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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 weightlifter — 24.3× 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 9 of 409 notable people

0027 ATHLETIC

Françoise Mbango Etone

Born 1976

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0101 ATHLETIC

Paolo Dal Molin

Born 1987

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0170 ATHLETIC

Laetitia Denis

Born 1988

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0180 ATHLETIC

Sylvie Mballa Éloundou

Born 1977

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0202 ATHLETIC

Delphine Atangana

Born 1984

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0225 ATHLETIC

Eric Kaiser

Born 1971

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0269 ATHLETIC

Emmanuel Bitanga

1953 - 2008

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0291 ATHLETIC

Christian Gobe

Born 1977

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0321 ATHLETIC

Annaelle Nyabeu Djapa

Born 1992

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