Kama is a given name and surname found among many cultures, developed independently from one another, throughout the world. The name is common among the Serer people in West Africa.[1]

Notable people with the name include:

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  • Kama Chinen (1895–2010), Japanese supercentenarian; among the longest-lived people in recorded history
  • Kama Ginkas (born 1941), Russian theater director
  • Kama Massampu (born 1991), French footballer
  • Kama Mustafa (a.k.a. The Godfather (wrestler) or Charles Wright; born 1961), American wrestler and actor
  • Kama Rathod (born ?), Indian politician
  • Kama Steliga (born 1967), US-born Canadian civil rights activist
  • Kama Sywor Kamanda (born 1952), Congolese poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, journalist, public speaker, and storyteller
  • Kama Tarkhan (legendary), Altyn Obaic ancestral king

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References

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  1. ^ Lexique de L.S. Senghor : Chants d'ombre, Hosties noires, Ethiopiques, Nocturnes [article], Jean-René Bourrel (1987). p. 29 [1]