List of Famous People From Africa 2024

John kani is a south african actor, voice actor, playwright, and director. He gained international fame after appearing as king t'chaka in the marvel cinematic universe film 'captain america: civil war' and its sequel 'black panther'. He got his start in acting in 1965 when he became a part of an ac [...]
Famous As : Actor, Playwright, Director

Glynis johns, a legendary actor from wales, is best known for her husky voice, which she lent to two of the most famous musical numbers in the history of entertainment, namely 'sister suffragette' from 'mary poppins' and 'send in the clowns' from the 'broadway' production of 'a little night music.' [...]
Famous As : Actress

Tosca musk is a south african-canadian filmmaker and entrepreneur, known for being the producer of the pioneering video podcast 'tiki bar tv' and the hallmark original movie 'holiday engagement'. She is the sister of noted entrepreneurs elon and kimbal musk. A native of pretoria, the administrative [...]
Famous As : Filmmaker, Entrepreneur

Juliet anne prowse was an indian-born south african-american dancer and actress. Over the course of her four-decade-long career, she appeared in numerous films and tv shows while being extensively active on the stage as well. Born in bombay (now mumbai), british india, prowse relocated to south afri [...]
Famous As : Dancer

Desmond tutu is a south african social rights activist and retired anglican bishop who served as the first black archbishop of cape town. A leading spokesperson for the rights of black south africans, he helped to draw international attention to the sorry state of apartheid in south africa. Born int [...]
Famous As : Anti-Apartheid Activist

Known as the second wife of nelson madela, winnie madikizela-mandela was a south african anti-apartheid activist and politician. She was a member of parliament and had once headed the women's league of the african national congress (anc) party. Being a qualified social worker she always worked as an [...]
Famous As : Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist

Watkin tudor jones, popularly known as ninja, is a south african rapper, songwriter, actor, record producer, and music video director. As the son of a music enthusiast, he grew up amidst the rap culture. After dropping out of high school, jones began his professional musical career in 1993. After ye [...]
Famous As : Rapper

Max theiler was a south african-american virologist who developed a vaccine against yellow fever for which he received the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1951. He was the first african-born nobel laureate. Born in pretoria as the son of a veterinary bacteriologist, he was exposed to the fi [...]
Famous As : Virologist

Kagiso rabada is a south african cricket player. He made his limited-overs cricket (odi) debut for south africa in november 2014, and his test debut in 2015. By january 2018, rabada had made a huge impact in international cricket, as he became one of the top one day international (odi) and test bowl [...]
Famous As : Cricketer

Theodore ernest els is a top-class south african professional golfer who is also a former world number one according to the 'official world golf ranking.' as a child, he played a number of sports, including tennis, cricket, and rugby. He started playing golf at the age of 8. He won the 'eastern tran [...]
Famous As : Professional Golfer