African Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Relations since September

Is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Relations since September 2007.Ayissi was born in Mbellé 2, a village in Obala District, Lekie Department, Center Province.[1][2] After working at the Inspection Générale of the Sta

Is a Cameroonian mathematician, university professor, former government minister and presidential ca

Is a Cameroonian mathematician, university professor, former government minister and presidential candidate.In 1976 at a meeting of the International Mathematical Union it was decided to form an African Mathematical Union. Hogbe Nlend was elected as its f

Was the founder of Nestlé S.A., the world's largest food and beverage company, as well as one of th

Was the founder of Nestlé S.A., the world's largest food and beverage company, as well as one of the main creators of milk chocolate.Before Nestlé turned 20 in 1836, he had completed a 4-year apprenticeship with J. E. Stein, an owner of a pharmacy. At the end of 1839, he was officially authorized to perform chemical experiments, make up prescriptions, and sell medicines. During this time, he changed his name to Henri Nestlé in order to adapt better to the new social conditions in Vevey, Switzerland.

Is a former Cameroonian football striker, the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian na

Is a former Cameroonian football striker, the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.He started his domestic football career in 1993, and during his career played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagli

Is a Mauritian football defender currently playing for Pamplemousses SC. He was also a member of the

Is a Mauritian football defender currently playing for Pamplemousses SC. He was also a member of the Mauritius national football team from 1996-2007, earning 39 caps.

Is an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal on .[1]

Is an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal on .[1]

Is a South African boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he finished fourth of the

Is a South African boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he finished fourth of the flyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Carlo Cavagnoli.Founder of Cedar Radex Paints and Lacquers (pty) ltd. His grandson Buddie Lebenon world renown scuba diver and environmentalist was named after him.

Is a Gabonese football attacker, regular for the Gabon national football team. Due to his agility, h

Is a Gabonese football attacker, regular for the Gabon national football team. Due to his agility, he is nicknamed The Arrow.He started his career at the age of 15 in local club 105 Libreville, and went on to play for five years in Portuguese clubs, but i

Was a South African actor famous for his chilling performance as Shaka Zulu in SABC's Shaka Zulu min

Was a South African actor famous for his chilling performance as Shaka Zulu in SABC's Shaka Zulu miniseries. Born in Durban, South Africa, he landed the role of Shaka in the miniseries after acting out the same role in a South African stage production of Shaka Zulu.Henry also had a minor role in The Ghost and the Darkness. After Shaka Zulu, he acted out various minor roles in such action films as Point of Impact and The Last Samurai. He also appeared in major roles in South African movies and television series programmes. He was married to Jennifer "Jenny" Hollander, and in time, his son by her became a South African musician.

Is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler, he

Is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has spent his entire career with Boland, and their franchise team Cape Cobras. A stroke-player, his style of play is better suited to limited-overs cricke

Is a Tanzanian footballer. He currently plays for Kongsvinger. Shindika has also been the member of

Is a Tanzanian footballer. He currently plays for Kongsvinger. Shindika has also been the member of the Tanzania's national team (Taifa Stars) since 2006. He has already played 24 games and scored one goal for Taifa Stars.

Is a Ugandan soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division. Kalu

Is a Ugandan soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division. Kalungi has appeared for the Ugandan U-20 national team, but has never been called up to the senior side.

Is a Ugandan footballer based in Ghana playing for Ghana second league club Highlanders FC and the U

Is a Ugandan footballer based in Ghana playing for Ghana second league club Highlanders FC and the Uganda. He is one of the few foreign-based players that were called up to represent Uganda against Egypt in June 2010.

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is a member of the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone nation

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is a member of the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team.

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1927.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1927.

Taberer played cricket in England for Oxford University but failed to win a blue, and he also appear

Taberer played cricket in England for Oxford University but failed to win a blue, and he also appeared for Essex before the county achieved first-class status. He appeared for Oxford against Cambridge in both athletics (long jump) and rugby union.

A Zambian footballer who currently plays in defence for ZESCO United F.C. in the Zambian Premier Lea

A Zambian footballer who currently plays in defence for ZESCO United F.C. in the Zambian Premier League.Mulenga was part of the Zambian U-20 side which made the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[1]He is a physical central defender, supported by the notion he was suspended for two of the four games Zambian played in the tournament, due to red card accumulation.[2]Domestically, the 2007 season saw him score three times for his club, despite missing 6 weeks on international duty. Following the relegation of his club, Forest Rangers, in 2007, he signed on with ZESCO United F.C. for the 2008 season.

Was an African American artist who studied with Thomas Eakins and was the first African American pai

Was an African American artist who studied with Thomas Eakins and was the first African American painter to gain international acclaim.anner was initially self taught. As a young man he read that America was in need of a great maritime painter. Initially

Was a South African cricketer from 1971/72 to 1989/90 during the country's apartheid ban. A right-ha

Was a South African cricketer from 1971/72 to 1989/90 during the country's apartheid ban. A right-handed opening batsman, Fotheringham scored 8814 first class runs at 40.06 with 21 hundreds.

Is a retired South African cricketer. He played seven One Day Internationals for South Africa but no

Is a retired South African cricketer. He played seven One Day Internationals for South Africa but no Tests. Williams was a right arm seam bowler and after retiring he became the bowling coach at Boland. He and Herschelle Gibbs were banned from internatio

Is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played at fly-half for South Africa during the

Is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played at fly-half for South Africa during the post-apartheid era, although he was physically and technically acquainted in any back position.Honiball was a rare-breed of fly-half, who had a very expansive running game which brought the loose-forwards into the game quickly[1]. He was also very tall for a fly-half and extremely physical, being a strong tackler and not afraid to take the ball and challenge the opposition[2]. He earned his nickname of 'Lem', which is Afrikaans for 'blade', for his ability to 'cut' through his opponent's defence[3]. Honiball was part of Nick Mallett's legendary Springbok squad that equalled the record for 17 consecutive Test victories, a record shared with New Zealand. Such was his reading, distribution and tactical knowledge of the game that he had an enviable Springbok success rate of nearly 75 per cent.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1935 to 1936. His brother, Billy, also pla

Was a South African cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1935 to 1936. His brother, Billy, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

Was a South African rugby union footballer, and cricketer. He was South Africa's first ever rugby an

Was a South African rugby union footballer, and cricketer. He was South Africa's first ever rugby and cricket captain. Castens played an important role in the development of rugby and cricket in South Africa, both on and off the pitch. He was usually known as H.H. Castens, as adopting initials was somewhat of a popular trend then.Castens joined the Villagers Rugby Football Club, the second oldest rugby club in South Africa, located in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. In 1890 he also represented the Western Province cricket team at the fifth Champions Tournament in Cape Town, Castens being the opening batsman and wicket keeper. On Christmas Day he scored 165 runs in a match against the Eastern Province.

Was a British Liberal statesman. He was Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910 and Governor-General of the

Was a British Liberal statesman. He was Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910 and Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1914.In 1880 he Gladstone became private secretary to his father. That same year, having unsuccessfully contested the constituency of Middlesex, he was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Leeds, and in the 1885 General Election was returned to Parliament for Leeds West. Having been a junior Lord of the Treasury in 1881, Gladstone became Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Works in 1885, and the following year served for a brief period as Financial Secretary to the War Office. In 1892