Famous Guineans

Guinea's Information

Land Area	245,717 km²
Water Area	140 km²
Total Area	245,857km² (#77)
Population	12,093,349 (#75)
Population Density	49.22/km²
Government Type	Presidential Republic
GDP (PPP)	$16.08 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$1,300
Currency	Franc (GNF)
Largest Cities	Camayenne (1,871,242) Conakry (1,767,200) Nzerekore (132,728) Kindia (117,062) Kankan (114,009) Gueckedou (79,140) Coyah (77,103) Kamsar (61,527) Labe (58,649) View all cities in Guinea

People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

A - B

Najib Roger Accar physician, politician
Ba Cissoko music group
Mamadou Boye Bah economist, politician
Oumar Balde engineer
Ousmane Balde economist, politician
Sirah Balde novelist, teacher
Balla et ses Balladins dance music orchestra
Amara Bangoura diplomat, ambassador
Facinet Bangoura swimmer
Karim Bangoura diplomat
Aissatou Barry swimmer
Alpha Oumar Barry politician
Diawadou Barry politician
Djene Barry swimmer
Ibrahima Barry "Barry III" politician
Ibrahima Sory Barry Mamou chief, politician
Mamadou Barry middle distance runner
Mariama Dalanda Barry taekwondo practitioner
Louis Lansana Beavogui former prime minister
Bembeya Jazz National music group
Edouard Benjamin diplomat
Saidou Bokoum writer

Aboubacar Sidiki "Titi" Camara football coach
Arafan Camara military officer, politician
Balla Camara economist, politician
Bengaly Camara teacher, politician
Damantang Camara politician
Dede Camara swimmer
Eugene Camara former prime minister
Faraban Camara politician, inspector
Kabele Abdoul Camara diplomat, politician
Loffo Camara politician
Manimou Camara drummer, dancer
Maxime Camara footballer
Mohamed Camara film director, actor
Moussa Dadis Camara army officer, former president
Sekou Benna Camara politician
Camayenne Sofa music group
Fode Cisse politician
Mamadou Cisse swimmer
Alpha Conde president
Moussa Bolokada Conde drummer
Mamady Conde diplomat, politician
Sekou Koureissy Conde politician, academic
Sona Tata Conde singer, musician
Lansana Conte former president

Sekouba "Bambino" Diabate singer, musician
Moussa Diakite politician
Abdourahamane Diallo physician, politician
Alfa Akibu Diallo basketball player
Alpha Yaya Diallo musician, singer, songwriter
Cellou Dalein Diallo economist, politician
Rabiatou Serah Diallo trade unionist
Souleymane Kelefa Diallo army chief of staff
Saifoulaye Diallo diplomat, politician
Siradiou Diallo journalist, politician
Yacine Diallo politician
Lansana Diane military general, politician
Abdourahamane Diawara swimmer
Djeli Moussa Diawara musician, composer, singer
Alassane Diop politician
Jean-Marie Dore former prime minister
Alioune Drame economist, politician

F - G

Francois Lonseny Fall politician
Bakary Fofana politician
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana politician
Mohamed Said Fofana prime minister
Fatmata Fofanah hurdler
Nabie Foday Fofanah sprinter
K. Guilavogui engineer, politician
El Hadj Ismael Mohamed Gassim Gushein politician

Mory Kante singer, harpist
Solomana Kante writer, inventor N'Ko alphabet
Djely Karifa human rights activist
Facinet Keita judoka
Fodeba Keita dancer, musician, playwright, composer
Mamadi Keita politician
Mamady Keita drummer
N'Famara Keita economist, politician
Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis dance music orchestra
Kabine Komara former prime minister
Sekouba Konate army officer, former acting president
Mamady "Wadaba" Kourouma drummer
Philippe Kourouma bishop
Lansana Kouyate diplomat, former prime minister
N'Faly Kouyate musician

L - N

Camara Laye author
Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba journalist
Albert Liurette physician, politician
Alexandre Cece Loua diplomat, politician, ambassador
Joseph Loua sprinter
Achkar Marof diplomat
Tierno Monenembo novelist, biochemist
Condetto Nenekhaly-Camara poet, playwright
Djibril Tamsir Niane historican, playwright, writer

Mamba Sano politician
Frobert Sarah priest, cardinal
Williams Sassine novelist
Lamine Sidime former prime minister
Aboubacar Sompare politician, ambassador
Ahmed Tidiane Souare former prime minister
Fode Soumah politician
Momo Wandel Soumah singer, composer, saxophonist
Soriba Soumah footballer
Mamadou Sylla politician
Morcire Sylla footballer

T - Y

Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo bishop
Boubacar Diallo Telli diplomat, politician
Abdoulaye Toure ambassador
Ahmed Sekou Toure former president
Aissata Toure sprinter
Fode Mamadou Toure politician
Ismael Toure politician
Siaka Toure military camp commandant
Sidya Toure former prime minister
Boubacar Traore political activist, torture survivor, marathon runner
Diarra Traore soldier, former prime minister
Elhadj Oumar Traore politician
Samory Ture founder Wassoulou Empire
Alseny Yansane dancer, drummer

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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

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