African Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Zambian football (soccer) player, who plays as a midfielder for Green Buffaloes FC. He has played

A Zambian football (soccer) player, who plays as a midfielder for Green Buffaloes FC. He has played for the Zambian national team.

Is a former South African First-class cricketer. He played with Western Province and Transvaal and w

Is a former South African First-class cricketer. He played with Western Province and Transvaal and was one of the South African Cricket Annual's Cricketers of the Year in 1981. He opened the batting for Western Province with his brother Jonathan Seeff.

Is an Ugandan international footballer currently playing in Serbian First League club FK Srem S.Mitr

Is an Ugandan international footballer currently playing in Serbian First League club FK Srem S.Mitrovica. He has played for Police FC before moving abroad. In 2006, he moved to Sudan where he signed with the country´s giants Al-Merreikh. Next he moved to Serbia, and signed, during the winter break of the 2009-10 season, with FK Srem from Sremska Mitrovica, a club with an already established tradition of importing Ugandan footballers, and where he will join his fellow national team player Vincent Kayizi.

Was a popular South African kwaito singer.Mathosa started her career with the popular South African

Was a popular South African kwaito singer.Mathosa started her career with the popular South African band Boom Shaka in 1994 at the age of 15, after she caught the eye of music producer Don Laka at a club in Johannesburg. She was one of the few successful female kwaito artists in an industry dominated by males. [1]She turned solo in 1999. Her debut solo album Dream went gold within 4 weeks of its launch in 2000. At the 2001 South African Music Awards, Mathosa won Best Dance Album for Dream, Best Dance Single for her debut single Intro from the same album, and Best Female Vocalist. Her next album, Drama Queen released in 2004, again earned the SA Music Award for Best Dance Album.[2]

Is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was e

Is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Morocco's Hicham Mesbahi.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who pl

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Easterns. Having made his List A debut for the team in February 2008, in the SAA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Coetzee made his first-class debut i

Is a football player who is a South Africa international.Langeveldt is a goalkeeper and began his ca

Is a football player who is a South Africa international.Langeveldt is a goalkeeper and began his career at South African club Idas Valley, formerly was a product of the previously football school in South Africa, UPE-FCK at University of Port Elizabeth, he leave the football school with course to FC Fortune, which also sent him to the Danish club F.C. Copenhagen's second team. In August 2007 he sign for South African football Club Santos.

Is current Minister of Social Security of Mauritius serving in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam having

Is current Minister of Social Security of Mauritius serving in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam having been appointed on the 11 May 2010 by President Anerood Jugnauth .She is Member of Parliament representing Constituency No 8 ,Moka & Quartier Militaire.She

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and S

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and South Africa.

Is a professional boxer. Known as "Hands of Stone", Ledwaba was a champion in the super bantamweight

Is a professional boxer. Known as "Hands of Stone", Ledwaba was a champion in the super bantamweight division.Ledwaba turned pro in 1990 and in 1999 captured the vacant IBF super bantamweight title with a decision victory over John Michael Johnson. Ledwaba defended the belt 5 times before losing it to Manny Pacquiao via TKO to earn Pacquiao his second world championship in two weight divisions. Ledwaba continued to fight, but has never challenged for a major title since the loss. He retired from boxing after his loss to Maxwell Awuku in November 24, 2006.

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made two Test appearances in 2003.

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made two Test appearances in 2003.

Is a South African figure skater. She is coached by her mother, Susan Marais.

Is a South African figure skater. She is coached by her mother, Susan Marais.

Is a retired Zaire international footballer who played as a midfielder. Basuala began his playing ca

Is a retired Zaire international footballer who played as a midfielder. Basuala began his playing career with AS Vita Club, before moving to Portugal. He would spend most of his career playing in the Portuguese Liga for Vitória Guimarães, O Elvas, Estrela

Is an Ethiopian football midfielder. Skibba began his career with USL First Division side Minnesota

Is an Ethiopian football midfielder. Skibba began his career with USL First Division side Minnesota Thunder, and joined Kastoria F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki for the 2007–08 season. Skibba played youth football in Ethiopia until he was adopted by German

Is a retired South African football player who spent a total of ten years in the United States with

Is a retired South African football player who spent a total of ten years in the United States with the Rochester Rhinos.[1] In 1995, he played for the Atlanta Ruckus of the American Professional Soccer League.[2]

Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He wa

Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college in London before winning a scholarship to study philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford.In 1983 he took up painting. Soon after,

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1931 to 1932.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1931 to 1932.

Was Vice-President of Botswana from 1980 until his death on 3 January 1983. From Northern Botswana,

Was Vice-President of Botswana from 1980 until his death on 3 January 1983. From Northern Botswana, Seretse was appointed Vice-President to placate his fellow Northerners following the assumption of Southerner Quett Masire to the Presidency.[1]

Was a writer and philosopher. He was born to a Lithuanian Jewish family in South Africa. He trained

Was a writer and philosopher. He was born to a Lithuanian Jewish family in South Africa. He trained as a lawyer before becoming a sociologist specialising in the study of genocide.Kuper was an active member of the Liberal Party in South Africa during the 1950s and some of his involvements are detailed in Alan Paton's book Journey Continued.During the 1960s, Kuper moved to Los Angeles, California, United States, where he took up teaching and researching at UCLA. His publications include The Pity of it All, Passive Resistance in South Africa, and The Prevention of Genocide.

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

Is an Angolan basketball player with the basketball side of Atlético Petróleos Luanda and Angola n

Is an Angolan basketball player with the basketball side of Atlético Petróleos Luanda and Angola national basketball team. He competed for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from DAC Dunajs

Is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from DAC Dunajská Streda.On 18th Dec. 2008 he was borrowed by Eintracht Frankfurt, to play German 1. Bundesliga, he will play on loan until July 2009 from DAC Dunajská St

Is a South African football (soccer) striker and midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi

Is a South African football (soccer) striker and midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa.

Is a South African writer, playwright and performance poet.Also of note, he collaborated with the Ka

Is a South African writer, playwright and performance poet.Also of note, he collaborated with the Kalahari Surfers on the appropriately wooden and aggravatingly memorable track, "The Desk," found on the album End Beginnings.This track was the apple of Robert Christgau's ear in 1993 [1]

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Bar

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.