Traoré

Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin (Bambara: Taara-oray), as written in French orthography, which is common in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa the name is often spelled Trawally.

Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

• Aminata Traoré (born 1942), Malian politician
• Babemba Traoré, King of the Kénédougou Kingdom
• Demba Traoré, (born 1972), Malian lawyer and politician, secretary of the Transnational Radical Party
• Diarra Traoré (1935–1985), Guinean former Prime Minister
• Dioncounda Traoré, Malian politician
• Elhadj Oumar Traoré, Guinean politician
• Lassana Traoré (born 1945), Malian politician and diplomat
• Mamadou Lamine Traoré (1947–2007), Malian politician
• Mélégué Maurice Traoré (born 1951), Burkinabé politician
• Moussa Traoré (1936–2020), former President of Mali
• Tieba Traoré, King of the Kénédougou Empire

Entertainment

• Abibatou Traoré (born 1973), Senegalese writer
• Boubacar Traoré (born 1942), Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Falaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright and theatre and film director
• Lobi Traoré (1961–2010), Malian musician
• Mouna Traoré, Canadian actress
• Rokia Traoré (born 1974), Malian singer and songwriter

Law

• Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré (born 1942), Canadian academic and judge

Military

• Tiramakhan Traore, 13th-century general of the Mali Empire

Sports

• Abdoulaye Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people
• Abdou Traoré (born 1981), Malian footballer
• Abdou Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballer
• Abdoulaye Traoré (born 1974), Burkinabé footballer
• Abdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
• Adama Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people
• Aissata Traoré (burn 1997), women's footballer from Mali
• Alain Traoré (born 1988), Burkinabé footballer
• Ali Traoré (born 1985), French basketball player
• Alou Traoré (born 1974), Malian footballer
• Amara Traoré (born 1965), Senegalese footballer and manager
• Armand Traoré (born 1989), French footballer
• Astou Traoré (born 1981), Senegalese basketball player
• Aya Traoré (born 1983), Senegalese basketball player
• Bakaye Traoré (born 1985), Malian footballer
• Ben Traoré (born 1986), Malian footballer
• Bertrand Traoré (born 1995), Burkinabé footballer
• Bio Aï Traoré (born 1985), Beninese footballer
• Boubacar Traoré (born 1971), Guinean marathon runner and torture victim
• Boubacar Traoré (born 1998), Malian footballer
• Christian Traoré (born 1982), Danish footballer
• Dambou Traoré (born 1977), French footballer
• Dame Traoré (born 1986), French footballer
• Demba Traoré (born 1982), Swedish footballer
• Djimi Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballer
• Dramane Traoré (born 1982), Malian footballer
• Drissa Traoré (born 1992), Ivorian footballer

• Eric Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Burkina Faso footballer
• Fankélé Traoré (born 1981), Nigerien footballer
• Hamidou Traoré (born 1996), Malian footballer
• Ibrahima Traoré (born 1988), Guinean footballer
• Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Malian footballer
• Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1991), Malian footballer
• Issa Traoré (born 1979), Malian footballer
• Ismaël Traoré (born 1986), French footballer
• Jean-Victor Traoré (born 1985), Burkinabé basketball player
• Kandia Traoré (born 1980), Ivorian footballer
• Lacina Traoré (born 1990), Ivorian footballer
• Lamine Traoré (born 1982), Burkinabé footballer
• Madimoussa Traoré (born 1986), French footballer
• Mahamane El Hadji Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballer
• Mamary Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballer
• Mody Traoré (born 1980), French footballer
• Mohamed Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mouhamadou Traoré (born 1982 or 1986), Senegalese footballer
• Moussa Traoré (born 1990), Ivorian footballer
• Mustapha Traoré (born 1982), French footballer
• Ousmane Traoré (born 1977), Burkinabé footballer
• Safradine Traoré (born 1986), Beninese footballer
• Sambou Traoré (born 1979), Malian basketball player
• Sammy Traoré (born 1976), Malian footballer
• Seydou Traoré (born 1970), Burkinabé footballer
• Youssouf Traoré (born 1991), Ivorian footballer