Ousmane is a French-Arabic surname and male given name common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include:Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien political figure Ousmane Ba, Senegalese association football goalkeeper Ousmane Barro, Senegalese professional basketball player Ousmane Barry, Guinean association football centre forward Ousmane Bangoura, Guinean football midfielder Ousmane Camara, Burkinabé footballer Ousmane Camara, French football player Ousmane Camara, Guinean football player Ousmane Camara, Guinean football player Ousmane Coulibaly, French-Mali former footballer Ousmane Cisse, Malian professional basketball player Ousmane Dabo, French football midfielder Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer Ousmane Dieng, French professional basketball player Ousmane Diomande, Ivorian football centre back Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, prime minister of Mali Ousmane Kamissoko, Malian football forward Ousmane Kanté French-Guinean football defender Ousmane Keita, Malian football defender Ousmane Kone, Malian government minister and politician Ousmane Mane, Senegalese football player Ousmane N'Diaye (basketball), Senegalese basketball player Ousmane N'Diaye (footballer),, Senegalese football player Ousmane N'Gom Camara, Guinean football player Ousmane Niang, Senegalese sprinter Ousmane Sanou, 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 Sonko,, Prime Minister of Senegal since 2024 Ousmane Soumah, Guinean former football striker Ousmane Sow (1935-2016), Senegalese sculpture artist Ousmane Sy, Malian politician Ousmane Sylla Ousmane Sylla Ousmane Tanor Dieng, President of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Senegal Ousmane Tounkara, Canadian football player Ousmane Touré (footballer), French football centre back Ousmane Touré (swimmer), Malian swimmer Ousmane Traoré, Burkinabé football player Ousmane Viera, Ivorian football player Ousmane Zeidine Ahmeye, Nigerien football forward Ousmane Zongo (1960-2003), Burkinabé arts trader