Seydou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Arabic name Sa'id, commonly used in West Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Seydou
Seydou Barry (1943–2007), Senegalese painter Seydou Bouda (born 1958), Burkinabé politician and US Ambassador Seydou Diarra (1933–2020), Ivorian political figure, Prime Minister in 2000 and from 2003 to 2005 Seydou Doumbia (born 1987), Ivorian footballer Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 1981), Ivory Coast-born football defender Seydou Keita (born 1980), Malian footballer Seydou Keïta (1921–2001), self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako Seydou Koné (born 1983), Ivorian footballer Seydou Badian Kouyaté (born 1928), Malian writer and politician Seydou Njoya (1902–1992), ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 Seydou Traoré (footballer) (born 1970), Burkinabé footballer Seydou Traoré (politician) (1936–1992), Upper Voltan veterinarian and politician Seydou Traore (American football), English-American football player
People with the middle name Seydou
Mohamed Seydou Dera (born 1986), Côte d'Ivoire footballer Pape Seydou Diop (born 1979), Senegalese international footballer
People with the surname Seydou Chris Seydou (1949–1994), Malian fashion designer Mayaki Seydou (born 1949), Nigerian bantamweight boxer