African Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A South African entrepreneur who was the second self-funded space tourist and first African in space

A South African entrepreneur who was the second self-funded space tourist and first African in space.[1][2] Shuttleworth founded Canonical Ltd. and as of 2008, provides leadership for the Ubuntu Linux distribution.He currently lives in London and holds dual citizenship of South Africa and the United Kingdom.Shuttleworth founded Thawte in 1995, which specialised in digital certificates and Internet security and then sold it to VeriSign in December 1999, earning R 3.5 billion (about US$ 575 million at the time).In September 2000, Shuttleworth formed HBD Venture Capital, a business incubator and venture capital provider.In March 2004 he formed Canonical Ltd., for the promotion and commercial support of free software projects.

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. Between 1994 and 1997 he represented Namibia in seven IC

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. Between 1994 and 1997 he represented Namibia in seven ICC Trophy matches. His debut in the ICC Trophy came against Israel in 1994, where Namibia ran out winners by 59 runs. Barnard aided Namibia to fifteenth pla

A Zambian football defender.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished t

A Zambian football defender.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

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

Was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born in Sosolburg. Sullivan, who played in the Minor Counties Championship and Minor Counties Trophy for Buckinghamshire bet

Boucher is currently South Africa's first-choice wicketkeeper, and is widely regarded as one of, if

Boucher is currently South Africa's first-choice wicketkeeper, and is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest wicketkeepers South Africa has ever had, and holds the record for the most dismissals in Test cricket

Is a former South African cricketer who played 1 Test and 4 One Day Internationals for South Africa

Is a former South African cricketer who played 1 Test and 4 One Day Internationals for South Africa in 1992.

Is a South African football (soccer) player.He played for many clubs, including Corinthians (Brazil)

Is a South African football (soccer) player.He played for many clubs, including Corinthians (Brazil),[1] Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Chongqing Lifan (China), Qingdao Zhongneng (China) and RWDM (Belgium).In the 1996 African Cup of Nations, he was joint top scorer with 5 goals, and scored both goals in the final, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2-0.

Is a South African author who is best known for her novel Triomf. Her graphic and controversial desc

Is a South African author who is best known for her novel Triomf. Her graphic and controversial descriptions of a poor Afrikaner family in Johannesburg brought her to the forefront of a post-apartheid society, still struggling to come to terms with all the changes in South Africa.She studied Languages and Philosophy at Stellenbosch University and obtained an MA with the thesis: Die aard en belang van die literêre vormgewing in 'Also sprach Zarathustra' in 1978.

Is a Congolese football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Otelul Galati. Piana played for Troye

Is a Congolese football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Otelul Galati. Piana played for Troyes AC in Ligue 1. He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus fai

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for JS Kairouan in the Tunisian Basketball League.

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for JS Kairouan in the Tunisian Basketball League. He is also a member of the Tunisian national basketball team. Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team and made his most recent appeara

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain in the Tunisian Basketball Leagu

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain in the Tunisian Basketball League. Lahmar is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first F

Is a Cape Verdean American basketball point guard. He is an alumnus of the University of Massachuset

Is a Cape Verdean American basketball point guard. He is an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he played college basketball for four years. Houtman is a regular on the Cape Verde national basketball team, including the squad which

Is an African American model, singer, novelist and actress.

Is an African American model, singer, novelist and actress.

Is a field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished 9th

Is a field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The midfielder comes from Durban, and is nicknamed Nator. She plays for a provincial team called Southern Gauteng.

Was a South African international rugby union player. He was born and educated in Cape Town, where h

Was a South African international rugby union player. He was born and educated in Cape Town, where he attended SACS and played provincial rugby with Western Province. Versfeld made his only Test appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tou

Was the first president of the South African Republic, and also compiled the constitution of the Rep

Was the first president of the South African Republic, and also compiled the constitution of the Republic. He also founded the city of Pretoria and named it in honour of his father.He was the last Head of State of Potchefstroom between 1853 and 1856. He t

Is a Cameroonian footballer currently under contract for Slovakn side FK Dunajská Streda.

Is a Cameroonian footballer currently under contract for Slovakn side FK Dunajská Streda.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1949. His nephew, Rupert Hanley, also played

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1949. His nephew, Rupert Hanley, also played first-class cricket.

Is a former South African cricketer. A right-hand batsman, he represented both Natal and Rhodesia. H

Is a former South African cricketer. A right-hand batsman, he represented both Natal and Rhodesia. He moved from Harare (then known as Salisbury) to Durban in 1980 around the time of Zimbabwean independence, where he continued to play and coach in club cr

Is a Gabon political figure and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1976 to 1989.Bon

Is a Gabon political figure and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1976 to 1989.Bongo, a nephew of President Omar Bongo,was born in Lekei, located in Haut-Ogooué Province. In 1989, President Bongo appointed his son, Ali-Ben Bongo, to succ

Is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for Pazi Basketball Team in Tanzania. He is 6'2" tall

Is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for Pazi Basketball Team in Tanzania. He is 6'2" tall and weighs 189 lbs. Martin has grown up playing the power forward position for Loyola High School in Tanzania. The Tanzania Basketball Federation selected

Is an eminent and world renown South Africa historian and a life long activist.He then worked at uni

Is an eminent and world renown South Africa historian and a life long activist.He then worked at universities in the United Kingdom and Tanzania, where he became active in the ANC and the South African Congress of Trade Union (SACTU) in exile. Together with Giovanni Arrighi, John Saul and and others he developed an influential politico-economic analysis focusing on the contradictions engendered by the proletarianization and dispossession of the Southern African peasantry.[1] According to Arrighi "Martin Legassick and Harold Wolpe...maintained that South African Apartheid was primarily due to the fact that the regime had to become more repressive of the African labour force because it was fully proletarianized, and could no longer subsidize capital accumulation as it had done in the past."[2]

Is a Ugandan football (soccer) striker for Ugandan Premier League club Uganda Revenue Authority SC.

Is a Ugandan football (soccer) striker for Ugandan Premier League club Uganda Revenue Authority SC. He began his career with Police Jinja in the Ugandan Premier League, before moving to ATRACO FC in 2006 and then to Uganda Revenue Authority SC in 2008. He played from 2004 to 2005 two games for the Uganda national football team.

Is a retired boxer from Cameroon.He was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Luis

Is a retired boxer from Cameroon.He was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Luis Ortiz of Puerto Rico. N'Dongo also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the second round.

Was the First Vice-President of Burundi from 29 August 2005 to November 2007. He is an ethnic Tutsi

Was the First Vice-President of Burundi from 29 August 2005 to November 2007. He is an ethnic Tutsi member of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party.Nduwimana was nominated by President Pierre Nkurunziza on 29 August 2005. He was endorsed by both