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
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
Cyril Ramaphosa17 November 1952
President of South Africa
Dave Matthews09 January 1967
Lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Jacob Zuma12 April 1942
Fourth President of South Africa
Shaka1787 AD
Zulu Emperor
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
Desmond Tutu07 October 1931
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Kevin Carter13 September 1960
Photographer
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
Kimbal Musk20 September 1972
Venture Capitalist, Restaurateurs
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author
Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
Mzi Khumalo04 November 1955
Entrepreneur
Wilco Froneman1986 AD
Rugby Player, Jonathan Van Ness’ Boyfriend
Albert John Luthuli04 June 1898
President of African National Congress (ANC)
Imran Tahir27 March 1979
Cricketer
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
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Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Faf du Plessis13 July 1984
Cricketer
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Louis Oosthuizen19 October 1982
Golfer
Mickey Arthur17 May 1968
Cricketer
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Sydney Brenner13 January 1927
Biologist
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
Gary Kirsten23 November 1967
Cricketer
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Lance Klusener04 September 1971
Cricketer
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
JP Duminy14 April 1984
Cricketer
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Solomon Linda1909 AD
singer, songwriter, composer
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Politician
Shaun Pollock16 July 1973
Cricketer
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
Politician
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician, University teacher, Faculty
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Association football player
Herschelle Gibbs23 February 1974
Rugby union player, Cricketer, Association
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
ZP Theart22 January 1975
singer
Cyril Cusack26 November 1910
Actor
Roger Michell05 June 1956
Film director, Television director, Theatre
Corrie Sanders07 January 1966
Boxer
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Justin Gabriel03 March 1981
Professional wrestler
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
Allan Donald20 October 1966
Cricketer
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Chris Hani28 June 1942
Politician
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial killer
Mangosuthu Buthelezi27 August 1928
Politician
Morné Morkel06 October 1984
Cricketer
Siphiwe Tshabalala25 September 1984
Association football player
Ivan Gazidis13 September 1964
Lawyer, Businessperson
Dean Geyer20 March 1986
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Nicky Oppenheimer08 June 1945
Businessperson, Banker
Blondie Chaplin07 July 1951
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer
Leon Botha04 June 1985
Painter, Singer, Disc jockey
Henry Cele30 January 1949
Actor, Association football player
Adhir Kalyan04 August 1983
Actor
Walter Sisulu18 May 1912
Politician
Hector Pieterson1963 AD
iconic image of the 1976 Soweto
Francois Pienaar02 January 1967
Rugby union player
Makhaya Ntini06 July 1977
Cricketer