Touré
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are Turay and Touray). The name is probably derived from tùùré, the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire.[1]
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer (El Gouna)
- Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea (1958–1984)
- Aida Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and composer
- Alhassane Touré (born 1984), Malian footballer
- Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006), Malian musician, father of Vieux Farka Touré
- Alioune Touré (born 1978), French footballer
- Almamy Touré (born 1996), Malian footballer (AS Monaco FC)
- Amadou Touré (born 1982), Burkinabé footballer (FC Wiltz 71)
- Amadou Toumani Touré (born 1948), Malian politician, former President of Mali (2002–2012)
- Aminatou Maïga Touré, Nigerien diplomat
- Ansu Toure (born 1981), Liberian footballer
- Askia M. Touré (born 1938), American poet and essayist
- Assimiou Touré (born 1988), Togolese footballer (SpVgg Burgbrohl)
- Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer, father of José Touré
- Bassala Touré (born 1976), Malian footballer (Levadiakos)
- Bassary Touré, Malian economist and politician
- Cheikh Touré (born 1970), French athlete (long jump)
- Demba Touré (born 1984), Senegalese footballer (Grasshopper)
- Doudou Touré (born 1991), Mauritanian footballer (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- Hamadoun Touré, Malian diplomat, Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (2007–present)
- Hervé Touré (born 1982), French basketball player
- Ibrahim Touré (1985–2014), Ivorian footballer (Smouha), brother of Kolo and Yaya Touré
- Ibrahima Touré (born 1985), Senegalese footballer (Wydad Casablanca)
- José Touré (born 1961), French footballer (Nantes)
- Karidja Touré (born 1994), French actress
- Kolo Touré (born 1981), Ivorian footballer (Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City), brother of Yaya and Ibrahim Touré
- Larsen Touré (born 1984), Guinean footballer (Ipswich Town F.C.)
- Mamam Cherif Touré (born 1981), Togolese footballer (Livingston)
- Samory Toure (c. 1830–1900), founder of the Wassoulou Empire
- Sanoussi Touré (born c.1950), Malian politician
- Sékou Touré (1934–2003), Ivorian footballer (Montpellier)
- Sidi Touré (born 1959), Malian singer and songwriter
- Sidya Touré (born 1945), Guinean politician, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)
- Thomas Touré (born 1993), Ivorian footballer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
- Vieux Farka Touré (born 1981), Malian musician, son of Ali Farka Touré
- Yaya Touré (born 1983), Ivorian footballer (Manchester City), brother of Kolo and Ibrahim Touré
- Younoussi Touré (born 1941), Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (1992–1993)
- Youssouf Touré (born 1986), French footballer (Colmar)
- Zargo Touré (born 1989), Senegalese footballer (Lorient)
Notable people with the forename include:
- Touré (journalist) (born 1971), American novelist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality
Music
- Touré Kunda, a Senegalese music group
Notes
- ↑ Diagana, Ousmane Moussa (1995), La langue soninkée : morphosyntaxe et sens à travers le parler de Kaédi (Mauritanie), Paris : L'Harmattan.
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