People from Timbuktu

Prime Minister of Mali

Malian politician (1949-2020)

Malian academic (1556-1627)

Moroccan film director

American slave

Malian singer

Abu Ishaq al-Sahili (; 1290 – 15 October 1346), also known as al-Tuwayjin (), was an Andalusi poet and fiqh scholar who became a favored member of the court of Mansa Musa, Emperor of Mali. He is the most renowned of the scholars from the wider Muslim world who emigrated to Mali in the aftermath of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage.

Alphadi (born Sidahmed Seidnaly; 1 June 1957) is a notable Nigerien fashion designer often known as the "Magician of the Desert". He is Mauritanian, from an upper caste lineage, on both his parents' sides. Alphadi was born in Timbuktu, Mali, but moved to his parents' native Niger at a young age.

Malian politician (1910–1981)

Malian music band