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 Samuel Umtiti. 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 basketball players and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Yaoundé is located in Cameroon.
Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, 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 50 globally memorable people, including Roger Milla, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Samuel Umtiti. 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: 66.97
Rank: 1
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 3
Michel Pensée
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4
Emmanuel Kundé
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 5
Stephen Tataw
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 6
Achille Emaná
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 7
Joel Embiid
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 8
Ephrem M'Bom
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 9
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 10
Breel Embolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 11
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Yaoundé
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SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 9
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 10
David Embé
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 29
Ali Gerba
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 36
Gaël Ondoua
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 39
Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.56
Rank: 48
Jeando Fuchs
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.19
Rank: 50
People Deceased in Yaoundé
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David Dacko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2003
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1
Joseph Bessala
ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 2
Théophile Abega
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2012
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Oyono
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 4
Stephen Tataw
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 5
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 6
Jacques N'Guea
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Yaoundé
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ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 2
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2013
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 6
Jacques N'Guea
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yaoundé were soccer players (46), basketball players (2), athletes (1), 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 Samuel Umtiti. 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 Samuel Umtiti.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Yaoundé since 1700.
