List of South Africans

A-M

• Alan Paton, author (1903 - 1988)
• Albert Luthuli, statesman and 1960 Nobel Peace Prize winner († July 21, 1967)
• Charlize Theron, actress (1975 - )
• Christiaan Barnard, heart surgeon (1922 - 2001)
• Clement Martyn Doke, linguist (1893 - 1980)
• Dave Matthews, musician (1967 - )
• Desmond Tutu, cleric and Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Ernie Els, golfer (1969 - )
• F.W. de Klerk, statesman and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1936 - )
• Gary Player, golfer (1936 - )
• Hansie Cronje, cricketer (1969 - 2002)
• Harry Oppenheimer, businessman (1908 - 2000)
• Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former Prime Minister (1901 - 1966)
• Herman Charles Bosman, author (1905 - 1951)
• Jan Smuts, statesman (1870 - 1950)
• Jody Scheckter, Formula 1 world champion (1950 - )
• John Michael Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author, twice winner of the Booker Prize (1940 - )
• Louis Botha, statesman (1862 - 1919)
• Mark Shuttleworth, Web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte, astronaut

N-Z

• Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize-winning author (1923 - )
• Nelson Mandela, statesman and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1918 - )
• Olive Schreiner, author (1855 - 1920)
• Paul Kruger, statesman (1825 - 1904)
• Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation (1787 - 1828)
• Steve Biko, political activist (1946 - 1977)
• Trevor Rabin, musician

See also: List of people by nationality

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