Famous South African - South African Celebrities
Resilient, gritty, and hardworking are some of the words that describe the people of South Africa. For a country that has been plagued by political turmoil and unrest for the major part of the 20th century, her inhabitants have always managed to bounce back with even higher determination than before. Centuries ago the country’s vast reserves of gold and diamond attracted the Europeans to settle here thereby influencing not just the cultural heritage, but also the social make up.
Find out more about the greatest South Africans, including Elon Musk, Charlize Theron, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Pistorius and Candice Swanepoel.
The Most Famous South African | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Yolandi | December 1, 1984 | South African | Check out all that you wanted to know about Yolandi Visser, the famous South African singer and actress; her birthday, her family and personal life, her boyfriends, fun trivia facts and more. |
| Errol Musk | 1946 | South African | Errol Musk is a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor |
| Cariba Heine | October 1, 1988 | Australian, South African | Cariba Heine is an Australian-South African actress and dancer |
| Sarah Baartman | 1787 | South African | Sarah Baartman was a South African woman who became a source of amusement for the Europeans in 19th century due to her abnormally large buttocks |
| Christiaan Barnard | November 8, 1922 | South African | Dr |
| Candice Swanepoel | October 20, 1988 | South African | Candice Swanepoel is a South African supermodel, associated with the popular brand Victoria’s Secret |
| Alex Lange | March 3, 2001 | South African | Alex Lange is a French-South African model, who is quite popular on Instagram |
| Charlize Theron | August 7, 1975 | South African, American | Charlize Theron is a Hollywood actress best known for her award winning role in the film ‘Monster’ |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | November 17, 1952 | South African | Cyril Ramaphosa is the fifth and present post-apartheid President of South Africa |
| John Kani | August 30, 1942 | South African | John Kani is a South African actor, voice actor, playwright and director |
Albert John Luthuli
Albert John Luthuli was a leader of black resistance in South Africa
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop
Allan McLeod Cormack
Allan McLeod Cormack was a South African-American physicist, who received the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Max Theiler
Max Theiler was a South African-American virologist who developed a vaccine against yellow fever
Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius is an athlete of South African origin, who has fetched several laurels as a runner
Bryce Courtenay
Bryce Courtenay was an Australian novelist, one of the country’s best-selling authors
Nelson Mandela
A Nobel laureate, Nelson Mandela was the man responsible for overthrowing apartheid & unifying the country of South Africa
Nikki Williams
Nikki Williams is a South African singer and songwriter known for her forceful and gutsy singing