List of Gabonese people

This article contains a list of notable Gabonese people, in order by profession, followed by alphabetical order by last name. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Actors, musicians, and entertainers

• Ludacris (born 1977), also known as Christopher Brian Bridges, American rapper, with Gabonese citizenship
• Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American actor, with Gabonese citizenship
• Philippe Mory (1935–2016), actor, film director
• Pauline Mvele (born 1969), Burkinabé-born actress, living in Gabon

Politicians, activists, and political leaders

Jean-Hilaire Aubame (1912–1989)

• Mathurin Anghiley (1886–1949), politician who was elected to the French Senate
• Anguilè Ré-Dowé (?–1867), 19th cen. Mpongwe village leader of Agekaza-Quaben
• Jean-Hilaire Aubame (1912–1989), politician active during both the colonial and independence periods
• Marie-Augustine Houangni Ambouroué, first woman to be mayor of Port-Gentil, Gabon, the country's second largest city
• Ida Reteno Assonouet, politician
• Lee White (born 1965), British conservationist, politician in Gabon

Sports people, and athletes

Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang (born 1989)

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (born 1989), French-born footballer, who captains the Gabon national team
• Wilfried Bingangoye (born 1985), former olympic sprinter
• Antoine Boussombo (born 1968), former olympic sprinter
• Odette Mistoul (born 1959), former olympic track and field athlete
• Marlyse Nsourou (born 1987), former olympic runner

Visual artist, and designers

• Myriam Mihindou (born 1964), French contemporary artist, of Gabonese and French heritage
• Boris Nzebo (born 1979), Gabonese painter, living in Cameroon
• Owanto (born 1953), also known as Owanto Berger, French-born British and Gabonese multidisciplinary artist
• Aïda Touré, painter, Sufi poet, of Gabonese and Malian heritage

Writers, and journalists

Nadia Origo (born 1977)

• Pulchérie Abeme Nkoghe (born 1980), poet, children's book author
• Jean-Baptiste Abessolo (born 1932), writer, educator
• Nadège Noële Ango-Obiang (born 1973), writer
• Peggy Lucie Auleley (born 1971), poet, novelist
• Bessora (born 1968), Belgium-born novelist and short story writer, of Gabonese heritage
• Charline Effah (born 1977) Gabonese novelist and educator, living in Paris
• Chantal Magalie Mbazo'o-Kassa (born 1967), poet and novelist
• Edna Merey-Apinda (born 1976), writer
• Justine Mintsa (born 1949), Gabonese Fang writer
• Patrick N'Guema N'Dong (1957–2021), radio journalist
• Honorine Ngou (born 1957), writer and academic
• Vincent de Paul Nyonda (1918–1995), playwright and minister
• Nadia Origo (born 1977), French-born Gabonese writer and editor
• Angèle Rawiri (1954–2010), Gabonese writer, who lived in Paris
• André Raponda Walker (1871–1968), Gabonese writer, ethnographer, Catholic priest, and missionary of Mpongwe and British descent

Others

• Samantha Biffot (born 1985) French-born film producer, film director, and screenwriter; living in Gabon

See also

• Biography portal
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