Coulibaly is a common Bambara language surname in

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, especially in

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and Ivory Coast. It may refer to:

People

*Any of the Bambara Empire's founding Coulibaly dynasty, following

Bitòn Coulibaly Bitòn Coulibaly (1689?–1755), also known as Mamary Coulibaly, founded the Bambara Empire in what is now Mali's Ségou Region and Mopti Region. Biography Great-grandson of former Ségou king Kaladian Coulibaly, Mamary Coulibaly settl ...

(1689–1755) * Adama Coulibaly (born 1980), Malian footballer * Adamo Coulibaly (born 1981), French footballer *

Amadou Coulibaly Amadou Coulibaly (born 31 December 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a right back. Club career Coulibaly played youth football for RC Bobo Dioulasso, before moving to Stade Rennais F.C. and Grenoble Foot 38 in ...

(born 1984), Burkinabé footballer * Amadou Gon Coulibaly (1959–2020), Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast *

Amedy Coulibaly Amedy Coulibaly (; 27 February 1982 – 9 January 2015) was a Malian-French man who was the prime suspect in the Montrouge shooting, in which municipal police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe was shot and killed, and was the hostage-taker and gu ...

(1982–2015), assailant in shootings related to the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege *

Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1 July 1909 – 7 September 1958) was the president of the governing council of the French colony of Upper Volta, today's Burkina Faso, from 17 May 1957 until his death on 7 September 1958 in Paris. A native of Pouy, to ...

(1909–1958), president of governing council of the French colony of Upper Volta * Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, senior fellow Brookings Institution * David Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer * Dramane Coulibaly (born 1979), Malian footballer * Elimane Coulibaly (born 1980), Senegalese footballer * Fatoumata Coulibaly, Malian actress and women's rights activist * Fernand Coulibaly (born 1971), Malian former footballer * Fousseny Coulibaly (born 1989), Ivorian footballer * Gary Coulibaly (born 1986), French footballer *

Ibrahim Coulibaly Ibrahim Coulibaly (24 February 1964 – 27 April 2011)Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer * Karim Coulibaly (born 1993), Senegalese-born French footballer * Koman Coulibaly, Malian football referee * Mamoutou Coulibaly (born 1984), Malian footballer * Micheline Coulibaly (1950–2003), Ivorian writer * Moussa Coulibaly (born 1981), Malian footballer * Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer * Soumaila Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer *

Tanguy Coulibaly Tanguy Coulibaly (born 18 February 2001) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Club career Paris Saint-Germain Coulibaly is a product of the Pari ...

(born 2001), French footballer of Malian descent

Other

*Coulibaly, a track from the 2003 album ''

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'', a collaboration between Malian singers Amadou & Miriam and Franco-Spanish performer Manu Chao {{surname, Coulibaly Bambara-language surnames