Famous People with Name Cheikh

Cheikh Tidiane Gadio            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Cheikh Tidiane Gadio: has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal since April 2000. He was promoted to the rank of Minister of State in November 2002.At the African Union summit in Accra, Ghana in early July 2007, where leaders discussed whether a United States of Afri

Cheikh Hamidou Kane            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Cheikh Hamidou Kane: is a Senegalese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France. There, he loses touch with his Islamic fa

Cheikh Tidiane Sarr            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Cheikh Tidiane Sarr: is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish First Division side Lyngby Boldklub.

Cheikh Tidiane Touré            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Cheikh Tidiane Touré: is a Senegal-born French athlete who specialised in the long jump. He retired after the 2003 season. His personal best jump was 8.46, a result he achieved in Bad Langensalza on June 15, 1997. As this happened before he became a French citizen, the result was an African record which stood for over twelve years. Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana jumped 8.51 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record [1]. On July 4th 2009, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa jumped 8.50 m in Madrid setting a new record.