Mauritania
- Ahmad ibn al-Amin al-Shinqiti (1872–1913), Arabic-language writer.
- Amadou Oumar Bâ (1917– ), poet.
- Ibn Razqa (died 1144 AH/1731 AD), poet and scholar.
- Moussa Diagana (1946– ), French-language writer.
- Moussa Ould Ebnou, French-language novelist.
- Mohammed al-Shankiti (1907–1973, Islamic scholar.
- Abderrahmane Sissako (1961– ), filmmaker.
- Belinda Mohamed (1981- ), novelist.
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