List of South Africans
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This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles.
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[edit] Academics
[edit] Academics
See also: List of chancellors and vice-chancellors
- Estian Calitz, academic (1949 - )
- Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, academic and politician (1894 - 1948)
- Tshilidzi Marwala, academic and businessman
- Njabulo Ndebele, Principal of the University of Cape Town
- Calie Pistorius, academic and Principal of the University of Pretoria
- David Webster, anthropologist (1945 – 1989)
Kaliah Johnston
[edit] Medical and veterinary
- Abraham Manie Adelstein, UK Chief Medical Statistician (1916 - 1992)
- Christiaan Barnard, pioneering heart surgeon (1922 - 2001)
- Wouter Basson, apartheid medical scientist (1950 - )
- Patrick Soon-Shiong, surgeon, founder Abraxis BioScience, billionaire
- Arnold Theiler, veterinarian (1867 - 1936)
- Max Theiler, virologist, 1951 Nobel Prize winner (1899 - 1972)
[edit] Scientists
See also: South African scientists
- Andrew Geddes Bain, geologist (1797 - 1864)
- Wilhelm Bleek, linguist (1827 - 1875)
- Robert Broom, palaeontologist (1866 - 1951)
- Peter Beighton, geneticist (1934 - )
- Sydney Brenner, biologist (1927 - )
- Phillip Clancey, ornithologist (1918 - 2001)
- Allan McLeod Cormack, physicist (1924 - 1998)
- Clement Martyn Doke, linguist (1893 - 1980)
- Alexander du Toit, geologist (1878 - 1948)
- J.W.B. Gunning, zoologist (1860 - 1913)
- Thebe Medupe, astrophysicist
- Lucy Lloyd, anthropologist (1834 - 1914)
- Austin Roberts, zoologist (1883 - 1948)
- Basil Schonland, physicist (1896 - 1972)
- J.L.B. Smith, ichthyologist (1897 - 1968)
- Phillip Tobias, palaeontologist (1925 - )
[edit] Theologians
Also see header: Prelates and clerics
- David Bosch (1929 - 1992)
- Ferdinand Deist (1944 - 1997)
- Dion Forster, (1972 - )
- Johan Heyns, (1928 - 1994)
- Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917)
- J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
[edit] Writers
See also: List of South African writers
[edit] Authors
- Lady Anne Barnard, travel writer and artist (1750 - 1825)
- Herman Charles Bosman, author (1905 - 1951)
- John Michael Coetzee, 2003 Nobel Prize-winning author (1940 - )
- K. Sello Duiker, novelist (1974 - 2005)
- Percy Fitzpatrick, writer, businessman and politician (1862 - 1931)
- Damon Galgut, author (1963 - )
- Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize-winning author (1923 - )
- C.J. Langenhoven, writer and poet (1873 - 1932)
- David Robert Lewis, writer, editor and playwright (1968-)
- Dalene Matthee, author (1938 - 2005)
- Gcina Mhlope, author, storyteller, playwright, director, actor (1959 - )
- Phaswane Mpe, novelist (1970 - 2004)
- Alan Paton, author (1903 - 1988)
- Karel Schoeman, novelist and historian (1939 - )
- Olive Schreiner, author (1855 - 1920)
- Etienne van Heerden, novelist (1956 - )
- Marlene van Niekerk, novelist (1954 - )
- Lyall Watson, writer (1939 - )
- Rachel Zadok, London-based South African writer (1972- )
[edit] Editors
- John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor (1859 - 1921)
- Aggrey Klaaste, journalist and editor
- Max du Preez, newspaper editor
[edit] Poets
See also: List of South African poets and List of Afrikaans language poets
- Roy Campbell, poet (1901 - 1957)
- Sheila Cussons, poet (1922 - 2004)
- Jakob Daniël du Toit, poet aka Totius (1877 - 1953)
- Elisabeth Eybers, poet (1915 - 2007)
- Ingrid Jonker, poet (1933 - 1965)
- Antjie Krog, poet, novelist and playwright (1952 - )
- Laurence Lerner, poet (1925 - )
- Thomas Pringle, poet and journalist (1789 - 1834)
- N. P. van Wyk Louw, poet (1906 - 1970)
- Eugène Nielen Marais, poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist (1871 - 1936)
[edit] Journalists
- Jani Allan, journalist and radio personality (1953- )
- Arthur Goldstuck, journalist (1959 - )
- Lara Logan, CBS television reporter/correspondent (1971 - )
- Sol Plaatje, journalist and political activist (1877 - 1932)
- Eric Lloyd Williams, journalist and war correspondent (1915 - 1988)
- Donald Woods, journalist and anti-apartheid activist (1933 - 2001)
[edit] Artists
See also: List of South African artists
[edit] Performing artists
[edit] Actors
- Peter Cartwright, actor (1935 - )
- Embeth Davidtz, actress (1965 - )
- Sid James, film & television actor (1913-1976)
- John Kani, actor, entertainer and writer (1943 - )
- Alice Krige, actress (1954 - )
- Patrick Mynhardt, actor (1932 - 2007)
- Basil Rathbone, actor, famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes (1892-1967)
- Antony Sher, actor, author and painter (1949 - )
- Cliff Simon, actor (1962 - )
- William Smith, TV teacher and presenter
- Janet Suzman, actress (1939 - )
- Charlize Theron, actress (1975 - )
- Pieter Dirk Uys, political satirist and entertainer (1945 - )
- Musetta Vander, actress (1969 - )
- Arnold Vosloo, actor (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, 24) (1962 - )
[edit] Playwrights and film directors
- Lev David, writer and media consultant (1980 - )
- Athol Fugard, playwright (1932 - )
- Ronald Harwood, playwright and writer (1934 - )
- Mbongeni Ngema, playwright, actor, choreographer and director
- Mthuli ka Shezi, playwright and political activist (1947 - 1972)
- Leon Schuster, filmmaker, comedian, actor and prankster
- Jamie Uys, film director (1921 - 1996)
[edit] Singers, musicians and composers
See also: List of South African musicians and List of South African composers
- Johan Botha, opera singer (1965 - )
- Johnny Clegg, musician (1953 - )
- Lucky Dube, reggae singer
- Claire Johnston, singer
- David Kramer, singer and playwright (1951 - )
- Aquiles Priester, drummer
- Koos Ras, comedian, singer, writer, composer (1928 - 1997)
- Enoch Sontonga, composer of national anthem (1873 - 1905)
- Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1941 - )
[edit] TV and Radio personalities
- Jani Allan, radio personality, journalist (1953- )
- Riaan Cruywagen, TV news reader (1945 - )
- Michael de Morgan, TV presenter
- Trevor Denman, horse racing announcer
- Alan Khan, radio personality (1971 - )
- Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, talk show host, public speaker and businesswoman
- Jeremy Mansfield, radio and TV personality
[edit] Visual Artists
[edit] Cartoonists
- T.O. Honiball, cartoonist (1905 - 1990)
- Zapiro, cartoonist (1958 - )
- Jeremy Nell, cartoonist (1979 - )
[edit] Ceramists and Collage Artists
[edit] Painters
- Thomas Baines, colonial painter and explorer (1820 – 1875)
- Annette du Plessis, visual artist (1955 - )
- Garth Erasmus, visual artist (1956 - )
- Clinton Fein, artist, activist, photographer (1964 - )
- C. G. Finch-Davies, painter and ornithologist (1875 - 1920)
- Maggie Laubser, painter (1886 - 1973)
- Neville Lewis, artist (1895 - 1972)
- Rexon Mathebula, artist (1926 - )
- Brett Murray, artist (1961 - )
- Hugo Naudé, painter (1868 - 1941)
- George Pemba, visual artist (1912 - 2001)
- Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, artist (1886 - 1957)
- Gerard Sekoto, artist and musician (1913 - 1993)
- Irma Stern, painter (1894 - 1966)
- Vladimir Tretchikoff, painter (1913 - 2006)
- William Kentridge, painter (1955 - )
[edit] Photographers
- Lien Botha (1961 - )
- Kevin Carter, (1961 – 1994)
- Ernest Cole (1940 - 1990)
- David Goldblatt, photographer (1930 - )
- Bob Gosani (1934 - 1972)
- Alf Khumalo (1930 - )
- Peter Magubane (1932 - )
- Jürgen Schadeberg (1931 - )
- Austin Stevens (1951 - )
[edit] Sculptors
- Anton van Wouw (1862 - 1945)
- Edoardo Villa (1915 - )
[edit] Business
- Raymond Ackerman, businessman (1931 - )
- Barney Barnato, mining magnate (1852 - 1897)
- David Brink, businessman (1939 - )
- John Fairbairn, founder of Mutual Life
- Sol Kerzner, hotel magnate (1935 - )
- Basetsana Kumalo, former Miss South Africa, presenter and businesswoman
- Sammy Marks, businessman (1844 - 1920)
- Patrice Motsepe, businessman (1962 - )
- Elon Musk, Internet and space launch entrepreneur (1971 - )
- Harry Oppenheimer, businessman (1908 - 2000)
- Charles Purdon, agricultural pioneer (1838 - 1926)
- Mamphela Ramphele, political activist, academic, businesswoman and mother to the son of Steve Biko (1947 - )
- Cyril Ramaphosa, politician and businessman (1952 - )
- Cecil Rhodes, businessman (1853 - 1902)
- Anton Rupert, businessman (1916 - 2006)
- Johann Rupert, businessman, son of Anton Rupert (1950 - )
- Tokyo Sexwale, politician and businessman (1953 - )
- Mark Shuttleworth, web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte and Ubuntu Linux, astronaut (1973 - )
[edit] Legal and police
- Lourens Ackermann, constitutional court judge (1934 - )
- George Bizos, lawyer (1928 - )
- Arthur Chaskalson, judge (1931 - )
- Johannes Christiaan de Wet, legal academic (1912 - 1990)
- Harold Hanson, advocate QC (1904 - 1973)
- Bram Fischer, advocate QC and political activist (1908 - 1975)
- Richard Goldstone, ex-constitutional court judge (1938 - )
- Pius Langa, chief justice of constitutional court (1939 - )
- Cecil Margo, judge (1915 - 2000)
- Bulelani Ngcuka, director of public prosecutions (1954 - )
- Albie Sachs, justice in constitutional court (1935 - )
- Jackie Selebi, national commissioner of police (1950 - )
- Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold, Chief Justice of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1899 - 1977)
- Percy Yutar, chief prosecutor (1911 -2002)
[edit] Political
[edit] Activists and trade unionists
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936 - )
- Zackie Achmat, AIDS activist (1962 - )
- Neil Aggett, political activist and trade unionist (c. 1953 - 1982)
- Jeremy Baskin, trade unionist (1956 - )
- Steve Biko, nonviolent political activist (1946 - 1977)
- Chris Hani, political activist (1942 - 1993)
- Ruth Hayman, anti-apartheid campaigner ( - 1981)
- Ahmed Kathrada, political activist (1929 - )
- Adolph Malan, fighter pilot and civil rights activist (1910 - 1963)
- Govan Mbeki, political activist and father of Thabo Mbeki (1910 - 2001)
- Robert McBride, anti-apartheid assassin and later police chief (1963 - )
- Fatima Meer, scientist and political activist (1928 - )
- Elias Motsoaledi, political activist (1924 - 1994)
- Victoria Mxenge, anti-apartheid activist (1942 - 1985)
- Lilian Ngoyi, anti-apartheid activist (1911 - 1980)
- Rachel Simons, communist and trade unionist (1914 - 2004)
- Albertina Sisulu, political activist and wife of Walter Sisulu (1919 - )
- Walter Sisulu, political activist (1912 - 2003)
- Robert Sobukwe, political activist (1924 - 1978)
- Oliver Tambo, political activist (1917 - 1993)
- Richard Turner, academic and political activist (1941 - 1978)
[edit] Apartheid operatives
- Wouter Basson, apartheid scientist (1950 - )
- Dirk Coetzee, apartheid covert operative
- Eugene de Kock, apartheid assassin
- Clive Derby-Lewis, assassin (1936 - )
- Lothar Neethling, apartheid forensic scientist (1935 - 2005)
- Barend Strydom, convicted murderer and white supremacist activist
- Eugène Terre'Blanche, white supremacist activist (1941 - )
- Adriaan Vlok, apartheid minister (1937 - )
- Thomas Vorster, apartheid operative and Boeremag member
- Craig Williamson, apartheid spy (1949 - )
[edit] Colonial and Union Governors
See also: Cape governors, Natal governors and Governors-General
- George Grey, Cape governor (1812 – 1898)
- Jan Willem Janssens, Cape governor (1762 - 1838)
- Benjamin Pine, Natal governor (1809 - 1891)
- Harry Smith, Cape governor 1847-52 (1787 - 1860)
- Andries Stockenström, governor of British Kaffraria (1792 - 1964)
- Simon van der Stel, first Cape governor (1639 – 1712)
- Willem Adriaan van der Stel, second Cape governor (1664 - 1723)
- Jan van Riebeeck, founder of Cape settlement (1619 - 1677)
[edit] Leaders and Politicians
See also: List of South African politicians
- Ken Andrew, politician (1943 - )
- Kader Asmal, an activist, politician and professor of human rights (1934 -)
- Sibusiso Bengu, politician (1934 - )
- Thozamile Botha, politician (1948 - )
- Cheryl Carolus, politician (1958 - )
- Piet Cronje, boer general and commander-in-chief of ZAR's military forces (1840 - 1911)
- Yusuf Dadoo, doctor and politician (1909 - 1983)
- Patricia de Lille, politician (1951 - )
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, politician (1949 - )
- De Villiers Graaff, United Party opposition leader (1913 - 1999)
- Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, journalist and politician (1845 - 1909)
- Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, academic and politician (1894 - 1948)
- Danny Jordaan, politician and soccer administrator (1951 - )
- Tony Leon, DA opposition leader (1956 - )
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, politician and 2nd wife of Nelson Mandela (1936 - )
- Magnus Malan, minister of defence and chief of the South African Defence Force (1930 - )
- Trevor Manuel, minister of finance (1956 - )
- Roelf Meyer, politician and businessman (1947 - )
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, deputy president (1955 - )
- Gagathura (Monty) Mohambry Naicker, medical doctor and politician (1910 - 1978)
- Bulelani Ngcuka, politician (1954 - )
- Dullah Omar, politician (1934 - 2004)
- Andries Pretorius, Boer leader and commandant-general (1799 - 1853)
- Deneys Reitz, boer commando, deputy Prime Minister and High Commissioner to London (1882 - 1944)
- Pixley ka Isaka Seme, ANC founder member (1881 - 1951)
- Mbhazima Shilowa, trade unionist and premier (1958 - )
- Joe Slovo, politician (1926 - 1995)
- Harry Schwarz, MP and ambassador to the United States (1924 - )
- Helen Suzman, politician (1917 - )
- Catherine Taylor, politician (1914 - 1992)
- Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, PFP opposition leader (1940 - )
- Helen Zille, DA opposition leader, mayor of Cape Town (1951 - )
- Jacob Zuma, former deputy president (1942 - )
[edit] Prime Ministers and Presidents
See also: Prime Ministers of the Cape Colony
- Jacobus Boshoff, 2nd President of the Orange Free State (1808 - 1881)
- Louis Botha, Boer commander-in-chief and 1st Prime Minister of South Africa (1862 - 1919)
- Pieter Willem Botha, 9th and last Prime Minister and 8th State President of South Africa (1916 - 2006)
- Johannes Henricus Brand, 4th President of the Orange Free State
- Thomas Francois Burgers, 4th President of South African Republic (1871 - 1877)
- Frederik Willem de Klerk, 9th and last State President of South Africa (1990-94) and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1936 - )
- Christiaan Rudolph de Wet, Boer general and acting President of the Orange Free State
- Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs, 4th State President of South Africa (1903 - 1978)
- Jacobus Johannes Fouché, 3rd State President of South Africa (1898 - 1980)
- James Barry Munnik Hertzog, Boer general and 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (1866 - 1942)
- Josias Hoffman, 1st President of the Orange Free State
- Petrus Jacobus Joubert, Boer general and member of the Troika in the South African Republic
- Paul Kruger, member of the Troika, 5th and last President of South African Republic (1825 - 1904)
- Daniel François Malan, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa and is responsible for laying the groundwork for Apartheid (1874 - 1959)
- Nelson Mandela, 1st democratically elected President of South Africa and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1918 - )
- Thabo Mbeki, 2nd and current President of South Africa (1942 - )
- John X. Merriman, last prime minister of the Cape Colony (1841 - 1926)
- Jozua François Naudé, 2nd State President of South Africa
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, 3rd President of the Orange Free State, 1st and 3rd President of the ZAR (1819 - 1901)
- Francis William Reitz, 5th President of the Orange Free State (1844 - 1934)
- Jan Smuts, Boer general, British field marshal, 2nd and 4th Prime Minister of South Africa (1870 - 1950)
- Johannes Strijdom, 6th Prime Minister of South Africa (1893 - 1958)
- Martinus Theunis Steyn, 6th and last President of the Orange Free State (1857 - 1916)
- Charles Robberts Swart, last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and 1st State President of the RSA (1894 - 1982)
- Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa and primary architect of Apartheid (1901 - 1966)
- Marais Viljoen, 5th and 7th State President of South Africa (1915 - 2007)
- Balthazar Johannes Vorster, 8th Prime Minister and 6th State President of South Africa (1915 - 1983)
[edit] Royalty
See also: List of Zulu kings
- Cetshwayo kaMpande, 4th Zulu king (1826 - 1884)
- Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, 7th Zulu king (1924 - 1945)
- Goodwill Zwelethini, 8th and current king of the Zulu nation (1948 - )
- Dabulamanzi, Zulu prince, son of Mpande
- Dingane kaSenzangakhona, 2nd Zulu king and half-brother of Shaka (1795 - 1840)
- Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, 5th Zulu king (1868 - 1913) not officially recognized
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi, politician and a Zulu prince (1928 - )
- uZibhebhu kaMaphitha, Zulu prince and chief (1841 - 1904)
- Khetoane Modjadji, Balobedu's 3th Rain Queen (1869 - 1959)
- Makoma Modjadji, Balobedu's 4th Rain Queen (1905 - 1980)
- Mokope Modjadji, Balobedu's 5th Rain Queen (1936 - 2001)
- Makobo Modjadji, Balobedu's 6th Rain Queen (1978 - 2005)
- Mpande, 3rd Zulu king and half-brother of Shaka (1798 - 1872)
- Mzilikazi, king of the Matabele (c. 1790 - 1868)
- Sekhukhune, king of the Marota (or Bapedi) (1814 - 1882)
- Sekwati, king of the Marota (or Bapedi), father of Sekhukhune (1775 - 1861)
- Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation (1787 - 1828)
- Solomon kaDinuzulu, 6th Zulu king (1891 - 1933) not officially recognized
[edit] Tribal leaders and prophets
- Hintsa kaKhawuta, amaXhosa chief (1789 - 1835)
- Khawuta kaGcaleka, amaXhosa chief (c. 1761 - 1804)
- Adam Kok, Griqua leader (1811 - 1875)
- Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla, amaBhele chief, Tyume Valley, Alice, Ciskei (1926 - )
- Makhanda, amaXhosa prophet ( - 1820)
- Chief Mqalo, Amakhuze chief, Ciskei region (1916 - )
- Maqoma, amaXhosa chief imprisoned on Robben Island ( - 1873)
- Moshoeshoe I, Basotho chief (c. 1786 - 1870)
- Ngubengcuka, prominent chief of the Thembu amaXhosa ( - 1832)
- Nongqawuse, millennialist amaXhosa prophetess (c. 1840s – 1898)
- Sarili kaHintsa, amaXhosa chief (c. 1810 - 1892)
[edit] Prelates and clerics
See also: Anglican bishops of Grahamstown
- Albert Nolan, Catholic priest
- William Anderson, missionary (1769 - 1852)
- Allan Boesak, cleric and anti-apartheid activist (1945 - )
- Frank Chikane, cleric and anti-apartheid activist (1951 - )
- John William Colenso, Anglican bishop of Natal (1814 - 1883)
- S.J. du Toit, cleric, Afrikaans language pioneer and founder member of the Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (1847 - 1911)
- Allan Hendrickse, cleric and MP (1927 - 2005)
- Albert Luthuli, cleric, politician and 1960 Nobel Peace Prize winner (c. 1898 - 1967)
- Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader and political activist (1874 - 1939)
- Ray McCauley, head of Rhema church (1949 - )
- Robert Moffat, missionary, Bible translator and founder of Kuruman (1795 - 1883)
- Beyers Naudé, cleric and anti-apartheid activist (1915 - 2004)
- John Philip, missionary (1775 - 1851)
- Desmond Tutu, cleric and Nobel Peace Prize winner (1931 - )
[edit] Sport
[edit] Athletics
- Okkert Brits, pole-vaulter (1973 - )
- Zola Budd, marathon and long-distance runner (1966 - )
- Hestrie Cloete, high jumper (1978 - )
- Bruce Fordyce, ultra-marathon runner (1955 - )
- Jacques Freitag, high jumper (1982 - )
- Llewellyn Herbert, 400m hurdles, Olympic bronze medallist (1977 - )
- Frantz Kruger, discus thrower (1975 - )
- Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, middle distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1980 - )
- Oscar Pistorius, disabled runner (1986 - )
- Gert Potgieter, 440m hurdles, Commonwealth Games gold medallist (1937 - )
- Hezekiél Sepeng, middle distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1974 - )
- Josia Thugwane, marathon runner, Olympic gold medallist (1971 - )
- L. J. van Zyl, 400m hurdles, Commonwealth Games gold medallist (1985 - )
[edit] Basketball
- Steve Nash, two-time NBA MVP (1974 - ) (more commonly identified as Canadian, as his family moved there in his early childhood)
[edit] Boxing
- Cassius Baloyi, featherweight boxer (1974 - )
- Mike Bernardo, boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter (1969 - )
- Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer (1968 - )
- Gerrie Coetzee, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion (1955 - )
- Pierre Coetzer, heavyweight boxer, (1961 - )
- Kallie Knoetze, heavyweight boxer (1953 - )
- "Baby" Jakes Matlala, junior flyweight champion (1962 - )
- Brian Mitchell, WBA Super Featherweight Champion 1986 - 1991, IBF Super Featherweight Champion 1991 (1961-)
- Corrie Sanders, heavyweight boxer (1966 - )
- Mzukisi Sikali, flyweight boxer (1971 - 2005)
- Charlie Weir, light middleweight boxer (1956 - )
[edit] Cricket
- Shafiek Abrahams, right-arm spin bowler (1968 - )
- Paul Adams, left-arm spin bowler (1977 - )
- Adam Bacher, right-handed batsman (1973 - )
- Ali Bacher, right-handed batsman and administrator (1942 - )
- Edgar John Barlow, right-arm fast bowler and coach (1940 - 2005)
- Nicky Boje, all-rounder (1973 - )
- Tertius Bosch, right-arm fast bowler (1966 - 2000)
- Johan Botha, right-arm spin bowler (1982 - )
- Mark Boucher, wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman (1976 - )
- David Callaghan, all-rounder (1965 - )
- Jimmy Cook, right-handed batsman (1953 - )
- Hansie Cronje, Proteas captain, all-rounder (1969 - 2002)
- Daryll Cullinan, right-handed batsman (1967 - )
- Basil D'Oliveira, right-handed batsman (1931 - )
- Alan Dawson, right-arm fast medium bowler (1969 - )
- Abraham de Villiers, wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman (1984 - )
- Fanie de Villiers, right-arm fast medium bowler (1964 - )
- Matthew Dennington, cricketer (1982 - )
- Boeta Dippenaar, right-handed batsman (1977 - )
- Allan Donald, right-arm fast bowler (1966 - )
- Jean-Paul Duminy, left-handed batsman (1984 - )
- Clive Eksteen, left-arm spin bowler (1966 - )
- Steve Elworthy, right-arm fast medium bowler (1965 - )
- Herschelle Gibbs, right-handed batsman (1974 - )
- Tony Greig, right-handed batsman and commentator (1946 - )
- Andrew Hall, all-rounder (1975 - )
- Nantie Hayward, right-arm fast bowler (1977 - )
- Claude Henderson, left-arm spin bowler (1972 - )
- Omar Henry, left-arm spin bowler (1952 - )
- Andrew Hudson, right-handed opening batsman (1952 - )
- Martin van Jaarsveld, right-handed batsman (1974 - )
- Steven Jack, right-arm fast medium bowler (1970 - )
- Jacques Kallis, all-rounder (1975 - )
- Chad Keegan, cricketer (1979 - )
- Justin Kemp, all-rounder (1977 - )
- Jon Kent, cricketer (1979 - )
- Gary Kirsten, left-handed opening batsman (1967 - )
- Peter Kirsten, right-handed batsman (1955 - )
- Lance Klusener, all-rounder (1971 - )
- Garnett Kruger, right-arm fast medium bowler (1977 - )
- Adrian Kuiper, all-rounder (1959 - )
- Charl Langeveldt, right-arm fast medium bowler (1974 - )
- Gerhardus Liebenberg, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper (1972 - )
- Allan Lamb, right-hand batsman (1954 - )
- Craig Matthews, right-arm fast medium bowler (1965 - )
- Neil McKenzie, right-handed batsman (1975 - )
- Brian McMillan, all-rounder (1963 - )
- Albie Morkel, right-handed batsman (1981 - )
- Victor Mpitsang, right-arm fast medium bowler (1980 - )
- Andre Nel, fast bowler (1977 - )
- Makhaya Ntini, fast bowler (1977 - )
- Justin Ontong, right-arm spin bowler (1980 - )
- Hugh Page, right arm fast bowler (1961 - )
- Robin Peterson, left-arm spin bowler (1979 - )
- Kevin Pietersen, right-handed batsman (1980 - )
- Graeme Pollock, left-handed batsman (1944 - )
- Shaun Pollock, Proteas captain, fast-medium bowler, nephew of Graeme (1973 - )
- Nic Pothas, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper (1973 - )
- Ashwell Prince, left-handed batsman (1977 - )
- Meyrick Pringle, right-arm fast medium swing bowler (1966 - )
- Andrew Puttick, cricketer (1980 - )
- Jonty Rhodes, right-handed batsman (1969 - )
- Clive Rice, all-rounder (1949 - )
- David Richardson, right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper (1959 - )
- Jacques Rudolph, left-handed batsman (1981 - )
- Mark Rushmere, right-handed batsman (1965 - )
- Brett Schultz, left-arm fast bowler (1970 - )
- Graeme Smith, Proteas captain, batsman (1981 - )
- Greg Smith, cricketer (1971 - )
- Errol Stewart, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper (1969 - )
- Dale Steyn, right-arm fast bowler (1983 - )
- Rudi Steyn, cricketer (1967 - )
- Andrew Strauss, cricketer (1977 - )
- Pieter Strydom, cricketer (1969 - )
- Pat Symcox, right-arm spin bowler (1960 - )
- Roger Telemachus, right-arm fast medium bowler (1973 - )
- David Terbrugge, right-arm fast medium bowler (1977 - )
- Kepler Wessels, Proteas captain, left-handed batsman (1957 - )
- Henry Williams, right-arm fast medium bowler (1967 - )
- Charl Willoughby, cricketer (1974 - )
- Mandy Yachad, cricketer (1960 - )
- Monde Zondeki, right-arm fast bowler (1982 - )
[edit] Golf
- Ernie Els (1969 - )
- Retief Goosen (1969 - )
- Trevor Immelman (1979 - )
- Gary Player (1936 - )
- Rory Sabbatini (1976 - )
- Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum (1930 - 1978)
[edit] Motorsport
- Jody Scheckter, Formula One world champion (1950 - )
- Gordon Murray, Grand Prix car designer (1946 - )
[edit] Rugby
- Bakkies Botha, Springbok, lock (1979 - )
- Naas Botha, Springbok, flyhalf and TV presenter (1958 - )
- Schalk Burger, Springbok, flank (1983 - )
- Kitch Christie, Springboks coach (1940 - 1998)
- Danie Craven, Springbok, scrumhalf and administrator (1910 - 1994)
- Jean de Villiers, Springbok, centre and wing (1981 - )
- Peter de Villiers, Springbok coach (1957 - )
- Morne du Plessis, Springbok, eight man (1949 - )
- Frik du Preez, Springbok, lock/flank (1935 - )
- Os du Randt, Springbok, prop (1972 - )
- Danie Gerber, Springbok, centre (1958 - )
- Bryan Habana, Springbok, wing (1983 - )
- Butch James, Springbok, flyhalf (1979-)
- Victor Matfield, Springbok, lock (1977 - )
- Percy Montgomery, Springbok, fullback (1974 - )
- Bennie Osler, Springbok, fly-half (1901 - 1962)
- Francois Pienaar, Springbok, flank (1967 - )
- Hugh Reece-Edwards, Springbok, fullback (1961-)
- John Smit, Springbok, hooker (1978 - )
- François Steyn, Springbok, flyhalf/fullback (1987 - )
- Joel Stransky, Springbok, flyhalf (1967 - )
- Gary Teichmann, Springbok, number 8 (1967 - )
- Joost van der Westhuizen, Springbok, scrum-half (1971 - )
- Jake White, Springbok coach (1963 - )
- Chester Williams, Springbok, wing (1970 - )
[edit] Soccer
- Shaun Bartlett, striker (1972 - )
- Doctor Khumalo, midfielder (1967 - )
- Benni McCarthy, striker (1977 - )
- Lucas Radebe, Bafana Bafana captain, defender (1969 - )
- Jomo Sono, midfielder and coach (1955 - )
- Gary Bailey, goalkeeper for England and Manchester United (1958 - )
- Quinton Fortune, midfielder and defender for Manchester United (1977 - )
- Mark Fish, defender for Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Jomo Cosmos (1974 - )
[edit] Surfing
- John Whitmore, father of South African surfing (1929 - 2001)
- Shaun Tomson, former world champ (1955 - )
- Grant Baker, winner of the Mavericks Big Wave contest in California
- Martin Potter (surfer), 1989 world champ (1965 - )
[edit] Swimming
- Natalie du Toit, disabled swimmer (1984 - )
- Lyndon Ferns, Olympic gold medallist (1983 - )
- Penny Heyns, breaststroke, Olympic gold medallist (1974 - )
- Ryk Neethling, freestyle, Olympic gold medallist (1977 - )
- Roland Mark Schoeman, freestyle, Olympic gold medallist (1980 - )
- Darian Townsend, Olympic gold medallist (1984 - )
- Charlene Wittstock, backstroke swimmer (1978 - )
[edit] Tennis
- Kevin Curren (1958 - )
- Cliff Drysdale, player and television commentator (1941 - )
- Wayne Ferreira (1971 - )
- Johan Kriek (1958 - )
- Amanda Coetzer (1971- )
- Neil Broad (1966- )
[edit] Yachting
- Bertie Reed, springbok yachtsman (1943 - 2006)
[edit] Travelers, adventurers and pioneers
- William John Burchell, naturalist traveler (1781 - 1863)
- Francisco de Almeida, adventurer buried in Cape Town (c. 1450 - 1510)
- Bartolomeu Dias, explorer who reached eastern Cape (c. 1450 – 1500)
- Emil Holub, explorer (1847 - 1902)
- Nathaniel Isaacs, Natal traveler (1808 - 1872)
- Dick King, colonial pioneer (1813 - 1871)
- François Le Vaillant, Cape naturalist traveler (1753 - 1824)
- Karl Mauch, traveling geologist (1873 - 1875)
- Harriet A. Roche, Transvaal traveler (1835 - 1921)
- Carl Peter Thunberg, Cape naturalist traveler (1743 - 1828)
- Sibusiso Vilane, first black African to summit Mount Everest (1970 - )
[edit] Criminals
- Schabir Shaik, convicted fraudster
- Rashid Staggie, crime boss
- Andre Stander, gang member (1946 – 1984)
- Gert van Rooyen, pedophile ( - 1990)
[edit] Other
- Denise Darvall, donor for the first human heart transplant (1943 - 1967)
- Emily Hobhouse, welfare campaigner for South Africans (1860 - 1926)
- Nkosi Johnson, child who died of AIDS (1989 - 2001)
- Sandra Laing, victim of racial classification (1955 - )
- Breaker Morant, Boer War soldier (1864 - 1902)
- Napoléon Eugène, last of Napoleons who died in Zulu war (1856 - 1879)
- Hector Pieterson, poster victim of the Soweto riots (1964 - 1976)
- Mrs. Ples, homonid fossil (born c. 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago)
- Rosenkowitz sextuplets, first known set of sextuplets to survive their infancy (1974 - )
- Adam Tas, colonial activist (1668 - 1722)
- Taung Child, homonid fossil (born c. 2.5 million years ago)
- Louis Washkansky, recipient of first human heart transplant (1913 - 1967)
- Wolraad Woltemade, colonial hero figure (c. 1708 - 1773)
[edit] See also
- List of Afrikaners
- List of people by nationality
- SABC3's Great South Africans, a television program listing the 100 greatest South Africans as voted for by viewers
- List of White Africans
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