Elon Musk28 June 1971
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor
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
Oscar Pistorius22 November 1986
Runner
Cyril Ramaphosa17 November 1952
President of South Africa
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
Desmond Tutu07 October 1931
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Shaka1787 AD
Zulu Emperor
Watkin Tudor Jones26 September 1974
Rapper
AB de Villiers17 February 1984
Cricketer
Steve Biko18 December 1946
Anti-apartheid Activist
Patrice Motsepe28 January 1962
Businessperson
John Kani30 August 1942
Actor, Playwright, Director
Lucky Dube03 August 1964
Musician
Gary Player01 November 1935
South African golfer
Ernie Els17 October 1969
Professional Golfer
Hansie Cronje25 September 1969
Cricketer
P. W. Botha12 January 1916
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Ahmed Deedat01 July 1918
Writer
Christiaan Barnard08 November 1922
Cardiac Surgeon
J. M. Coetzee09 February 1940
Novelist, Author
Paul Kruger10 October 1825
President of South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd08 September 1901
Politician
Errol Musk1946 AD
Elon Musk's Father
Sobhuza II22 July 1899
Former King of Swaziland
John Diefenbaker18 September 1895
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Caspar Lee24 April 1994
YouTuber, Vlogger
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Moses Sithole17 November 1964
Serial Killer
Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995
Cricketer
Bryce Courtenay14 August 1933
Novelist
Abdullah Ibrahim09 October 1934
Pianist, Composer
Alex Lange03 March 2001
Instagram Model
Max Theiler30 January 1899
Virologist
Mzi Khumalo04 November 1955
Entrepreneur
Allan McLeod Cormack23 February 1924
Physicist
Albert John Luthuli04 June 1898
President of African National Congress (ANC)
Byron Langley01 July 1993
Actor
Joshua Pieters17 September 1993
Social Media Star
Wilco Froneman1986 AD
Rugby Player, Jonathan Van Ness’ Boyfriend
Arnold Vosloo16 June 1962
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Kevin Pietersen27 June 1980
Cricketer
Sharlto Copley27 November 1973
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter
Basil Rathbone13 June 1892
Actor
F. W. de Klerk18 March 1936
Politician
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa21 July 1921
Ufologist, Writer
Michael Levitt09 May 1947
Physicist, Biologist, Bioinformatician, Chemist,
Neill Blomkamp17 September 1979
Film director, Screenwriter
Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Politician, Economist
Sol Kerzner23 August 1935
Businessperson
Jacques Kallis16 October 1975
Cricketer
Johann Rupert01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Francois Botha28 September 1968
Boxer, Kickboxer
Nicky Oppenheimer08 June 1945
Businessperson, Banker
Julius Malema03 March 1981
Politician
Jan Smuts24 May 1870
Botanist, Officer, Lawyer
Hashim Amla31 March 1983
Cricketer
Dale Steyn27 June 1983
Cricketer
Cyril Cusack26 November 1910
Actor
Corrie Sanders07 January 1966
Boxer
Steven Pienaar17 March 1982
Association football player
Justin Gabriel03 March 1981
Professional wrestler
Benni McCarthy12 November 1977
Footballer
Graeme Smith01 February 1981
Cricketer
Mark Shuttleworth18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Jody Scheckter29 January 1950
South African racing driver
Lucas Radebe12 April 1969
Association football player
Jonty Rhodes27 July 1969
Cricketer
Hugh Masekela04 April 1939
Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician
Quinton Fortune21 May 1977
Association football player
Wayde van Niekerk15 July 1992
Athlete
Chris Hani28 June 1942
Politician
Kgalema Motlanthe19 July 1949
Politician
Shaun Morgan21 December 1978
Singer, Guitarist
Trevor Rabin13 January 1954
Musician
Herschelle Gibbs23 February 1974
Rugby union player, Cricketer, Association
Johnny Clegg07 June 1953
Musician
ZP Theart22 January 1975
singer
Shaun Pollock16 July 1973
Cricketer
Dean Geyer20 March 1986
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Oliver Tambo27 October 1917
Politician
Mark Boucher03 December 1976
Cricketer
Imran Tahir27 March 1979
Cricketer
Siphiwe Tshabalala25 September 1984
Association football player
Ivan Gazidis13 September 1964
Lawyer, Businessperson
Blondie Chaplin07 July 1951
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer
Tony Greig06 October 1946
Cricketer
Ken Oosterbroek14 February 1963
Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist,
Faf du Plessis13 July 1984
Cricketer
Craig Johnston25 June 1960
Footballer
Nick Price28 January 1957
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