Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include:
- Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure
- Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean football midfielder
- Ousmane Cisse (born 1982), Malian professional basketball player
- Ousmane Dabo (born 1977), French football midfielder
- Ousmane Dembélé (born 1997), French footballer
- Ousmane Dieng (born 2003), French professional basketball player
- Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1945), prime minister of Mali
- Ousmane N'Gom Camara (born 1975), Guinean football player
- Ousmane Niang (born 1980), Senegalese sprinter
- Ousmane Sanou (born 1978), Burkinabé football player
- Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007), Senegalese film director, producer and writer
- Ousmane Socé (1911-1974), writer, politician, and one of the first Senegalese novelists
- Ousmane Sy (born 1949), Malian politician
- Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948), President of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Senegal
- Ousmane Tounkara (born 1973), Canadian football player
- Ousmane Traoré (born 1977), Burkinabé football player
- Ousmane Zongo (1960-2003), Burkinabé arts trader
See also
- Ousmane (film), a 2021 Canadian short film
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