Hamidou is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Jules Hamidou (born 1987), Chadian footballer
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Souleymanou Hamidou (born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
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Raïs Hamidou
Hamidou ben Ali , known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature, born around 1770 in Algiers, and died on June 17, 1815, near Cape Gata off the coast of southern Spain, was an Algerian corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during his ...
(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 (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 (1935–2013), Moroccan actor
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Surnames of Algerian origin
Arabic-language surnames