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 editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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
• Liliane Massala (born 1964), diplomat
• 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
• Lists portal