Seydou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Arabic name Sa'id, commonly used in West Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
Seydou Bouda (born 1958), Burkinabé politician and US Ambassador
Mohamed Seydou Dera (born 1986), Côte d'Ivoire footballer
Seydou Diarra (1933–), Ivorian political figure, Prime Minister in 2000 and from 2003 to 2005 Pape Seydou Diop (born 1979), Senegalese international footballer Seydou Doumbia (born 1987), Ivorian footballer Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 1981), former Ivory Coast-born football defender Seydou Keita (footballer) (born 1980), Malian professional footballer Seydou Keïta (photographer) (1921–2001), self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako Seydou Koné (born 1983), Ivorian professional football player Seydou Badian Kouyaté (born 1928), Malian writer and politician Seydou Njoya (1902–1992), ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 Chris Seydou (1949–1994), Malian fashion designer Mayaki Seydou (born 1949), former Nigerien bantamweight boxer Seydou Traoré (born 1970), former Burkinabé footballer