Douala
Douala ranks 245th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Nizhny Novgorod. The most famous people from Douala are Samuel Eto'o, Manu Dibango, and Patrick M'Boma. The most famous people who died in Douala are Ange-Félix Patassé, Christian Tumi, and Mongo Beti. Douala has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Douala is located in Cameroon.
People
Between 0 and 2004, Douala was the birth place of 58 globally memorable people, including Samuel Eto'o, Manu Dibango, and Patrick M'Boma. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Douala including Ange-Félix Patassé, Christian Tumi, and Mongo Beti.
People Born in Douala
Go to all RankingsSamuel Eto'o
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2
Patrick M'Boma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 3
Joseph-Antoine Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4
Patrick Baudry
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 5
Joseph Bessala
ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
Francis Bebey
WRITER
1929 - 2001
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 7
Carlos Kameni
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 8
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WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9
Alex Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10
Cyrille Makanaky
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 11
Jean-Alain Boumsong
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Douala
Go to all RankingsAngèle Etoundi Essamba
PHOTOGRAPHER
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 16
William Andem
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 23
Samuel Ipoua
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 26
Marcel Mahouvé
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 39
Yvan Neyou
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 49
Françoise Ellong
FILM DIRECTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 50
André Bikey
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 51
Olivier Kemen
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 55
People Deceased in Douala
Go to all RankingsAnge-Félix Patassé
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2011
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
Christian Tumi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 2
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 3
Ephrem M'Bom
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Douala were soccer players (45), writers (4), athletes (3), film directors (2), and musicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1), religious figures (1), writers (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Douala, including Samuel Eto'o, Patrick M'Boma, and Joseph-Antoine Bell. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Douala, including Samuel Eto'o, Patrick M'Boma, and Joseph-Antoine Bell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Douala since 1700.
























