African Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a South African football (soccer) defender and midfielder for Supersport United and South Africa.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender and midfielder for Supersport United and South Africa.

Was a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fa

Was a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Playing for the Namibia Under-19s, he performed in five matches in Youth One-day Internationals in 1997. Four years later, he would play at seni

Is a South African rugby union coach and a former footballer. He also got a degree on Theology.He ha

Is a South African rugby union coach and a former footballer. He also got a degree on Theology.He had to leave rugby at a young age, due to an injury. He was technical adviser of South Africa at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals.

Is a South African football (soccer) striker and winger for Supersport United in the Premier Soccer

Is a South African football (soccer) striker and winger for Supersport United in the Premier Soccer League.[1]

Is a Chadian professional football player, he plays in the for Renaissance FC. He has played for the

Is a Chadian professional football player, he plays in the for Renaissance FC. He has played for the Chad national football team.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He played his first match for the Namibian cr

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He played his first match for the Namibian cricket team in December 2006, as an opening batsman. In the second innings of his cricketing career, he was dismissed for a golden duck by Jandre Coetzee.

Was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Western Province and is one of nine

Was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Western Province and is one of nine first-class cricketers to pass 100 years of age. de Smidt played four matches for Western Province during the 1912/13 season. A leg break bowler he took 1

Is a former South African first class cricketer. Hanley was a fast medium bowler whose career coinci

Is a former South African first class cricketer. Hanley was a fast medium bowler whose career coincided with South Africa's ban on international cricket. In 1974 he played for the Derek Robins XI in England against Pakistan, taking 5/52 in the first innin

Was the wife of Botswana's first president, Sir Seretse Khama. Lady Khama was a former WAAF ambulanc

Was the wife of Botswana's first president, Sir Seretse Khama. Lady Khama was a former WAAF ambulance driver from Blackheath, London. She met Seretse Khama while he was attending law school in England and she was working as a clerk at Lloyd's of London. T

Is a prominent South African politician and political strategist, and past CEO of the country's offi

Is a prominent South African politician and political strategist, and past CEO of the country's official opposition (The current CEO is Jonathan Moakes), the Democratic Alliance. He was a Member of Parliament between 2004 and 2009, and headed up his party's general election campaigns in 2004 and 2009.[1] He is presently chief adviser to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille.[2]In 1997 Coetzee was picked by DP leader Tony Leon to head up the party's parliamentary operations at the age of 24. Leon subsequently notes Coetzee's appointment as "the most significant" he made during his 13 year tenure as leader of the party.[3] Coetzee has subsequently played a central role in the party's electoral campaigns, during which time the party has doubled its support base - from 1.5 million voters in 1999 to 3 million in 2009.[4]

Is a South African football (soccer) player who last played as a defender for Jomo Cosmos.

Is a South African football (soccer) player who last played as a defender for Jomo Cosmos.

Is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) forward who plays for Le Havre AC in the Ligue 2. Mendes da Grac

Is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) forward who plays for Le Havre AC in the Ligue 2. Mendes da Graca began his career with Batuque FC and was in summer 2008 sold from Le Havre AC, who played his European debut on 25 match day of the Ligue 1 on 13 May 200

Is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in

Is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in the Super 14.Ryan is a tall, strong, yet pacey and skilled Number eight. He has a natural flair on attack, breaking the line with powerful runs from the back of the scrum, whilst he is unrelenting on defense. His game is reminiscent of that of Zinzan Brooke and, with maturity and leadership qualities that belie his age. Ryan was selected in the Springbok squad that toured Britain in November and December 2007, the Springboks will play two one off tests against Wales and the Barbarians respectively.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He had

Is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He had also appeared eight times for South Africa Under-19's, during the 2001–02 Under-19 World Cup. He signed a contract with Mumbai Indians to play in the Indi

Is a South African first class cricketer for North West. A right-handed batsman, Bailey has previous

Is a South African first class cricketer for North West. A right-handed batsman, Bailey has previously represented South Africa Under-19s.

He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the for

He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former joint owner of the 4x100 freestyle relay world record and holds several South African records. He also is the first South African to compete four successive Olympic Games.Immediately following the Games he was enrolled at The University of Arizona in the United States of America, where he further cemented his swimming reputation, earning a numerous awards and accolades, including being the 9 times NCAA National Champion