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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Yaounde during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 164 notable births.

What Yaounde Is Known For

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Football is Yaounde's biggest profession — 65% of all notables (265).

Yaounde over-indexes on weightlifter24.3× the global rate.

Yaounde under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football265
  2. Basket28
  3. Politician13
  4. Singer10
  5. Athletic9
  6. Weightlifter8
  7. Boxer7
  8. Player7
  1. Weightlifter824.3×
  2. Football2655.9×
  3. Basket285.4×
  4. Boxer74.3×
  5. Athletic92.0×
  1. Politician130.3×

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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Showing 22 of 409 notable people

0002 FOOTBALL

Roger Milla

Born 1952

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0050 FOOTBALL

Théophile Abega

1954 - 2012

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0051 FOOTBALL

Emmanuel Kundé

Born 1956

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0067 ACTOR

Émil Abossolo-Mbo

Born 1958

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0084 FOOTBALL

Jean-Paul Akono

Born 1952

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0097 FOOTBALL

Charles Toubé

1958 - 2016

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0116 NOVELIST

Evelyne Mpoudi Ngolé

Born 1953

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0131 NOVELIST

Frieda Ekotto

Born 1959

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0138 FOOTBALL

Grégoire M'Bida

Born 1955

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0166 FOOTBALL

Ephrem M'Bom

1954 - 2020

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0189 FOOTBALL

Dagobert Dang

Born 1958

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0190 BISHOP

Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla

Born 1957

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0199 FOOTBALL

Luc Mbassi

1956 - 2016

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0231 WRITER

Philippe Matter

Born 1958

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0261 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara

Born 1954

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0263 POLITICIAN

André Mama Fouda

Born 1951

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0269 ATHLETIC

Emmanuel Bitanga

1953 - 2008

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0288 POLITICIAN

Magloire Atangana Mbarga

Born 1954

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0336 POLITICIAN

Joseph Beti Assomo

Born 1959

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0337 JOURNALIST

Charles Ndongo

Born 1957

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0341 POLITICIAN

Minette Libom Li Likeng

Born 1959

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0342 POLITICIAN

Suzanne Mbomback

1956 - 2010

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