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YAOUNDE
Most Famous People Born in Yaounde, Cameroon
- Notable people
- 409
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1985
- Most distinctive
- Weightlifter 24.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Yaounde during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Yaounde Is Known For
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Football is Yaounde's biggest profession — 65% of all notables (265).
Yaounde over-indexes on weightlifter — 24.3× the global rate.
Yaounde under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Yaounde's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Film & TV
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
0173 CHEMIST
Marie-Thérèse Assiga Ahanda
1941 - 2014
0206 BISHOP
Joseph Djida
1945 - 2015
0234 ANTHROPOLOGIST
Jacques Weber (anthropologue)
1946 - 2014
0277 RACER
Jean-Claude Morellet
Born 1946
0352 POLITICIAN
Philippe Mbarga Mboa
Born 1949
0373 ENGINEER
Louis Bapès Bapès
1943 - 2016