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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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Showing 31 of 409 notable people

0044 ARTIST

Pascale Marthine Tayou

Born 1967

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0055 FILM

Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Born 1966

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0061 FOOTBALL

Louis-Paul M'Fédé

1961 - 2013

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0070 FOOTBALL

Stephen Tataw

1963 - 2020

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0071 FOOTBALL

Jean-Claude Pagal

Born 1964

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0087 FOOTBALL

Jules Onana

Born 1964

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0103 FOOTBALL

Bertin Ebwellé

Born 1962

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0106 PROFESSOR

Gaston-Paul Effa

Born 1965

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0108 FOOTBALL

Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé

Born 1968

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0109 FOOTBALL

Ernest Ebongué

Born 1962

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0111 FOOTBALL

Roger Feutmba

Born 1968

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0129 FOOTBALL

Jean-Pierre Fiala

Born 1969

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0134 FOOTBALL

Alphonse Yombi

Born 1969

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0136 ACTOR

Félicité Wouassi

Born 1961

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0141 ENGINEER

Jacques Bonjawo

Born 1960

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0142 POLITICIAN

Patrick Dupriez

Born 1968

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0143 FOOTBALL

Tobie Mimboe

Born 1964

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0144 FOOTBALL

Victor N'Dip

Born 1967

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0184 COMPOSER

K-Tino

Born 1966

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0185 FOOTBALL

Samuel Ekemé

Born 1966

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0216 BISHOP

Christophe Zoa

Born 1961

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0220 COMPOSER

Biboul Darouiche

Born 1963

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0223 FILM

François Woukoache

Born 1966

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0228 POLITICIAN

Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya

Born 1969

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0255 ENGINEER

Michel Thierry Atangana

Born 1964

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0273 FILM

Pascale Obolo

Born 1967

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0275 SINGER

Kenzy

Born 1969

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0283 JOURNALIST

Amobé Mévégué

Born 1968

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0317 ACTOR

Felicitè Mbezelè

Born 1960

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0325 BUSINESS

Yves Michel Fotso

Born 1960

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0364 PAINTER

Frédéric Dumouchel

Born 1960

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