List of Famous people born in Zimbabwe

Phelekezela Mphoko

First Name Phelekezela
Born on June 11, 1940 (age 85)

Phelekezela Mphoko is a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat, businessman and former military commander who served as Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017, as well as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Russia, Botswana and South Africa. Legally, Mphoko was the acting President of Zimbabwe from 21–24 November 2017, however, as he was not in the country at the time, official standing on this is unclear. Mphoko's term as vice-president was ended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the dissolution of the cabinet on 27 November 2017.

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Hugh Beadle

First Name Hugh
Born on February 6, 1905
Died on December 14, 1980 (aged 75)

Sir Thomas Hugh William Beadle was a Rhodesian lawyer, politician and judge who served as Chief Justice of Southern Rhodesia from March 1961 to November 1965, and as Chief Justice of Rhodesia from November 1965 until April 1977. He came to international prominence against the backdrop of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from Britain in November 1965, upon which he initially stood by the British Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs as an adviser; he then provoked acrimony in British government circles by declaring Ian Smith's post-UDI administration legal in 1968.

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Marvelous Nakamba

First Name Marvelous
Last Name Nakamba
Born on January 19, 1994 (age 32)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Marvelous Nakamba is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Zimbabwe national team.

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Rupiah Banda

First Name Rupiah
Born on February 13, 1937
Died on March 11, 2022 (aged 85)

Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.

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Roy Bennett

First Name Roy
Last Name Bennett
Born on February 16, 1957
Died on January 18, 2018 (aged 60)
Born in Zimbabwe, Manicaland

Roy Leslie Bennett was a Zimbabwean politician and member of the British South Africa Police. He was also a member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for the seat of Chimanimani, where he was affectionately known as Pachedu. He was the Treasurer of the Movement for Democratic Change party led by Morgan Tsvangirai and a member of the Senate of Zimbabwe. He was set to become the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Zimbabwe until President Robert Mugabe refused to swear him in.

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Khama Billiat

First Name Khama
Last Name Billiat
Born on August 19, 1990 (age 35)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team.

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Paula Hawkins

First Name Paula
Last Name Hawkins
Born on August 26, 1972 (age 53)

Paula Hawkins is a Zimbabwe-born British author, best known for her best-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train (2015), which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins' second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.

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Dorothy Masuka

First Name Dorothy
Last Name Masuka
Born on September 3, 1935
Died on February 23, 2019 (aged 83)

Dorothy Masuka was a Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer. On the 23rd of February 2019, she succumbed to stroke in South Africa.

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Matthew Rusike

First Name Matthew
Last Name Rusike
Born on June 28, 1990 (age 35)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Tyrell Matthew Benjamin Rusike, commonly known as Matthew Rusike is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for Stabæk.

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Edward Acton

First Name Edward
Last Name Acton
Born on February 4, 1949 (age 77)

Edward David Joseph Lyon-Dalberg-Acton FRHistS is a British academic and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. His title from birth is The Honourable but is never referred as such professionally or on the University website.

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