285 people
Famous People
Browse profiles of notable people from around the world.
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
South African politician (1903-1978)
1903 — 1978
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Berni Searle
South African artist (born 1964)
1964 — present
Kaylin Swart
South African female goalkeeper
1994 — present
Leontyne Price
African-American soprano
1927 — present
Kimbal Musk
South African-Canadian-American entrepreneur and restaurateur (born 1972)
1972 — present
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Jamieson Schonland
South African physicist (1896–1972)
1896 — 1972
Ronelda Kamfer
South African poet and writer (1981)
1981 — present
Noni Jabavu
South African writer and journalist (1919–2008)
1921 — 2008
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Rayda Jacobs
South African writer and film-maker (1947–2024)
1947 — 2024
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Gita Ramjee
Ugandan-South African researcher
1956 — 2020
Jodi Bieber
South African photographer (born 1966)
1966 — present
Jodi Balfour
South African actresses
1987 — present
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Darian Townsend
South African and American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
1984 — present
Glynis Barber
South African actress
1955 — present
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Kaylene Corbett
South African swimmer
1999 — present
Graeme Smith
South African cricketer
1981 — present
Graeme Pollock
South African cricketer
1944 — present
Caren Pistorius
South African actor
1990 — present
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Roxane Hayward
South African actress
1991 — present
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Chanel Simmonds
South African female tennis player
1992 — present
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Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
South African writer and performance artist (born 1966)
1966 — present
Zackie Achmat
South African activist, politician and film director (born 1962)
1962 — present
Jock Cameron
South African cricketer (1905-1935)
1905 — 1935
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Danie Visser
South African tennis player
1961 — present
Wayde van Niekerk
South African sprinter (born 1992)
1992 — present
Carel Boshoff
South African academic, writer and politician, former proponent of Apartheid, founder of Orania (1927-2011)
1927 — 2011
Musetta Vander
South African actress
1963 — present
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Reagan Appollis
South African association footballer
2001 — present
Firmin Ngrébada
Central African Republic politician
1968 — present
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Moira Abernethy
South African swimmer
1939 — present
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Greer Stevens
South African female tennis player
1957 — present
Neill Blomkamp
South African film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator
1979 — present
Benedetto the Moor
Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily
1526 — 1589
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Lyall Watson
South African anthropologist (1939-2008)
1939 — 2008
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Glyn Jones
South African writer (1931–2014)
1931 — 2014
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Sophy Gray
South African architect (1814–1871)
1814 — 1871
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Reeva Steenkamp
South African model and legal assistant (1983–2013)
1983 — 2013
Desiree Ellis
South African Soccer manager and former footballer player
1963 — present
Tosca Musk
South African filmmaker (born 1974)
1974 — present
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Hinton Battle
African-American actor, dancer, and choreographer
1956 — 2024
Beauford Delaney
African American artist (1901-1979)
1901 — 1979
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Athol Fugard
South African playwright (1932–2025)
1932 — 2025
Lyndon Rive
South African businessman (born 1977)
1977 — present
Lorraine O'Grady
African American conceptual artist (1934–2024)
1934 — 2024
Lauren Beukes
South African novelist
1976 — present
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Fatima Meer
South African academic and writer (1928-2010)
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Aina Forbes Bonetta
West African princess
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Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008)