List of Zambians

Republic of Zambia Famous/Notable Zambians Famous/Notable People of Zambian Origin People who Impacted on Zambia
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Motto: "One Zambia, One Nation"
Anthem: Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
Capital		Lusaka 15°25′S 28°17′E
ISO 3166 code		ZM

This is a list of famous or notable Zambians, or people of Zambian descent, or people who have had an impact on Zambia listed in the following categories, and in no particular order:

Politics

Politicians

Presidents

• Kenneth David Kaunda - President - 1964-1991
• Frederick Titus Jacob Chiluba - President - 1991-2001
• Levy Patrick Mwanawasa - President - 2001-2008
• Rupiah Bwezani Banda - President - 2008-2011
• Michael Chilufya Sata - President - 2011 - Present

Vice Presidents

• Reuben Chitandika Kamanga - Vice President - 1964–1967
• Simon Kapwepwe - Vice President -1967–1970
• Mainza Mathias Chona - Vice President - 1970–1973
  (post abolished thereafter and reintroduced in 1991)
• Levy Patrick Mwanawasa - Vice President - 1991–1994
• Godfrey Miyanda - Vice President - 1994–1997
• Christon Tembo - Vice President - 1997–2001
• Enoch P. Kavindele - Vice President - 2001–2003
• Nevers Mumba - Vice President - 2003–2004
• Lupando Katoloshi Mwape - Vice President - 2004–2006
• Rupiah Bwezani Banda - Vice President - 2006–2008
• George Kunda - Vice President - 2008–2011
• Dr. Guy Scott - Vice President - 2011-

Prime ministers

• Mainza Chona - Prime Minister, 1973–1975, 1977–1978
• Elijah Mudenda Prime Minister, 1975–1977
• Daniel Lisulo - Prime Minister, 1978–1981
• Nalumino Mundia - Prime Minister, 1981-1985
• Kebby Musokotwane - Prime Minister, 1985–1989, Secretary-General, UNIP 1989-1991, Opposition President, 1992
• Malimba Masheke Prime Minister, 1989–1991 (post abolished thereafter)

Others

• Elias Chipimo Jnr - Opposition Leader
• Peter Daka - Minister of science and technology,Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Hakainde Hichilema - Opposition Leader, 2006-
• Besnat Jere - Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Austin Liato - Former Minister/Labour Leader,Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Anderson Mazoka - Former opposition leader (1998-2006)
• Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika - Former Minister/Democratic Campaigner
• Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika - Diplomat, Former UNICEF Regional Adviser for Africa, Presidential Candidate (2001)
• M. K. Mubanga - Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Luke Mwananshiku - Former Finance Minister
• Kalombo Mwansa - Former Foreign Affairs Minister
• Susan Nakazwe - Former Mayor of Lusaka
• Ompie Nkumbula-Lieventhal - Former MP, Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Gladys Nyirongo - Former Lands Minister
• Kabinga Pande - Former Foreign Affairs Minister
• Ronnie Shikapwasha - Former Information Minister
• Crispin Shumina - Former MP, Former Pan-African Parliament MP
• Mundia Sikatana - Former Justice Minister
• Gray Zulu - Independence-era politician, 2nd in Command to President Kenneth Kaunda

Traditional rulers

Chieftainships are listed here. These articles cover all holders of the traditional titles; prominent individual holders may also have their own articles, usually in People in the History of Zambia below.

• Chitimukulu
• Mwata Kazembe
• Chief Kanongesha
• Chief Monze
• Litunga
• Paramount Chief Mpezeni
• Chief Mporokoso
• Kalonga Gawa Undi

Religious Figures

• Emmanuel Milingo - Christian leader, has established the 'Married Priests Now' organisation in the USA
• Adrian Mung'andu - Catholic archbishop of Lusaka

Sports

Footballers

• Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu - footballer and coach
• Wisdom Mumba Chansa - footballer
• Ian Bakala
• Kalusha Bwalya
• Johnson Bwalya
• David Chabala
• Linos Chalwe
• James Chamanga
• Isaac Chansa
• Phillimon Chepita
• Laughter Chilembe
• Noah Chivuta
• Clive Hachilensa
• Hijani Himoonde
• Kalililo Kakonje
• Kennedy Kalale
• Francis Kasonde
• Chris Katongo
• Felix Katongo
• Rotson Kilambe
• George Kolala
• Stophira Sunzu
• Rodgers Kola
• Dennis Lota
• Misheck Lungu
• Hillary Makasa
• Collins Mbesuma
• Harry Milanzi
• Mwape Miti
• Perry Mubanga
• Dominic Yobe
• Rabson Mucheleng'anga
• Clifford Mulenga
• Jacob Mulenga
• Henry Nyambe Mulenga
• Charly Musonda
• Joseph Musonda
• Perry Mutapa
• Billy Mwanza
• Kennedy Mweene
• Chaswe Nsofwa
• Mumamba Numba
• Davies Phiri
• Lawrence Phiri
• Moses Sichone
• Zacharia Simukonda
• Andrew Sinkala
• Mark Sinyangwe
• Elijah Tana
• Andrew Tembo
• Kapambwe Mulenga
• Emmanuel Zulu

Athletes

• Samuel Matete
• Racheal Nachula
• Tonny Wamulwa
• Obed Mutanya

Boxers

• Hastings Bwalya
• Felix Bwalya
• Cassius Chiyanika
• Kennedy Kanyanta
• Keith Mwila
• Lottie Mwale
• Precious Makina
• Kennedy Kanyanta
• Davis Mwale
• Lucky Mutale

Other sports

• Yunus Badat -
• Felix Bwalya -
• Ellis Chibuye -
• George Gregan - Rugby union. Born in Lusaka, but raised in Australia. Former captain of the Wallabies (Australia national team), and the most-capped player in the sport's history.
• Corné Krige - Rugby union. Born in Lusaka to expatriate South Africans who still live in Zambia. Former captain of the Springboks (South Africa national team)
• Samuel Matete -
• Obed Mutanya -
• Madalitso Muthiya -
• PG Nana -
• Lindsay Cummings - Zambia National Golf Team and South Africa Springbok Golfer. Zambia Sportswomen of the Year 1989

Artists

• Henry Tayali - Internationally renowned artist, sculptor, printmaker, lecturer and photographer (1943–1987)

Authors

• Binwell Sinyangwe - Author

Chess Players

• Amon Simutowe - International Master

Poets

• Clement Chipokolo
• Gankhanani Moffat Moyo

Musicians

Living

• Maiko Zulu
• Ballad Zulu
• Victor Kachaka
• Chilu Lemba
• Mwesa Isaiah Mapoma - musicologist
• Tasila Mwale
• Leo "K'millian" Moyo

Deceased

• Paul Ngozi
• Lazarus Tembo
• Alick Nkhata

Other Categories (Unclassified)

• Joseph and Luka Banda - Conjoined twins
• Lukwesa Burak - Sky News anchor based in London
• Chilu Lemba - Radio and TV presenter
• Martin Mubanga - Zambian extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
• Hammerskjoeld Simwinga — Conservationist/environmentalist
• Peter Amos Siwo – Pioneering graduate and civil servant
• Muloongo Muchelemba - Rhodes scholar, Political strategist

Other People born in/related to Zambia

• Norman Carr - British wildlife conservationist who set up national parks in Zambia
• Robert Earnshaw - Zambian-born Welsh international football player
• Phil Edmonds - English cricketer born in Lusaka
• Stanley Fischer - Zambian-born Governor of the Bank of Israel
• George Gregan - Zambian-born captain of the Australian Wallabies Rugby Union team
• Tawny Gray - Sculptor
• Daffyd James - Zambian-born Welsh international rugby player
• V. M. Jones - Author
• Corné Krige - Zambian-born South African Springboks Rugby Union team player
• Robert Lange - Zambian-born record producer and songwriter
• Samantha Mumba - Singer/actor born in Ireland with a Zambian father
• Thandie Newton - British actress brought up in Zambia
• Julia Rose - Zambian-born US actress
• Rozalla - British/Zimbabwean singer born to a Zambian mother
• Denise Scott Brown - Zambian-born US architect
• David Shepherd - British artist and conservationist who has painted Zambian wildlife and locomotives
• Wilbur Smith - Zambian-born British/South African author
• Ahmad Thomson - Zambian-born British Muslim author
• Jeff Whitley - Zambian-born footballer
• Steve Arneil - Famous Karate Kyokushin practitioner born in South Africa, but lived in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) until he was 25
• John Edmond- Zambian-born Rhodesian singer

Other Prominent Figures in the History of Zambia

This is a list of deceased historical figures (or sub-lists of them) in Zambia and its antecedent territories, and combines Zambians, Africans and non-Zambians including British people and Northern Rhodesians.

• Robert Edward Codrington - Colonial Administrator of the two territories ruled by the British South Africa Company (BSAC) which later became Zambia
• Father Jean-Jacques Corbeil - Canadian missionary and ethnographer of Bemba culture
• Dan Crawford - Missionary pioneer
• Bishop Joseph Dupont - Missionary pioneer
• Sir Stewart Gore-Browne - Called Chipembele by Africans, was a soldier, pioneer white settler, builder, politician and supporter of independence in Northern Rhodesia
• List of Governors of Northern Rhodesia
• List of Governors-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
• Evelyn Dennison Hone Last governor of Northern Rhodesia
• Alice Lenshina - Leader of the Lumpa religious sect
• General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck - Leader of German East Africa forces of World War I
• Lewanika - Litunga of the Lozi
• David Livingstone - British Scottish missionary-explorer
• Mwata Kazembe - Chiefs of the Kazembe-Lunda
• Mpezeni - Warrior-king of one of the largest Ngoni groups of central Africa
• Nalumino Mundia - Prime Minister, 1981–1985.
• Alick Nkhata - popular Zambian musician and broadcaster in the 1950s through to the mid-1970s
• Baldwin Nkumbula -
• Harry Nkumbula - Nationalist leader who assisted in the struggle for the independence of Northern Rhodesia from British colonialism
• Nyumbu - Famous Mbunda chief who led his tribesmen from northeastern Angola to western Zambia in and around the 1850s.
• Cecil Rhodes - English-born businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa and an ardent believer in colonialism and imperialism, and was the founder of the state of Rhodesia.
• Sebetwane - Basotho chief who fled from Shaka Zulu, eventually conquering and settling in Western Province
• Mamochisane - Daughter of Sebetwane and succeeded him as Makololo queen
• Sekeletu - Makololo king of Barotseland in western Zambia from about 1851 to his death in 1863
• Alfred Sharpe - British Administrator and agent for Cecil Rhodes
• Lawrence Aubrey Wallace
• Roy Welensky - Leader of white Trades Union and settler politician

See also

• Zambia
• Hammerskjoeld Simwinga -- environmentalist
• History of Zambia
• List of Zambia-related topics