African Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a South African Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and former minister i

Was a South African Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and former minister in the governments of John Vorster and P.W. Botha.In 1979, as part of the PW Botha Government, he participated in the preparation of a new constitution, and in 1982, became Minister of Constitutional Reform. In this role, he put in place the tricameral parliament, gave the right to vote to Indians, and the coloured, in separate chambers of the South African parliament. He convinced the leader of the Coloured Labour Party, Allan Hendrickse, to agree to this reform.

He has played for the South Africa national rugby union team and playes as fly half for the Free Sta

He has played for the South Africa national rugby union team and playes as fly half for the Free State Cheetahs (1.87 m and 92 kg).

Is a basketball player from the Republic of the Congo. He competed with the Republic of the Congo na

Is a basketball player from the Republic of the Congo. He competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he scored 5.5 points per game and grabbed 6 rebounds per game. He also competed with the tea

Is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the champ

Is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games.

Is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes and the brother of C. Joha

Is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes and the brother of C. Johan Bakkes. He is involved with nature conservation.[1][2]

Was a South African cardiac surgeon, famous for performing the world's first successful human-to-hum

Was a South African cardiac surgeon, famous for performing the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.In 1956, he received a two-year scholarship for postgraduate training in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States. It was during this time that Barnard first became acquainted with Norman Shumway, who did much of the pioneering research leading to the first human heart transplant. In 1958 he received a Master of Science in Surgery for a thesis entitled, "The aortic valve - problems in the fabrication and testing of a prosthetic valve". The same year he was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree for his dissertation entitled "The aetiology of congenital intestinal atresia". Barnard described the two years he spent in the USA as "the most fascinating time in his life".

Was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.He was born on the farm Leeuwkop, in the district of

Was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.He was born on the farm Leeuwkop, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State and later resided at Dewetsdorp, the latter which was named after his father, Jacobus Ignatius de

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in the Turkey for Denizlispor. Akane

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in the Turkey for Denizlispor. Akane began his career with Cheminots Cotonou than joined in January 2008 to Denizlispor, played his first game in the Süper Lig on 13 January 2009 vs. Bursaspo

Is a Cameroonian international footballer who plays as a central striker.[1] He is a striker, renown

Is a Cameroonian international footballer who plays as a central striker.[1] He is a striker, renown for his heading prowess. His swift and speedy skills are an advantage.

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and currently unattached.

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and currently unattached.

Is a Sierra Leonean footballer, currently the first choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone National Prem

Is a Sierra Leonean footballer, currently the first choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone National Premier League club F. C. Kallon and Sierra Leone. Caulker has been the number one goalkeeper for the Leone Stars since making his international debut gainst G

Is a Congolese professional basketball player. In June 2009, he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavalie

Is a Congolese professional basketball player. In June 2009, he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA with the 30th pick in that year's NBA Draft. When drafted, he played for the Spanish Second Division club Prat, an affiliate of the ACB club

Is a Congolese football defender, who currently plays for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2. He signe

Is a Congolese football defender, who currently plays for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2. He signed a two-year deal for AC Ajaccio from Ligue 1 side US Boulogne on July 17, 2009. Kinkela made his DR Congo debut in 2004. He was a member of the Congolese

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 mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.The origin of Persoon's botanical

Was a mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.The origin of Persoon's botanical interest is unknown. The earliest of his works was Abbildungen der Schwämme (Illustrations of the sponges), published in three parts, in 1790, 1791, and 1793. Between 1805 and 1807, he published two volumes of his Synopsis plantarum, a popular work describing 20,000 species of all types of plants. But his pioneering work was in the fungi, for which he published several works, beginning with the Synopsis methodica fungorum (1801); it is the starting point for nomenclature of the Uredinales, Ustilaginales, and the Gasteromycetes.

Is a DR Congolese international footballer, currently playing for Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.

Is a DR Congolese international footballer, currently playing for Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.

Was a Gabonese politician and President of the Rally of Democrats (RDD) party.As a representative of

Was a Gabonese politician and President of the Rally of Democrats (RDD) party.As a representative of the opposition, Maronga was included on the joint majority–opposition commission on the reform of the electoral process, which began its work in May 2006

Is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career.

Is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won 2 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on August 18, 1986, when he became the number 42 in the world, though he never won a singles title in his career.

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles title

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1985, partnering Paul Annacone. He also won two top-level singles titles at Orlando in 1987, and at Johannesburg in 1989. Van Rensburg's career high rankings were World Number 19 in singles 1988 and World Number 5 in doubles, in 1987.

Was a Beninese military officer and political leader and one of the most important figures in Benin'

Was a Beninese military officer and political leader and one of the most important figures in Benin's period of political instability and frequent, though usually bloodless, coups during the 1960s.

A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, Duckworth was unfortunate to play his cricket at a time when

A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, Duckworth was unfortunate to play his cricket at a time when South Africa had, in John Waite, one of the outstanding wicketkeeper-batsmen of the period. As a consequence he played only two Tests, both against the 19

Is a football player who currently plays for Petite Rivière Noire SC in the Mauritian Premier Leagu

Is a football player who currently plays for Petite Rivière Noire SC in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a defender. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

A professor of African History at UCLA since 1968, is a major figure in African history and African

A professor of African History at UCLA since 1968, is a major figure in African history and African historical linguistics, particularly known for his efforts to correlate linguistic taxonomy and reconstruction with the archaeological record. His historical books include An African Classical Age, in which he argues for a conception of the period from 1000 BC to 400 AD in East Africa as a "classical age" during which a variety of major technologies and social structures took shape. His linguistic works include reconstructions of Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and on a smaller scale Southern Cushitic. These reconstructions are impeccably Neogrammarian in their insistence on regular sound changes, but have been criticized for frequently postulating surprising semantic shifts.

Is a South African basketball player who is a member of the South Africa national basketball team an

Is a South African basketball player who is a member of the South Africa national basketball team and appeared with the club at the 2009 African Championships Gabriel averaged 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as one of South Africa's top players, but

Is a former South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958.