South african celebrities
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David Frankel is Managing Partner and founder of Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital fund headquartered in New York and Boston. The fund was co-founded together with Eric Paley (founder of Brontes Technologies) and includes Micah Rosenbl
Jordan Michael “Jordy” Smith (born 11 February 1988) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World Championship Tour (WCT). In 2007 Smith won surfing’s World Qualifying Series, the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for th
Josef Marais (November 17, 1905 – April 27, 1978) was a folk-singer from South Africa.
Desmond Dube is a South African singer, actor, mime artist and entertainer. He is known for his work in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Hotel Rwanda, Friends Indeed, Suburban Bliss and Joburg Blues.
Jacobus Johannes Uys (30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing The Gods Must Be Crazy.
Sejamothopo “Sej” Motau (born 20 June 1941) is a politician, journalist, communications and corporate affairs expert, and a former Fulbright Scholar. He is currently South Africa’s Shadow Minister of Presidency, and a Member of Parliament for the opp
Dalene Matthee (13 October 1938 – 20 February 2005) was a South African author best known for her four Forest Novels, written in and around the Knysna Forest. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, French, German
Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African comedian, TV and radio host, and actor. In March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Noah would become the host of The Daily Show on 28 September 2015 following the departure of Jon Stewart.
Jamie Bartlett is an actor, known for Red Dust (2004), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) and White Lion (2010).
Michael Winston “Mike” Melvill (born November 30, 1940 Johannesburg ) is a world-record-breaking pilot and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first