992)

Footballer

Boubacar Sylla is a Malian football defender.

18. Adama Tamboura (1985)

Malian Footballer

Adama Tamboura is a Malian football player currently playing for Danish club Randers FC.

19. Sidi Yaya Keita (1985)

Malian Footballer

Sidi Yaya Keita is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

20. Moussa Mara (1975)

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Moussa Mara is a Malian politician who has been Prime Minister of Mali since 2014. Previously he served in the government as Minister of Town Planning and he was an...

21. Bakary Sereme (1981)

Olympic Swimmer

Bakary Sereme is a retired Malian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events and later became a professional model based in Australia. Sereme competed for Mali in the men's 50...

22. Ismaël Keïta (1990)

Malian Footballer

Ismaël Keïta Vieira is a Malian football player who is currently playing for the French side Angers SCO.

23. Bassirou Dembélé (1990)

Footballer

Bassirou Dembélé is a Malian footballer who currently plays for AS Bakaridjan. He was transferred to Slavia's B team then in the Bohemian Football League in April 2011.

24. Amara Morikè Kallé (1990)

Malian Footballer

Amara Dit Morikè Kallé is a Malian football defender who plays for AJ Auxerre.

25. Yahiya Doumbia (1963)

Tennis Player

Yahiya Doumbia is a retired professional tennis player from Senegal. He won two singles titles during his career on the ATP Tour reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No....

26. Boubacar Bangoura (1990)

Malian Footballer

Boubacar Bangoura is a Malian football player who currently plays for Stade Malien. He formerly played for Algerian side JSM Béjaïa.

27. Modibo Maïga (1987)

Malian Footballer

Modibo Maïga is a Malian footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers on loan from West Ham United and for Mali. He has also played for Stade...

28. Sekou Bagayoko (1987)

Footballer

Sékou Bagayoko is a Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura.

29. Idrissa Coulibaly (1987)

Malian Footballer

Idrissa Coulibaly is a Malian football player who plays for Raja Casablanca in the Botola.

30. Demba Barry (1987)

Malian Footballer

Demba Barry is a Malian footballer. He currently plays as a defender for the Algerian Championnat National club ES Sétif. He scored his first goal for Al-Hilal in a match...

31. Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (Unknow)

Prime Minister Of Mali

Abdoulaye Sékou Sow was a Malian politician who served as Prime Minister of Mali from 12 April 1993 to 4 February 1994 under President Alpha Oumar Konaré.

32. Almamy Sogoba (1987)

Footballer

Almamy Sogoba is a Malian football goalkeeper. He played for Djoliba AC until 2008. He then moved to AS Real Bamako where he became club captain and won the Malian...

33. Mamoutou N'Diaye (1990)

Malian Footballer

Mamoutou N'Diaye is a Malian footballer currently under contract for Belgian side S. V. Zulte Waregem. N'Diaye is a central midfielder who also plays as central defender. He persuaded KAA...

34. Bernadette Sanou Dao (1952)

Burkinabé Writer

Bernadette Sanou Dao is a Burkinabé author and politician. At age 11 her family returned to Upper Volta from Mali. She attended Kolog-Naba college in Ouagadougou and later Ohio University...

35. Fatoumata Bagayoko (1988)

Basketball Player

umata Bagayoko is a Malian women's basketball player. Bagayoko competed for Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she scored 21 in 5 games including 8 points in the final...

36. Aminata Traoré (Unknow)

Malian Politician

Aminata Dramane Traoré is a Malian author politician and political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and is a former...

37. Aboubacar Tambadou (1987)

Malian Footballer

Aboubacar Tambadou is a Malian footballer who plays in Tunisia for Avenir Sportif de La Marsa.

38. Waly Coulibaly (1988)

French Basketball Player

Coulibaly is a Malian basketball player who last played for The Patterson School after previously playing for Stade Malien of the Malian Basketball League while in High School. He is...

39. Mahamane Traoré (1988)

Malian Footballer

Mahamane El Hadji Traoré is a Malian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for French club OGC Nice in the Ligue 1. He previously played for Cercle Olympique de...

40. Yacouba Diarra (1988)

Malian Footballer

Yacouba Diarra is a Malian football player who currently plays for Tunisian side CS Hammam-Lif.

41. Modibo Keïta (1915)

Malian Politician

Modibo Keïta was the first President of Mali and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.

42. Ousmane Cisse (1982)

Malian Basketball Player

Ousmane Cisse is a Malian professional basketball player who currently plays for APOEL in Cyprus. He is a 6'9 235 lb forward.

43. Manthia Diawara (1953)

Malian Film Director

Manthia Diawara is a Malian writer filmmaker cultural theorist scholar and art historian. Diawara holds the title of University Professor at New York University where he is Director of the...

44. Bassala Touré (1976)

Malian Footballer

Bassala Touré is a Malian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

45. Mohamed Camara (film director) (Unknow)

Guinean Film Director

Mohamed Camara is a Guinean film director and actor based in France. He studied at the Atelier Blanche Salant in Paris. He has explored controversial topics in his films such...

46. Daba Diawara (1951)

Malian Politician

Daba Diawara is a Malian politician. Daba Diawara was born in Bamako son of Gabou Diawara former minister and political ally of the first president Modibo Keïta. He pursued his...

47. Modibo Sidibé (1952)

Prime Minister Of Mali

Modibo Sidibé is a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from September 2007 to April 2011.

48. Mariam Travélé (Unknow)

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49. Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (1954)

Malian Politician

Mamadou Bakary Blaise Sangaré is a Malian politician. He is the President of the Social Democratic Convention. Sangaré who was born in Bamako was a founding member of the Party...

50. Aissata Maiga (Unknow)

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