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People
Politicians, artists, athletes, writers, scientists and other notable Cameroonians.
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Serge BetsenSerge Betsen Tchoua (born 25 March 1974) is a former French rugby union player who played as a flanker for London Wasps and Biarritz at club level and for France internationally.- Serge MimpoSerge Mimpo-Tsintsémé (born 6 February 1974) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He also holds French citizenship.
Simon OmossolaMedjo Simon Loti Omossola (born 5 May 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Linafoot club Saint-Éloi Lupopo and the Cameroon national team.
SokoudjouRameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian-born French and American former professional mixed martial artist.
Stephen SamaStephen Sama (born 5 March 1993) is professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Accrington Stanley. Born in Cameroon, he represented Germany at the youth international level.- Thierry FidjeuThierry Fidjeu Tazemeta (born 13 October 1982) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Although he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team, he was later found ineligible by the Confederation of African Football.
- William BiandaWilliam Ludovic Brandon Bianda (born 30 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Laval.
Yves MissiYves Thierry Missi ( EEV MEE-see; born 14 May 2004) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears and was drafted by the Pelicans with the 21st pick of the 2024 NBA draft.- Yvonne LeukoYvonne Patrice Leuko Chibosso (born 20 November 1991), known as Yvonne Leuko, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender.
- Alain Junior Ollé OlléAlain Junior Ollé Ollé (born 11 April 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Aloys NongAloys Bertrand Nong (born 16 October 1983) is a Cameroonian footballer.- Aloysius Fondong AbangaloAloysius Fondong Abangalo (born 5 June 1973) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mamfe, in Cameroon since 22 February 2022.
Antonio GhomsiAntonio Ghomsi (born 22 April 1986) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a left-back.- Augustine EjangueAugustine Silvia Ejangue Siliki (born 19 January 1989) is a Cameroonian footballer, who plays as a defender for and the Cameroon women's national team.
Barthélémy ToguoBarthélémy Toguo (born 1967) is a Cameroonian painter, visual and performing artist. He currently splits his time living and working in both Paris, France and Bandjoun, Cameroon.
Bili BidjockaBili Bidjocka is a contemporary Cameroonian artist best known for his installations and sculptures. He was born in Douala, Cameroon, lives in France since the age of 12, and works in Paris, Brussels and New York City.
Blick BassyBlick Bassy is a Bassa singer-songwriter from Cameroon. Bassy writes his songs in his native language, Bassa. His song "Kiki", from Akö, featured as the theme song for the worldwide launch of the iPhone 6 in 2015.- Chantal YoudumChantal Youdum is a Cameroonian film director and producer.
- Christa EkaChrista Eka Assam is a Cameroonian film actress and director. Her work in Cameroonian cinema has been critically acclaimed.
Christelle Tchoudjang NanaChristelle Tchoudjang Nana (born 7 July 1989) is a Cameroonian volleyball player.- 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.
Dani NdiDaniel Arnaud Ndi (born 18 August 1995) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Grindavík, on loan from Víkingur Ólafsvík.
DenciaReprudencia Sonkey, known professionally as Dencia (born March 26, 1992) is a Cameroonian-Nigerian singer and designer. She was born in Yaounde, Cameroon Her mother was a Volleyball player. She was raised by her maternal grandparents as their child.- Dora TchakountéDora Meiriama Tchakounté (born 23 March 1995) is a French weightlifter born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Easther Mayi KithEasther Kellsy Philomene Mayi Kith (born 28 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for WE League club Urawa Red Diamonds. Born in Canada to Cameroonian parents, she plays for Cameroon women's national team.
Ernest Webnje NforErnest Webnje Nfor (born 28 April 1986 in Cameroon), known as Nfor, is a Cameroonian professional footballer, who currently plays for Belgian club KSV Temse as a striker.- Fabrice MoreauFabrice Moreau (born 7 October 1967) is a French-Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for 17 different clubs before retiring at 36, in 2004.
- Franck EtoundiFranck M'bia Etoundi (born 30 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker. At international level, he made eleven appearances for the Cameroon national team scoring once.
- Franck EvinaFranck Junior Evina (born 5 July 2000) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for German 3. Liga club Würzburger Kickers. He represented Germany internationally on junior level before switching his allegiance to 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.
- Georgina TothGeorgina Toth (born March 10, 1982) is a Hungarian-born naturalized Cameroonian hammer thrower. Toth has dual citizenship in Hungary and Cameroon, and competed for Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Goddy LeyeGoddy Leye (24 November 1965 in Mbouda, Cameroon – 19 February 2011 in Bonendale, Cameroon) was a Cameroonian artist and intellectual.- Hassan N'Dam N'JikamHassan N'Dam N'Jikam (born 18 February 1984) is a Cameroonian-French professional boxer. He has held WBO middleweight title in 2012 and the WBA (Regular) title in 2017, and has challenged once for a super-middleweight world title in 2019.
Henriette AkabaHenriette Michèle Akaba Edoa (born 7 June 1992), shortly Henriette Akaba, or Michèle Akaba, is a Cameroonian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for the Cameroon women's national team.- 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.
- 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".
- Kevin TapokoKevin Guy-Noel Pierre Tapoko (born 13 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Vitré.
Laetitia Moma BassokoLaetitia Moma Bassoko (born 9 October 1993) is a Cameroonian volleyball player. She is a member of the Cameroon women's national volleyball team.
Landry NnokoLandry Christ Nnoko (born April 9, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.- Leroy AbandaE. Kifisia.
Louis Ngwat-MahopLouis Clément Ngwat-Mahop (born 16 September 1987) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for the junior team of Austrian side SCR Altach, combining his playing duties with being responsible for the integration of foreign and young players into the first team of the club.
Luc AyangLuc Ayang (1947 – 14 October 2025) was a Cameroonian politician who served as 3rd Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1983 to 1984. He was President of the Economic and Social Council of Cameroon from 1984.- Lucien OwonaLucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong (born 9 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UE Cornellà.
Marc MbouaMarc Mboua (born 26 February 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Marie FegueMarie Josèphe Fegue (born 28 May 1991) is a Cameroonian-French weightlifter.
Marius NoubissiMarius Noubissi (born 28 November 1996) is a Cameroonian football player who plays as a forward, most recently for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.
Marthe Ekemeyong MoumiéMarthe Ekemeyong Moumié (September 4, 1931 – January 9, 2009) was a Cameroonian anti-colonialist writer and activist. She was a member of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon, and the former wife of the assassinated political leader Félix-Roland Moumié.
