List of Famous people born in Gauteng, South Africa

Elias Xitavhudzi was a South African serial killer who murdered 16 men and women in Atteridgeville, South Africa, in the 1950s. Xitavhudzi targeted only whites in the then-strictly segregated community. His killing spree caused a local sensation during the peak years of South Africa's apartheid regime. Prior to his capture, he acquired the nickname "Pangaman".

Ryan Gibbons is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

Jacques Janse van Rensburg is a South African racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur mountain biking team First Move.

Kaizer Motaung OIS is a former South African football (soccer) player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluva".

Trevor Henry Fisher Jnr is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour, where he is a nine-time winner.

Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba was an avant-garde artist, born in South Africa, who spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was probably South Africa's first professional Black modern artist, and exhibited from the late 1920s onward.

Louis Bosman Raymond was a male tennis player from South Africa. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, he defeated Ichiya Kumagai in the finals to win the gold medal.

Rudolf August Wilkens Straeuli is a former South African rugby union player and coach and currently the CEO of the Lions Rugby Company. He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8, making ten test appearances for South Africa in 1994 and 1995. He was the coach of the Springboks rugby team in 2002 and 2003. He also played for the Golden Lions provincial team in the Currie Cup and Super 12 competitions.

Sandra le Grange is a South African female badminton player. In 2013, she won bronze medal at the African Badminton Championships in women's doubles event with her partner Elme de Villiers.