Viljoen
Appearance
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Viljoen is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Villion.[1] It was brought to South Africa in 1671 by French Huguenots who subsequently intermarried with the local Dutch population.[2]
The progenitors of the extended Viljoen clan are François Villion (born Clermont, Île-de-France) and Cornelia Campenaar (born Middelburg, Zeeland). Married in the Cape of Good Hope, they later farmed for a living near Stellenbosch. Some of their descendants include:
- Annari Viljoen (born 1987), South African Olympic badminton player
- Barend Viljoen (born 1908), South African military commander
- Ben Viljoen (born 1869), South African military commander
- Christi Viljoen (born 1987), Namibian cricketer
- Colin Viljoen (born 1948), South African born former English international footballer
- Dirk Viljoen (born 1977), former cricketer
- Constand Viljoen (born 1933), former South African military commander and politician
- Gerrit Viljoen (born 1926), former South African government minister
- Hardus Viljoen (born 1989), South African cricketer
- Irene van Dyk, née Viljoen (born 1972), South African and New Zealand international netballer
- Joggie Viljoen (born 1976), South African rugby union footballer
- Johannes Viljoen (1904–1976), South African Olympic track and field athlete
- Jurie Viljoen (born 1942), Namibian politician
- Ken Viljoen (1910–1974), South African cricketer and cricket manager
- Lettie Viljoen, pseudonym of the South African author Ingrid Winterbach
- Marais Viljoen (1915–2007), ceremonial State President of South Africa
- Nik Viljoen, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Sunette Viljoen (born 1983), South African javelin thrower
- Willem Viljoen (born 1987), South African Olympic badminton player, brother of Annari