Most Famous People from South Africa
People from South Africa, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.
As of August 28, 2026, Nelson Mandela leads iFANN's Famous rankings for South Africa, ahead of Charlize Theron and Tyla.
Powered by the Global Fame Engine v5.61, which combines multiple worldwide public signals and discloses evidence coverage for each People ranking. Updated daily.
Troye Sivan
123.1K Wikipedia views · 68+ news articles
Cyril Ramaphosa
96K Wikipedia views · 76+ news articles
Oscar Pistorius
113K Wikipedia views · 806 news articles
Jacob Zuma
64.8K Wikipedia views · 281 news articles
Trevor Noah
193.1K Wikipedia views · 160 news articles
Desmond Tutu
72.1K Wikipedia views · 87 news articles
Miriam Makeba
39.9K Wikipedia views · 65 news articles
Belle Delphine
76.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Arnold Vosloo
89.8K Wikipedia views · 57 news articles
Steve Nash
134.8K Wikipedia views · 294 news articles
Thabo Mbeki
46.6K Wikipedia views · 73 news articles
Candice Swanepoel
38.8K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Sharlto Copley
84.3K Wikipedia views · 24 news articles
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
41.4K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Shaka Zulu
61.1K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Dricus du Plessis
226.1K Wikipedia views · 13 news articles
Hugh Masekela
17.7K Wikipedia views · 78 news articles
J. M. Coetzee
32.7K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Madelaine Petsch
86.7K Wikipedia views · 82 news articles
F. W. de Klerk
64.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Dave Matthews
110.9K Wikipedia views · 100 news articles
Steve Biko
52.1K Wikipedia views · 13+ news articles
Kevin Carter
60.3K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles
Maye Musk
100.3K Wikipedia views · 15+ news articles
Nadine Gordimer
17.6K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Neill Blomkamp
68.3K Wikipedia views · 34 news articles
Johnny Flynn
90K Wikipedia views · 113 news articles
Julius Malema
34.5K Wikipedia views · 118 news articles
Sarah Baartman
79.8K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Siphiwe Tshabalala
18.5K Wikipedia views · 5 news articles
David Sacks
34.7K Wikipedia views · 95 news articles
Lucky Dube
27K Wikipedia views · 7+ news articles
Christiaan Barnard
28.1K Wikipedia views · 5 news articles
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
40.9K Wikipedia views · 54 news articles
Embeth Davidtz
159.5K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Jayden Adams
1.2M Wikipedia views · 22 news articles
Kevin Anderson
19.2K Wikipedia views · 75 news articles
Mark Shuttleworth
17.3K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
P. W. Botha
37.4K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Sasha Pieterse
53.7K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Siya Kolisi
30.1K Wikipedia views · 73 news articles
Reeva Steenkamp
40.5K Wikipedia views · 7+ news articles
Jody Scheckter
28.7K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Gordon Murray
26.2K Wikipedia views · 69 news articles
Kgalema Motlanthe
16.2K Wikipedia views · 22+ news articles
Caster Semenya
38.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Patrice Motsepe
53.9K Wikipedia views · 124 news articles
Abdullah Ibrahim
25.2K Wikipedia views · 69+ news articles
Wilbur Smith
24.7K Wikipedia views · 5 news articles
Trevor Rabin
23.7K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Charlbi Dean
50.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Lesley-Ann Brandt
78.2K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Gary Player
59.4K Wikipedia views · 47 news articles
Wayde van Niekerk
23.7K Wikipedia views · 11+ news articles
Benni McCarthy
71.5K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles
Cariba Heine
27.5K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Graça Machel
26K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Teboho Mokoena
19.9K Wikipedia views · 17 news articles
Relebohile Mofokeng
56.7K Wikipedia views · 29 news articles
Alice Phoebe Lou
9.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Ahmed Deedat
15.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Errol Musk
159.9K Wikipedia views · 5+ news articles
Zozibini Tunzi
8.8K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
David Pocock
31.5K Wikipedia views · 1.1K news articles
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
73.2K Wikipedia views · 41 news articles
Kimbal Musk
115.2K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Helen Zille
13.8K Wikipedia views · 87 news articles
The Kiffness
4.9K Wikipedia views · 366 news articles
Alice Krige
55.4K Wikipedia views · 5 news articles
Lyle Foster
30.9K Wikipedia views · 9+ news articles
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
32K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Steven Pienaar
16.8K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Johnny Clegg
18K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles
Ronwen Williams
53.7K Wikipedia views · 4+ news articles
David Benatar
12.1K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Yolandi Visser
73.7K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Quinton Fortune
19.3K Wikipedia views · 15+ news articles
Oliver Tambo
33.2K Wikipedia views · 18+ news articles
AB de Villiers
27.3K Wikipedia views · 36+ news articles
B. J. Vorster
21.4K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Eben Etzebeth
35.6K Wikipedia views · 28+ news articles
Lara Logan
51.1K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Brenda Fassie
17.3K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Daniel François Malan
12K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles
Thuso Mbedu
69.4K Wikipedia views · 52 news articles
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
24.6K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Lucas Radebe
16.2K Wikipedia views · 8+ news articles
Ernie Els
33.8K Wikipedia views · 16+ news articles
Patrick Soon-Shiong
58.4K Wikipedia views · 29+ news articles
Chris Hani
15.4K Wikipedia views · 3+ news articles
Fritz Perls
11.4K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles
Faf de Klerk
27.4K Wikipedia views · 23+ news articles
Chad le Clos
28.1K Wikipedia views · 65+ news articles
Lou Llobell
40.6K Wikipedia views · 19 news articles
Kandyse McClure
25.3K Wikipedia views · 2+ news articles
Kevin Pietersen
37.8K Wikipedia views · 6+ news articles
Mark González
6.2K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles