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List of people from Kinshasa
Last updated
March 24, 2026
The following is a
list of notable people from Kinshasa
.
Contents
Politics, military, business
Athletes
Artists
Others
References
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
References
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