1
Nelson Mandela
( Anti-Apartheid Activist Who Served as the First President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999)
413
65
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mvezo, South Africa
Died: December 5, 2013
2
Desmond Tutu
(First Black African Archbishop of Cape Town & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
252
59
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 7, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Klerksdorp, South Africa
Died: December 26, 2021
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
3
Cyril Ramaphosa
(President of South Africa)
56
21
4
Thabo Mbeki
(Politician, Economist)
8
3
5
Tokyo Sexwale
(Politician, Businessperson)
8
1
6
Robert Mugabe
(Former PM & President of Zimbabwe)
14
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
Died: September 6, 2019
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Ahmed Kathrada
(Politician, Activism)
4
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schweizer-Reneke
Died: March 28, 2017
8
Julius Malema
(Politician)
4
10
9
Robert Sobukwe
(Politician)
3
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet
Died: February 27, 1978
10
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
(singer)
1
1
11
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
(39th President of Haiti)
1
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Port-Salut, Haiti
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
12
Lazarus Chakwera
(President of Malawi)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 5, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lilongwe, Malawi
13
Tom Thabane
(5th Prime Minister of Lesotho)
0
0
14
Ephraim Mirvis
(Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992)
0
0
15
Charlotte Osei
(Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana)
2
0
16
Ergun Caner
(Writer who co-authored Unveiling Islam)
0
0
17
Pakalitha Mosisili
(4th Prime Minister of Lesotho)
0
0
18
Es'kia Mphahlele
(South African Writer and One of the Founding Figures of Modern African Literature)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Marabastad, South Africa
Died: October 27, 2008
19
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
(8th Prime Minister of Eswatini)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 15, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Swaziland
Died: September 28, 2018
20
Steve Tshwete
(Politician)
4
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springs, South Africa
Died: April 26, 2002
21
Z. K. Matthews
(Politician, Anthropologist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dikgatlong Local Municipality, South Africa
Died: May 11, 1968
22
Nianell
(Singer, Pianist)
0
0
23
Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo
(Politician)
0
0
24
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
(South African Novelist)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: KwaDukuza, South Africa
Died: October 26, 1947
25
Job Amupanda
(Politician, Activist)
0
0
26
John Gordon Davis
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 21, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia
Died: November 5, 2014
27
Chenjerai Hove
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 9, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
Died: July 12, 2015
28
Dendy Young
(Former Politician, Judge, Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 4, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cape Colony
Died: July 11, 1998
