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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.
Achille MbembeJoseph-Achille Mbembe (born 1957) is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Christian TumiChristian Wiyghan Tumi (15 October 1930 – 3 April 2021) was a Cameroonian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Douala from 1991 to 2009. He was bishop of Yagoua from 1980 to 1982. After serving as coadjutor bishop of Garoua beginning in 1982, he was bishop there from 1984 to 1991.
Werewere LikingWerewere Liking (born 1950, in Cameroon) is a writer, playwright and performer based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She established the Ki-Yi Mbock theatre troupe in 1980 and founded the Ki-Yi village in 1985 for the artistic education of young people.
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.- Rose LekeRose Gana Fomban Leke is a Cameroonian malariologist and Emeritus Professor of Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Yaounde I. She was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science in 2024.
- Axelle KabouAxelle Kabou (born 1955) is a Cameroonian journalist, author and development specialist. She studied economy and communication and has been working for development aid. ) is well-known and discussed.
Koyo KouohKoyo Kouoh (24 December 1967 – 10 May 2025) was a Cameroonian-Swiss art curator who served as Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2019 onwards.
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.
Marilyn Douala BellMarilyn Douala Bell is a socio-economist and current president of the cultural organisation doual'art based in Douala, Cameroon.
Bassek Ba KobhioBassek Ba Kobhio (1 January 1957 – 12 May 2026) was a Cameroonian filmmaker and writer who was the founder of the Écrans Noirs film festival in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Florence AyisiFlorence Ayisi (born in on 22 July 1962) is a filmmaker from Cameroon. Her film Sisters in Law was released in 2005, winning the Prix Art et Essai award at the Cannes Film Festival and a Peabody.- Stella ImmanuelStella Gwandiku-Ambe Immanuel (born 1965) is a Cameroonian-American physician and pastor.
- Claude Njiké-BergeretClaude Njiké-Bergeret (born 5 June 1943, at Douala, Cameroon) is the grand daughter and daughter of the French Protestant missionaries Etienne Bergeret and Charles Bergeret which worked in the first half of the 20th century in the bamiléké area in Cameroon.
- George NkuoGeorge Nkuo (born 27 February 1953) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbo, in Cameroon since 8 July 2006. Before that, from 26 April 1981 until 8 July 2006, he served as a priest of the Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon.
Goddy LeyeGoddy Leye (24 November 1965 in Mbouda, Cameroon – 19 February 2011 in Bonendale, Cameroon) was a Cameroonian artist and intellectual.- Joseph Befe AtebaJoseph Befe Ateba (April 25, 1962 – June 4, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
- Joseph DjidaJoseph Djida, OMI (8 April 1945 – 6 January 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ntone EdjabeNtone Edjabe (born 1970) is a Cameroonian writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of Chimurenga magazine.
Esther DangEsther Dang (born March 5, 1945) is a Cameroonian economist. She resigned as the director of the Cameroon National Investment company and stood as a presidential candidate.
Faustine FotsoThe Honorable Faustine Villanneau Chebou Kamdem Fotso (born 12 June 1965) is a computer scientist, environmentalist and lawyer from Cameroon.
Jean-Pierre BekoloJean-Pierre Bekolo (born June 8, 1966 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroon film director.- Juliana Makuchi Nfah-AbbenyiJuliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi (nom de plume, Makuchi), née en 1958 dans la région du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun, est une professeure et écrivaine camerounaise. Elle est aussi la première femme Beba à obtenir deux doctorats .
Marcel Niat NjifenjiMarcel Niat Njifenji (26 October 1934 – 11 April 2026) was a Cameroonian politician who was President of the Senate of Cameroon from 2013 until 17 March 2026.
Marie-Thérèse Abena OndoaMarie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa (née Obama; born 10 August 1942 in Douala) is a Cameroonian academic and politician. She has been a Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family since 2009. She was assistant dean in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Yaounde before her appointment as Minister.
VagabonLaetitia Tamko (born October 25, 1992), better known by her stage name Vagabon, is a Cameroonian-American self-taught multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and music producer based in New York City.
Veye Tatah1971) is a Cameroonian computer scientist and journalist who lives in Germany. She is an advocate for Africa who has received an Order of Merit from the German state.
Boghuma Kabisen TitanjiBoghuma Kabisen Titanji is a Cameroonian medical doctor and clinical researcher. She is an expert on HIV drug resistant viruses and an associate professor at Emory University.
Frieda EkottoFrieda Ekotto is a Francophone African woman novelist and literary critic. She is Professor of AfroAmerican and African Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan and is currently the Hunting Family Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities.- Gabriel SimoGabriel Simo (March 15, 1937 in Bapa, Hauts-Plateaux – November 24, 2017 in Bafoussam) was the Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala (1987–1994) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam (1994–2013).
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.
Koko KomégnéKoko Komégné (2 October 1950 – 28 October 2025) was a Cameroonian visual artist based in Douala and a promoter of the contemporary art scene in Cameroon.
Samuel KledaSamuel Kleda (born 1959) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who has served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala, in Cameroon since 17 November 2009. Before that, from 3 November 2007, he was the Coadjutor Bishop of the same Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province.
Christine EyeneChristine Eyene (born Paris, 1970) is a Cameroonian art critic, art historian, and curator.- Dorothy L. NjeumaDorothy L. Njeuma is a Cameroonian academic and politician.
- Francis B. NyamnjohFrancis B. Nyamnjoh (born 1961) is a Cameroonian Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cape Town.
Gaston-Paul EffaGaston-Paul Effa (born 1965, Yaoundé) is a writer from Lorraine of Cameroonian origin, also a professor of philosophy.- Isabelle TokpanouIsabelle Marie Ndjole Assouho (born 27 November 1936, in Kribi) is a Cameroonian politician. As a university professor, she was chairman of the board of Yaounde and was replaced by Aminatou Ahidjo on 29 June 2016.
Patrice NganangAlain Patrice Nganang (born 1970) is an American writer, poet and teacher of Cameroonian origin, a member of the Bamileke people. He authored the poetry collections elobi (1995) and Apologie du Vandale (2006).
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng NdikungBonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (born in 1977 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a contemporary art curator and writer. He lives in Berlin.- Cécile NdjebetCécile Bibiane Ndjebet is a Cameroonian environmental activist and social forester. She is recognised internationally for her work in advocacy for women's rights to land and forest resources.
Fabien Eboussi BoulagaFabien Eboussi Boulaga (17 January 1934 – 13 October 2018) was a Cameroonian philosopher.- Henri Hogbe NlendHenri Hogbe Nlend (born 23 December 1939) is a Cameroonian mathematician, university professor, former government minister and presidential candidate.
- Jean-Marc ElaJean-Marc Ela (27 September 1936 – 26 December 2008) was a Cameroonian sociologist and theologian. Working variously as a diocesan priest and a professor, Ela was the author of many books on theology, philosophy, and social sciences in Africa.
John NkengasongJohn N. Nkengasong is a Cameroonian-American virologist who served as the Global AIDS Coordinator in the Biden administration from 2022 to 2025 and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy from 2023 to 2025.- Lazare KaptuéLazare Kaptué (1939 – 12 April 2021) was a Cameroonian academic. He was active as a virologist and carried out much research on HIV/AIDS.
Lionel MangaLionel Manga (1 June 1955 – 15 December 2024) was a Cameroonian writer and cultural critic. His 2008 book, L'Ivresse du Papillon, discusses Cameroonian visual artists such as Goddy Leye, Guy Wouété and Joseph-Francis Sumégné among others.
Marie-Ann YemsiMarie-Ann Yemsi (born 1963) is a German-Cameroonian curator, known for her efforts to promote African artists internationally.
