List of Famous people born in Cameroon
Christine Manie
Christine Patiance Manie is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for the French club Nancy and the Cameroon women's national football team. At the 2014 African Women's Championship, team captain Manie scored an extra time winner in the semi-final against Ivory Coast, which qualified Cameroon for their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup.
Joseph Ngute
Joseph Dion Ngute is a Cameroonian politician currently serving as the 9th Prime Minister of Cameroon, following his appointment in January 2019. He succeeded Philémon Yang, who had held the post since 2009.
Charles Assalé
Charles Assalé was a Cameroonian politician of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. He served as Minister of Finance of French Cameroon from 1958 to 1959, and was the first Prime Minister of the federated state of East Cameroon from 15 May 1960 to 19 June 1965.
Seidou Mbombo Njoya
Nkodo Sitony
Nkodo Sitony was a Cameroonian singer.
Francine Moreno
Antoine Owona
Regis Samuel Baha
Regis Samuel Baha is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Serbian club FK Mladost Lučani.
Françoise Mbango Etone
Françoise Mbango Etone is a Cameroonian-born female track and field athlete. She has competed internationally for France since 2010. While competing for Cameroon, Etone was a 2-time Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She currently holds the Olympic record for triple jump which she set with a distance of 15.39 m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The 15.39 m is the third longest women's triple jump in history under any conditions. Only 25 women have ever jumped 15 metres, Etone jumped beyond 15 metres on 7 of her last 11 attempts in the Olympic final alone.