List of Famous people born in Cameroon

Stephen Tataw Eta was a Cameroonian football right-back who played club football in his home country and Japan. He captained the Cameroon national team at the 1990 and 1994 editions of the FIFA World Cup. He was the first player from Africa to play for a Japanese club.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mbah a Moute also plays for the Cameroon national team.

Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo was a Cameroonian politician who was the first President of Cameroon, holding the office from 1960 until 1982. Ahidjo played a major role in Cameroon's independence from France as well as reuniting the French and English-speaking parts of the country. During Ahidjo's time in office, he established a centralized political system. Ahidjo established a single-party state under the Cameroon National Union (CNU) in 1966. In 1972, Ahidjo abolished the federation in favor of a unitary state. Ahidjo resigned from the presidency in 1982, and Paul Biya assumed the presidency. This was an action which was surprising to Cameroonians. Accused of being behind a coup plot against Biya in 1984, Ahidjo was sentenced to death in absentia, but he died of natural causes in 1989.

Jacques Zoua Daogari is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker, for cameroonian amateur club FC Futuro de Mimboman. He decided to relaunch his career after an almost failed spell at Vittorul Constanta.

Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek former professional basketball player.

Adolphe Teikeu Kamgang is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor and the Cameroon national team.

Fabrice Olinga Essono, known as Olinga, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron as a forward.

Wilfrid Jaures Kaptoum is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Sadou Hayatou was a Cameroonian politician. Hayatou served as the 4th Prime Minister of Cameroon from 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992.

Banana Yaya is a Cameroonian professional footballer.