Cheikh is an African masculine given name. It is an alternate spelling of Sheikh, an Arab leader. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Cheikh Ag Aoussa (1965/66–2016), Malian rebel leader and drug trafficker Cheikh el-Arab (1924–1964), Moroccan independence activist Cheikh Sidy Ba (born 1968), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Ahmed Baye (born 1954), Mauritanian politician Cheikh Bentounès (born 1949), Algerian Sufi master Cheikh Bouamama (1841–1908), Algerian rebel Cheikh Boumerdassi (1818–1874), Algerian resistance leader Cheikh Tidiane Boye (born 1961), Senegalese middle-distance runner Cheikh Abdoul Khadre Cissokho (born 1936), Senegalese agricultural engineer and politician Cheikh Yaya Dia (born 1974), Senegalese basketball player Cheikh Diamanka (born 2001), Senegalese footballer Cheikh-Alan Diarra (born 1993), French footballer Cheikh Diba (born 1978), Senegalese politician Cheikh Bamba Dièye (born 1965), Senegalese politician Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986), Senegalese historian and anthropologist Cheikh Mbacké Diop (born 2005), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Tidiane Diouf (born 1995), Senegalese sprinter Cheikh Touradou Diouf (born 1956), Senegalese sprinter Cheikh Fall (footballer, born 2004) (born 2004), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Amadou Fall (1946–2008), Senegalese basketball player Cheikh Sadibou Fall (1950–2020), Senegalese politician Cheikh Gadiaga (born 1979), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (born 1956), Senegalese politician and diplomat Cheikh Tidiane Gaye (born 1971), Senegalese-Italian writer, essayist, poet, and peace activist Cheikh Gueye (born 1986), Senegalese footballer Cheikh El Haddad (1790–1873), Algerian resistance leader Cheikh Hamidi (born 1983), Algerian footballer Cheikh El Hasnaoui (1910–2002), Algerian singer Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928–2026), Senegalese writer Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (born 1956), Mauritanian politician Cheikh Lô (born 1955), Senegalese musician Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara (1939–2009), Senegalese politician and economist Cheikh Mbacke, Senegalese statistician Cheikh M'Baye (born 1995), Senegalese footballer Cheikh M'Bengue (born 1988), French-Senegalese footballer Cheikh Mbodj (born 1987), Senegalese basketball player Cheikh Mokrani (1815–1871), Algerian rebel leader Cheikh Mwijo (1937–2020), Moroccan musician and songwriter Cheikh N'Diaye (born 1985), Senegalese football coach and player Cheikh N'Doye (born 1986), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Niang (born 1957), Senegalese diplomat and politician Cheikh Niasse (born 2000), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Raymond (1912–1961), Algerian musician Cheikh Sabaly (born 1999), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Samb (born 1984), Senegalese basketball center Cheikh Sane (born 1992), Senegalese basketball player Cheikh Sarr (died 2004), Senegalese-Italian lifeguard Cheikh Sarr (basketball) (born 1968), Senegalese basketball coach Cheikh Tidiane Sarr (born 1987), Danish footballer Cheikh Seck (born 1958), Senegalese footballer Cheikh Sidibé (born 1999), Senegalese football defender Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (born 1951), Senegalese politician Cheikh Tidiane Sy (born 1938), Senegalese politician Cheikh Taylor (born 1973), American politician Cheikh Tiberghien (born 2000), French rugby union player Cheikh Touré (born 1970), Senegalese long jumper
See also Cheikh Taba, a town in the Akkar District, Lebanon Shaik (disambiguation) Shaikh (disambiguation) Sheik (disambiguation) Sheikh (disambiguation)