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Oumou Sy

Senegalese fashion designer (born 1952)
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Oumou Sy

Summary

Oumou Sy is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Podor[2]. She was born on January 1, 1952[3]. She worked as a fashion designer[4], designer[5], and entrepreneur[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Oumou Sy was born in Podor[2].
  • Oumou Sy was born on January 1, 1952[3].
  • Oumou Sy held citizenship in Senegal[8].
  • Oumou Sy's professions included fashion designer[4].
  • Oumou Sy worked as a designer[5].
  • Oumou Sy's professions included entrepreneur[6].
  • Oumou Sy received the Prince Claus Award[9].
  • Oumou Sy is recorded as female[10].
  • Oumou Sy's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Oumou Sy's Commons category is recorded as Oumou Sy[12].
  • Oumou Sy's family name is recorded as Sy[13].
  • Oumou Sy's given name is recorded as Oumou[14].
  • Oumou Sy's work location is recorded as Dakar[15].
  • Oumou Sy's participant in is recorded as documenta 12[16].
  • Oumou Sy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[17].
  • Oumou Sy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[18].
  • Oumou Sy's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum of World Cultures[19].
  • Oumou Sy's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[20].

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Origins and Family

Oumou Sy was born in Podor[2]. She was born on January 1, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include fashion designer[4], designer[5], and entrepreneur[6].

Recognition

Oumou Sy received the Prince Claus Award[9].

Why It Matters

Oumou Sy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Oumou Sy born?

Oumou Sy was born in Podor[2].

What did Oumou Sy do for work?

Oumou Sy worked as fashion designer[4], designer[5], and entrepreneur[6].

What awards did Oumou Sy receive?

Honors received include Prince Claus Award[9].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Podor Senegal

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . African American Visual Artists Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · TalkTuahLunchly · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Award received → Prince Claus Award
    Citizenship → —
    Image → OumouSy.jpg
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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