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] The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.^[2]

People

Notable people with the name include:

• Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist
• Adama Touré (1936-2012), Burkinabé politician and educator
• Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer
• Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea
• Aïda Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and composer
• Al Hassan Toure, Australian footballer
• Alhassane Touré (born 1984), Malian footballer
• Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006), Malian musician
• Alioune Touré (born 1978), French footballer
• Almamy Touré (born 1996), Malian footballer
• Amadou Touré (born 1982), Burkina Faso footballer
• Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020), Malian politician
• Aminatou Maïga Touré, Nigerian diplomat
• Ansu Toure (born 1981), Liberian footballer
• Askia M. Touré (born 1938), American poet and essayist
• Assimiou Touré (born 1988), Togolese footballer
• Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer
• Bassala Touré (born 1976), Malian footballer
• Bassary Touré, Malian economist and politician
• Cheikh Touré (born 1970), French athlete (long jump)
• Chérif Touré Mamam (born 1978), Togolese footballer
• Clémentine Touré (born 1977), Ivorian footballer and football manager
• Demba Touré (born 1984), Senegalese footballer
• Doudou Touré (born 1991), Mauritanian footballer
• Hamadoun Touré, Malian diplomat
• Hervé Touré (born 1982), French basketball player
• Ibrahim Touré (1985–2014), Ivorian footballer
• Ibrahima Touré (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
• José Touré (born 1961), French footballer
• Karidja Touré (born 1994), French actress
• Kolo Touré (born 1981), Ivorian footballer
• Larsen Touré (born 1984), Guinean footballer
• Mohamed Toure (footballer, born 2005), Guinean footballer
• Mohamed Toure (footballer, born 2004), Australian footballer
• Mohamed Touré (footballer, born 1997), Portuguese footballer
• Musa Toure (born 2005), Australian footballer
• Samori Toure (American football) (born 1998), American football player
• Samory Touré (c. 1830–1900), founder of the Wassoulou Empire
• Sanoussi Touré (born c.1950), Malian politician
• Sékou Touré (1934–2003), Ivorian footballer
• Sidi Touré (born 1959), Malian singer and songwriter
• Sidya Touré (born 1945), Guinean politician
• Soumane Touré (1948-2021), Burkinabé trade unionist
• Thomas Touré (born 1993), Ivorian footballer
• Vieux Farka Touré (born 1981), Malian musician
• Yaya Touré (born 1983), Ivorian footballer
• Younoussi Touré (1941–2022), Malian politician
• Youssouf Touré (born 1986), French footballer
• Zargo Touré (born 1989), Senegalese footballer

See also

• Touré Embden (born 1966), Haitian American emcee known as MC Tee
• Touré Kunda, a Senegalese music group
• Toure' Murry (born 1989), American basketball player
• Ture (disambiguation)