List of Famous people born in South Africa

François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Cheetahs in Pro 14. He usually plays at inside centre or fullback. He is one of only two South African rugby players to have won two Rugby World Cups.

Ivan Gazidis is the Executive of Italian Serie A club AC Milan.

Dané van Niekerk is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Centurion High School. A leg spin bowler, she has appearances in Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) representing South Africa and is the women's team captain in all three forms since June 2016. She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.

Raymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the suspension of the South African national team from international cricket during the apartheid era.

Quinn Roux is a rugby union player who plays for Connacht in the Pro14 and for the Ireland national team. Born in South Africa, he qualified for Ireland through residency, made his international debut in 2016 and has won 16 caps. In 2018 he became an Irish citizen. He primarily plays as a lock.

Jesse Clegg is a South African singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, whose three studio albums, When I Wake Up, his 2011 follow up Life on Mars, and his latest, Things Unseen, have made Clegg a platinum-selling success in his home country.

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served as the second president of South Africa from 16 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, following a conclusion by judge C. R. Nicholson of improper interference in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption. On 12 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously overturned judge Nicholson's judgement but the resignation stood.

Pitso 'Jingles' Mosimane is a South African football manager and former professional player who is the current manager of Al Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League.

Aaron Wise is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In 2018 he earned his inaugural win on the PGA Tour at the AT&T Byron Nelson and was named the 2018 Rookie of the Year.

Lauren Brant is a South African-Australian television personality and actress. Brant is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5.