Ousmane

Ousmane is a French-Arabic surname and male given name common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include:

• Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure
• Ousmane Ba (born 2002), Senegalese association football goalkeeper
• Ousmane Barro (born 1984), Senegalese professional basketball player
• Ousmane Barry (born 1991), Guinean association football centre forward
• Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean football midfielder
• Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2006), Burkinabé footballer
• Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2003), French football player
• Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2001), Guinean football player
• Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 1998), Guinean football player
• Ousmane Coulibaly (born 1989), French-Mali former footballer
• Ousmane Cisse (born 1982), Malian professional basketball player
• Ousmane Dabo (born 1977), French football midfielder
• Ousmane Dembélé (born 1997), French footballer
• Ousmane Dieng (born 2003), French professional basketball player
• Ousmane Diomande (born 2003), Ivorian football centre back
• Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1945), prime minister of Mali
• Ousmane Kamissoko (born 1998), Malian football forward
• Ousmane Kanté (born 1989) French-Guinean football defender
• Ousmane Keita (born 1994), Malian football defender
• Ousmane Kone (born 1972), Malian government minister and politician
• Ousmane Mane (born 1990), Senegalese football player
• Ousmane N'Diaye (basketball), (born 2004) Senegalese basketball player
• Ousmane N'Diaye (footballer), (born 1991), Senegalese football player
• Ousmane N'Gom Camara (born 1975), Guinean football player
• Ousmane Niang (born 1980), Senegalese sprinter
• Ousmane Sanou (born 1978), Burkinabé football player
• Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007), Senegalese film director, producer and writer
• Ousmane Socé (1911-1974), writer, politician, and one of the first Senegalese novelists
• Ousmane Sonko, (born 1974), Prime Minister of Senegal since 2024
• Ousmane Soumah (born 1973), Guinean former football striker
• Ousmane Sow (1935-2016), Senegalese sculpture artist
• Ousmane Sy (born 1949), Malian politician
• Ousmane Sylla (Burkinabé footballer) (born 1991)
• Ousmane Sylla (Senegalese footballer) (born 2001)
• Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948), President of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Senegal
• Ousmane Tounkara (born 1973), Canadian football player
• Ousmane Touré (footballer) (born 2005), French football centre back
• Ousmane Touré (swimmer) (born 2002), Malian swimmer
• Ousmane Traoré (born 1977), Burkinabé football player
• Ousmane Viera (born 1986), Ivorian football player
• Ousmane Zeidine Ahmeye (born 1994), Nigerien football forward
• Ousmane Zongo (1960-2003), Burkinabé arts trader

See also

• Ousmane (film), a 2021 Canadian short film