Coulibaly Explained
Coulibaly is a common Bambara language surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Ivory Coast. It may refer to:
People
- Any of the Bambara Empire's founding Coulibaly dynasty, following Bitòn Coulibaly (1689–1755)
- Adama Coulibaly (born 1980), Malian footballer
- Adamo Coulibaly (born 1981), French footballer
- Amadou Coulibaly (born 1984), Burkinabé footballer
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly (1959–2020), Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast
- Amedy Coulibaly (1982–2015), assailant in shootings related to the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege
- Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1909–1958), president of governing council of the French colony of Upper Volta
- Bilal Coulibaly (born 2004), French basketball player
- Bréhima Coulibaly, Malian diplomat, Ambassador of Mali to Russia in 2009-2022
- David Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer
- Dramane Coulibaly (born 1979), Malian footballer
- Elimane Coulibaly (born 1980), Senegalese footballer
- Fatoumata Coulibaly, Malian actress and women's rights activist
- Fernand Coulibaly (born 1971), Malian former footballer
- Fousseny Coulibaly (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
- Gary Coulibaly (born 1986), French footballer
- Ibrahim Coulibaly, rebel leader in Côte d'Ivoire during 1999 and 2002
- Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer
- Karim Coulibaly (born 1993), Senegalese-born French footballer
- Koman Coulibaly, Malian football referee
- Mamoutou Coulibaly (born 1984), Malian footballer
- Micheline Coulibaly (1950–2003), Ivorian writer
- Moussa Coulibaly (born 1981), Malian footballer
- Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer
- Soumaila Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer
- Tanguy Coulibaly (born 2001), French footballer of Malian descent
Other
- Coulibaly, a track from the 2003 album Dimanche à Bamako, a collaboration between Malian singers Amadou & Miriam and Franco-Spanish performer Manu Chao
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