List of Famous people born in Centre, 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.

Achille Emaná Edzimbi, known as Emaná, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Jaén as an attacking midfielder.

Michel Thierry Atangana is a French citizen of Cameroonian origin who was imprisoned in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 1997 until 2014. International human rights organisations declared him a political prisoner, held for support of potential presidential candidate Titus Edzoa. Atagana was released in 2014 by presidential decree.

Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.

Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV on loan from RB Leipzig. He has also played for the Switzerland national team.

Sandra Nkaké is a Cameroonian actress and singer

Jean II Makoun is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He played for the Cameroon national football team from 2003 to 2015.

Christian Bekamenga, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward at Real Potosi in First Division of Bolivia. In 2016 he made on appearance for the Cameroon national team.

Bernardin Ledoux Kingue Matam is a French weightlifter who competes in the men's lightweight division (-69 kg). He is part of the La Francaise de Besançon club in Besançon, France. His coach is Didier Boiston. He participated in the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships and came in seventh. He represented France in the 2012 Olympics and 2016 Olympics.