1. Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984)

South African Footballer

Soccer midfielder who debuted with South Africa's national team in 2006 and signed with the Kaizer Chiefs of the South African Premier Soccer League in 2007.

2. Watu Kobese (1973)

Chess Player

International master and FIDE trainer who won his first South African Chess Championship in 1998.

3. Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)

South African Politician

South African politician who is recognized for having been elected president in 2018. He rose through the political landscape as an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and businessman.

4. Thembi Seete (1977)

World Music Singer

World music singer and TV Host who first found acclaim in the SABC1 drama series Yizo Yizo 2000. She then starred as Bongi on the soap opera Rhythm City starting in...

5. Somizi Mhlongo (1972)

Reality Star

Radio personalty turned reality show judge seen on Idols South Africa who is also a talented dancer and choreographer.

6. Maps Maponyane (1990)

TV Show Host

TV host and model known for his work on the shows Rockville and The Real Jozi A-Listers as well as reporting for E! Beyond the Red Carpet. He played Nat...

7. Teko Modise (1982)

Association Footballer

South African midfielder who became a star while playing for clubs like the Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, winning the PSL Footballer of the Year award two straight years in...

8. Murphy Morobe (1956)

Civil Rights Leader

A key figure in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement who helped form the United Democratic Front in 1983.

9. Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982)

Association Footballer

Central midfielder who became a member of the South African national team in 2008. He joined SuperSport United F.C. in 2016 after appearing in over 180 games for the Kaizer...

10. Basetsana Kumalo (1974)

Miss South Africa 1994 First Run

Television personality and businesswoman who found fame as the host of the pioneering South African lifestyle program Top Billing. She later became the editor-in-chief of Top Billing magazine and began serving as...

11. Zindzi Mandela (1960)

Politician

South African politician who is best known for being the daughter of politicians Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela. She served as an ambassador for her country in Denmark. 

12. Mmabatho Montsho (1983)

Movie Actress

South African movie actress who is best known for her role as Nandi in the 2016 film Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word. She has also directed episodes of the popular...

13. Thokozile Masipa (1947)

South African Judge

Judge in the High Court of South Africa most famous for being the the presiding judge in the trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. In 2014, she found Pistorius not guilty of...

14. Lasizwe Dambuza (1998)

TV Show Host

South African TV personality, radio host, actor, singer, and blogger. He presented SABC 3's The Scoop Africa and SABC 1's The Real Goboza. He also worked as a radio host...

15. Khanyi Mbau (1985)

TV Actress

Initially famous for her role as Doobsie on the popular South African soap opera Muvhango, she went on to portray Mbali in Season Two of the soap opera Mzansi. In...

16. Bonnie Mbuli (1979)

TV Actress

TV actress who appeared opposite Kenneth Branagh in Wallander in 2015. She has over 330,000 followers on her bonniembuli Instagram account.

17. Patrice Motsepe (1962)

Entrepreneur

African Rainbow Minerals founder. He was one of South Africa's richest men with a wealth in excess of $2 billion.

18. Cyril Nzama (1974)

Association Footballer

Cyril Skhokho Nzama is a retired South African football defender who last played for Batau FC. Nzama made 44 appearances for the South African national football team from 2000 to...

19. Thabo Qalinge (1991)

Association Footballer

Thabo Section 10 Qalinge is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Mpumalanga Black Aces in the Premier Soccer League.

20. Jacob Lekgetho (1974)

Association Footballer

Jacob Bobo Lekgetho was a South African footballer who played as a left back during the 1990s and 2000s

21. Spoek Mathambo (1985)

South African Rapper

Spoek Mathambo is an artist producer singer-songwriter rapper defined by his fusion of a wide array of musical influences and his coining the Township Tech to describe the electronic music...

22. Katlego Pule (1990)

Footballer

Katlego Pule is a South African football football for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits.

23. Bhongolwethu Jayiya (1990)

Association Footballer

Bhongolwethu Jayiya is a South African football player who plays as a striker for Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League.

24. Clifford Ngobeni (1987)

Association Footballer

Clifford Ngobeni is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mpumalanga Black Aces. Ngobeni is a talented but injury-prone midfielder who has been on trial with Ajax...

25. Thulani Serero (1990)

Association Footballer

Thulani Caleb Serero is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax. Prior to joining Ajax he played for Ajax Cape Town in...

26. Sifiso Nhlapo (1987)

South African Racing Cyclist

Sifiso Nhlapo is a South African racing cyclist who represents South Africa in BMX. He has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's...

27. Excellent Walaza (1987)

Association Footballer

Excellent Walaza is a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Vasco da Gama and South Africa. He hails from Meadowlands Soweto.

28. Sifiso Myeni (1988)

Association Footballer

Sifiso Myeni is a South African football player who plays as a right-winger for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.

29. Letta Mbulu (1942)

South African Musician

Letta Mbulu is a South African jazz singer born and raised in Soweto. She has been active since the 1960s but left for the United States in 1965 due to...

30. Siyabonga Nhlapo (1988)

Footballer

Siyabonga Nhlapo is a South African football midfielder who plays for Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League.

31. Sipho Mngomezulu (1982)

Footballer

Sipho Mngomezulu is a South African football defender for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits.

32. Joe Mamasela (1953)

South African Spy

Joe Mamasela is a former Apartheid government spy and assassin who was involved in the torture and murder of many anti-apartheid activists including Griffiths Mxenge. Mamasela was an askari and...

33. Jabulani Maluleke (1982)

Association Footballer

Jabulani Maluleke is a South African football midfielder. He currently plays for Premier Soccer League club SuperSport United.

34. Webster Lichaba (1954)

Footballer

bster City Late Lichaba is a retired South African football midfielder who played for Orlando Pirates Atlanta Chiefs and Jomo Cosmos.

35. Ephraim Mashaba (1950)

Association Footballer

Ephraim Shakes Mashaba is a South African former footballer who now works as a coach. He was previously the manager of the Swaziland national side where he was appointed in...

36. Ryder Mofokeng (1950)

Footballer

Johannes Ryder Mofokeng was an South African football defender for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.

37. Siphiwe Nyanda (1950)

South African Army General And C

General Siphiwe Nyanda SSA SBS CSL DMG MMS MMM is a South African politician former Minister of Communications from 2009 - 2010 and South African military commander.

38. Sipho Mabuse (1951)

South African Musician

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse was born in Johannesburg on 2 November 1951. After dropping out of school in the 1960s Mabuse got his start in the African soul group the Beaters...

39. Samkelo Radebe (1989)

Paralympic Runner

Samkelo Mike Radebe is a South African Paralympic sprint runner and high jumper who competes in the T45 class. He lost both arms in an electrocution accident at age 9...

40. John Moshoeu (1965)

Association Footballer

John Shoes Leshiba Moshoeu is a retired South African football player who last played for Alexandra United.

41. Angie Motshekga (1955)

South African Politician

Angie Motshekga is a South African politician appointed Minister of Basic Education in 2009. She was previously a Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Soweto College...

42. Teboho Moloi (1968)

Association Footballer

Teboho Moloi is a retired South African professional footballer and manager of the South Africa U-17 national team.

43. Simon Nkoli (1957)

Activist

Simon Tseko Nkoli was an anti-apartheid gay rights and AIDS activist in South Africa. Nkoli was born in Soweto in a seSotho-speaking family. He grew up on a farm in...

44. Sibongile Khumalo (1957)

South African Opera Singer

Sibongile Khumalo is a South African singer.

45. Sisi Khampepe (1957)

Lawyer And Judge

Sisi Virginia Khampepe is a South African judge who currently serves on the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

46. Mpho Moloi (1983)

Association Footballer

Mpho Moloi is a South African footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division.

47. Lucas Radebe (1969)

Association Footballer

Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe is a former Leeds United and South African football player playing primarily as a centre back. He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs before...

48. Portia Modise (1983)

South African Footballer

Portia Modise is a South African women's footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship. She represented the South Africa women's national football...

49. Thabiso Khumalo (1980)

Association Footballer

Lansing United 2013-Thabiso Boyzzz Khumalo is a South African footballer currently playing for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Professional Division.

50. Mlungisi Mdluli (1980)

Association Footballer

Mlungisi Pro Mdluli previously Mlungisi Gumbi is a retired South African football midfielder. He last played for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa. He was a...