A-M Christiaan Barnard, heart surgeon (1922 - 2001) Steve Biko, political activist (1946 - 1977) Herman Charles Bosman, author (1905 - 1951) Louis Botha, statesman (1862 - 1919) John Michael Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author, twice winner of the Booker Prize (1940 - ) Hansie Cronje, cricketer (1969 - 2002) Clement Martyn Doke, linguist (1893 - 1980) Ernie Els, golfer (1969 - ) Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize-winning author (1923 - ) F.W. de Klerk, statesman and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1936 - ) Paul Kruger, statesman (1825 - 1904) Albert Luthuli, statesman and 1960 Nobel Peace Prize winner († July 21, 1967) Nelson Mandela, statesman and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner (1918 - ) Dave Matthews, musician (1967 - ) N-Z Harry Oppenheimer, businessman (1908 - 2000) Alan Paton, author (1903 - 1988) Gary Player, golfer (1936 - ) Trevor Rabin, musician Jody Scheckter, Formula 1 world champion (1950 - ) Olive Schreiner, author (1855 - 1920) Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation (1787 - 1828) Mark Shuttleworth, Web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte, astronaut Jan Smuts, statesman (1870 - 1950) Charlize Theron, actress (1975 - ) Desmond Tutu, cleric and Nobel Peace Prize winner Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former Prime Minister (1901 - 1966) See also: List of people by nationality
