List of white Africans of European ancestry
This is a list of notable White Africans.
A
- Raymond Ackerman
, Businessman - Ken Andrew , Politician, former leader of Democratic Party
- Greg Albertyn , World and US Motocross Champion
- Jani Allan , Journalist and high-profile media personality
- Adeline André
- John-Lee Augustyn , professional cycler
- Daniel Auteuil
B
- Christiaan Barnard
- David Bateson , Canadian voice actor and film actor
- Roy Bennett
, Farmer, former Zimbabwean Member of Parliament - Mike Bernardo , Professional Kickboxer
- Jacobus Boshoff
- Louis Botha , First Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
- P. W. Botha , Prime Minister and State President of South Africa
- Pik Botha , Politician
- Sandra Botha , Leader of the Democratic Alliance in the South African Parliament
- Kylie Braddock
, the winner of West Africa's Next Top Model - Sydney Brenner
- Breyten Breytenbach
- Jan Breytenbach
- Bles Bridges
- André Brink
- Schalk Burger , rugby player and 2004 IRB International Player of the Year
- Naas Botha ,
- Rory Byrne ,Ferrari Chief Designer 1996 to 2007 Formula 1
C
- Albert Camus Pied-noir writer
- Claudia Cardinale
, actress - Carlos Cardoso
, journalist assassinated in 2000 while investigating corruption in Mozambique - Kitch Christie , rugby union coach who led the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup
- Sarel Cilliers
- Phillip Clancey
- Tim Clark , PGA Tour golfer
- Johnny Clegg , Musician
- Gerrie Coetzee , boxer
- J. M. Coetzee
- David Coltart
- Mia Couto , Writer
- Kirsty Coventry , Olympic swimmer
- Jeremy Cronin
- Hansie Cronje , cricketer
- Kevin Curren , Tennis Player
- Alfie Cox , Offroad Motorcycle Racer,Dakar Rally
D
- Ian Davidson
- Chelsy Davy
- Dr. Richard Dawkins
/
(Nyasaland) - Racheltjie de Beer
- Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, Boer general during the Anglo Boer War
- F. W. de Klerk , Last State President of South Africa, Nobel Laureate
- Claire Denis
- Koos de la Rey , Boer general during Second Boer War
- Casper de Vries
- Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
- Natalie du Toit
- Ian Duncan
- Jason Dunford
- Clifford Dupont , President of Rhodesia
- Os du Randt , rugby player
- Embeth Davidtz , Actress
- Giniel De Villiers , Dakar Rally Champion
E
- Phil Edmonds
- Ernie Els , PGA Tour golfer
F
- Darren Fichardt
- Paulo Figueiredo
- Bram Fischer
- Stanley Fischer
- Andy Flower , cricketer
- Bruce Fordyce
- Jaque Fourie , rugby player
- Chris Froome , professional cycler
G
- Humphrey Gibbs
- Peter Godwin
- Maria João Ganga , first female director of Angola
- Anton Goosen
- Retief Goosen
- Nadine Gordimer
- Donald Gordon
- De Villiers Graaff
- Bruce Grobbelaar /
- Richard E. Grant
H
- Peter Hain
- Teresa Heinz
- J. B. M. Hertzog
- Penelope Heyns
- Candice Hillebrand
- Steve Hofmeyr
- Evelyn Dennison Hone
- Robert Hunter , professional cycler
I
- Trevor Immelman , PGA Tour golfer
J
K
- Jacques Kallis , cricketer
- Ronnie Kasrils
- Ruth Williams Khama
- Corné Krige /, rugby player and former Springboks captain
- Antjie Krog
- Paul Kruger
- Ge Korsten , Singer
- Brett Kebble , Businessman
- Dan Kowarsky
, Singer B4-4/RyanDan - Ryan Kowarsky , Singer B4-4/RyanDan
- Alice Krige , Actress
L
- Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
- Louis Leakey
- Richard Leakey
- Tony Leon
- Doris Lessing , Nobel Prize winning writer
- David Livingstone
- Bobby Locke
- Grant Langston , World and U.S. Motocross Champion
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange , Rock Producer (AC/DC, Shania Twain)
M
- Adolph Malan
- D. F. Malan
- Magnus Malan , former South African Minister of Defence
- Sailor Malan
- Manfred Mann , musician
- Jeremy Mansfield
- Trevor Manuel , Current South African Minister of Finance
- Eugene Marais
- Sarie Marais
- Beryl Markham
- Victor Matfield , current Springboks rugby player
- Dave Matthews , Grammy-winning musician
- Michelle McLean
, Miss Universe 1992 - Mark McNulty /
, golfer - Percy Montgomery /, rugby player and all-time caps and points leader for the Springboks (Namibian born)
- Pieter Mulder , Leader of Freedom Front Plus
- Alan Lamb , Cricketer England
N
- Steve Nash , South African/Canadian NBA two time MVP
- Beyers Naudé , Anti-Apartheid activist
- Jozua François Naudé , State President of South Africa
- Ryk Neethling , World Champion Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist
O
- Harry Oppenheimer , Businessman, head of De Beers
- Nicky Oppenheimer , Businessman
P
- Alan Paton , Writer, most famous for Cry, the Beloved Country
- Francois Pienaar , rugby player and captain of the 1995 World Cup winners
- Gary Player , Golfer
- Graeme Pollock , cricketer
- Shaun Pollock , cricketer (nephew of Graeme)
- Andries Hendrik Potgieter
- Andries Pretorius , Boer statesman, namesake of Pretoria
- Nick Price , Golfer
- Behati Prinsloo , Model
- Kevin Pietersen , England Cricket Captain
Q
R
- Tyla Rattray , motocross world champion
- Deneys Reitz , Boer soldier and politician
- Piet Retief , Boer leader
- Cecil Rhodes , British/South African businessman, founded De Beers among others; Namesake of Rhodesia, Rhodes University, etc.
- Jonty Rhodes , South African cricketer
- Emmanuel Roblès Pied-noir writer
- Jules Roy Pied-noir writer
- Anton Rupert , South African billionaire businessman
- Johann Rupert , Businessman; son of Anton Rupert
S
- Rory Sabbatini , PGA Tour golfer
- Yves Saint Laurent /
- Jody Scheckter , Formula 1 driver
- Leon Schuster , Comedian, actor
- Harry Schwarz , anti-apartheid politician, lawyer and diplomat
- Mark Shuttleworth , Founded Ubuntu
- Frederik van Zyl Slabbert , Leader of the opposition in the South African Parliament 1979-1986
- Joe Slovo , Leader of South African Communist Party
- Joseph A.W Smith ,
, Endurocross & Off-Road Racer - John Smit , Current captain of the Springboks
- Ian Smith , Prime Minister of Rhodesia
- Jan Smuts , British Field Marshall, and South African Prime Minister
- Noémia de Sousa
- Timothy Stamps , Zimbabwe's long time Minister of Health
- Andre Stander , Former police officer and bank robber; Movie Stander based on him
- Trudy Stevenson /, Zimbabwean Member of Parliament
- Martinus Theunis Steyn , Last President of the Orange Free State
- Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom , South African Prime Minister
- Helen Suzman , Politician, anti-apartheid activist
- Candice Swanepoel , South African fashion model
- Landi Swanepoel , South African fashion model
- Charles Robberts Swart , last Governor General of South Africa and first State President
- Roland Schoeman , Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist
- Tomas Scheckter , Indy Race Car Driver
- Corrie Sanders , Boxer
T
- Eugène Terre'Blanche , White supremacist, leader of AWB
- ZP Theart , lead singer of power metal band DragonForce
- Charlize Theron , Oscar-winning actress
- Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd
Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia - J. R. R. Tolkien , Author, famous works include The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
- Shaun Tomson , World Champion Surfer
- Pierre Terblanche , Head Designer Ducati 1997 to Present Ducati 916,888
- Tasha de Vasconcelos , Mozambican model and actress
U
- Dirkie Uys , Voortrekker leader during the Great Trek
- Pieter-Dirk Uys , Comedian/satirist anti-apartheid activist and gay liberation activist
V
- Bok van Blerk , Afrikaans musician, famous for De la Rey
- Jan van Riebeeck , First Dutchman to settle in southern Africa, discovered the Cape of Good Hope
- Siener van Rensburg , Afrikaner leader, considered a prophet
- Marthinus van Schalkwyk , Current South Africa Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, and Member of Parliament
- P. K. van der Byl , Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Rhodesia
- H. W. van der Merwe , Famous academic
- Johannes van der Merwe , Cricketer
- Joost van der Westhuizen , rugby player and all-time try scoring leader for the Springboks
- Addie Ventters
, actress - Mark Vermeulen , Cricketer
- Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd , Prime Minister of South Africa, primary architect of Apartheid
- Constand Viljoen , South African military commander
- Marais Viljoen , 5th and 7th State President of South Africa
- B. J. Vorster , Prime Minister and 6th State President of South Africa
- Arnold Vosloo , Actor, Starred in The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Blood Diamond
W
- Roy Welensky , Prime Minister of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Jake White , rugby union coach who led the Springboks to victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup
- Hugo Weaving
, Actor, Main villain in Matrix series - Roy Wegerle , retired professional footballer, brother of Steve
- Steve Wegerle , retired professional footballer, brother of Roy
- Daniel Vickerman , Australian Rugby Player
- Fr Odilo (Otto) Weeger, CMM
, Roman Catholic Priest & Missionary - Jessica van McFlurry Wilson , Killed 1000 of San Franciscos Hippys in the vietnam war with their own braids. she was awarded the South african medal of pride in 1969. Vietnam War
X
Y
Z
- Helen Zille , Current Mayor of Cape Town, Leader of Democratic Alliance