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 politicianBabemba Traoré, King of the Kénédougou EmpireDemba Traoré, (born 1972), Malian lawyer and politician, secretary of the Transnational Radical PartyDiarra Traoré (1935–85), Guinean former Prime MinisterDioncounda Traoré, Malian politicianElhadj Oumar Traoré, Guinean politicianLassana Traoré (born 1945), Malian politician and diplomatMamadou Lamine Traoré (1947–2007), Malian politicianMélégué Maurice Traoré (born 1951), Burkinabé politicianMoussa Traoré (born 1936), former President of MaliTieba Traoré, King of the Kénédougou EmpireEntertainment
Abibatou Traoré (born 1973), Senegalese writerBoubacar Traoré (born 1942), Malian singer, songwriter and guitaristFalaba Issa Traoré (1930–2003), Malian writer, comedian, playwright and theatre and film directorLobi Traoré (1961–2010), Malian musicianRokia Traoré (born 1974), Malian singer and songwriterLaw
Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré (born 1942), Canadian academic and judgeMilitary
Tiramakhan Traore, 13th-century general of the Malian EmpireSports
Ben Badi (real name Abdoulaye Traoré) (born 1967), Ivorian footballerAbdou Traoré (born 1981), Malian footballerAbdou Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballerAbdoulaye Traoré (born 1974), Burkinabé footballerAbdou Razack Traoré (born 1988), Ivorian footballerAdama Traoré (footballer, born 1989), Malian footballer who played in FranceAdama Traoré (Ivorian footballer) (born 1990), Ivorian footballer who plays in Switzerland for FC BaselAdama Traoré (footballer, born 1995), Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rio Ave on loan from AS MonacoAdama Traoré (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer who plays for MiddlesbroughAlain Traoré (born 1988), Burkinabé footballerAli Traoré (born 1985), French basketball playerAlou Traoré (born 1974), Malian footballerAmara Traoré (born 1965), Senegalese footballer and managerArmand Traoré (born 1989), French footballerAstou Traoré (born 1981), Senegalese basketball playerAya Traoré (born 1983), Senegalese basketball playerBakaye Traoré (born 1985), Malian footballerBen Traoré (born 1986), Malian footballerBertrand Traoré (born 1995), Burkinabé footballerBio Aï Traoré (born 1985), Beninese footballerBoubacar Traoré (born 1971), Guinean marathon runner and torture victimChristian Traoré (born 1982), Danish footballerDambou Traoré (born 1977), French footballerDame Traoré (born 1986), French footballerDemba Traoré (footballer) (born 1982), Swedish footballerDjimi Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballerDramane Traoré (born 1982), Malian footballerEric Traoré (footballer, born 1984), Senegalese footballerEric Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Burkina Faso footballerFankélé Traoré (born 1981), Nigerien footballerIbrahima Traoré (born 1988), Guinean footballerIssa Traoré (born 1979), Malian footballerIsmaël Traoré (born 1986), French footballerKandia Traoré (born 1980), Ivorian footballerLacina Traoré (born 1990), Ivorian footballerLamine Traoré (born 1982), Burkinabé footballerMadimoussa Traoré (born 1986), French footballerMahamane El Hadji Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballerMamary Traoré (born 1980), Malian footballerMody Traoré (born 1980), French footballerMohamed Traoré (born 1993), Guinean footballerMohamed Traoré (born 1991), Guinean footballerMohamed Traoré (born 1988), Malian footballerMouhamadou Traoré (born 1982 or 1986), Senegalese footballerMoussa Traoré (born 1990), Ivorian footballerMustapha Traoré (born 1982), French footballerOusmane Traoré (born 1977), Burkinabé footballerSafradine Traoré (born 1986), Beninese footballerSambou Traoré (born 1979), Malian basketball playerSammy Traoré (born 1976), Malian footballerSeydou Traoré (born 1970), Burkinabé footballerYoussouf Traoré (born 1991), Ivorian footballer