Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga
1. Bismack Biyombo (1992)
Congolese Basketball Player
Congolese center who broke into the NBA in 2011 with the Charlotte Bobcats. He spent the 2015-16 season with the Toronto Raptors, then signed with the Orlando Magic.
2. Muteba Kidiaba (1976)
Soccer Player
Congolese soccer player known to play as a goalkeeper for TP Mazembe.
3. Christianne Mwasesa (1985)
Congolese Handball Player
Christianne Mwasesa Mwange is a team handball player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She plays for the club Toulon Saint-Cyr and on the DR Congo national team. She...
4. Albert Kanta Kambala (1958)
Footballer
Albert Kanta Kambala was a Zaire international footballer who played as a midfielder.
5. Tshala Muana (1958)
Singer
Élizabeth Tshala Muana Muidikay alias Tshala Muana is a singer and dancer from Congo-Kinshasa. She started her artistic career as a dancer for the musical band Tsheke Tsheke Love in...
6. Frédéric Kibassa Maliba (1939)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
édéric Kibassa Maliba was a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kibassa held the positions of Deputy Minister of Mines and then Minister of Mines in the Laurent-Désiré...
7. Yves Diba Ilunga (1987)
Footballer
Yves Diba Ilunga is a football player who plays for DR Congo national football team and for the Saudi Arabian side Al-Raed.
8. Jacques Maghoma (1987)
Footballer
Jacques Ilonda Maghoma is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday. He has also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Burton Albion where he was the player...
9. Félix Mwamba Musasa (1982)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
élix Mwamba Musasa is a Congolese football player who plays for and captains the Mpumalanga Black Aces in South African Premier Soccer League.
10. Danny Kassap (1982)
Congolese-canadian Distance Runn
Danny Tshindind Kassap was a Congolese-Canadian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. He competed at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie in Canada and subsequently settled in Toronto. Kassap...
11. Oscar Kashala (Unknow)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Dr. Oscar Kashala Lukumuena is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was a candidate in the 2006 presidential election. Doctor Kashala is a graduate of Harvard...
12. Yves Debay (1954)
French-belgian Publisher Editor
Yves Debay a veteran French-Belgian war correspondent who founded and reported for French-language magazines Raids and later Assaut which is published out of Boulogne-Billancourt Paris France. He was the first...
13. Mihayo Kazembe (1976)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Pamphile Mihayo Kazembe is a retired Democratic Republic of the Congolese footballer who last played for TP Mazembe as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach at TP Mazembe.
14. Sumbu Kalambay (1956)
Italian Boxer
Patrizio Sumbu Kalambay is an Italian former professional boxer who held the WBA middleweight championship. He was born in Zaire moving to Italy during his youth which is where he...
15. Sammy Baloji (1978)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Sammy Baloji is a photographer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He works in Lubumbashi and Brussels and held exhibitions in Amsterdam Paris Brussels Bilbao Cape Town and Bamako....
16. Marcel Kimemba Mbayo (1978)
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Marcel Kimemba Mbayo is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for A. F. C. Tubizethe Congolese national team. He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup...
17. Henoc Mukendi (1993)
Footballer
Henoc John Mukendi is a Congolese footballer who plays for Liverpool as a striker.
