List of South Africans

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

Contents 1 Academics, Medical and Scientists 2 Artist 2.1 Actors, Playwrights, TV and Radio personalties 2.2 Authors, Editors, Poets and Journalists 2.3 Musicians 2.4 Artists, Cartoonist and Painters 2.5 Photographers 3 Business 4 Legal 5 Political 5.1 Activists and trade unionists 5.2 Leaders and Politicians 5.3 Prime Ministers and Presidents 5.4 Royalty 6 Prelates 7 Sport 7.1 Athletics 7.2 Boxer 7.3 Cricket 7.4 Football (Rugby Union) 7.5 Football (Soccer) 7.6 Golf 7.7 Motorsport 7.8 Swimming 7.9 Tennis 8 Writers 9 Other 10 Ranked lists 11 See also

Academics, Medical and Scientists

• Estian Calitz, academic (1949 - )
• Clement Martyn Doke, linguist (1893 - 1980)
• Allan McLeod Cormack, physicist (1924 - 1998)
• Abraham Manie Adelstein, UK Chief Medical Statistician (1916 - 1992)
• Christiaan Barnard, pioneering heart surgeon (1922 - 2001)
• Peter Beighton, geneticist (1934 - )
• Sydney Brenner, biologist (1927 - )
• Thebe Medupe, astrophysicist
• Calie Pistorius, academic and Principal of the University of Pretoria
• Basil Schonland, physicist (1896 - 1927)
• James Leonard Brierley Smith, ichthyologist (1897 - 1968)

Artist

Actors, Playwrights, TV and Radio personalties

• Lev David, writer and media consultant (1980 - )
• Trevor Denman, horse racing announcer
• Ronald Harwood, playwright and writer (1934 - )
• Athol Fugard, playwright (1932 - )
• John Kani, actor, entertainer and writer
• Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, talk show host, public speaker and businesswoman
• Jeremy Mansfield, radio and TV personality
• Mbongeni Ngema, playwright, actor, choreographer and director
• Leon Schuster, filmmaker, comedian, actor and prankster
• Anthony Sher, actor, author and painter (1949 - )
• Mthuli ka Shezi, playwright and political activist ( - 1972)
• William Smith, TV teacher and presenter
• Janet Suzman, actress (1939 - )
• Charlize Theron, actress (1975 - )
• Pieter Dirk Uys political satirist and entertainer
• Jamie Uys, film Director (1921 - 1996)

Authors, Editors, Poets and Journalists

• Herman Charles Bosman, author (1905 - 1951)
• Roy Campbell, poet (1901 - 1957)
• John Michael Coetzee, author (1940 - )
• K. Sello Duiker, novelist (1974-2005)
• Jakob Daniël du Toit, poet aka Totius (1877 - 1953)
• Elisabeth Eybers, poet ( - )
• Arthur Goldstuck, journalist (1959 - )
• Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize-winning author (1923 - )
• John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor (1859 - 1921)
• Ingrid Jonker, poet (1933 - 1965)
• Aggrey Klaaste, journalist and editor
• Antjie Krog, poet, novelist and playwright
• Laurence Lerner, poet (1925-)
• David Robert Lewis, (1968-) writer, editor and playwright.
• Eugène Nielen Marais, lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871 - 1936)
• Dalene Matthee, author (1938 - 2005)
• Gcina Mhlope, storyteller, author, playwright, director, actor (1959 - )
• Phaswane Mpe, novelist (1970 - 2004)
• Alan Paton, author (1903 - 1988)
• Olive Schreiner, author (1855 - 1920)
• JRR Tolkien, author (1892 - 1973)
• Donald Woods, journalist and anti-apartheid activist (1933 - 2001)
• Rachel Zadok, London-based South African writer (1972- )
• Sol Plaatje, journalist and political activist (1877 - 1932)

Musicians

See: List of South African musicians

Artists, Cartoonist and Painters

• Jeff Chandler, artist (1947 - 2000)
• T.O. Honiball, cartoonist (1905-1990)
• Neville Lewis, artist (1895 - 1972)
• Rexon Mathebula, artist (1926 - )
• Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, artist
• Gerard Sekoto, artist and musician (1913 - 1993)

Photographers

• Kevin Carter, (1961 – 1994)
• David Goldblatt, photographer (1930 - )

Business

• Raymond Ackerman, businessman
• David Brink, businessman (1939 - )
• Basetsana Kumalo, former Miss South Africa, presenter and businesswoman
• Sammy Marks, businessman ( - )
• Patrice Motsepe, businessman (1962 - )
• Elon Musk, Internet and space launch entrepreneur (1971 - )
• Harry Oppenheimer, businessman (1908 - 2000)
• Mamphela Ramphele, political activist, academic, businesswoman and mother to the son of Steve Biko
• Cyril Ramaphosa, politician and businessman
• Cecil Rhodes, businessman (1853 - 1902)
• Anton Rupert, businessman (1916 - 2006)
• Tokyo Sexwale, politician and businessman
• Mark Shuttleworth, Web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte and Ubuntu Linux, astronaut (1973 - )

Legal

• Lourens Ackermann, constitutional court judge (1934 - )
• George Bizos, lawyer
• Arthur Chaskalson, judge (1931 - )
• Harold Hanson, advocate QC (1904 - 1973)
• Bram Fischer, advocate QC and political activist

Political

Activists and trade unionists

• Zackie Achmat, AIDS activist
• Neil Aggett, political activist and trade unionist († 1982)
• Jeremy Baskin, trade unionist (1956 - )
• Steve Biko, nonviolent political activist (1946 - 1977)
• Chris Hani, political activist (1942 - 1993)
• Ahmed Kathrada, political activist
• Adolph Malan, fighter pilot and civil rights activist (1910 - 1963)
• Govan Mbeki, political activist and father of Thabo Mbeki
• Fatima Meer, scientist and political activist
• 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)
• Eugène Terre'Blanche, right wing activist
• Richard Turner, academic and political activist {1941 - 1978}

Leaders and Politicians

• Ken Andrew, politican (1943 - )
• Kader Asmal, an activist, politician and professor of human rights (1934 -)
• Sibusiso Bengu, politican (1934 - )
• Thozamile Botha, politican (1948 - )
• Cheryl Carolus, politican (1958 - )
• Piet Cronje, boer general and commander-in-chief the South African Republic's military forces (1840 - 1911)
• De Villiers Graaff, leader of United Party ( 1913 - 1999)
• Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, politician
• Patricia de Lille, politician
• Yusuf Dadoo, doctor and politician
• Danny Jordaan, politician and soccer administrator
• Tony Leon, politician (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
• Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, current deputy president (1955 - )
• Gagathura (Monty) Mohambry Naicker, medical doctor and politician (1910 - 1978)
• Bulelani Ngcuka, politician
• Dullah Omar, politician
• Andries Pretorius, Boer leader and commandant-general (1799 - 1853)
• Deneys Reitz, boer commando, former deputy Prime Minister and South African High Commissioner to London (1882 - 1944)
• Joe Slovo, politician (1926 - 1995)
• Helen Suzman, politician (1917 - )
• Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, politician
• Jacob Zuma, former deputy president (1942 - )

Prime Ministers and Presidents

• 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 - )
• 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 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 President of South Africa and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1918 - )
• Thabo Mbeki, 2nd and current President of South Africa (1942 - )
• 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 South African Republic (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 the 1st State President of the Republic of South Africa (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 - )
• Balthazar Johannes Vorster, 8th Prime Minister and 6th State President of South Africa (1915 - 1983)

Royalty

• Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, 8th and current king of the Zulu nation (1948 - )
• Mangosuthu Buthelezi, politician and a Zulu prince (1928 - )
• Dinizulu kaCetshwayo, 5th Zulu king (1868 - 1913)
• Solomon kaDinizulu, 6th Zulu king (1891 - 1933)
• 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)
• Cetshwayo kaMpande, 4th Zulu king (1826 - 1884)
• Dingane kaSenzangakhona, 2nd Zulu king and half-brother of Shaka (1795 - 1840)
• Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation (1787 - 1828)
• Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, 7th Zulu king (1924 - 1968)

Prelates

• Stephanus Jacobus du Toit, cleric, pioneer of the recognition of the Afrikaans language and one of the founder members of the Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (1847 - 1911)
• Albert Luthuli, cleric, politician and 1960 Nobel Peace Prize winner († 1967)
• Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader and politicial activist (1874 - 1939)
• Beyers Naude, cleric and anti-apartheid activist (1915 - 2004)
• Desmond Tutu, cleric and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Sport

Athletics

• Okkert Brits, athlete (1973 - )
• Zola Budd, athlete (1966 - )
• Bruce Fordyce, ultra-marathon runner
• Jacques Freitag, high jumper (1982 - )
• Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, middle distance runner (1980 - )

Boxer

• "Baby" Jakes Matlala, boxer and junior flyweight champion
• Mzukisi Sikali, boxer (1971 - 2005)
• Mike Bernardo, boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter
• Francois Botha, boxer

Cricket

• Shafiek Abrahams, cricketer (1968 - )
• Paul Adams, bowler (1977 - )
• Adam Bacher, right-handed batsman (1973 - )
• Ali Bacher, cricket administrator (1942 - )
• Edgar John Barlow, cricketer (1940 - 2005)
• Nicky Boje, all-rounder (1973 - )
• Tertius Bosch, cricketer (1966 - 2000)
• Johan Botha, cricketer (1982 - )
• Mark Boucher, cricketer (1976 - )
• David Callaghan, cricketer (1965 - )
• Jimmy Cook, cricketer (1953 - )
• Hansie Cronje, Protea captain, cricketer (1969 - 2002)
• Daryll Cullinan, specialist batsman (1967 - )
• Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer (1931 - )
• Alan Dawson, seam bowler (1969 - )
• Abraham de Villiers, cricketer (1984 - )
• Fanie de Villiers, fast medium bowler (1964 - )
• Matthew Dennington, cricketer (1982 - )
• Boeta Dippenaar, specialist batsman (1977 - )
• Allan Donald, fast bowler (1966 - )
• Jean-Paul Duminy, cricketer (1984 - )
• Clive Eksteen, cricketer (1966 - )
• Steve Elworthy, cricketer (1965 - )
• Herschelle Gibbs, specialist batsman (1974 - )
• Tony Greig, cricketer and commentator (1946 - )
• Andrew Hall, cricketer (1975 - )
• Nantie Hayward, cricketer (1977 - )
• Claude Henderson, cricketer (1972 - )
• Omar Henry, cricketer (1952 - )
• Andrew Hudson, cricketer (1952 - )
• Martin van Jaarsveld, specialist middle-order batsman (1974 - )
• Steven Jack, cricketer (1970 - )
• Jacques Kallis, all-rounder (1975 - )
• Chad Keegan, cricketer (1979 - )
• Justin Kemp, cricketer (1977 - )
• Jon Kent, cricketer (1979 - )
• Gary Kirsten, opening batsman (1967 - )
• Peter Kirsten, cricketer (1955 - )
• Lance Klusener, all-rounder (1971 - )
• Garnett Kruger, cricketer (1977 - )
• Adrian Kuiper, cricketer (1959 - )
• Charl Langeveldt, cricketer (1974 - )
• Gerhardus Liebenberg, cricketer (1972 - )
• Allan Lamb, cricketer (1954 - )
• Craig Matthews, cricketer (1965 - )
• Neil McKenzie, cricketer (1975 - )
• Brian McMillan, cricketer (1963 - )
• Albie Morkel, cricketer (1981 - )
• Victor Mpitsang, cricketer (1980 - )
• Andre Nel, fast bowler (1977 - )
• Makhaya Ntini, fast bowler (1977 - )
• Justin Ontong, cricketer (1980 - )
• Robin Peterson, spin bowler (1979 - )
• Kevin Pietersen, cricketer (1980 - )
• Shaun Pollock, Protea captain, fast-medium bowler (1973 - )
• Nic Pothas, cricketer (1973 - )
• Ashwell Prince, cricketer (1977 - )
• Meyrick Pringle, cricketer (1966 - )
• Andrew Puttick, cricketer (1980 - )
• Jonty Rhodes, cricketer (1969 - )
• Clive Rice, all-rounder (1949 - )
• David Richardson, cricketer (1959 - )
• Jacques Rudolph, cricketer (1981 - )
• Mark Rushmere, cricketer (1965 - )
• Brett Schultz, cricketer (1970 - )
• Graeme Smith, Protea captain, cricketer (1981 - )
• Greg Smith, cricketer (1971 - )
• Richard Snell, cricketer (1968 - )
• Errol Stewart, lawyer, cricketer (1969 - )
• Dale Steyn, cricketer (1983 - )
• Rudi Steyn, cricketer (1967 - )
• Andrew Strauss, cricketer (1977 - )
• Pieter Strydom, cricketer (1969 - )
• Pat Symcox, cricketer (1960 - )
• Roger Telemachus, cricketer (1973 - )
• David Terbrugge, cricketer (1977 - )
• Kepler Wessels, South African captain, all-rounder (1957 - )
• Henry Williams, cricketer (1967 - )
• Charl Willoughby, cricketer (1974 - )
• Mandy Yachad, cricketer (1960 - )
• Monde Zondeki, cricketer (1982 - )

Football (Rugby Union)

• Bakkies Botha, rugby player (1979 - )
• Naas Botha, rugby player and TV presenter (1958 - )
• Schalk Burger, rugby player (1983 - )
• Danie Craven, rugby player and administrator (1910 - 1994)
• Thinus Delport, rugby player (1975 - )
• Jean de Villiers, rugby player (1981 - )
• Frik du Preez, rugby player (1935 - )
• Os du Randt, rugby player (1972 - )
• Bryan Habana, rugby player (1983 - )
• Marius Joubert, rugby player (1979 - )
• Piet Malan, rugby player (1919 - )
• Nick Mallett, rugby coach (1956 - )
• Victor Matfield, rugby player (1977 - )
• Percy Montgomery, rugby player (1974 - )
• Breyton Paulse, rugby player (1976 - )
• Francois Pienaar, former Springbok rugby captain (1967 - )
• Paul Roos, captain of first Springbok rugby team( - )
• Brent Russell, rugby player (1980 - )
• Bobby Skinstad, rugby player (1976 - )
• John Smit, rugby player (1978 - )
• Rudolph Straeuli, rugby coach (1963 - )
• Joel Stransky, rugby player and TV presenter (1967 - )
• Gary Teichmann, rugby player (1967 - )
• Joost van der Westhuizen, rugby player (1971 - )
• Jaco van der Westhuyzen, rugby player (1978 - )
• Fritz van Heerden, rugby player (1970 - )
• Joe van Niekerk, rugby player (1980 - )
• Jake White, current Springboks rugby coach (1963 - )
• Chester Williams, rugby player and coach (1970 - )

Football (Soccer)

• Shaun Bartlett, soccer player (1972 - )
• Doctor Khumalo, soccer player
• Benni McCarthy, soccer player (1977 - )
• Lucas Radebe, former Bafana Bafana soccer captain
• Jomo Sono, soccer coach

Golf

• Ernie Els, golfer (1969 - )
• Retief Goosen, golfer (1969 - )
• Gary Player, golfer (1936 - )
• Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, golfer

Motorsport

• Jody Scheckter, Formula One world champion (1950 - )

Swimming

• Natalie du Toit, disabled swimmer
• Lyndon Ferns
• Penny Heyns, swimmer
• Ryk Neethling
• Roland Mark Schoeman
• Darian Townsend
• Charlene Wittstock

Tennis

• Kevin Curren, tennis player (1958 - )
• Cliff Drysdale, tennis player and television commentator (1941 - )
• Johan Kriek, tennis player (1958 - )

Writers

See: List of South African writers

Other

• Denise Darvall ? donor of first human heart transplant
• Nkosi Johnson, child who died of HIV/AIDS (1989 - 2001)
• Hector Pieterson, young boy whose death became a symbol of the Soweto riots (1964 - 1976)
• Mrs. Ples, homonid fossil (born circa 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago)
• Rosenkowitz sextuplets, first known set of sextuplets to survive their infancy (1974 - )
• Louis Washkansky ? recipient of first human heart transplant

Ranked lists

Every so often in the history of South Africa lists of notable people are created and ranked according to some criteria. Such as:

• SABC3's Great South Africans compiled by the SABC in 2004

See also

• List of people by nationality
• List of South African politiciansfr:100 Greatest South Africans

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