Traoré

Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin (Bambara: Taara-wele), as written in French orthography, which is common in Mali, Senegal, 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 Empire
• Demba Traoré, (born 1972), Malian lawyer and politician, secretary of the Transnational Radical Party
• Diarra Traoré (1935–85), 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 (born 1936), 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
• 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 Malian Empire

Sports

• Ben Badi (real name Abdoulaye Traoré) (born 1967), Ivorian footballer
• 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 (footballer, born 1989), Malian footballer who played in France
• Adama Traoré (Ivorian footballer) (born 1990), Ivorian footballer who plays in Switzerland for FC Basel
• Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1995), Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lille
• Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa
• 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
• Christian Traoré (born 1982), Danish footballer
• Dambou Traoré (born 1977), French footballer
• Dame Traoré (born 1986), French footballer
• Demba Traoré (footballer) (born 1982), Swedish footballer
• Djimi Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballer
• Dramane Traoré (born 1982), Malian footballer
• Eric Traoré (footballer, born 1984), Senegalese footballer
• Eric Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Burkina Faso footballer
• Fankélé Traoré (born 1981), Nigerien footballer
• Ibrahima Traoré (born 1988), Guinean footballer
• Issa Traoré (born 1979), Malian footballer
• Ismaël Traoré (born 1986), French footballer
• 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 (born 1993), Guinean footballer
• Mohamed Traoré (born 1991), Guinean footballer
• Mohamed Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballer
• 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