African Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a South African cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1910 to 1927.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1910 to 1927.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1910 to 1927.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1910 to 1927.

Is the first black South African to have appeared in 100 Currie Cup rugby union games.[1]Making his

Is the first black South African to have appeared in 100 Currie Cup rugby union games.[1]Making his Currie Cup debut in 2002, Mametsa was named Currie Cup player of the year in 2003.[1] During his 100th game against the Lions at Ellis Park Stadium on 21 June 2008, he scored three tries for the Bulls, and went on to score the most tries (7) by any Bulls player that year.[3] He was part of the Blue Bulls team that won the Currie Cup in 2003 and 2004, and that shared the trophy with the Vodacom Cheetahs in 2006.[1]

Was a coach of the South African National Cricket team. Born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, Mickey Arthur

Was a coach of the South African National Cricket team. Born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, Mickey Arthur has played for both Griqualand West (1986/87-1989/90 and 1995/96) and Orange Free State (1990/91-1994/95). He is a right-handed batsmen. He had a tough in

Was an East African cricketer. He played one One Day International in the 1975 World Cup.

Was an East African cricketer. He played one One Day International in the 1975 World Cup.

Was a Cameroonian politician.From 1 October 1961 to 13 May 1965, Foncha concurrently served as Prime

Was a Cameroonian politician.From 1 October 1961 to 13 May 1965, Foncha concurrently served as Prime Minister of West Cameroon and Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon. He held the latter title until 1970.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays lock for the South African national rugby team,

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays lock for the South African national rugby team, the Springboks. He also plays for the Blue Bulls provincial team in the Currie Cup competition and for the Bulls Super 14 team.

Is a South African politician, and the Leader of the Opposition[1] in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial L

Is a South African politician, and the Leader of the Opposition[1] in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, on behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader, Helen Zille. He is also the leader of the DA in KwaZulu-Natal.John was elected to the then Durban City Council in 1999 at the age of 22, making him one of the youngest councillors in the history of the City. In 2006 John was elected the caucus leader of the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, on the eThekwini council and served on the City’s Executive Committee.

Was a political activist and the editor of South Africa's first newspaper to be written in Xhosa.In

Was a political activist and the editor of South Africa's first newspaper to be written in Xhosa.In 1876, Jabavu took over editorship of the Isigidimi Sama Xosa ("The Xhosa Messenger"), and by the early 1880s had become an important political force. Jabavu's writings tended to focus on the threat of growing Afrikaner nationalism and his demands for equal rights for South Africa's black population. Tengo Jabavu was also known as a proponent of women's rights as well as public education.

Was the pen name of a Dutch-born South African author. His real name was Johannes van Melle.Van Mell

Was the pen name of a Dutch-born South African author. His real name was Johannes van Melle.Van Melle arrived in South Africa in 1906, and after a short sojourn in the Netherlands East Indies, settled in South Africa permanently in 1913. He worked as a teacher in many rural schools and soon started to publish in both Dutch and the newly emerging Afrikaans language.

Pioneered the sport of surfing in South Africa. His early career as an abalone and crayfish diver qu

Pioneered the sport of surfing in South Africa. His early career as an abalone and crayfish diver quite literally put him in touch with the ocean and the waves which would so determine his later career. After having read about surfing in Hawaii in the lat

Is the 51st and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He p

Is the 51st and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He plays the position of hooker.Smit went to Pretoria Boys High School where he was head prefect in 1996 and played in the first rugby team from 1994 to 1996.Smit played his first Springbok game in 2000 at the age of 22, when South Africa beat Canada 51-18 at Basil Kenyon Stadium in East London. He was on and off of the reserve bench until 2004 when he was made captain of the squad by then new coach Jake White.

Was a Tanzanian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin/medium pace bowler, he play

Was a Tanzanian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin/medium pace bowler, he played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1976. He made his first-class cricket debut in November 1963, playing for an East African Invitation

Was the last prime minister of the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in

Was the last prime minister of the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.He entered politics in 1869, having first been a farmer and surveyor. At this time the Cape Colony was in the transition stage of representative gover

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success whil

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.

Is a former South African heavyweight boxer.The tall 6`3 South African boxer started his career in 1

Is a former South African heavyweight boxer.The tall 6`3 South African boxer started his career in 1985 and beat 17 opponents. He then was stopped cold after losing to ex-champ Mike Weaver by 7th round KO. He later avenged this fight by knocking out Mike Weaver in two rounds but never achieved contender status. After this, he fought 15 more fights, and compiled an overall record of 27 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. All losses were stoppage losses to known opponents (Renaldo Snipes, Francesco Damiani, Pierre Coetzer, Corrie Sanders).

A Zambian former footballer. He played for the Zambian national team and represented the country at

A Zambian former footballer. He played for the Zambian national team and represented the country at the Olympics.Bwalya made his debut for Zambia in April 1987 in an All Africa Games qualifier against Malawi in Lusaka and was part of the Zambian team that qualified to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He scored a goal in Zambia's 4-0 win against Italy on their way to becoming the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.[1] In the game against West Germany which Zambia lost 4-0, Bwalya got injured and would not feature for Zambia for the next 4 years.

Is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country.

Is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) division by Turkey's eventual runner-up Atagün Yalçinkaya.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He wa

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Pietemaritzburg. Mbili made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal Inland during the 2008-09 season.

Is a South African cricketer. He has played two One Day Internationals in 2002.

Is a South African cricketer. He has played two One Day Internationals in 2002.

Led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War until

Led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against the MPLA in the Angolan Civil War until his death in a clash with Government troops in 2002.With support from the governments of the United States, the People's Republic of China, South Africa, Israel,[1] several African leaders (Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire,[2] King Hassan II of Morocco and Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia), and foreign mercenaries from Portugal, Israel, South Africa, and France,[3] Savimbi spent much of his life battling Angola's Marxist-inspired government, which was supported by weapons and military advisers from the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Nicaragua (under the Sandinistas).[4] The war ultimately became one of the most prominent Third World conflicts of the Cold War.

Is a Nigeria-born, Beninese football player who plays for Thanda Royal Zulu.He was part of the Benin

Is a Nigeria-born, Beninese football player who plays for Thanda Royal Zulu.He was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Is a musician from South Africa, who has recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Savuka. So

Is a musician from South Africa, who has recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Savuka. Sometimes called Le Zoulou Blanc ("The White Zulu"), he is an important figure in South African popular music history, with songs that mix Zulu with English lyrics, and African with various Western European (such as Celtic) music styles.As a young man, in the early stages of his musical career, he combined his music with the study of anthropology, a subject which he also taught for a while at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he was influenced, among others, by the work of David Webster, a social anthropologist who was assassinated in 1989.

Is a South African professional golfer.He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one w

Is a South African professional golfer.He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one win as an amateur. In Europe he won the 1977 Callers of Newcastle tournament and twice finished in the top twenty on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Is a naturalized Togolese football striker, who plays for Nîmes Olympique in the French Second Leag

Is a naturalized Togolese football striker, who plays for Nîmes Olympique in the French Second League.