Hamidou is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Jules Hamidou
Jules Hamidou (born 8 August 1987) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Delémont. Born in Switzerland, he represented Chad at international level.
Career
Hamidou plays for Delémont in Switzerland. He played fo ...
(born 1987), Chadian footballer
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Souleymanou Hamidou
Wassougna Souleymanou Hamidou (born 22 November 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
International career
He was a member of the Cameroonian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who exited in the quarter- ...
(born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
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Raïs Hamidou (1773–1815), Algerian corsair (Raïs here is used as a title. It comes from the arabic رَئِيس (raʾīs,) which means “leader, chief, head”.
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Hamidou Djibo
Hamidou Djibo (born March 8, 1985 in Niger) is a Nigerien football striker. He currently plays for AS GNN in the Niger Premier League.
Djibo was the member of the Niger national football team, and was part of the squad during the World Cup qualif ...
(born 1985), Nigerien footballer
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Hamidou Diallo
Hamidou Diallo (born July 31, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a consensus 5-star prospect, a ...
(born 1998), American Basketball player
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Hamidou Benmessaoud
Hamidou Benmessaoud ( ar, حميدو بنمسعود; 2 August 1935 – 19 September 2013), best known as Amidou, was a Moroccan-French film, television, and stage actor.
Born in Rabat, at 17 Amidou moved to Paris to attend the CNSAD. In 1968 he m ...
(1935–2013), Moroccan actor
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Surnames of Algerian origin
Arabic-language surnames