1. Ryk Neethling (1977)

Swimmer

South African Olympic swimmer who became the first to represent his country in four consecutive games.

2. Lauren Brant (1989)

TV Actress

Well known for her role in the international kids show Hi-5, she is an actress, dancer, model, and singer who has starred in various theatre and television shows.

3. Brendan Peyper (1996)

Pop Singer

South African singer whose debut Afrikaans album Stop Wag Bly Nog 'n Bietjie was released in 2015. He became a breakout star with the singles "Tafelberg vir Twee," "Die Perfekte...

4. Nadia Nerina (1927)

South African Ballet Dancer

Prima ballerina remembered for her work with the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Royal Ballet. She created roles in Frederick Ashton's Birthday Offering and Robert Helpmann's...

5. Sias Ebersohn (1989)

South African Rugby Union Player

South African rugby union player who became known as a member of the Free State Cheetahs and later the Toyota Cheetahs in Super Rugby.

6. Hansie Cronje (1969)

Cricketer

Elite right-handed batsman who was South Africa's captain during the 1990s and was later banned for life for involvement in match-fixing and tragically died in a plane crash in 2002.

7. François Steyn (1987)

South African Rugby Union Player

Fullback who joined the Natal Sharks in 2006 and the Springboks in 2007.

8. Heinrich Brüssow (1986)

South African Rugby Union Player

South African flanker who became known as a player for the Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, and Springboks.

9. Zola Budd (1966)

South African Distance Runner

Barefoot long-distance runner and 1992 Olympic competitor who was a two-time IAAF World Cross Country Champion.

10. Nicky Boje (1973)

South African Cricketer

All-rounder for South Africa who has played domestic cricket for teams like Northamptonshire CCC and the Chevrolet Warriors. He was a key member of the South African team which played...

11. Ruan Pienaar (1984)

South African Rugby Union Player

Scrum-half and fly-half who debuted for the South African national rugby union team in 2006 and also played for the Sharks in Super Rugby.

12. Allan Donald (1966)

Cricketer

South African retired cricketer nicknamed "White Lightning" who is considered one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of Test cricket. He represented South Africa at four Cricket World...

13. Dwayne Kelly (1991)

South African Rugby Player

Dwayne Kelly is a South African rugby union player currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and with the NMMU Madibaz...

14. Adriaan Strauss (1985)

South African Rugby Union Player

Jan Adriaan Strauss is a rugby hooker who represents Free State Cheetahs in the ABSA Currie Cup and the Cheetahs in Super Rugby He made his international debut for South...

15. Lesle-Ann George (1985)

Olympic Field Hockey Player

Lesle-Ann George is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

16. Roelof Dednam (1985)

South African Badminton Player

Roelof Jakobus Dednam is a male badminton player from South Africa. Dednam played badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Chris Dednam losing in the round of...

17. L. J. van Zyl (1985)

South African Hurdler African An

Louis Jacobus van Zyl better known as L. J. van Zyl is a South African athlete competing in the 400 metre hurdles. He is the South African record holder in...

18. Francois Venter (1991)

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s Venter 19 April 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He usually plays as an inside-centre.

19. Arnu Fourie (1985)

Paralympic Track Athlete

Arnu Fourie is a South African Paralympian athlete who runs in the T44 class. His is a single-below-the-knee amputee.

20. Steph Roberts (1985)

Rugby Player

Steph Roberts is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is loosehead prop. He represents the Griquas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Roberts previously played...

21. Charl Van Den Berg (1970)

South African Model

Charl Van Den Berg is a South African model and activist. He was Mr Gay South Africa 2009 and Mr Gay World 2010. In 2009 Charl entered and won the...

22. Sandra Reynolds (1934)

Tennis Player

Sandra Reynolds Price is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam...

23. Marcos Ondruska (1972)

South African Tennis Player

Marcos Ondruska is a former tennis player from South Africa who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia where he...

24. Enrico Acker (1990)

Rugby Player

Enrico Acker is a South African rugby union footballer current playing for Varsity Cup side NMMU Madibaz. His regular playing position is scrum-half and he previously played rugby for the...

25. Clive Richardson (1932)

Director

26. Colin Fraser Steyn (1887)

South African Lawyer

Colin Fraser Steyn was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa Member of the House of Assembly Senator and Cabinet Minister in the government of Jan Smuts. He was...

27. Cobus Reinach (1990)

Rugby Union Player

Cobus Reinach is a South African rugby union footballer. His playing position is scrum-half. He represents the Sharks in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

28. JW Jonker (1987)

Rugby Player

JW Jonker is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played mostly as a centre. He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs. Griffons and...

29. Suzaan van Biljon (1988)

Swimmer

Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.

30. Jaco Fourie (rugby player) (1988)

South African Rugby Union Player

Jaco Fourie is a South African rugby union player. He was born in Bloemfontein and went to Grey College but then played for the University of Pretoria in the FNB...

31. Philip Snyman (1987)

Rugby Player

Philip Snyman 26 March 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre or winger for the Cheetahs in both Super Rugby and the Currie Cup....

32. Annari Viljoen (1987)

South African Badminton Player

Annari Viljoen is a South African badminton player. She competed at the 2012 Olympics in the doubles with Michelle Edwards. They made it to the quarter-finals after four teams were...

33. Bram Fischer (1908)

South African Lawyer And Anti-ap

Abram Louis Fischer commonly known as Bram Fischer was a South African lawyer of Afrikaner descent notable for anti-apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures including Nelson...

34. Tommy Bedford (1942)

Rugby Player

Thomas Pleydell 'Tommy' Bedford is a South African rugby union player who has represented the national team the Springboks 25 times captaining the Springboks on 3 occasions.

35. Waltie Vermeulen (1988)

Rugby Player

Vermeulen is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.

36. Keamogetse Wolff (1988)

Footballer

Keamogetse Wolff is a South African football defender who plays for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits but is on loan to Amazulu FC in the Premier Soccer League. Wolff...

37. George Du Rand (1982)

Swimmer

Johannes Du Rand is a South African swimmer. As of 2008 he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke. He is...

38. Trudi Maree (1988)

South African Swimmer

Trudi Maree is a South African swimmer. She was born in Bloemfontein. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London finishing with a time...

39. Johan Cronje (1982)

South African Middle-distance Ru

Johan Tobias Cronje is a South African track and field athlete who specializes in the 1500 metres event. With a personal best of 3:31. 93 he is the current South...

40. Mosiuoa Lekota (1948)

South African Politician

Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is a South African politician who currently serves as the President and Leader of the Congress of the People since 16 December 2008. Previously as a...

41. Duncan Lechesa (1976)

Association Footballer

Duncan Thaane Lechesa is a retired South African football player who is currently the head coach of National First Division team F. C. Cape Town.

42. Griselda Pollock (1949)

British Art Historian

Griselda Pollock is a prominent art historian and cultural analyst and a world-renowned scholar of international postcolonial feminist studies in the visual arts. She is best known for her theoretical...

43. Daan Human (1976)

South African Rugby Union Player

Daan Human is a retired rugby union player who last played for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He played as a prop. He has four caps for the Springboks.

44. Albert Hertzog (1899)

South African Politician Founder

Dr. Albert Hertzog was a South African politician and founder of the Herstigte Nasionale Party.

45. Deneys Reitz (1882)

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46. Henco Venter (1992)

South African Rugby Player

Henco Venter is a South African rugby union player currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs. His regular position is flanker.

47. Coenie de Villiers (1956)

Manager Of Marketing Company Gau

Coenie de Villiers born 11 October 1956 is a South African singer/songwriter piano player pop artist who sings in his mother tongue Afrikaans. If any comparison was required Coenie's music...

48. Winkie Direko (1929)

South African Politician

Isabella Winkie Direko was a South African politician. Direko was born in 1929 in Bloemfontein. Before entering politics she was a teacher. She was a member of the National Council...

49. Corrie van Zyl (1961)

South African Cricketer

Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerthardus van Zyl is a former South African cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1992. He is currently employed by Cricket South Africa as a...

50. Beatrice Marshoff (1957)

South African Politician

s Beatrice Marshoff was Premier of the Free State from 2004 to 2009. She succeeded Winkie Direko to the position on 22 April 2004 and was replaced by Ace Magashule...