Seydou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Arabic name Sa'id, commonly used in West Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
Seydou Bouda (born 1958), Burkinabé politician and US AmbassadorMohamed Seydou Dera (born 1986), Côte d'Ivoire footballerSeydou Diarra (born 1933), Ivorian political figure, Prime Minister in 2000 and from 2003 to 2005Pape Seydou Diop (born 1979), Senegalese international footballerSeydou Doumbia (born 1987), Ivorian footballerSeydou Badjan Kanté (born 1981), former Ivory Coast-born football defenderSeydou Keita (footballer) (born 1980), Malian professional footballerSeydou Keïta (photographer) (1921–2001), self-taught portrait photographer from BamakoSeydou Koné (born 1983), Ivorian professional football playerSeydou Badian Kouyaté (born 1928), Malian writer and politicianSeydou Njoya (1902–1992), ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992Chris Seydou (1949–1994), Malian fashion designerMayaki Seydou (born 1949), former Nigerien bantamweight boxerSeydou Traoré (born 1970), former Burkinabé footballer