List of Famous people born in South Africa

Johann Peter Rupert is a South African-born entrepreneur, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro. As of 1 April 2010, he assumed the CEO position of Compagnie Financiere Richemont. Together with his family, he was estimated to be worth $5.9 billion as of April 2019, and was ranked as the second wealthiest person in South Africa on the Forbes list of The World's Billionaires of 2019, with his fortune reported as having declined from US$7.3 billion. Rupert and family were ranked as the second-richest in South Africa on the 2020 Forbes list, with a fortune reported as US$5.4 billion.

Kallie Knoetze is a retired South African heavyweight boxer and actor.

Alice Phoebe Lou is a South African singer-songwriter. She has released three EPs and two studio albums. In December 2017 her song "She" from the film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story was included on the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song. Since 2019 she had also been active in her side project Strongboi.

Cariba Heine (born c. 1988) is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Rikki Chadwick in the Network Ten show H₂O: Just Add Water, Bridget Sanchez in the third series of Blue Water High, and Caroline Byrne in A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne.

Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy is a South African coach and former footballer who was appointed head coach of the Durban based PSL team, AmaZulu Football Club on 14 December 2020.

Lebogang Mothiba is a South African professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg and the South African national team.

Louis Tebogo Moholo, is a South African jazz drummer. He has been a member of several notable bands, including The Blue Notes, the Brotherhood of Breath and Assagai.

Tayler James Scott is a South African professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles.

Tanya van Graan is a South African actress, singer and model. She is known for her roles in Zulu and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and for being FHM's Sexiest Woman at the 2007 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World bash held in Johannesburg.

Daryl Impey is a South African professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel Start-Up Nation. Impey is an all-rounder; he generally comes to the fore on tough uphill sprints.