List of people from Kinshasa

The following is a list of notable people from Kinshasa.

Politics, military, business

• Nicole Nketo Bomele (born 1967 in Congo), Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Gael Bussa, politician elected National Deputy in the constituency of Budjala, in the province of South-Ubangi, in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
• Justin Marie Bomboko
• Mwazulu Diyabanza, pan-African activist and founder of the Front Multiculturel Anti-Spoliation
• David Norris, scholar and politician, 2011 election candidate for President of Ireland
• Joseph Damien Tshatshi, colonel in the Armée Nationale Congolaise

Athletes

• Flo Thamba, starting center for 2020–21 NCAA Champion Baylor Bears basketball team
• D. J. Mbenga, professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the US National Basketball Association
• Emmanuel Mudiay, professional basketball player of the New York Knicks in the US National Basketball Association
• Christian Eyenga, professional basketball player and 2009 first round draft choice for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the US National Basketball Association
• Dikembe Mutombo (1966–2024), former professional basketball player
• Christian M'Pumbu, professional mixed martial arts fighter and Bellator Fighting Championships World Champion
• Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu, former Sheffield Wednesday football player
• Jeremy Bokila, professional football player, son of Ndingi Bokila Mandjombolo
• Claude Makélélé, professional football player and current manager
• Steve Mandanda, professional footballer who plays for Marseille and the France national football team
• Ariza Makukula, naturalised Portuguese retired professional football player
• José Bosingwa, naturalised Portuguese football player
• Leroy Lita, professional football player
• Fabrice Muamba, former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League
• Tim Biakabutuka, former professional American football player
• Kazenga LuaLua, professional football player for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
• Lomana LuaLua, professional football player for Al-Arabi in Qatar
• Mwamba Kazadi, former professional football player who won the 1973 "African Footballer of the Year" award
• Péguy Luyindula, professional football player for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1
• Hérita Ilunga, professional football player
• Gary Kikaya, retired Olympic 400-metre runner
• Patrick Kabongo, professional football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
• Youssouf Mulumbu, professional footballer for Norwich City
• Danny Mwanga, professional footballer for the Philadelphia Union
• Blaise Nkufo, professional footballer for Switzerland
• Gabriel Zakuani, professional football player for Peterborough United of League One in England
• Steve Zakuani, professional football player for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the United States
• Occupé Bayenga, professional football player who currently plays in Universidad de Concepción, Chilean Primera División
• Christian Benteke, professional football player for Crystal Palace F.C. of the Premier League and the Belgium national football team
• Jody Lukoki, professional football player for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian First League and the DR Congo national football team
• Aristote Nsiala, professional football player for Ipswich Town
• Silas Katompa Mvumpa, professional football player for VfB Stuttgart

Artists

• Maître Gims, rapper-singer
• Jimmy Omonga, singer-songwriter
• Werrason, singer-songwriter
• Lokua Kanza, singer-songwriter
• Alain Kassanda, film maker, film director and cinematographer
• Ya Kid K, hip-hop artist
• Leki, R&B artist
• Jessy Matador, singer
• Kalash Criminel, rapper
• Odette Krempin, fashion designer
• Kaysha, hip-hop artist
• Merveille Lukeba, professional actor for the series Skins on E4
• Mohombi, pop, hip-hop artist
• Fally Ipupa, singer-songwriter
• Koffi Olomide, singer-songwriter
• Papa Wemba, singer-songwriter
• Damso- Singer, hip hop artist
• Defao - singer-songwriter, soukous artist

Others

• Buata Malela, comparative literature specialist and historian
• Raïssa Malu, physicist, educator and politician
• Pierre Mambele, taxi driver with an extensive journalist clientele
• Ngalula Mubenga, engineer
• Celine Tendobi, gynecologist