List of South Africans

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This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles.

Contents 1 Academics 1.1 Academics 1.2 Medical and veterinary 1.3 Scientists 1.4 Theologians 2 Writers 2.1 Authors 2.2 Editors 2.3 Poets 2.4 Journalists 3 Artists 3.1 Performing artists 3.1.1 Actors 3.1.2 Playwrights and film directors 3.1.3 Singers, musicians and composers 3.1.4 TV and Radio personalities 3.2 Visual Artists 3.2.1 Cartoonists 3.2.2 Ceramists and Collage Artists 3.2.3 Painters 3.2.4 Photographers 3.2.5 Sculptors 4 Business 5 Legal and police 6 Political 6.1 Activists and trade unionists 6.2 Apartheid operatives 6.3 Colonial and Union Governors 6.4 Leaders and Politicians 6.5 Prime Ministers and Presidents 6.6 Royalty 6.7 Tribal leaders and prophets 7 Prelates and clerics 8 Sport 8.1 Athletics 8.2 Basketball 8.3 Boxing 8.4 Cricket 8.5 Golf 8.6 Motorsport 8.7 Rugby 8.8 Soccer 8.9 Surfing 8.10 Swimming 8.11 Tennis 8.12 Yachting 9 Travelers, adventurers and pioneers 10 Criminals 11 Other 12 See also

[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)

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[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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