All the personalities that you will discover are not Cameroonian by nationality, but have a certain percentage of Cameroonian DNA. Not to be confused with those who already claim their Cameroonian nationality loud and clear.
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Kylian Mbappe Lottin
Since the recent FIFA World Cup in November 2021, there is no need to give more praise to our first celebrity, where he shone in the French national team. World champion in 2018, this football prodigy is half Cameroonian thanks to his father, coming from the Sawa people, more precisely from the Duala tribe (read as du-halla).
Lilian Thuram
Another footballer, another era, but also a football world champion in 1998 for this same French national team and above all, the same Cameroonian origins as the previous footballer. Yes, Lilian Thuram also comes from the Sawa people, and more precisely from the island of Jebale (read as jay-ballet) where he was received by the village chiefs.
Quincy Jones
With his 60-year career in music and his 26 Grammy Awards, the American producer and composer also discovers himself as Cameroonian, and even obtains the right to the nationality of his ancestors’ country. He is surely the pride of the Tikar people, from where he descends.
Blair Underwood
This seductive actor, whose charm is no longer in doubt, comes from the region of North-West Cameroon, from the Babungo tribe, which he visited to immerse himself in his own history.
Oprah Winfrey
No need to introduce this successful producer, actress and TV host that is Oprah. And yes, this richest African-American philanthropist and personality of the 20th century comes from the West region of the country, from the Bamileke people (read as Ba-mi-lay-kay).
Chris Rock
Comedian, actor and director, he was overwhelmed when he discovered his Cameroonian origins. He descends from North Cameroon, from the Ouldeme people (read as Ool-day-may).
Don Cheadle
Actor Don Cheadle is the first of our celebrities to descend from multiple tribes in Cameroon all at once. He alone comes from the Ewondo (read as a-woe-n-dough), Tikar, Massa and Bamileke peoples.
Vanessa Williams
She often plays the roles of a distinguished, independent and sexy woman. Yes, the equally, singer and model Vanessa Williams discovered that her ancestors came from Cameroon.
Erykah badu
Yet another of our celebrities who comes from the Bamileke people. The singer and actress even displayed herself with a Toghu outfit, a traditional fabric of the tribes of the highlands of the Great West of Cameroon, in a meeting with the Bamileke community of Austin, Texas.
Eddie Murphy
The famous comedian, actor and American producer comes from the Central Cameroon region, from the commune of Nanga Eboko.
Chris Tucker
According to his mother’s lineage, this actor, humorist and producer is indeed a Bamileke descendant.
India Arie
With her 21-year career, as a singer and songwriter, India Arie is well aware that she descends from the Cameroonian people.
Condoleezza Rice
Politician under the presidency of George Bush, the second African-American personality to reach such heights in politics, not forgetting that she is an accomplished pianist, she discovers that her ancestors are from the Tikar plain in Cameroon.
Yannick Noah
A tennis player with many trophies, then an award-winning singer, and above all the favourite personality of the people in France on 11 occasions, Yannick Noah is half Cameroonian through his father, who was also a village chief. Today, at sixty years old and plus, Yannick has settled in near Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital city, to take over the chiefdom of Etoudi (read as a-too-dee).
Taraji P Hanson
You know whe always gives off that vibe of an indestructible woman, right? Well, despite the fact that her first names are of Swahili origin, it is indeed in Cameroon that Taraji found her own origins, specifically from the Massa people.
Common
The American rapper and actor has discovered his Cameroonian origins from the Bamileke and Ewondo tribes.
Spike Lee
Director and actor rewarded several times, Spike is indeed carrying a Cameroonian DNA and now wishes to go to the land of his ancestors.
Anthony Anderson
The diversity of movies he has been in well reflects the diversity of Cameroonian tribes he comes from, including Tikar, Hausa, and Fulani tribes.
Jessica Williams
The young American actress and comedian did a DNA test, which revealed her Bamileke ancestry.
Donnie Simpson
An essential personality on American radios, he also used DNA tests to find out his African origins and thus discovered that he came from Cameroon.
Roberta Flack
Soul and jazz singer, and owner of 15 albums, Roberta also has Cameroonian origins.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Singer and actress, Sheryl discovered, after performing a DNA test, that she was descended from the Tikar tribe.
Herman skip mason
This reverend and American historian also discovered his Cameroonian origins.
Ysaye Maria Barnwell
Songwriter, Ysaye Maria Barnwell is also of Cameroonian descent.
Frank Rodriguez
Radio host, DJ and journalist, Frank has some Cameroonian DNA in him.
Mae Jemison
The first black female astronaut also descends from Cameroonian people.
Raymond Windbush
Raymond is an American scholar and activist known for his systems thinking approaches to understanding the impact of racism/white supremacy on the global African community. The DNA test he took revealed that he is from Cameroon
