List of University of Pretoria alumni

The University of Pretoria is a university in Pretoria, South Africa, with a total of about 57,409 students being enrolled in 2008. [ [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=1 About the University of Pretoria] ] This makes it one of the country's largest residential (contact) universities. Below is a list of prominent alumni.

*The late Dr Anton Rupert - Former Tukkie of the Century
*Chris Barnard: Author
*Dr Willem Barnard: CEO: KWV
*Dr Steve Booysen: CEO: Absa Bank
*Carrol Boyes: Artist and Business leader
*Anton Botha: Business leader
*Dr Mimi Coertse: Opera personality
*Johan de Nysschen: CEO: Audi America
*Dr Jan d'Oliveira: Judge
*Etienne de Villiers: Executive Chairperson & President, ATP Tennis
*Prof Esmé du Plessis: Chairperson: UP Council, Adams & Adams Partner
*Prof Nevelle Charles Starke, former veterinarian
*Dr Con Fauconnier: CEO: Kumba Resources
*Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: Minister of Public Service & Administration
*Leo Haese: CEO: Leo Haese BMW Group
*Dr David Mabunda: CEO: Sanparks
*Matsie Matooane: Group Manager HR, Tiger Brands
*Pinky Phosa: Mpumalanga Government, Community leader
*Margaret Roberts, Business leader & herb expert
*Willem Roos: MD, OUTsurance
*Judge Willie Seriti
*Wicus Slabbert: International Opera Star
*Dr Chris Stals: Business leader & former UP Chancellor
*Carel Trichardt: Actor & academic
*Dr Johan van Zyl: CEO: Sanlam
*Angus van Zyl Taylor: Sculptor, artist
*Verna Vels: Voice artist & television director

Media, actors, singers, musicians, artists and TV personalities

*Bettie Celliers-Barnard
*Nedine Blom
*Gareth Cliff
*Katinka Heyns
*Carike Keuzenkamp
*Prof Anna Neethling-Pohl
*Sandra Prinsloo
*Richard van der Westhuizen
*Anneli van Rooyen
*Brümilde van Rensburg
*Freek Robinson
*Paul Rothman
*Anel Schotkamp
*Verna Vels
*Carel Trichardt & Petru Wessels
*Jak de Priester
*Tobie Cronjé
*Jana Cilliers
*Eloise Cupido
*Helena Hettema
*Amanda Strydom

Law

*Judge Frikkie Eloff (President of the Convocation)
*Adv Kobus van Rooyen
*Judge Antoni Gildenhuys
*Judge Johann Kriegler
*Judge Louis Harms (Supreme Court of Appeal)
*Prof Papa Maithufi: Academic, SA Law Commission
*Prof Jannie Otto
*Appélregter Piet Streicher (Supreme Court of Appeal)
*Judge Willie Seriti
*Prof Susan Scott
*Dire Tladi
*Judge John Trengove
*Prof Derek van der Merwe
*Judge Deon van Zyl
*Judge Leonora van den Heever
*Judge Willem van der Merwe
*Judge Johann van der Westhuizen (Constitution Court)
*Prof Marinus Wiechers

Business leaders and entrepreneurs

*Dr James Barnard: International inventor of the Bardenpho Process for water treatment
*Lourens Botha: Entrepreneur
*Marthin de Beer: Senior Vice-President at Cisco
*Louis de Kock: Entrepreneurial Farmer, business leader
*Johan de Nysschen: CEO: Audi America
*Laurie Dippenaar: First Rand Bank
*Dr Bingle Kruger: Engineer, business leader
*Dr M.N. Hermann: Clover SA, Business Leader
*Dr Meyer Kahn: SAB-Miller
*Dr Rivka Kfir: CEO: Water Commission
*Dr Marius Kloppers: International CEO of Billiton
*Russell Loubser: CEO: JSE
*Hillie Meyer: Entrepreneur
*Dr Anna Mokgokong: Business leader
*Maj. Genl. Keith Mokoape: Business leader
*Kobus Möller: Executive Manager: Finance, Sanlam
*Khungeka Njobe: Group Executive of CSIR
*Pine Pienaar: CEO: Mvelaphanda Resources Group
*Moses Singo: Business leader
*Peter Staude: CEO: Tongaat-Hulett
*Bernard Swanepoel: CEO: Harmony
*Dr Andries Terblanche: Chair: KPMG Financial Services
*Dr Leon Vermaak: CEO Telesure

Authors, academics

*Prof Elize Botha: Chancellor of the University of Stellenbosch
*Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: Academic, engineer
*Hennie van Deventer: Author
*Prof Mike Wingfield: Academic, scientist

Health and medicine

*Dr Daan de Klerk
*Dr Oppel Greeff
*Dr Viktor Hesse
*Prof Charlotte P. Searle

port personalities

*Victor Matfield is Tukkies' 4th Springbok Captain. The others were:
**Wynand Claassen
**Naas Botha
**Joost van der Westhuizen
*Fanie de Villiers
*Heyneke Meyer
*Pierre Spies
*Garry Botha
*Danie Rossouw
*Wynand Olivier

Theologians, welfare, psychology

*Archbishop Desmond Tutu
*Prof Piet Meiring
*Dr Louise Olivier: Forensic Psychologist

Other

*Nelson Mandela: Honorary Doctorate

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