Elon Musk28 June 1971
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor
Nelson Mandela18 July 1918
Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of ANC and
Trevor Noah20 February 1984
Actor, Comedian,TV host
J. R. R. Tolkien03 January 1892
Writer
Oscar Pistorius22 November 1986
Runner
Kimbal Musk20 September 1972
Venture Capitalist, Restaurateurs
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Cyril Ramaphosa17 November 1952
President of South Africa
Desmond Tutu07 October 1931
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Dave Matthews09 January 1967
Lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews
Shaka1787 AD
Zulu Emperor
Kevin Carter13 September 1960
Photographer
Jacob Zuma12 April 1942
Fourth President of South Africa
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
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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)
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Louis Oosthuizen19 October 1982
Golfer
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Mickey Arthur17 May 1968
Cricketer
F. W. de Klerk18 March 1936
Politician
Sydney Brenner13 January 1927
Biologist
Wayde van Niekerk15 July 1992
Athlete
Francois Pienaar02 January 1967
Rugby union player
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
François Steyn14 May 1987
Rugby union player
Damian de Allende25 November 1991
Rugby union player
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Faf du Plessis13 July 1984
Cricketer
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Association football player
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Joost van der Westhuizen20 February 1971
Rugby union player
Lood de Jager17 December 1992
Rugby union player
Willie le Roux18 August 1989
Rugby union player
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
Politician
Corrie Sanders07 January 1966
Boxer
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial killer
Cyril Cusack26 November 1910
Actor
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician, University teacher, Faculty
Justin Gabriel03 March 1981
Professional wrestler
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
Victor Matfield11 May 1977
Rugby union player
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
ZP Theart22 January 1975
singer
Johnny Clegg07 June 1953
Musician
Sobhuza II22 July 1899
Former King of Swaziland
Roger Michell05 June 1956
Film director, Television director, Theatre
Nicky Oppenheimer08 June 1945
Businessperson, Banker
Trevor Rabin13 January 1954
Musician
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Imran Tahir27 March 1979
Cricketer
Dean Geyer20 March 1986
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
Bakkies Botha22 September 1979
Rugby union player
Ivan Gazidis13 September 1964
Lawyer, Businessperson
Schalk Burger13 April 1983
Rugby union player
Gavin Hood12 May 1963
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter
Henry Cele30 January 1949
Actor, Association football player
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer
John Smit03 April 1978
Rugby union player
Siphiwe Tshabalala25 September 1984
Association football player
Blondie Chaplin07 July 1951
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer