List of University of Pretoria alumni
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The University of Pretoria is a public university in Pretoria[1] the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.[2] The university in its more than a century of academic service has delivered more than 200,000 alumni.[3] Below is a list of prominent alumni.[4]
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[edit] Exceptional
- The late Dr Anton Rupert - Billionaire, former UP Chancellor and Tukkie of the Century
- Dr.Chris Barnard: Led first successful human-to-human heart transplant
- Dr Mimi Coertse: International Opera personality
- Prof Christof Heyns, United Nations Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions[5]
- Dr Marius Kloppers: International CEO of global mining giant BHP Billiton
- Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: Minister of Public Service & Administration
- Dr Chris Stals: Business leader & former UP Chancellor
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Winner of Nobel Peace Prize
- Dr Johan van Zyl: CEO: Sanlam
[edit] Authors and Academics
- Prof Elize Botha: former Vice Chancellor of the University of Stellenbosch
- Prof Papa Maithufi: Academic, SA Law Commission
- Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: Academic, Engineer
- Paul Moorcraft Author, BBC Commentator
- Prof Calie Pistorius: former Chancellor of the University of Pretoria
- Stefan Swanepoel: New York Times Best-selling Author, Public Speaker
- Prof Mike Wingfield: Academic, Scientist
[edit] Actors, Singers, Musicians and TV personalities
- Bettie Celliers-Barnard
- Nedine Blom
- Gareth Cliff
- Tobie Cronjé: Actor
- Jana Cilliers: Actress
- Eloise Cupido
- Ampie du Preez: Actor
- Katinka Heyns: Actress
- Carike Keuzenkamp: Singer
- Prof Anna Neethling-Pohl
- Sandra Prinsloo: Actress
- Freek Robinson: TV Commentator
- Paul Rothman
- Anel Schotkamp
- Carel Trichardt: Actor
- Jak de Priester
- Helena Hettema
- Wicus Slabbert: International Opera Star
- Amanda Strydom: Actress
- Carel Trichardt: Actor & academic
- Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi
- Richard van der Westhuizen: Singer
- Hennie van Deventer: Producer, Copywriter
- Anneli van Rooyen: Singer
- Brümilde van Rensburg: Actress
- Angus van Zyl Taylor: Sculptor, Artist
- Verna Vels: Voice Artis, Television Director
- Petru Wessels
[edit] Sport personalities
Springbok Captains
Other Springboks
- Fanie de Villiers
- Heyneke Meyer
- Pierre Spies
- Gary Botha
- Danie Rossouw
- Wynand Olivier
- Ernst Dinkelmann
[edit] Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
- Dr James Barnard: International inventor of the Bardenpho Process for water treatment
- Dr Willem Barnard: CEO: KWV
- Dr Steve Booysen: CEO: Absa Bank
- Anton Botha: Business leader
- Lourens Botha: Entrepreneur
- Carrol Boyes: Artist and Business leader
- Marthin de Beer: Senior Vice-President at Cisco
- Louis de Kock: Entrepreneurial Farmer, business leader
- Johan de Nysschen: CEO: Audi America
- Laurie Dippenaar: First Rand Bank
- Dr Con Fauconnier: CEO: Kumba Resources
- Leo Haese: CEO: Leo Haese BMW Group
- Dr M.N. Hermann: Clover SA, Business Leader
- Dr Meyer Kahn: SAB-Miller
- Dr Rivka Kfir: CEO: Water Commission
- Dr Bingle Kruger: Engineer, business leader
- Russell Loubser: CEO: JSE
- Dr David Mabunda: CEO: Sanparks
- Matsie Matooane: Group Manager HR, Tiger Brands
- Dr Anna Mokgokong: Business leader
- Maj.Genl.Keith Mokoape: Business leader
- Kobus Möller: Executive Manager: Finance, Sanlam
- Khungeka Njobe: Group Executive of CSIR
- Pine Pienaar: CEO: Mvelaphanda Resources Group
- Margaret Roberts[disambiguation needed
]: Business leader & herb expert - Willem Roos: MD, OUTsurance
- Moses Singo: Business leader
- Peter Staude: CEO: Tongaat-Hulett
- Bernard Swanepoel: CEO: Harmony
- Dr Andries Terblanche: Chair: KPMG Financial Services
- Dr Leon Vermaak: CEO Telesure
[edit] Law
- Judge Dr Jan d'Oliveira
- Judge Frikkie Eloff (President of the Convocation)
- Judge Antoni Gildenhuys
- Judge Johann Kriegler
- Judge Louis Harms: Supreme Court of Appeal
- Prof Jannie Otto
- Supreme Court Judge Piet Streicher
- Judge Willie Seriti
- Prof Susan Scott[disambiguation needed ]
- Judge John Trengove
- Prof Derek van der Merwe
- Adv Kobus van Rooyen
- Judge Deon van Zyl
- Judge Leonora van den Heever
- Judge Willem van der Merwe
- Judge Johann van der Westhuizen :Constitution Court
- Prof Marinus Wiechers
[edit] Health and medicine
- Dr Daan de Klerk
- Dr Oppel Greeff
- Dr Viktor Hesse
- Prof Charlotte P. Searle
[edit] Theologians, welfare, psychology
- Prof Piet Meiring
- Dr Louise Olivier: Forensic Psychologist
- Michael Licona
- Prof Albert S. Geyser
[edit] General
- Etienne de Villiers: Executive Chairperson & President, ATP Tennis
- Prof Esmé du Plessis: Chairperson: UP Council
- Prof Neville Charles Starke: former veterinarian
- Pinky Phosa: Mpumalanga Government, Community leader
- Elizabeth Voigt: late director of the McGregor Museum, Kimberley
- Dr Johann Egbert: Director Finswim
[edit] References
- ^ South Africa's universities. Retrieved August 31, 2009
- ^ Conference Venues and Conference Centres Pretoria, Gauteng. Retrieved September 18, 2009
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/UserFiles/UP%20in%20a%20Nutshell(1).pdf UP in a Nutshell 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2009
- ^ Alumni Gallery. Retrieved October 1, 2009
- ^ United Nations Human Rights Council appoints Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria as Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Retrieved 23 September 2010
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