List of Famous people born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Christian Benteke Liolo is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Belgium national team.

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo is a Congolese American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become well known for his humanitarian work.

Merveille Bope Bokadi is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Standard de Liège.

Jirès Kembo Ekoko is a French Congolese footballer who last played as a striker for Turkish club Bursaspor. His father is Kembo Uba Kembo, who played for DR Congo national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kembo Ekoko is a former youth international for France.

Steve Mandanda Mpidi is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Marseille, where he is captain, and the France national team.

Marc Diakiese is an English mixed martial artist of Congolese descent currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is a Congolese politician who has been the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 25 January 2019. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the DRC's oldest and largest party, succeeding his late father Étienne Tshisekedi in that role, a three-time Prime Minister of Zaire and opposition leader during the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. Tshisekedi was the UDPS party's candidate for president in the December 2018 general election, which he won, despite accusations of irregularities from several election monitoring organisations and other opposition parties. The Constitutional Court of the DRC upheld his victory after another opposition politician, Martin Fayulu, challenged the result, but Tshisekedi has been accused of making a deal with his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. The election marked the first peaceful transition of power since the DRC became independent from Belgium in 1960.

Sindika Dokolo was a Congolese art collector and businessman. He owned one of the most important contemporary African art collections, which includes more than 3,000 pieces. He died on 29 October 2020, in a free diving accident near Umm al-Hatab Island in Dubai, UAE, at the age of 48.

Emmanuel Kabeya Mudiay is a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played high school basketball for Grace Preparatory Academy and Prime Prep Academy in Texas, where he gained much of the media's attention. He committed to play for the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team on August 24, 2013 but later made the decision to forgo college and joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers in China. After an injury-riddled season in China, he was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.

Trésor Lomana LuaLua is a Congolese professional footballer who last played as a striker. He is currently the attacking coach for Spalding United.