Throughout history, there have been many South African Female Writers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great South African female writers such as Nadine Gordimer, Ruth First, Olive Schreiner, Ingrid Jonker and Bessie Emery Head.
Charlize Theron07 August 1975
Candice Swanepoel20 October 1988
Supermodel
Sarah Baartman1787 AD
A Freak Show Attraction
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela26 September 1936
Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist
Glynis Johns05 October 1923
Actress
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters28 June 1995
Model, Miss Universe 2017
Tosca Musk20 July 1974
Filmmaker, Entrepreneur
Alice Krige28 June 1954
Actress
Reeva Steenkamp19 August 1983
Model
Cariba Heine01 October 1988
Actress
Miriam Makeba04 March 1932
Singer
Juliet Prowse25 September 1936
Dancer
Belle Delphine23 October 1999
Cosplayer
Nadine Gordimer20 November 1923
Writer, Political Activist
Yolandi01 December 1984
Singer, Actress
Nikki Williams09 November 1988
Singer and Songwriter
Candice Pool19 October 1977
Jewelry Designer, Entrepreneur
Princess Charlene of Monaco25 January 1978
Princess consort of Monaco
Ivanah Campbell2013 AD
Instagram Dancer
Caster Semenya07 January 1991
Middle-distance runner
Charlene, Princess of Monaco25 January 1978
Swimmer, Model
Lara Logan29 March 1971
Journalist
Tanit Phoenix24 September 1984
Actor, Television actor, Model
Tammin Sursok19 August 1983
Actor, Singer, Film actor
Elize du Toit21 February 1980
Actor, film actor
Glynis Barber25 October 1955
Actor, Film actor, Television actor
Brenda Fassie03 November 1964
Singer
Zola Budd26 May 1966
Middle-distance runner, Marathon runner
Leleti Khumalo30 March 1970
Actor, Film actor
Helen Zille09 March 1951
Politician, Journalist
Musetta Vander26 May 1963
Actor, Film actor, Model
Evelyn Mase18 May 1922
Nurse
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Jessica Marais29 January 1985
Actor, Film actor, Television actor, Model
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma27 January 1949
Politician
Yvonne Chaka Chaka1965 AD
singer
Caron Bernstein16 August 1970
Actor, Musician, Film actor, Singer, Model, Beauty
Leigh Matthews08 July 1983
Student
Arlene Dickinson08 October 1956
Entrepreneur
Ela Gandhi01 June 1940
politician
Baleka Mbete24 September 1949
Politician
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka03 November 1955
Politician
Janet Suzman09 February 1939
Actor, Film director, Film actor, Television actor
Ruth First04 May 1925
Author, Politician, University teacher, Writer,
Louise Barnes26 April 1974
Film actor, Television actor, Stage actor
Helen Suzman07 November 1917
Politician
Sandra Prinsloo15 September 1947
Actor, Film actor, Television actor
Mamphela Ramphele28 December 1947
Politician
Anneline Kriel28 July 1955
Actor, Model, Film actor, Beauty pageant
Amanda Coetzer22 October 1971
Tennis player
Olive Schreiner24 March 1855
Writer
Natalie du Toit29 January 1984
Swimmer
Navi Pillay23 September 1941
Judge, Lawyer
Ingrid Jonker19 September 1933
Poet, Writer
Margaret Calvert1936 AD
Design of road signs in the United Kingdom
Candice Boucher17 October 1983
Film actor, Model
Zenani Mandela04 February 1959
Dianne Kohler Barnard02 December 1955
Politician, Journalist
Zahara09 November 1987
singer, songwriter
Bessie Emery Head06 July 1937