Nelson Mandela18 July 1918
Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of ANC and
J. R. R. Tolkien03 January 1892
Writer
Trevor Noah20 February 1984
Actor, Comedian,TV host
Kimbal Musk20 September 1972
Venture Capitalist, Restaurateurs
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
Oscar Pistorius22 November 1986
Runner
Cyril Ramaphosa17 November 1952
President of South Africa
Jacob Zuma12 April 1942
Fourth President of South Africa
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
Shaka1787 AD
Zulu Emperor
Kevin Carter13 September 1960
Photographer
Dave Matthews09 January 1967
Lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews
Desmond Tutu07 October 1931
Anti-Apartheid Activist
F. W. de Klerk18 March 1936
Former State President of South Africa
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
David Bale02 September 1941
Entrepreneur
Sobhuza II22 July 1899
Former King of Swaziland
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Ahmed Deedat01 July 1918
Writer
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Musician
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Businessperson
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author, Essayist
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
President of South Africa
Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial Killer
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John Diefenbaker18 September 1895
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Albert John Luthuli04 June 1898
President of African National Congress (ANC)
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Sydney Brenner13 January 1927
Biologist
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Mzi Khumalo04 November 1955
Entrepreneur
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Stefan Benz26 September 2006
Pop Singer
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Wilco Froneman1986 AD
Rugby Player, Jonathan Van Ness’ Boyfriend
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu14 July 1948
Louis Oosthuizen19 October 1982
Golfer
Adhir Kalyan04 August 1983
Actor
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Faf du Plessis13 July 1984
Cricketer
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
Sid James08 May 1913
Actor
Roger Michell05 June 1956
Film director, Television director, Theatre
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
Imran Tahir27 March 1979
Cricketer
Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Footballer
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Mangosuthu Buthelezi27 August 1928
Politician
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer
Richard Stanley22 November 1966
film director, film producer, screenwriter
Wayde van Niekerk15 July 1992
Athlete
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
David Miller10 June 1989
Cricketer
Temba Bavuma
Chris Barnard15 July 1939
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
Charl Schwartzel31 August 1984
Golfer
Tokyo Sexwale05 March 1953
Politician, Businessperson
Trevor Rabin13 January 1954
Musician
Chris Hani28 June 1942
Politician
Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche31 January 1941
Police officer
Nick Price28 January 1957
Golfer
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Mark González10 July 1984
Footballer
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
Cetshwayo1826 AD
King
Shannon Kook-Chun09 February 1987
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Herschelle Gibbs23 February 1974
Rugby union player, Cricketer, Association
Francois Pienaar02 January 1967
Rugby union player