1890 – 1959
South African far-right politician (1890–1959)
1890 – 1968
South African politician (1890-1968)
1872 – 1946
Military leader and politician from South Africa (1872-1946)
1797 – 1864
South African scientist and engineer (1797–1864)
1936 – 2021
Last apartheid-era president of South Africa who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela for dismantling apartheid. He released Mandela from prison in 1990 and negotiated the transition to multiracial democracy.
1789 – 1834
Scottish writer, poet, abolitionist (1789-1834)
1849 – 1925
British artist (1849-1925)
1834 – 1919
Scientist, politician and civil servant, Cape Colony (1834-1919)
1844 – 1896
British civil engineer (1844-1896)
1871 – 1936
South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871–1936)
1836 – 1919
South African engineer and architect (1836-1919)
1830 – 1893
South African engineer (1830–1893)
1831 – 1899
South African mathematician and botanist (1831-1899)
1874 – 1922
South African general
1873 – 1948
German anthropologist and philologist (1873–1948)
1873 – 1905
South African composer (1873-1905)
1873 – 1932
South African politician (1873-1932)
1844 – 1934
South African politician and statesman (1844-1934)
1871 – 1946
South African philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist, and poet (1871-1946)
1918 – 2013
South African lawyer and activist who served 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid before becoming the country's first Black president from 1994 to 1999. He shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in dismantling apartheid and establishing multiracial democracy.
1946 – 1977
Founder of the Black Consciousness Movement who became a symbol of resistance after dying in police custody at age 30. His philosophy emphasized Black pride and self-reliance as tools for liberation from apartheid oppression.
1931 – 2021
Anglican archbishop and theologian who received the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent opposition to apartheid. He later chaired South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate crimes committed during apartheid.
1923 – 2014
South African novelist and short story writer who won the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature for her works examining the effects of apartheid. Her novels include 'The Conservationist' and 'Burger's Daughter,' both banned by the apartheid government.
1949 – Present
Interim president of South Africa for eight months in 2008-2009 between Thabo Mbeki's resignation and Jacob Zuma's inauguration. He previously served as secretary-general of the African National Congress and deputy president.
