List of Famous people born in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the 76ers. Multiple foot and knee injuries delayed his debut for two seasons until 2016–17, when he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team despite playing only 31 games. Embiid has received three All-Star selections. He has nicknamed himself "the Process" in response to a refrain from 76ers fans during the Sam Hinkie era to "trust the process".

Samuel Yves Um Titi, known as Samuel Umtiti, is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the French national team.

Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He had two international caps for his country's national team, whom he represented at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Breel Donald Embolo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.

Joseph-Marie Minala is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai, on loan from Italian club Lazio.

Joseph Bouasse Ombiogno Perfection was a Cameroonian footballer.

Vincent Aboubakar is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Beşiktaş and the Cameroonian national team.

Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli or simply Messi Bouli or Messi B is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese second division club Nanjing City.

Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is a French Cameroonian professional boxer. He has held a middleweight world championship twice, including the WBO title in 2012 and the WBA (Regular) title in 2017, and has challenged once for a super-middleweight world title in 2019. As of August 2019, N'Dam N'Jikam is ranked as the world's ninth best active middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Aboubakar Oumarou is a Cameroonian professional footballer. He is most often deployed as a forward. Having started his professional career in China, he has played in four different Serbian clubs. Oumarou has been capped by the national team of Cameroon.