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Foumban (cmr)

Cameroon

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Foumban ranks 10,222nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Calabar, Natchez, Mississippi, and Vitry-le-François. Memorable people born in Foumban include Ajara Nchout, and Simon Ngapandouetnbu. Foumban has been the birth place of many soccer players. Foumban is located in Cameroon.

Foumban or Fumban is a city in Cameroon, lying north east of Bafoussam. It has a population of 83,522. It is a major town for the Bamoun people and is home to a museum of traditional arts and culture. Foumban is known for its political significance in the formation of Cameroon's history and its cultural, tourism and economic potential. There is also a market and a craft centre, while Foumban Royal Palace contains a museum with information on Ibrahim Njoya who invented a new language script, Bamum script, and the artificial language Shümom. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1993 and 2003, Foumban was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ajara Nchout, and Simon Ngapandouetnbu.

People Born in Foumban

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Foumban were soccer players (2),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Foumban, including Ajara Nchout, and Simon Ngapandouetnbu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Foumban, including Ajara Nchout, and Simon Ngapandouetnbu.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Foumban since 1700.