Atangana is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Atangana (circa 1880–1943), Cameroonian traditional ruler Marie-Thérèse Catherine Atangana Assiga Ahanda, (c. 1941–2014), Cameroonian novelist and chemist Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara (born 1954), Cameroonian politician Michel Thierry Atangana (born 1964), French citizen of Cameroonian origin Mvondo Atangana (born 1979), Cameroonian footballer