African Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1965 to 1966. Following his cricket c

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1965 to 1966. Following his cricket career, he emigrated from South Africa to the USA where he married and had 2 children. He currently lives in the Boston area.

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played 61 matches for Western Province cricket t

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played 61 matches for Western Province cricket team between 1967 and 1978 as an all-rounder.

Is a South African cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currentl

Is a South African cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currently plays for Western Province and Cape Cobras. He attended Wynberg Boys' High school in Cape Town and received honours for cricket in 2005.

Is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season

Is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season each in South Africa and England and seven seasons with the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer. He currently practices law in Austin, Texas.During his college years, Farrer also played for the Albuquerque Gunners of USISL. In the fall of 1990, the Gunners became the New Mexico Roadrunners before changing their name to the New Mexico Chiles in 1991. Farrer remained with the team through all these name changes.[1] He returned to the Chiles in 1993.[2] He played the first half of the 1994-1995 season with AmaZulu in the South Africa Premier Soccer League

Is a basketball player from the Central African Republic. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics wi

Is a basketball player from the Central African Republic. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team.

Was a South African cricket umpire. His umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the

Was a South African cricket umpire. His umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the second South Africa vs. Australia Test at Johannesburg in December. Ashman's fourteenth and final Test as umpire was in 1950. In domestic first-class crick

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.He hails f

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows.He hails from Kimberley’s Galeshewe township. His younger brother Joseph Henyekane plays for Golden Arrows as a left-back.

Is a former South African Constitutional Court judge[1]. He served as the chief prosecutor of the Un

Is a former South African Constitutional Court judge[1]. He served as the chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda from 15 August 1994 to September 1996,[1] and in 2009 led an independent fact-finding mission created by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate international human rights and humanitarian law violations related to the Gaza War.[1][2]

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He served as a wicketkeeper for Western Province fo

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He served as a wicketkeeper for Western Province for over a decade and took over 400 first class dismissals and 200 One Day dismissals.

Is a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire des

Is a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire despite the restrictions of apartheid and his determination to see the Soweto township develop economically.

Dick Westcott was an adventurous right-handed opening batsman and a capable but underused right-arm

Dick Westcott was an adventurous right-handed opening batsman and a capable but underused right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Western Province throughout the 1950s. He scored a century in his third match in 1950-51. Early in his career he was invo

Is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour.He had a decorated a

Is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour.He had a decorated amateur career during the 1980s, which included winning the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy) in 1986 and the Southern T

Is an African-American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best-known f

Is an African-American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best-known for his roles in science fiction

Was a South African writer.Rive was a firm believer in anti-racism[3] but decided to stay in his cou

Was a South African writer.Rive was a firm believer in anti-racism[3] but decided to stay in his country in order that he could influence its development there.Rive focused initially published his stories collections or in South African magazines like "Drum" and "Fighting Talk". He won a prize for his short story "The Bench" which is still anthologised. "The Bench" takes the well known story of Rosa Parkes and sets it in South Africa. He wrote novels called: "Emergency" (1964) set against the Sharpeville massacre and what is regarded as his best novel, "Buckingham Palace District Six" which was published in 1986. This novel turned into a musical by a theatre in Cape Town. He also published a disappointing autobiography entitled, " Writing Black" in 1981.[1]

Is a Congolese footballer, currently playing for Swedish club GAIS. He came to the club from Åtvida

Is a Congolese footballer, currently playing for Swedish club GAIS. He came to the club from Åtvidabergs FF in 2006.

Is a former cricketer who played five Tests and 42 One Day Internationals for South Africa.

Is a former cricketer who played five Tests and 42 One Day Internationals for South Africa.

Is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm m

Is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province. Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buc

(born on 27 August 1981) is a South African golfer.

(born on 27 August 1981) is a South African golfer.

Was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelso

Was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelson Mandela described Turner "as a source of inspiration".[1]He returned to South Africa in 1966 and went farming on his mother’s farm in Stellenbosch for two years before lecturing at the universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Rhodes. He came to Natal in 1970 and become a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Natal and in that same year he met Steve Biko and the two formed a close relationship.

Is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate pr

Is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.

Is an amateur boxer from Mauritius who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight at the

Is an amateur boxer from Mauritius who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Is a football player from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently playing for FC Luzern II. Munsy

Is a football player from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently playing for FC Luzern II. Munsy played for Luzern's senior side during 2007, making seven Swiss Super League appearances before returning to the youth side.

Is a Moroccan long-distance runner.He won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 2005.[1] O

Is a Moroccan long-distance runner.He won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 2005.[1] On April 6, 2008, he won the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run in Washington D.C., and successfully defended his title on April 5, 2009.

Is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranki

Is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006. De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's singles event, where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. De Voest qualified for the U.S. Open later on in 2007, where he defeated Thierry Ascione 6–2, 3–0 before Ascione retired. De Voest went on to lose to John Isner in the following round. De Voest is 12–5 in Davis Cup matches; being 8–5 for singles and 4–0 for doubles.

Is a South African singer, songwriter and writer. After Riku matriculated in 1991 at Hoërskool Flor

Is a South African singer, songwriter and writer. After Riku matriculated in 1991 at Hoërskool Florida, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, he studied philosophy at University of the Witwatersrand where he finished his honours degree.