African Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a Gabonese international football striker who plays for French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.In the 2006/

Is a Gabonese international football striker who plays for French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.In the 2006/07 season he was top goal scorer for his side with 11 goals from 30 games, helping the club make a swift return to the French top flight, after just one se

Was a South African cricketer. Olivier was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Was a South African cricketer. Olivier was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Olivier made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1908 against Yorkshire. From 1908 to 1909 Olivier represented the University in fifteen firs

Is a former South African cricketer. He was an all-rounder, and he played 23 One Day Internationals

Is a former South African cricketer. He was an all-rounder, and he played 23 One Day Internationals but no Tests for South Africa in the 1990's. He later became coach of the national side for two years but he was replaced in 2004 by Ray Jennings.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1936 to 1939.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1936 to 1939.

Was a South African historian and author. He graduated with a law degree, later becoming a journalis

Was a South African historian and author. He graduated with a law degree, later becoming a journalist and writer of many corporate histories. He was a member of the Three Wise Men on Springbok Radio's long-running quiz show, Test the Team.[1]The elder of two children born to Richard Rosenthal and Hedwig De Beer, he received his first education at Parktown Preparatory School in Johannesburg, and later St. John's College. He chose to follow a legal career and qualified as an attorney at the University of the Witwatersrand. Early opportunities as a journalist saw his virtual abandoning of law. He was competent at sketching and enlivened his books with explanatory drawings.

Is a retired South African footballer who played for Wits in South Africa, Vitória de Setúbal and

Is a retired South African footballer who played for Wits in South Africa, Vitória de Setúbal and União de Tomar in Portugal, Cagliari in Italy and Barnsley in England.

Was a South African male tennis player. He reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament thre

Was a South African male tennis player. He reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won.He reached the singles final of the 1947 French Championships but lost to Hungarian József Asbóth (6–8, 5–7, 4–6). At the same tournament he did win the doubles competition with countryman Eustace Fannin.

Is a Cameroonian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Belgium topclub K.R.C. Genk and

Is a Cameroonian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Belgium topclub K.R.C. Genk and Cameroon.

Was a Ugandan boxer, silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Was a Ugandan boxer, silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal i

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the middleweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Michelot.Two years earlier he won the middleweight bronze medal at the 1930 British Empire Games.

Is a Gabonese football defender currently playing for FC Nantes.Akoussaga began his career with AS M

Is a Gabonese football defender currently playing for FC Nantes.Akoussaga began his career with AS Mangasport and joined in summer 2003 to French club SCO Angers. He played in three years SCO Angers just nine games, who scores four goals and signed in sum

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays for TASC FC in the Mascom Premier League.

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays for TASC FC in the Mascom Premier League.

Was a cricketer, specifically a wicket-keeper, who played eight Test matches for South Africa betwee

Was a cricketer, specifically a wicket-keeper, who played eight Test matches for South Africa between 1892 and 1902, including three as captain. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1905. He is said to be the first wicket-keeper to protect h

Was a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pre

Was a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed "the Prince of Collectors" by General Smuts. Galpin discovered half a dozen genera and many hundreds of new species. Numerous species

Is a Cameroonian footballer, currently with Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C..He was a participant at the 1998 Af

Is a Cameroonian footballer, currently with Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C..He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations.

Bock was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played only two f

Bock was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played only two full seasons of first-class cricket in South Africa, one for Griqualand West and one for Transvaal. Only a couple of times did he achieve distinction: for G

Was the second-last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1950 to 1959.

Was the second-last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1950 to 1959.In 1919, he was a member of a delegation which tried unsuccessfully to persuade American president Woodrow Wilson to call for independence to be restored to the former Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.In Parliament, Jansen was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1924 to 1929, Minister of Native Affairs and of Irrigation from 1929 to 1934, and Speaker again from 1934 to 1943. He was highly regarded for his firm and impartial speakership.

Was a South African author, known especially for his short stories which are widely read and taught

Was a South African author, known especially for his short stories which are widely read and taught in South Africa.Glanville was educated in Grahamstown at St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa) from January 1869 to May 1871. His schooling was interrupted when he and his father transported the first printing press from Grahamstown to Griqualand West by ox wagon in 1870 and began publishing a newspaper in Kimberley. In addition to his literary works, he worked in journalism for the Cape Argus and other newspapers, and collaborated with Dr MacGowan on the 1905 Jubilee Hymn. He was married to Emma Priscilla Powell, with whom he had two children -- Thomas and Ada.

Was an Anglican priest, one-time Archbishop of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, and most famous for h

Was an Anglican priest, one-time Archbishop of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, and most famous for his anti-Apartheid activism. Born in Bedford, England, he was educated at Lancing College, Christ Church, Oxford and at Wells Theological College. He joined

Is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who played for Carregado in the Liga de Honra where he pla

Is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who played for Carregado in the Liga de Honra where he plays as a goalkeeper. He also plays for the Cape Verde national football team.

Is a South African composer and pianist.His formal music studies were conducted at the Johannesburg

Is a South African composer and pianist.His formal music studies were conducted at the Johannesburg Art School, Royal College and Royal Academy of Music in London, Musikhochschulen Wuerzburg and Freiburg Germany, with Professors Kirsti Hjort, Bertold Hummel and Helmut Barth. He has participated in numerous master classes with members of the Melos Ensemble, Brahms Trio, Moscow piano trio and some of the world’s foremost pianists.

Was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who pl

Was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for South Western Districts. He was born in Oudtshoorn. Ewerts made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the SAA Three-Day Challenge c

Is a former South African rugby union footballer, the first Coloured man to start a test for the Sou

Is a former South African rugby union footballer, the first Coloured man to start a test for the South African national side. He gained six caps 1981-1984 when the country was still following the policy of apartheid. He was born on a farm outside Caledon in the Overberg district, Klipdrift. See also Avril Williams.

Is a former South African cricketer and rugby union player. He attended Westville Boys' High School

Is a former South African cricketer and rugby union player. He attended Westville Boys' High School in Westville, Durban where he was selected for the SA schools cricket and rugby sides. He also was selected for Natal schools for Hockey and athletics. He

A female singer, songwriter, actress and dancer from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been di

A female singer, songwriter, actress and dancer from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been discovered at a Sony Music Entertainment Japan audition, Suzuki was one of the most popular female singers[citation needed] between 1998 and 2000, but in 2000 faced legal problems with her management company. In 2005, she signed onto Avex Trax and released Delightful, a dance song that reached No. 3 on the Japanese Oricon charts.Sony Music signed Ami to the label, and producer Tetsuya Komuro sponsored her on his own sub-label on Sony, TRUE KiSS DISC, with Komuro as writer and producer on all of Ami's songs.