Guinea
Historical figures born in Guinea
256 notable historical figures were born in Guinea. These are the most notable:
Guinea ranks #126 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Turkmenistan, Sudan and Jordan.
By occupation
- Politician: 13
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 7
- Head of State/President: 6
- Prime Minister: 5
- Soldier/Officer: 3
- Writer/Author: 3
- Diplomat: 3
- Resistance Fighter: 1
- Mamady Doumbouya (born 1984, Politics)
- Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922 to 1984, Politics)
- Alpha Condé (born 1938, Politics)
- Lansana Conté (1934 to 2008, Politics)
- Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964, Politics)
- Bah Oury (born 1958, Politics)
- Sékouba Konaté (born 1964, Politics)
- Camara Laye (1928 to 1980, Literature)
- Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923 to 1984, Politics)
- Jean-Marie Doré (1938 to 2016, Politics)
- Lansana Kouyaté (born 1950, Politics)
- Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (born 1954, Politics)
- Aminata Touré (Guinean politician) (1952 to 2022, Politics)
- Mohamed Béavogui (born 1953, Politics)
- Djibril Tamsir Niane (1932 to 2021, Literature)
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