List of Famous people born in Cameroon
Victor Fotso
Victor Fotso was a famous Cameroonian businessman. He was the founder of the Fotso Group of companies and his foundation, which carries out charitable works in Cameroon and other Sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in the field of education.
Léandre Tawamba
Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Al-Taawoun as a forward.
Ignatius Ganago
Ignatius Ganago is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club RC Lens as a forward.
Diederrick Joel
Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo, simply known as Joel in Brazil, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Marítimo in Primeira Liga.
Gévrise Émane
Gévrise Émane is a French judoka. She is the current European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class.
Calixthe Beyala
Calixthe Beyala is a Cameroonian-French writer who writes in French.
Aurélien Chedjou
Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Adana Demirspor and the Cameroon national team.
Léonard Kweuke
Leony Léonard Kweuke is a retired Cameroonian footballer.
Apoula Edel
Apoula Edima Bete Edel is a Cameroonian-born Armenian former professional footballer, who last played for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League as well as Armenia national team.
Marie-Claire Matip
Marie-Claire-Eléonore-Débochère Matip is a Cameroonian writer living in Paris. Her autobiographical novel Ngonda, published in 1958, is one of the first French-language texts to be published by a sub-Saharan African woman.