List of White Africans

This is a list of notable White Africans.

A

*Raymond Ackerman flagicon|South Africa, Businessman
*Ken Andrew flagicon|South Africa, Politician, former leader of Democratic Party
*Greg Albertyn flagicon|South Africa, World and US Motocross Champion
*Jani Allan flagicon|South Africa, Journalist and high-profile media personality
*John-Lee Augustyn flagicon|South Africa, professional cycler

B

*Christiaan Barnard flagicon|South Africa
*Roy Bennett flagicon|Zimbabwe, Farmer, former Zimbabwean Member of Parliament
*Mike Bernardo flagicon|South Africa, Professional Kickboxer
*Jacobus Boshoff flagicon|South Africa
*Louis Botha flagicon|South Africa, First Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
*P. W. Botha flagicon|South Africa, Prime Minister and State President of South Africa
*Pik Botha flagicon|South Africa, Politician
*Sandra Botha flagicon|South Africa, Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the South African Parliament
*Sydney Brenner flagicon|South Africa
*Breyten Breytenbach flagicon|South Africa
*Jan Breytenbach flagicon|South Africa
*Bles Bridges flagicon|South Africa
*André Brink flagicon|South Africa
*Schalk Burger flagicon|ZAF, rugby player and 2004 IRB International Player of the Year
*Naas Botha flagicon|ZAF,
*Rory Byrne flagicon|ZAF,Ferrari Chief Designer 1996 to 2007 Formula 1

C

*Albert Camus flagicon|DZA flagicon|FRA Pied-noir writer
*Carlos Cardoso flagicon|Mozambique, journalist assassinated in 2000 while investigating corruption in Mozambique
*Kitch Christie flagicon|ZAF, rugby union coach who led the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup
*Sarel Cilliers flagicon|South Africa
*Phillip Clancey flagicon|South Africa
*Tim Clark flagicon|South Africa, PGA Tour golfer
*Johnny Clegg flagicon|South Africa, Musician
*Gerrie Coetzee flagicon|South Africa, boxer
*J. M. Coetzee flagicon|South Africa
*David Coltart flagicon|Zimbabwe
*Kirsty Coventry flagicon|Zimbabwe, Olympic swimmer
*Jeremy Cronin flagicon|South Africa
*Hansie Cronje flagicon|South Africa, cricketer
*Kevin Curren flagicon|ZAF, Tennis Player

D

*Ian Davidson flagicon|South Africa
*Chelsy Davy flagicon|Zimbabwe
*Dr. Richard Dawkins flagicon|Kenya/flagicon|Malawi (Nyasaland)
*Racheltjie de Beer flagicon|South Africa
*Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, Boer general during the Anglo Boer War
*F. W. de Klerk flagicon|South Africa, Last State President of South Africa, Nobel Laureate
*Koos de la Rey flagicon|South Africa, Boer general during Second Boer War
*Casper de Vries flagicon|South Africa
*Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs flagicon|South Africa
*Natalie du Toit flagicon|South Africa
*Ian Duncan flagicon|Kenya
*Jason Dunford flagicon|Kenya
*Clifford Dupont flagicon|Zimbabwe, President of Rhodesia
*Os du Randt flagicon|ZAF, rugby player
*Embeth Davidtz flagicon|ZAF, Actress

E

*Phil Edmonds flagicon|Zambia
*Ernie Els flagicon|South Africa, PGA Tour golfer

F

*Darren Fichardt flagicon|South Africa
*Paulo Figueiredo flagicon|Angola
*Bram Fischer flagicon|South Africa
*Stanley Fischer flagicon|Zambia
*Andy Flower flagicon|Zimbabwe, cricketer
*Bruce Fordyce flagicon|South Africa
*Jaque Fourie flagicon|South Africa, rugby player
*Chris Froome flagicon|Kenya, professional cycler

G

*Humphrey Gibbs flagicon|Zimbabwe
*Peter Godwin flagicon|Zimbabwe
*Anton Goosen flagicon|South Africa
*Retief Goosen flagicon|South Africa
*Nadine Gordimer flagicon|South Africa
*Donald Gordon flagicon|South Africa
*De Villiers Graaff flagicon|South Africa
*Bruce Grobbelaar flagicon|South Africa/flagicon|Zimbabwe
*Richard E. Grant flagicon|Swaziland

H

*Peter Hain flagicon|South Africa
*John Hein flagicon|Kenya
*Teresa Heinz flagicon|Mozambique
*J. B. M. Hertzog flagicon|South Africa
*Penelope Heyns flagicon|South Africa
*Steve Hofmeyr flagicon|South Africa
*Evelyn Dennison Hone flagicon|Zambia
*Robert Hunter flagicon|South Africa, professional cycler

I

*Trevor Immelman flagicon|South Africa, PGA Tour golfer

J

*Butch James flagicon|South Africa
*Adolph Jentsch flagicon|Namibia
*Danny Jordaan flagicon|South Africa
*Piet Joubert flagicon|South Africa

K

*Jacques Kallis flagicon|South Africa, cricketer
*Ronnie Kasrils flagicon|South Africa
*Corné Krige flagicon|South Africa/flagicon|Zambia, rugby player and former Springboks captain
*Antjie Krog flagicon|South Africa
*Paul Kruger flagicon|South Africa
*Ge Korsten flagicon|South Africa, Singer
*Brett Kebble flagicon|ZAF, Businessman
*Dan Kowarsky flagicon|South Africa flagicon|Canada flagicon|United Kingdom, Singer B4-4/RyanDan
*Ryan Kowarsky flagicon|South Africa flagicon|Canada flagicon|United Kingdom, Singer B4-4/RyanDan

L

*Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven flagicon|South Africa
*Louis Leakey flagicon|Kenya
*Richard Leakey flagicon|Kenya
*Tony Leon flagicon|South Africa
*Doris Lessing flagicon|Zimbabwe, Nobel Prize winning writer
*David Livingstone flagicon|Zambia
*Bobby Locke flagicon|South Africa
*Grant Langston flagicon|South Africa, World and U.S. Motocross Champion
*Robert John "Mutt" Lange flagicon|Zambia, Rock Producer (AC/DC, Shania Twain)

M

*Adolph Malan flagicon|South Africa
*D. F. Malan flagicon|South Africa
*Magnus Malan flagicon|South Africa, former South African Minister of Defence
*Sailor Malan flagicon|South Africa
*Manfred Mann flagicon|South Africa, musician
*Jeremy Mansfield flagicon|South Africa
*Trevor Manuel flagicon|South Africa, Current South African Minister of Finance
*Eugene Marais flagicon|South Africa
*Sarie Marais flagicon|South Africa
*Beryl Markham flagicon|Kenya
*Victor Matfield flagicon|ZAF, current Springboks rugby player
*Dave Matthews flagicon|South Africa, Grammy-winning musician
*Michelle McLean flagicon|Namibia, Miss Universe 1992
*Mark McNulty flagicon|Zimbabwe/flagicon|Republic of Ireland, golfer
*Percy Montgomery flagicon|ZAF/flagicon|Namibia, rugby player and all-time caps and points leader for the Springboks (Namibian born)
*Pieter Mulder flagicon|South Africa, Leader of Freedom Front Plus
*Alan Lamb flagicon|South Africa, Cricketer England

N

*Steve Nash flagicon|South Africa flagicon|Canada, South African/Canadian NBA two time MVP
*Beyers Naudé flagicon|South Africa, Anti-Apartheid activist
*Jozua François Naudé flagicon|South Africa, State President of South Africa
*Ryk Neethling flagicon|South Africa, World Champion Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist

O

*Harry Oppenheimer flagicon|South Africa, Businessman, head of De Beers
*Nicky Oppenheimer flagicon|South Africa, Businessman

P

*Alan Paton flagicon|South Africa, Writer, most famous for "Cry, the Beloved Country"
*Francois Pienaar flagicon|South Africa, rugby player and captain of the 1995 World Cup winners
*Gary Player flagicon|South Africa, Golfer
*Graeme Pollock flagicon|ZAF, cricketer
*Shaun Pollock flagicon|ZAF, cricketer (nephew of Graeme)
*Andries Hendrik Potgieter flagicon|South Africa
*Andries Pretorius flagicon|South Africa, Boer statesman, namesake of Pretoria
*Nick Price flagicon|Zimbabwe, Golfer
*Behati Prinsloo flagicon|Namibia, Model
*Kevin Pietersen flagicon|South Africa, England Cricket Captain

Q

R

*Tyla Rattray flagicon|South Africa, motocross world champion
*Deneys Reitz flagicon|South Africa, Boer soldier and politician
*Piet Retief flagicon|South Africa, Boer leader
*Cecil Rhodes flagicon|South Africa, British/South African businessman, founded De Beers among others; Namesake of Rhodesia, Rhodes University, etc.
*Jonty Rhodes flagicon|South Africa, South African cricketer
*Emmanuel Roblès flagicon|Algeria flagicon|France Pied-noir writer
*Jules Roy flagicon|Algeria flagicon|France Pied-noir writer
*Anton Rupert flagicon|South Africa, South African billionaire businessman
*Johann Rupert flagicon|South Africa, Businessman; son of Anton Rupert

*Rory Sabbatini flagicon|South Africa, PGA Tour golfer
*Jody Scheckter flagicon|South Africa, Formula 1 driver
*Leon Schuster flagicon|South Africa, Comedian, actor
*Harry Schwarz flagicon|South Africa, anti-apartheid politician, lawyer and diplomat
*Mark Shuttleworth flagicon|South Africa, Founded Ubuntu
*Frederik van Zyl Slabbert flagicon|South Africa, Leader of the opposition in the South African Parliament 1979-1986
*Joe Slovo flagicon|South Africa, Leader of South African Communist Party
*John Smit flagicon|South Africa, Current captain of the Springboks
*Ian Smith flagicon|Zimbabwe, Prime Minister of Rhodesia
*Jan Smuts flagicon|South Africa, British Field Marshall, and South African Prime Minister
*Timothy Stamps flagicon|Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's long time Minister of Health
*Andre Stander flagicon|South Africa, Former police officer and bank robber; Movie "Stander" based on him
*Trudy Stevenson flagicon|Malawi/flagicon|Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean Member of Parliament
*Martinus Theunis Steyn flagicon|South Africa, Last President of the Orange Free State
*Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom flagicon|South Africa, South African Prime Minister
*Helen Suzman flagicon|South Africa, Politician, anti-apartheid activist
*Charles Robberts Swart flagicon|South Africa, last Governor General of South Africa and first State President
*Roland Schoeman flagicon|South Africa, Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist
*Tomas Scheckter flagicon|South Africa, Indy Race Car Driver
*Corrie Sanders flagicon|South Africa, Boxer

T

*Eugène Terre'Blanche flagicon|South Africa, White supremacist, leader of AWB
*ZP Theart flagicon|South Africa, lead singer of power metal band DragonForce
*Charlize Theron flagicon|South Africa, Oscar-winning actress
*Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd flagicon|Zimbabwe flagicon|New Zealand Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
*J. R. R. Tolkien flagicon|South Africa, Author, famous works include "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit"
*Shaun Tomson flagicon|South Africa, World Champion Surfer
*Pierre Terblanche flagicon|South Africa, Head Designer Ducati 1997 to Present Ducati 916,888

U

*Dirkie Uys flagicon|South Africa, Voortrekker leader during the Great Trek
*Pieter-Dirk Uys flagicon|South Africa, Comedian/satirist anti-apartheid activist and gay liberation activist

V

*Bok van Blerk flagicon|South Africa, Afrikaans musician, famous for "De la Rey"
*Jan van Riebeeck flagicon|South Africa, First Dutchman to settle in southern Africa, discovered the Cape of Good Hope
*Siener van Rensburg flagicon|South Africa, Afrikaner leader, considered a prophet
*Marthinus van Schalkwyk flagicon|South Africa, Current South Africa Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, and Member of Parliament
*P. K. van der Byl flagicon|Zimbabwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Rhodesia
*H. W. van der Merwe flagicon|South Africa, Famous academic
*Johannes van der Merwe flagicon|Namibia, Cricketer
*Joost van der Westhuizen flagicon|South Africa, rugby player and all-time try scoring leader for the Springboks
*Mark Vermeulen flagicon|Zimbabwe, Cricketer
*Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd flagicon|South Africa, Prime Minister of South Africa, primary architect of Apartheid
*Constand Viljoen flagicon|South Africa, South African military commander
*Marais Viljoen flagicon|South Africa, 5th and 7th State President of South Africa
*B. J. Vorster flagicon|South Africa, Prime Minister and 6th State President of South Africa
*Arnold Vosloo flagicon|South Africa, Actor, Starred in "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Blood Diamond"

W

*Roy Welensky flagicon|Zimbabwe, Prime Minister of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
*Jake White flagicon|ZAF, rugby union coach who led the Springboks to victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup
*Hugo Weaving flagicon|Nigeriaflagicon|South Africa, Actor, Main villain in Matrix series
*Roy Wegerle flagicon|South Africa, retired professional footballer, brother of Steve
*Steve Wegerle flagicon|South Africa, retired professional footballer, brother of Roy
*Daniel Vickerman flagicon|South Africa, Australian Rugby Player
*Fr Odilo (Otto) Weeger, CMM flagicon|Zimbabwe flagicon|Germany, Roman Catholic Priest & Missionary

X

Y

Z

*Helen Zille flagicon|South Africa, Current Mayor of Cape Town, Leader of Democratic Alliance

ee also

*White African
*Whites in South Africa
*Whites in Zimbabwe
*Union of South Africa
*Rhodesia
*Colonisation of Africa