Diouf (French spelling in
Senegal) or "
Joof" (English spelling in
The Gambia) is a
Serer people surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Abdou Diouf (born 1935), second president of Senegal, former Secretary-General of La Francophonie
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El Hadji Diouf (born 1981), Senegalese footballer
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Ibra Diouf, member of the Pan-African Parliament
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Jacques Diouf (1938–2019), Senegalese politician, Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Madior Diouf (1939–2025), Senegalese politician
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Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese historian, professor at Columbia University
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Mame Biram Diouf (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
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Mame Tacko Diouf (born 1976), Senegalese hurdler
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Mouss Diouf (born 1964), French actor
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Ngalandou Diouf (1875–1941), Senegalese politician, first African elected official since the beginning of colonization
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Ndella Paye Diouf (born c. 1974), Senegal-born French Afro-feminist
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Papa Alioune Diouf (born 1989), Senegalese footballer
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Pape Diouf (1951–2020), President of Olympiques de Marseille
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Pape Paté Diouf (born 1986), Senegalese footballer
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Sylviane Diouf, French historian and writer
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Valentina Diouf (born 1993), Italian volleyball player
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Yehvann Diouf (born 1999), French footballer
