Elon Musk28 June 1971
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor
J. R. R. Tolkien03 January 1892
Writer
Nelson Mandela18 July 1918
Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of ANC and
Trevor Noah20 February 1984
Actor, Comedian,TV host
Oscar Pistorius22 November 1986
Runner
Kimbal Musk20 September 1972
Venture Capitalist, Restaurateurs
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Cyril Ramaphosa17 November 1952
President of South Africa
Desmond Tutu07 October 1931
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Shaka1787 AD
Zulu Emperor
Dave Matthews09 January 1967
Lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews
Kevin Carter13 September 1960
Photographer
Jacob Zuma12 April 1942
Fourth President of South Africa
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Businessperson
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
President of South Africa
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
Ahmed Deedat01 July 1918
Writer
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
John Diefenbaker18 September 1895
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial Killer
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Continue Reading Below
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Mzi Khumalo04 November 1955
Entrepreneur
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
Albert John Luthuli04 June 1898
President of African National Congress (ANC)
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Wilco Froneman1986 AD
Rugby Player, Jonathan Van Ness’ Boyfriend
Nkosi Johnson04 February 1989
Activist
F. W. de Klerk18 March 1936
Politician
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Sydney Brenner13 January 1927
Biologist
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
Faf du Plessis13 July 1984
Cricketer
Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
Vernon Philander24 June 1985
Cricketer
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Cyril Cusack26 November 1910
Actor
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Corrie Sanders07 January 1966
Boxer
Trevor Rabin13 January 1954
Musician
Justin Gabriel03 March 1981
Professional wrestler
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Footballer
Imran Tahir27 March 1979
Cricketer
Herschelle Gibbs23 February 1974
Rugby union player, Cricketer, Association
Makhaya Ntini06 July 1977
Cricketer
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
Shaun Pollock16 July 1973
Cricketer
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
Johnny Clegg07 June 1953
Musician
Temba Bavuma
Nicky Oppenheimer08 June 1945
Businessperson, Banker
Sobhuza II22 July 1899
Former King of Swaziland
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Wayde van Niekerk15 July 1992
Athlete
ZP Theart22 January 1975
singer
Blondie Chaplin07 July 1951
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Ricky Fataar05 September 1952
Musician, Record producer, Composer
Dean Geyer20 March 1986
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
William Kentridge28 April 1955
Film director, Artist, Painter
Chris Hani28 June 1942
Politician
Siphiwe Tshabalala25 September 1984
Association football player
Morné Morkel06 October 1984
Cricketer
Henry Cele30 January 1949
Actor, Association football player
Quinton Fortune21 May 1977
Association football player