List of people from Kinshasa

The following is a list of notable people from Kinshasa.

Politics, military, business

 * 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, retired 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 footballer 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
 * 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

Others

 * Buata Malela, comparative literature specialist and historian
 * Pierre Mambele, taxi driver with an extensive journalist clientele
 * Ngalula Mubenga, engineer