List of Zimbabweans

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Contents 1 Writers 2 Business People 3 Musicians 4 Politicians 5 Scientists 6 Sports 7 Clerics

[edit] Writers

• Catherine Buckle
• Shimmer Chinodya winner of 1992 Commonwealth Prize for Literature
• Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959- )
• Chenjerai Hove (1956- )
• Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987) ) One of the finest writers of yesteryear
• Adrian Magombedze-1982 - Writer of college drama Up The Hill, co-writer of TV soap Estate Blues.
• Nozipa Maraire (1966- )
• Charles Mungoshi (1947- )
• Stanley Nyamfukudza (1951
• Yvonne Vera (1964-2005)

[edit] Business People

• Trevor Ncube
• John Bredenkamp
• Phillip Chiyangwa
• Strive Masiyiwa
• Mutumwa Mawere
• Joshua Nkomo
• Cecil John Rhodes

[edit] Musicians

• Rozalla Miller - Dance musician from the early 90's
• Charles Charamba - Gospel music guru.
• Simon Chimbetu
• David Chifunyise - University of Zimbabwe graduate who the sings title song of the popular studio 263 (county code for Zimbabwe.
• Stella Chiweshe - Dubbed "Queen of Mbira".
• Leonard Dembo
• Alick Macheso - Pioneer of a genre called sungura.
• Thomas Mapfumo - Well-known Zimbabwean musician for the chimurenga genre.
• Dumisani Maraire - Shona mbira player who died in 1999.
• Dorothy Masuka - Zimbabwe born, but best known for work in the South African jazz scene.
• Chris Mhlanga - Mbira maker and perfomer.
• Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - Does popular and traditional music, formerly of "Black Spirits."
• Ephat Mujuru - Another mbira player. First to popularise Mbira in the West/America. It is traditionally a "man's" instrument played in traditional ancestor worship ceremonies.
• Fradreck Mujuru - Mbira maker and perfomer.
• The Bhundu Boys
• Garikayi Tirikoti - Mbira maker and performer since age 7. First to synthesise the seven major tunings of Mbira Dza Vadzimu.
• Jonathan Wutawunashe - Influential head of a Gospel music group.
• Albert Nyathi- a Ndebele poet, praise singer (Imbongi)
• Zimbabwe tribesmen - Zimbabwean Metal Band.

[edit] Politicians

• Canaan Banana
• Roy Bennett - White MDC politician
• Guy Clutton-Brock Politician and Farmer
• Margaret Dongo - Independent
• Enoch Dumbutshena
• Chenjerai Hunzvi - War Veterans leader
• Emmerson Mnangagwa - Speaker of parliament
• Jonathan Moyo - mercurial Independent, previously ZANU-PF Information minister
• Robert Mugabe - Controversial current leader.ZANU-PF Leader

• Joyce Mujuru - Vice President
• Simon Muzenda - ex-Vice president
• Abel Muzorewa
• Welshman Ncube - Opposition politician
• Joshua Nkomo - ex-ZAPU leader, affectionately known as father Zimbabwe
• Ndabaningi Sithole
• Ian Smith - First Prime Minister under a white-minority government.
• Edgar Tekere
• Garfield Todd
• Josiah Tongogara - Independence war hero
• Morgan Tsvangirai - MDC leader

[edit] Scientists

• Christopher Chetsanga (1935- ) - discoverer of two DNA repair enzymes
• Rudo Makunike - female pathologist
• Arthur Mutambara (1966- ) - Professor of Robotics MIT, Rhodes Scholar, Politician
• Allan Savory - wildlife biologist and former Member of Parliament
• Joel Jaisi (1980-) - Software Engineer MCTS, BBSCT (University of Zimbabwe)

[edit] Sports

• Byron Black (1969- ) - retired professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles
• Cara Black (1979- ) - active professional tennis player, won grand slams
• Wayne Black (1973- ) - retired professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles
• Tendai Chimusasa (1971- ) - retired long distance runner
• Kirsty Coventry (1983- ) - Olympic champion swimmer
• Duncan Fletcher (1948- ) - former national cricket captain and current England cricket team coach
• Andy Flower (1968- ) - former Test cricketer and national captain
• Bruce Grobbelaar (1957- ) - retired professtional football goalkeeper, played for Liverpool F.C.. Started his playing days at a local club Highlanders based in Bulawayo.
• Beast Mtawarira - professional rugby player playing for Natal Sharks
• Waddington Mwayenga (1984 -) cricketer
• Benjani Mwaruwari (1978- ) - active professional footballer playing for Portsmouth F.C., previously played for AJ Auxerre. Graduated from the Highlanders junior teams in Zimbabwe.
• Peter Ndlovu (1973- ) - active professional footballer playing for Mamelodi Sundowns FC, previously played for Coventry City F.C., Birmingham City F.C. and Sheffield United F.C.. In Zimbabwe he played for Highlanders.
• Henry Olonga (1976- ) - retired professional cricketer
• Nick Price (1957- ) - active professional golfer, British Open champion (1994), PGA Champion (1992, 1994), 2005 Bob Jones Award winner, eventual World Golf Hall of Famer
• Vitalis Takawira (1972 -) professional footballer, a product of Dynamos FC
• Kevin Ullyett (1972- ) - active professional tennis player, won grand slams doubles

[edit] Clerics

• Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe - a living prophet who has fearlessly suported the land reform.
• Archbishop Pius Ncube - outspoken critic of Mugabe
• Apostle Ernest Paul Mwazha
• Apostle Professor EH Guti - founder and President of ZAOGA Forward In Faith.