Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the

Fula language Fula ( ),Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani ( ) or Fulah (, , ; Adlam script, Adlam: , , ; Ajami script, Ajami: , , ), is a Senegambian languages, Senegambian language spoken by arou ...

. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:

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* Sekou (singer), British singer

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Seku Amadu Sheikhu Ahmadu (; ; ) (c. 1776 – 20 April 1845) was the Fulbe founder of the Massina Empire (Diina of Hamdullahi) in the Inner Niger Delta, now the Mopti Region of Mali. He ruled as '' Almami'' from 1818 until his death in 1845, also tak ...

(1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire in Mali *

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary ...

(1922–1984), first president of

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(1958–1984) * Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007), African-American poet and performer at The New School in New York City *

Sekou Conneh Sekou Damate Conneh, Jr. (born 1960) is a Liberian politician and former rebel leader. Biography Born in 1960 in the town of Gbarnga, Liberia ( Bong County) to an ethnic Mandingo Muslim family, Conneh attended St. Martin's Cathedral School fr ...

(born 1960), Liberian politician and former rebel leader * Sékou Dramé (born 1973), Guinean football player * Sékou Berthé (born 1977), Malian football defender who last played for Persepolis in Iran Pro League * Sékou Fofana (born 1980), Malian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenian Premier League * Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born 1983), Ivorian football player, who currently plays for B36 Tórshavn * Sekou Baradji (born 1984), French football midfielder * Sékou Camara (footballer, born 1985) (1985–2013), Malian footballer * Sekou Cissé (born 1985), Côte d'Ivoire football striker * Sekou Bagayoko (born 1987), Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura * Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 1990), Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar * Sékou Mara (born 2002), French footballer who plays as a striker for RC Strasbourg and formerly for

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* Sekou Bangoura (born 1991), American tennis player * Sékou Baradji (born 1995), French football forward * Sekou Lumumba, Canadian rock musician * Sekou Odinga, born Nathanial Burns, American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army * Sékou Traoré, filmmaker from Burkina Faso * Sekou Kone, Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Man United * Sekou Smith (1972-2021), American sportswriter * Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American politician, Representative for New York's 8th congressional district

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* Lasana M. Sekou (born 1959), writer from Saint Martin * Malik Sekou (born 1964), academic from the United States Virgin Islands

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