List of Africans of European ancestry
This is a list of internationally notable White Africans of European ancestry.
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- Christiaan Barnard , heart transplant pioneer
- David Bateson , Canadian voice actor and film actor
- Roy Bennett , Farmer, 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
- 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 One
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- Sharlto Copley Producer, Actor, and Director
- Albert Camus Pied-noir writer
- Claudia Cardinale , actress
- Carlos Cardoso , journalist assassinated in 2000 while investigating corruption in Mozambique
- Pierre Chaulet , doctor who worked with the FLN during the Algerian War
- 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 , Booker Prize-winning author
- David Coltart
- Mia Couto , Writer
- Kirsty Coventry , Olympic swimmer
- Jeremy Cronin
- Hansie Cronje , cricketer
- Kevin Curren , Tennis Player
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- 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
- Mariza, singer
- Beryl Markham
- Olivier Martinez
- Charles-Michel Marle /,French mathematician, born in Algeria in 1934
- Victor Matfield , current Springboks rugby player
- Dave Matthews , Grammy-winning musician
- Danièle Minne , women activist, professor of history
- Michelle McLean , Miss Universe 1992
- Mark McNulty /, golfer
- Percy Montgomery /, rugby player and all-time caps and points leader for the Springboks (Namibian born)
- Wesley Moodie , South African tennis player
- Pieter Mulder , Leader of Freedom Front Plus
- Allan Lamb , cricketer
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- Alan Paton , Writer, most famous for Cry, the Beloved Country
- Andre Petim
- 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
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- Trevor Rabin , musician
- 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
- João Ricardo
- Emmanuel Roblès Pied-noir writer
- Jules Roy Pied-noir writer
- Anton Rupert , South African businessman
- Johann Rupert , Businessman; son of Anton Rupert
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- Rory Sabbatini , PGA Tour golfer
- Sade, singer
- Yves Saint Laurent /
- Jody Scheckter , Formula One driver
- Leon Schuster , Comedian, actor
- Harry Schwarz , anti-apartheid politician, lawyer and diplomat
- Guy Scott , current Vice-President of Zambia
- Jean Sénac, , author, poet
- Kevin Shirley , Rock music producer (Iron Maiden, Black Crowes)
- 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
- John Smit , Current captain of the Springboks
- Ian Smith , Prime Minister of Rhodesia
- Jan Smuts , British Field Marshal, 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
- Charl Schwartzel , Golfer
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- Tasha de Vasconcelos , Model
- Bok van Blerk , Afrikaans musician, famous for De la Rey
- Irene van Dyk , Previous South African Netball Captain, currently playing for New Zealand
- 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
- Minki Visser , international fashion model
- 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
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- General Michael Dawson Walker , British General
- 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 The Matrix series of films
- 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
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