Diop ( Wolof: ), uncommonly spelled Dioup, is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia (where it is commonly written "Jobe"), and may refer to: * Aïda Diop (born 1970), Senegalese sprinter *

Alice Diop Alice Diop (b. 1979) is a French filmmaker, who makes films about contemporary French society. Early life and education Born in Aulnay-sous-Bois in 1979, daughter of Senegalese parents, Alice Diop was raised in the Cité des 3000 housing project I ...

(born 1979) Documentary film-maker in France *

Aminata Diop Aminata Diop (born c. 1968) is a Malian woman who in 1989 fled to France to escape a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure. She applied for asylum in October 1990, and is believed to have been the first woman to cite FGM as a reason for seek ...

(born circa 1968), Malian woman who fled to France to escape a female genital mutilation procedure * Binta Zahra Diop (born 1990), Senegalese swimmer *

Birago Diop Birago Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet and storyteller whose work restored general interest in African folktales and promoted him to one of the most outstanding African francophone writers.Boubacar Boris Diop Boubacar Boris Diop (born 26 October 1946) is a Senegalese novelist, journalist and screenwriter. His best known work, ''Murambi, le livre des ossements'' (translated into English as ''Murambi: The Book of Bones''), is the fictional account ...

(born 1946), Senegalese writer and journalist * Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986), Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist and politician * David Diop (1927–1960), poet * David Diop (born 1966), French novelist * DeSagana Diop (born 1982), Senegalese basketballer * Djibril Diop Mambéty (1945–1998), Senegalese film director * Issa Diop (disambiguation), several people * Khoudia Diop (born 1996), Senegalese fashion model * Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop (1842–1886), Senegalese king of Cayor * Mamadou Diop (disambiguation), several people * Mustapha Papa Diop (born 1987), Senegalese footballer * Ndèye Tické Ndiaye Diop, Senegalese politician * Papa Bouba Diop (1978–2020), Senegalese footballer * Papa Kouli Diop (born 1986), Senegalese footballer * Papa Malick Diop (born 1974), Senegalese footballer *

Pape Seydou Diop Pape Seydou Diop (born 12 January 1979) is a Senegalese retired international footballer. Seydou Diop has played for Lens, Valenciennes, Norwich, RCF Paris, Aarau , neighboring_municipalities= Buchs, Suhr, Unterentfelden, Eppenberg-Wösch ...

(born 1979), Senegalese footballer *

Pape Diop Pape Diop (born 17 April 1954.) is a Senegalese politician and a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) who was President of the Senate of Senegal from 2007 to 2012. He was Mayor of Dakar, the capital city, from 2002 to 2009, ...

(born 1954), Senegalese politician *

Wasis Diop Wasis Diop (born 1950 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese musician of international renown, known for blending traditional Senegalese folk music with modern pop and jazz. Early life The son of a Senegalese high official and member of the Lebou eth ...

(born 1950), Senegalese musician * Fatou Dioup (born 1994), Mauritanian footballer DIOP is an acronym. * DIOP stands for the organophosphorus compound 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

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