Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou (17 July 1929 – 9 October 2012) was a Congolese politician, academic, novelist and playwright.

[4][5] Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou was born on 17 July 1929 in Kindamba in the Pool department of the Republic of the Congo.

He held several doctorates, and taught French and African linguistics and literature in several universities, including the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 for 22 years, but also in Ouagadougou, Abidjan, Dakar and Brazzaville.

Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou was the author of about 25 books in a wide range of genres and about fifty articles published in various foreign journals.

[3] Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou was a member of the French Académie des sciences d'outre-mer and the International Council of the French Language (Conseil international de la langue française).