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
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
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
F. W. de Klerk18 March 1936
Former State President of South Africa
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Musician
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Businessperson
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
President of South Africa
Ahmed Deedat01 July 1918
Writer
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician
John Diefenbaker18 September 1895
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial Killer
Sobhuza II22 July 1899
Former King of Swaziland
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Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Sydney Brenner13 January 1927
Biologist
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Mzi Khumalo04 November 1955
Entrepreneur
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Albert John Luthuli04 June 1898
President of African National Congress (ANC)
Wilco Froneman1986 AD
Rugby Player, Jonathan Van Ness’ Boyfriend
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
Stefan Benz26 September 2006
Pop Singer
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
Dean Geyer20 March 1986
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Quinton Fortune21 May 1977
Association football player
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Footballer
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
ZP Theart22 January 1975
singer
Makhaya Ntini06 July 1977
Cricketer
Tony Greig06 October 1946
Cricketer
Wayde van Niekerk15 July 1992
Athlete
Justin Gabriel03 March 1981
Professional wrestler
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Nicky Oppenheimer08 June 1945
Businessperson, Banker
Trevor Rabin13 January 1954
Musician
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Michael Levitt09 May 1947
Physicist, Biologist, Bioinformatician, Chemist,
Hector Pieterson1963 AD
iconic image of the 1976 Soweto
Shaun Pollock16 July 1973
Cricketer
Hamilton Naki26 June 1926
Medical technician
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Siphiwe Tshabalala25 September 1984
Association football player
Corrie Sanders07 January 1966
Boxer
Chris Hani28 June 1942
Politician
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Blondie Chaplin07 July 1951
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer
Johnny Clegg07 June 1953
Musician
Herschelle Gibbs23 February 1974
Rugby union player, Cricketer, Association
Louis Oosthuizen19 October 1982
Golfer
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu14 July 1948
Lucas Radebe12 April 1969
Association football player
Mangosuthu Buthelezi27 August 1928
Politician
Ivan Gazidis13 September 1964
Lawyer, Businessperson
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer