title: Hamidou
text: # Hamidou
  
  Hamidou is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
  
  Surname:
  
  * Jules Hamidou (born 1987), Chadian footballer
  * Souleymanou Hamidou (born 1973), Cameroonian footballer
  
  Given name:
  
  * Raïs Hamidou (1773–1815), Algerian corsair (Raïs here is used as a title. It comes from the arabic رَئِيس‎ (raʾīs,) which means “leader, chief, head”.
  * Hamidou Djibo (born 1985), Nigerien footballer
  * Hamidou Diallo (born 1998), American Basketball player
  * Hamidou Benmessaoud (1935–2013), Moroccan actor
  