List of Famous people born in Kasaï-Central

Junior Ilunga Makabu is a Congolese professional boxer who has held the WBC cruiserweight title since January, and also challenged once for the same title in 2016. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's second best active cruiserweight by BoxRec, third by The Ring magazine and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. He is the older brother of heavyweight boxer Martin Bakole.

Marie Myriam is a French singer of Portuguese descent.

Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the main opposing political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A long-time opposition leader, he served as Prime Minister of the country on three brief occasions: in 1991, 1992–1993, and 1997.

Pierre Ndaye Mulamba was a football midfielder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. He was nicknamed "Mutumbula" ("assassin") and "Volvo".

Gérard Mulumba Kalemba was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church.