People
Business people
Politicians, artists, athletes, writers, scientists and other notable Cameroonians.
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Mongo BetiAlexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.
Issa HayatouIssa Hayatou (9 August 1946 – 8 August 2024) was a Cameroonian sports executive, athlete, and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017.
Mason EwingMason Cyrille Elong Ewing (born April 9, 1982) is a French, Cameroonian and American producer, director, scriptwriter and fashion designer living in France and the United States. Ewing is blind.
Vera SongweVera Songwe is an economist and banking executive from Cameroon who worked for the World Bank from 1998 to 2015, and in 2015–2017 served as Western and Central Africa's regional director for the International Finance Corporation.
Rebecca EnonchongRebecca Enonchong (born 11 July 1967) is a Cameroonian technology entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of AppsTech. She is best known for her work promoting technology and start-ups in Africa, notably as chair of the board of AfriLabs, a pan-African network of innovation hubs.
Syndy EmadeSyndy Emade (born Elone Synthia Emade; 21 November 1993) is a Cameroonian actress, model and movie producer. She is the Cameroonian brand ambassador for the app InstaVoice Celeb. She is the owner of Blue Rain Entertainment, a movie production company.
Yaou AïssatouYaou Aïssatou (born 28 November 1951) is the Director General of Cameroon's National Investment Corporation (NIS). She was also Cameroon's first Minister of Women's Affairs.
Kah WallaEdith Kahbang Walla (born February 28, 1965), popularly known as Kah Walla, is a Cameroonian politician, entrepreneur and social activist.- Prince Nico MbargaNico Mbarga (1 January 1950 – 23 June 1997), better known as Prince Nico Mbarga, was a Cameroonian-Nigerian highlife musician, born to a Nigerian mother from Mbembe Obubra LGA, Cross Rivers State and a Cameroonian father in Abakaliki, Nigeria.
- Chantal YoudumChantal Youdum is a Cameroonian film director and producer.
- Kate FotsoKate Kanyi-Tometi Fotso is a Cameroonian businesswoman, founder and chief executive of Telcar Cocoa, for many years the largest cocoa exporter in Cameroon. She has been called the "iron lady of the cocoa sector".
Ntone EdjabeNtone Edjabe (born 1970) is a Cameroonian writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of Chimurenga magazine.
Françoise FoningFrançoise Foning (1949 – 23 January 2015) was a Cameroonian businessperson and politician for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). She began a career in business at age 12, opening a restaurant before entering into the tourism, transportation, food, medical and education sectors.
Ginette DaleuGinette Daleu (born 23 September 1977; died 9 November 2018) was an artist from Cameroon.
Jean-Pierre BekoloJean-Pierre Bekolo (born June 8, 1966 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroon film director.- Nathalie YambNathalie Yamb is a Cameroonian-Swiss activist and businesswoman. She is best-known for opposing the actions of France in Africa, which she described as "colonial". She was born in Switzerland and grew up in Cameroon, then went to university in Germany.
- Pascale OboloPascale Obolo (born 7 January 1967) is a Cameroonian film director and artist.
Geneviève TjouesGeneviève Hanlong Tjoues (born 31 January 1944) is a Cameroonian politician who is currently a Vice President of the Senate.
Jean-Marie TenoJean-Marie Teno (born 14 May 1954) is a Cameroonian film director and filmmaker, "one of Africa's most prolific filmmakers". His films address censorship, human rights violations, globalization, and the effects of colonialism.
Lucie MembaLucie Memba Bos (born 1987) is a Cameroonian actress, movie producer who have starred in both series and movies in French and English language.- Muriel BlancheLeumeni Kamcheu Muriel (born 25 August 1990) known professionally as Muriel Blanche is a Cameroonian actor, singer, model, film producer, columnist and businesswoman.
Nourane Fotsing Moluh HassanaNourane Moluh Hassana Epse Fotsing, also known as Nourane Foster (born December 11, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt) is a Cameroonian entrepreneur and politician.
Amina GerbaAmina Gerba (born March 14, 1961) is a Cameroonian-Canadian businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Afrique Expansion, Afrique Expansion Forum, and Afrique Expansion magazine.
Nicole Okala BilaïNicole Okala Bilaï, born on May 26, 1949, in Dang in the centre region of Cameroon, is a Cameroonian politician.
Soraya MillaSoraya Milla (born 1989), is a French independent filmmaker, film director and film producer. She is of Cameroonian–Beninese descent, and her work often is focused on Black identity and issues of dual culture.
DossehDorian Dosseh N'Goumou (born 26 January 1985) is a French rapper, singer, film producer and actor. He is the younger brother of Pit Baccardi.- Jacqueline CasalegnoJacqueline Casalegno (1 January 1926 – 23 January 2019) was a French businesswoman. She was the founder and CEO of the Cameroonian business Chanas Assurance.
Mireille NemaleMireille Nemale (née Ngounou; born 1949) is a Cameroonian fashion stylist, entrepreneur and educator. In 1973, she became the first African woman to graduate in haute couture from the École de la chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne.
Missy BKConstance Bih Kimal (born 31 May 1986, better known by her stage name Missy BK) is a Cameroonian and Canadian singer, speaker, career & business consultant. She is best known for her humanitarian work and her first major song my baby which won 5 major international awards in USA, Canada and UK.
Paul DakeyoPaul Dakeyo (born 1948) is a French-Cameroonian writer.- Samuel WembéSamuel Wembé (1 January 1947 – 12 April 2020) was a Cameroonian businessman who also served as a deputy in the Cameroon National Assembly.
AkuBaiNingamai Akubai Nnam is a Cameroonian singer and entrepreneur. She is CEO of Impact Makers for Humanity. Akubai is best known for the 2020 song "Yahweh".- Ernest WankoErnest Wanko Fotseu (né le 4 avril 1934 à Nkongsamba ou Bafoussam au Cameroun et mort le 17 mars 2015 à Douala) est un athlète français, spécialiste du saut en longueur et un dirigeant sportif camerounais.
Françoise PueneFrançoise Puene, also known by her pseudonym Mamy Nyanga, is a Cameroonian businesswoman and politician. She is the founding president of the Franco Hotels Group in Cameroon and the United Kingdom.
Hamad Kalkaba MalboumHamad Kalkaba Malboum (11 November 1950 – 13 May 2026) was a Cameroonian athletics official, who was the President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA).- Ivan NammeIvan Namme is a Cameroonian movie actor, producer and a journalist He is the CEO of Nam Productions & producer of films such as "Smokescreen" (2016), "Barefoot On Broken Bottles"(2015, and "A Little Lie a Little Killed"(2014) In 2017, his film "A little lie A little at the Cameroon movie Achievement Awards.
LucFosther DiopLucas Fotsing Takou (born 1980), known as LucFosther Diop, is a Cameroonian artist, filmmaker, actor and entrepreneur.- Nathalie Beatrice ChinjeNathalie Beatrice Chinje (also known as Dr. Nath) is an entrepreneur and international consultant.
- Nelly Chatué DiopNelly Chatué Diop (1984 or 1985 – 8 January 2026) was a Cameroonian computer scientist.
- Roseline FonkwaRoseline Fonkwa- Moundjongui (born August, 1975) is a Cameroonian movie producer and a business woman who owns 3R productions.
SalatielSalatiel Livenja Bessong (born December 26, 1987), better known as Salatiel or "High man general", is a Cameroonian Music executive, and the CEO of Alpha Better Records located in Buea, Cameroon. In 2019, he featured on Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift Album on the track "Water".- Annie PayepAnnie Payep (born October 28, 1984) is a Cameroonian journalist, television producer, and entrepreneur. She worked as a television presenter at the pan-African channel VoxAfrica from 2009 to 2019 and was appointed deputy managing director in charge of the Douala office in 2015.
Bony DashacoBony Dashaco (born Boniface Abayo Dashaco on 1 December 1976), is a Cameroonian businessman, Chairman of the African Center for Marketing, Advertising and Research (ACMAR) media group
Carine MambouCarine Mambou, born September 7, 1984, in Bafoussam, Cameroon, is a journalist writer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the NGO CAD AID Foundation created in 2017 and CEO of MEMA GROUP LTD.
Diane Audrey NgakoDiane Audrey Ngako (born 6 September 1991) is a Cameroonian businesswoman. She is the president and founder of Omenkart Group, and she shares her passion for contemporary art through her publishing house, Baköu, and her podcast "Si Maman M'avait dit" (If Mom Had Told Me).- Jean-Pierre Amougou BelingaJean-Pierre Amougou Belinga (born 20 February 1965) is a Cameroonian businessman known as the chief executive of the newspaper L'Anecdote and the TV channels Vision 4 and Télésud.
JoviNdukong Godlove Nfor (born 24 October 1983), known by his stage name Jovi, is a Cameroonian rapper, songwriter, sound engineer, entrepreneur, and record producer (under the pseudonym Le Monstre).- Mandenga DiekMandenga Diek (15 September 1871 – 21 June 1943) was a shoemaker and businessman who is known as the first black person to acquire citizenship of the German Empire. Born in Belltown, Douala, Cameroon, into an upper-class family, Diek travelled to Hamburg in 1891 for education.
