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Yaoundé (cmr)

Cameroon

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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 Emerson. Memorable people who died in Yaoundé include Ferdinand Oyono, Jacques N'Guea, and Louis-Paul M'Fédé. 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 0 and 2004, Yaoundé was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Emerson. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Yaoundé including Ferdinand Oyono, Jacques N'Guea, and Louis-Paul M'Fédé.

People Born in Yaoundé

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People Deceased in Yaoundé

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Yaoundé were soccer players (46), athletes (8), basketball players (2), and wrestlers (1),  while most who died were soccer players (4), politicians (2), and athletes (1).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Yaoundé since 1700.