Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin (), as written in French orthography, which is common in

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. In anglophone West Africa the name is often spelled Trawally.

Notable people with the surname include

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* Abd Traore, Guinean entrepreneur *

Abdou Traoré (disambiguation) Abdou Traoré may refer to the name of three footballers: *Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1981), Malian footballer *Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988), Malian footballer *Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Burkanese-Ivorian footballer who plays f ...

, multiple people * Abdoulaye Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Abdoullaye Traoré (born 2000), Ivorian-Italian footballer * Abibatou Traoré (born 1973), Senegalese writer * Abou Traoré, Guinean politician * Aboubacar Traoré (born 1992), Burkinabé footballer * Adama Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Aissata Traoré (born 1997), Malian footballer * Alain Traoré (born 1988), Burkinabé footballer * Ali Traoré (born 1985), French basketball player *

Aliou Traoré Aliou Badara Traoré (born 8 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Ankara Keçiörengücü. Club career Manchester United Traoré joined the Manchester United youth academy in 2017 and s ...

(born 2001), French footballer *

Alou Traoré Alou Traoré (born 6 November 1974) is a retired Malian international footballer who played for Djoliba, Pyunik, Sorkhpooshan, Saipa and Tractor Sazi. Career Club Traoré had two spells in his native Mali playing for Djoliba, a spell in Ar ...

(born 1974), Malian footballer *

Alyssa Traoré Alyssa Fatou Traoré is a Dutch fashion model. She was one of the first people discovered via IMG Models' "We Love Your Genes" initiative. Early life and career Traoré is of Dutch and Ivorian heritage and grew up in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Neth ...

(born 1998), Dutch fashion model *

Amadou Traoré Amadou Traoré (born 7 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Latvian Higher League club Liepāja. Club career Traoré signed his first professional contract on 28 May 2019, and made his professional debut f ...

(born 2002), French footballer * Amara Traoré (born 1965), Senegalese footballer *

Aminata Traoré (disambiguation) Aminata Traoré may refer to: * Aminata Traoré (author) (born 1947), Malian politician * Aminata Traoré (taekwondo) (born 1999), Ivorian taekwondo practitioner {{hndis, Traoré, Aminata ...

, multiple people *

Apolline Traoré Apolline Traoré (born 1976) is a Burkinabé director, screenwriter, and producer. She is known for films that include ''Sous la clarté de la lune,'' ''Borders'' (''Frontières'' ), '' Desrances,'' and '' Sira,'' winner of FESPACO's Étalon d ...

(born 1976), Burkinabé filmmaker * Arissou Traore (born 1984), Togolese footballer * Armand Traoré (born 1989), French footballer *

Assa Traoré Assa Traoré (born 1985) is a French-Malian anti-racism activist and leader of the Truth and Justice for Adama Committee, named after her half-brother, Death of Adama Traoré, Adama Traoré, who died in police custody, the circumstances of his de ...

(born 1985), French activist * Astou Traoré (born 1981), Senegalese basketball player * Awa Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people *

Aya Traoré Aya Traoré (born July 27, 1983) is a Senegalese female basketball forward and in 2011 captain of Senegalese women's national basketball team. She previously played with Polfa in the Torell Basket Liga in Poland. Personal Traore was born ...

(born 1983), Senegalese basketball player *

Ayouba Traoré Ayouba Traoré (born 9 August 1982) is a heavyweight judoka from Mali. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 100 kg category, and was eliminated by Cyrille Maret in the first bout. Traoré works at a French international school in Ba ...

(born 1982), Malian judoka

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Baba Traoré Baba Traoré (born 13 October 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Championnat National 2 club Hyères. Career In January 2019, Traoré was loaned to Brest from Le Havre until the end of the season. Personal ...

(born 1992), French footballer *

Babemba Traoré Babemba was the fifth and final '' Faama'' of the Kénédougou Kingdom, ruling from the 1893 death of his brother Tieba Traoré until the capture of Sikasso by the French in 1898. He is today remembered as a hero of anti-colonial resistance in ...

(1855–1898), Malian royal *

Baboye Traoré Baboye Traoré (born 25 January 1990) is a French footballer who currently plays for Dunkerque after spending most of his career at Paris FC. In 2017, Traoré had a short spell in England with Sutton United. He made his league debut on 21 Janua ...

(born 1990), French footballer * Badara Traore (born 1997), American football player *

Bakaye Traoré Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a central midfielder for Amiens SC and AS Nancy in France, for A.C. Milan in Italy, and for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Bursaspor in Turkey. B ...

(born 1985), Malian footballer *

Bano Traoré Bano Traoré (born 25 April 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a Malian athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. Traoré initially represented his birth country, France. He competed at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and the 2007 E ...

(born 1985), Malian-French athlete *

Ben Traoré Ben Traoré (born 18 April 1986) is a Malian Association football, footballer. He last played for AC Kajaani in the Finland, Finnish third tier Kakkonen.

(born 1986), Malian footballer *

Bénie Traoré Bénie Adama Traoré (born 30 November 2002) is an Ivorian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward or winger (association football), winger for Swiss Super League club FC Basel, Basel. ...

(born 2002), Ivorian footballer * Bertrand Traoré (born 1995), Burkinabé footballer * Bio Aï Traoré (born 1985), Beninese footballer * Boubacar Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Brahim Traoré (born 2004), French footballer * Brahima Traoré (born 1974), Burkinabé footballer * Bréhima Traoré (born 1973), Malian footballer

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* Chaka Traore (born 2004), Ivorian footballer * Charles Traoré (born 1992), Malian footballer * Cheibane Traoré (born 1990), Malian footballer * Cheick Traoré (born 1995), Malian footballer * Cheick Bougadary Traoré, Malian political candidate * Cherif Traoré (born 1994), Guinean-Italian footballer * Christian Traoré (born 1982), Danish footballer

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* Dambou Traoré (born 1977), French footballer * Dame Traoré (born 1986), French footballer *

Demba Traoré Demba Souleymane Traoré (born 22 April 1982) is a Sweden, Swedish association football, football forward (association football), striker/midfielder who plays for Lyn Fotball, Lyn. Career Traoré was born in Stockholm with a father from Mali ...

(born 1982), Swedish footballer *

Demba Traoré (politician) Demba Traoré (born in Markala, 29 August 1972), is a Malian politician and lawyer. In December 2011, in Rome, he was elected secretary of the Transnational Radical Party. Background Traoré has been a member of the Transnational Transparty Non ...

(born 1972), Malian lawyer and politician *

Diarra Traoré Diarra Traoré (1935 – 8 July 1985) was a Guinean soldier and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Guinea briefly in 1984 as a member of a junta led by Lansana Conté. In 1985, after Traoré attempted a coup d'état against President C ...

(1935–1985), Guinean politician * Diedie Traore (born 1999), French footballer *

Dioncounda Traoré Dioncounda Traoré (born 23 February 1942) is a Malian politician who was President of Mali in an interim capacity from April 2012 to September 2013. Previously he was President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2007 to 2012, and he served as ...

(born 1942), Malian politician *

Diongolo Traore Diongolo Traore (born 1914 in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, died April 18, 1971) was a Burkinabe politician who served in the French Senate The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National ...

(1914–1971), Burkinabé politician * Djiguible Traoré (born 1960), Malian boxer *

Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré (born 1 March 1980) is a former professional footballer who works as a coach for the Right to Dream Academy. He played as a left-back or centre-back. Born in France, Traoré played for Mali, and at club level, he played for Laval ...

(born 1980), Malian footballer * Dramane Traoré (born 1982), Malian footballer *

Drissa Traoré Drissa Traoré (born 25 March 1992) is an Ivorian professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club US Chantilly, Chantilly. Club career After playing in France for Le Havre AC, Le Havre, Tr ...

(born 1992), Ivorian footballer

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Efua Traoré Efua Traoré is a Nigerian-German story writer. She won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2018 and was nominated for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2022. Life and career Traoré was born and raised in a small town in the s ...

, Nigerian-German writer * Elhadj Oumar Traoré, Guinean politician * Eric Traoré (born 1996), Burkinabé footballer

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* Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer *

Fodie Traore Fodie Traoré (born 1 March 1985 in Bondy, France) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder on the professional level for French Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois 29 in the 2010–11 season. See also *Football in France *Li ...

(born 1985), French footballer

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* Gaoussou Traoré (born 1999), French footballer

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Hadamou Traoré Hadamou Traoré (born 7 September 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Union SG. Club career Traoré began playing football in his hometown of Paris, eventually joining the Nantes academy in 2008, ...

(born 1993), French footballer * Hamari Traoré (born 1992), Malian footballer * Hamed Traorè (born 2000), Ivorian footballer * Hamidou Traoré (born 1996), Malian footballer * Henri Traoré (born 1983), Burkinabé footballer * Honoré Traoré (born 1957), Burkinabé soldier

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Ibrahim Traoré Ibrahim Traoré (; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President of Burkina Faso since 2022. Traoré took control of Burkina Faso in September 2022, ousting interim president Pa ...

(born 1988), Burkinabé military officer * Ibrahim Traoré (footballer) (born 1988), Ivorian footballer * Ibrahima Traoré (born 1988), Guinean footballer *

Idrissa Traoré (disambiguation) Idrissa Traoré is the name of: *Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1943), Burkinabé footballer and football manager *Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Malian footballer *Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1991), Malian footballer *Idrissa T ...

, multiple people *

Ismaël Traoré Ismaël Abdul Rahman Roch Traoré (born 18 August 1986) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club FC Metz, Metz. Born in France, he played for the Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast natio ...

(born 1986), French/Ivorian footballer * Issa de Brahima Traoré (born 1962), Burkinabé filmmaker * Issa Falaba Traoré (1930–2003), Malian filmmaker * Issa Traoré (born 1979), Malian footballer * Iya Traoré (born 1986), Guinean footballer

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* Jean-Victor Traoré (born 1985), Burkinabé basketball player

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* Kady Traoré (born 1979), Burkinabé actress * Kalifa Traoré (born 1991), Malian footballer *

Kalilou Traoré Kalilou Mohamed Traoré (born 9 September 1987) is a Malian former professional Association football, footballer who played as midfielder. Club career Traoré began his career with AS Real Bamako in 2005. He signed a contract with Wydad Casabl ...

(born 1987), Malian footballer *

Kandia Traoré Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Abidjan, Traoré started his career at Tunisian club Espérance Tunis, before moving to Le Havre in 2005. ...

(born 1980), Ivorian footballer *

Kassim Traoré Kassim Traoré (born 15 February 1966) is a Malian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 198 ...

(born 1966), Malian boxer * Koh Traoré (born 1989), Burkinabé-Ivorian footballer

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Lacina Traoré Lacina Emeghara Traoré (born 20 May 1990) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is nicknamed “The Big Tree”, due to his 1.98m frame, which puts him am ...

(born 1990), Ivorian footballer * Lamine Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people *

Lassana Traoré Lassana Traoré (born 1945"Lassana Traoré"
''L'Essor'', June 18, 2002 .) is a

(born 1945), Malian politician and diplomat *

Lassina Traoré Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré (born 12 January 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Burkina Faso national team. Club career Rahimo Traoré beg ...

(born 2001), Burkinabé footballer * Lobi Traoré (1961–2010), Malian musician

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Madimoussa Traoré Madimoussa Traoré (born 11 June 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made one Ligue 1 appearance for Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Giro ...

(born 1986), French footballer *

Mahama Johnson Traoré Mahama Johnson Traoré (1942–2010) was a Senegalese film director, writer, and co-founder of the Ouagadougou-based Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). He is known for his many films in the Wolof language, and for h ...

(1942–2010), Senegalese film director *

Mahamadou Traoré Mahamadou Traoré is a Malian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Al-Omran. International career In January 2014, coach Djibril Dramé, invited him to be a part of the Mali squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He ...

(born 1994), Malian footballer * Mahamane Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballer * Mai Traore (born 1999), Guinean footballer * Maïlys Traoré (born 1995), French rugby union footballer *

Maimouna Traoré Maimouna Traoré (born 1 January 1998) is a Malian international footballer who plays as a forward for the Mali women's national football team. She competed for Mali at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nation ...

(born 1998), Malian footballer * Makan Traore (footballer, born 1992) (born 1992), French footballer * Mamadou Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Mamary Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballer * Manssita Traoré (born 2003), French footballer * Mariam Traore (born 1980), Ivorian handball player * Mathieu Traoré (born 1972), Burkinabé footballer * Mélégué Maurice Traoré (born 1951), Burkinabé politician *

Mody Traoré Mody Traoré (born 14 July 1980) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Metz, Traoré played youth football for Nancy. Apart from two loan stints at Ajaccio and Le Havre, he spent all of his career ...

(born 1980), French footballer * Moha Traoré (born 1994), Malian-Spanish footballer *

Mohamed Traoré (disambiguation) Mohamed Traoré may refer to: *Kalilou Traoré (born 1987), Malian footballer who plays in Switzerland *Mohamed Traoré (footballer, born 1988), Malian footballer *Mohamed Traoré (footballer, born 1991), Guinean footballer *Mohamed Traoré (footba ...

, multiple people *

Mossi Traoré Mossi Traoré (born May 28, 1985 in Paris, France) is a French fashion designer and the founder of the Mossi fashion label. Early life Traoré was born in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, into a modest family of Malian origin. His father was ...

(born 1985), French fashion designer * Mouhamadou Traoré (born 1982/1986), Senegalese footballer *

Mouna Traoré Mouna Traoré (born May 4, 1995) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is known for her performances in a variety of television series, such as Global TV's ''Rookie Blue'' (2012), CBC's ''Murdoch Mysteries'' (2015–2018), and Netflix's ''Th ...

, Canadian actress * Moussa Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Mustapha Traoré (born 1982), French footballer

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* Nassira Traoré (born 1988), Malian volleyball player * Nolan Traoré (born 2006), French basketball player

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* Oula Abass Traoré (born 1995), Burkinabé footballer *

Omar Haktab Traoré Omar Haktab Traoré (born 4 February 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim. Career Traoré signed for KFC Uerdingen 05 on a three-year contract in summer 2020. He signed for Vf ...

(born 1998), German footballer * Oumar Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people * Oumou Traoré (born 1969), Malian athlete * Ousmane Traoré (born 1977), Burkinabé footballer * Ousmane Traoré (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Senegalese footballer

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* Pon-Karidjatou Traoré (born 1986), Burkinabé athlete

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Rokia Traoré Rokia Traoré (born 24. January 1974) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made six albums between 1998 and 2016. ''Bowmboï'' (2003) won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2004 and ''Tcham ...

(born 1974), Malian singer–songwriter

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* Sa Brahima Traore (born 1982), Burkinabé footballer *

Safradine Traoré Safradine Traoré (born 31 May 1986 in Porto Novo) is a Beninese international football player who currently plays for Buffles FC. Career Traoré began his career with Buffles FC and was promoted to the first team in 2005. International ...

(born 1986), Beninese footballer * Salif Traoré (born 1972), Malian politician * Salimata Traoré (born 1994), Malian politician * Saloum Traoré, Nigerien politician * Sambou Traoré (born 1979), Malian basketball player * Sammy Traoré (born 1976), Malian footballer * Saratou Traoré (born 2002), Malian footballer *

Sékou Traoré Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He and his friends Dani Kouyaté and Issa Traoré de Brahima established the production company Sahelis Productions in 1992. He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number o ...

born 1962, Burkinabé filmmaker *

Seydou Traoré Seydou Traoré (born September 17, 1970, in Grand Lahou) is a former Burkinabé footballer. Career He played as a forward for FC Bressuire, Qatar SC, Al-Ain and Al-Qadisiya. International career Traoré has played for the Burkina Faso nat ...

(born 1970), Burkinabé footballer * Souleymane Traore (1987–2009), Guinean footballer * Soumaila Traoré (born 1973), Malian footballer

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* Tiécoura Traoré, Malian actor *

Tieba Traoré Tieba Traoré was the fourth king of the Kénédougou Kingdom, reigning from 1877 until his death in 1893. Mansa Douala had five sons, of whom Tieba was the youngest. As a prince he was captured after the battle of Bleni against the Bobo people, ...

(1845–1893), Malian royal *

Tiramakhan Traore Tiramakhan Traore (variations : Toure-Makhan Traoré or Tirimakhan Trawally) was a 13th-century general in the Mali Empire who served under Sundiata Keita. In oral histories, Traore is credited with expanding the power of Mali into two very diffe ...

, Malian general *

Togba Traoré Togba Traoré is a Guinean politician who represents the constituency of Lola, in the National Assembly (Guinea) The unicameral ''Assemblée nationale'' or National Assembly is Guinea's legislative body. Since the country's birth in 1958, it ...

, Guinean politician

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* Yohan Traore (born 2003), French basketball player * Youssouf Traoré (born 1991), Ivorian footballer {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore Surnames of Burkinabe origin