Famous People Born In South Africa

• Daniel F. Malan

  Prime Minister

  Western Cape, South Africa

• B. J. Vorster

  Politician

  Eastern Cape, South africa

• Miriam Makeba

  Activist

  ?Gauteng, South Africa

• Francois Pienaar

  Athlete

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Helen Suzman

  Activist

  Gauteng, South Africa

• F.W. de Klerk

  President

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Steve Biko

  Activist

  Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Moses Sithole

  Criminal

  Gauteng, South africa

• Cyril Cusack

  Actor

  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Basil Rathbone

  Actor

  Gauteng, South Africa

• J.M. Coetzee

  Author

  Western Cape, South Africa

• Oliver Tambo

  Activist

  Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Thabo Mbeki

  Activist

  Cape Province, South Africa

• Oscar Pistorius

  Sportsman

  Gauteng, South Africa

• P.W. Botha

  Politician

  Free State, South Africa

• Abba Eban

  Politician

  Western Cape, South Africa

• Nelson Mandela

  Politician

  Mvezo, South Africa

• Charlize Theron

  Actress

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Desmond Tutu

  Theologian

  South Africa

• Elon Musk

  Entrepreneur

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Beth Tweddle

  Gymnast

  ?Gauteng, South Africa

• Sasha Pieterse

  Actress

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Dave Matthews

  Musician

  South Africa

• Reeva Steenkamp

  Model

  Western Cape, South Africa

• Nikki Williams

  Singer

  Eastern Cape, South Africa

• J.R.R. Tolkien

  Author

  Free State, South Africa

• Ben Ngubane

  Politician

  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Trevor Noah

  Comedian

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Nadine Gordimer

  Writer

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Troye Sivan

  Actor

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Brian Murray

  Actor

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Bryce Courtenay

  Novelist

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Christiaan Barnard

  Doctor

  Western Cape, South Africa

• Candice Swanepoel

  Model

  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Baleka Mbete

  Politician

  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Allan McLeod Cormack

  Physicist

  Gauteng, South Africa

• Collette Dinnigan

  Fashion Designer

  South Africa

• Jacob Zuma

  President

  South Africa