List of Famous people born in South Africa

Lungisani Ngidi is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. In July 2020, Ngidi was named both ODI and T20I cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.

Adhir Kalyan is a South African actor noted for his role as Timmy in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.

Morne Morkel is a South African cricketer who played international cricket between 2006 and 2018. He is a right-arm fast bowler and lower order left-handed batsman.

Christopher James Green, known as Chris Green, is a South African-born Australian cricketer. Green bowls right-arm off-break and bats right-handed, playing as an allrounder. He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He also plays Sydney Grade Cricket for Manly Warringah District Cricket Club. Green made his Thunder debut in the final round of the BBL04.

Bongani Zungu is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the South African national team and Scottish club Rangers, on loan from French club Amiens.

Ian Gordon Murray, is a South African-born British designer of Formula One racing cars and the McLaren F1 road car.

Mogammad Zubayr Hamza is a South African cricketer. He made his Test debut for the South Africa cricket team in January 2019, becoming South Africa's 100th Test player since readmission. In domestic cricket, he was named as the captain of the Cape Cobras, ahead of the 2020–21 season.

Martin Pistorius is a South African-British man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years.

Ephraim Mirvis is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Traditionally the Chief Rabbi serves as the head of all British Jews as the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992.

Matthew Ebden is a South African-born Australian professional tennis player. Highlights of Ebden's career thus far include winning the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a quarterfinal appearance at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters and winning the 2013 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Jarmila Gajdošová. Ebden has won four ATP doubles titles.