Yaoundé
Yaoundé ranks 246th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tulsa, Oklahoma, Nizhny Novgorod, and Douala. Memorable people born in Yaoundé include Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Emmanuel Kundé. Memorable people who died in Yaoundé include David Dacko, Joseph Bessala, and Théophile Abega. Yaoundé has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Yaoundé is located in Cameroon.
Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million, which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1952 and 2004, Yaoundé was the birth place of 60 globally memorable people, including Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Emmanuel Kundé. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Yaoundé including David Dacko, Joseph Bessala, and Théophile Abega.
People Born in Yaoundé
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Roger Milla
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 20
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 60
Emmanuel Kundé
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 43
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 41
Ephrem M'Bom
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 54
Michel Pensée
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 19
Breel Embolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17
Joseph N'Do
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 53
Stephen Tataw
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 3
Françoise Mbango Etone
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 42
Youssoufa Moukoko
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 33
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 55
Newly Added People Born in Yaoundé
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Jean Onana
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 57
Faris Moumbagna
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 56
Petrus Boumal
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 58
Steve Leo Beleck
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 59
People Deceased in Yaoundé
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David Dacko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2003
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 2
Joseph Bessala
ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 7
Théophile Abega
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2012
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Oyono
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 4
Jacques N'Guea
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 5
Stephen Tataw
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 3
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yaoundé were soccer players (50), athletes (7), basketball players (2), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were soccer players (4), politicians (2), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yaoundé, including Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Emmanuel Kundé. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yaoundé, including Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Emmanuel Kundé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Yaoundé since 1700.
