African Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded and still led by his b

Was a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded and still led by his brother Joseph.In 1960, he joined the first incarnation of his brother Joseph's group and became a full-time member alongside his brother Enoch and various cousins and relatives.

Is a South African researcher, journalist and social entrepreneur who has worked in the field of Int

Is a South African researcher, journalist and social entrepreneur who has worked in the field of Internet policy, law and management in South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.After working as Digital Information Manager for Johannesburg-based non-profit, the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa from 2000 to 2002, she went to the United Kingdom to work with the Association for Progressive Communications, GreenNet and Privacy International on Internet rights advocacy in Europe.

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Titans in domestic cricket. A wicketkeeper batsman, h

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Titans in domestic cricket. A wicketkeeper batsman, he was the second highest run scorer in the 2006-07 SuperSport Series with 776 runs at 48.50. This tally included an innings of 216 against the Dolphins at

Was a German-born artist, illustrator and cartoonist who settled in South Africa.Coming from a famil

Was a German-born artist, illustrator and cartoonist who settled in South Africa.Coming from a family of artistic talent (his brothers Andreas Egersdörfer (1866-1914) and Konrad Egersdörfer (1868-) were both accomplished artists and both died in World War I), he was trained as a lithographer in Germany and worked for the Leipziger Illustrierten Zeitung. He took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and then worked in England, before emigrating to South Africa in 1879. In 1884, he and his partners founded The South African Illustrated News in Cape Town. His sketches and drawings, often in a light-hearted vein, are an invaluable record of life in the Cape Colony and were often used in local publications. The South African Illustrated News came to an end in 1885 and he left for Australia

Is a male freestyle wrestler from South Africa.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summ

Is a male freestyle wrestler from South Africa.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the 1/16 of final losing to Mongolian Buyanjavyn Batzorig. He also competed in collegiate wrestling for two years at Oreg

Was the winner of the first series of South African Idols.Idols was the South African version of the

Was the winner of the first series of South African Idols.Idols was the South African version of the British Pop Idol show, and was presented as a talent search competition with successive elimination rounds narrowing the number of contestants. Throughout the show, Winckler was referred to as "Hunky Heinz" because of his good looks.

Is an international cricketer who made 25 One Day International appearances for South Africa nationa

Is an international cricketer who made 25 One Day International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team between 1997 and 2000.

As a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.She studied as an economist and statistici

As a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.She studied as an economist and statistician at Witwatersrand University. At age 20, she married Dr. Moses Suzman (d. 1994), who was considerably older than his wife. She had two daughters with him

The Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Alliance

The Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Alliance political party, South Africa's official opposition. She was voted Newsmaker of the year 2006 by the National Press Club in Pretoria on 11 July 2007. In O

Was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister, and teacher. He participated in an act o

Was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister, and teacher. He participated in an act of defiance by swimming at a South African beach reserved for whites only. He was born in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and died of a heart attack at Port Elizabeth's airport. He studied at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape where he met Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Robert Mugabe. He married in 1957 and was to have four children.[1] In 1969, he became one of the founders of the Labour Party, which represented Coloured people on the Coloured Peoples' Representative Council. He helped open "Coloured" schools to students of all races.[2] After 1984

Is a former South African football player, currently playing with Jomo Cosmos.Mkhalele played for So

Is a former South African football player, currently playing with Jomo Cosmos.Mkhalele played for South Africa national football team, earning 66 caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1]. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1995 African Championship. He was also part of the 1996 Bafana squad that lifted the Arican Cup of Nations.

Is a Northern Transvaal and Springboks former Rugby union player. Botha mostly played in the fly-hal

Is a Northern Transvaal and Springboks former Rugby union player. Botha mostly played in the fly-half position and is now a rugby commentator for the South African M-Net and Supersport TV channels.

Was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. Unlike his predecessor

Was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. Unlike his predecessors, Verwoerd was not born in South Africa, but immigrated at age two with his parents from the Netherlands.

Is a cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa and the ACA Af

Is a cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa and the ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven [1]. He

Is a South African professional golfer.Otto was born in Boksburg. He has played golf on the European

Is a South African professional golfer.Otto was born in Boksburg. He has played golf on the European Tour since 2000 having graduated from the Challenge Tour, but has only finished within the top 100 on the Order of Merit twice, in 2003 when he finished t

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has pla

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played for the Namibian Under-19s cricket team since 2006, when he played in the Under-19s World Cup. Marx was part of the Namibian Under-19 team which won th

Was a South African Party politician and South African Minister of Defence from 1920 to 1924.

Was a South African Party politician and South African Minister of Defence from 1920 to 1924.

(born on 7 July 1963 in Vereeniging) is a South African golfer.

(born on 7 July 1963 in Vereeniging) is a South African golfer.

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor. He acts under his given name, Hennie Jacobs and sin

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor. He acts under his given name, Hennie Jacobs and sings under the stage name Hendrik Boerr.In December 2005, he worked along with Lizz Meiring in Karla en die Kersknol, and shared the stage with a number of well known South African names such as Elzabe Zietsman and Sarah Theron; music direction was done by Heidi Edeling. Later that year he appeared in Song vir Katryn 2 and Dryfsand, both SonneBlom productions.

Is a rugby union player for the Lions in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. Since his t

Is a rugby union player for the Lions in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. Since his transition from the Sharks to the Lions in 2009, Mentz has been a consistently good player in an overall poor Lions team. Mentz's most notable achievement being his hat trick score against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. This was a large contribution to the 31-20 victory that the Lions achieved against the Reds.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has pla

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played in the senior Namibian cricket team in first-class cricket since 2006, having played for the Under-19s since the previous year. He represented Namibia

Is a Burkinabé football striker currently unattached after being released by SC Bastia in the Frenc

Is a Burkinabé football striker currently unattached after being released by SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2 in the summer of 2009. Conombo began his career in the youth from SC Bastia and was 2004 promoted to first team. Inside 2004 and 2006 played two games and scored one goal for Burkina Faso.

Is a Camerunese footballer currently under contract for French side LB Châteauroux.

Is a Camerunese footballer currently under contract for French side LB Châteauroux.

Is a Cameroonian singer and guitarist.Dikongué was born in Douala to a family of musicians. He atte

Is a Cameroonian singer and guitarist.Dikongué was born in Douala to a family of musicians. He attended a school music in Paris, where he attempted unsuccessfully to release a first album. He started a music/acting troupe and worked with actor Martin Yog

Was an Intimist painter born to a French family in Port Louis, Mauritius. In 1870 he and his family

Was an Intimist painter born to a French family in Port Louis, Mauritius. In 1870 he and his family settled in Dunkirk. Le Sidaner received most of his tutelage from the École des Beaux-Arts under the instruction of Alexandre Cabanel but later broke away