African Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.At 16, it looked like Martin had hit the big time wh

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.At 16, it looked like Martin had hit the big time when his brother invited him to be part of a three men group that was to work with top producer, Gabi Le Roux. That group was Inadiflo [1]of “Halala” fame. They signed to Sony Music and released their first album.

Is a South African raised, former surfing professional who was educated in Durban, South Africa. He

Is a South African raised, former surfing professional who was educated in Durban, South Africa. He began surfing off the beaches of his hometown Durban at age 10. By the age of 15, he was surfing 20+ foot waves at the infamous “Banzai Pipeline” surf brea

Is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Afric

Is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004. Van Jaarsveld is a specialist middle-order batsman, though he has two wickets in one-day international cricket, including England

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast b

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Pretoria. Van Niekerk made his debut for the Under-19s during the 2007-08 Under-19s World Cup in February 2008, in which he played th

Is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine. He is best known for his investig

Is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine. He is best known for his investigative work on controversial issues including government and corporate corruption.While working for the Sunday Times in the 1970s, a report by Welz saw a R180-million defamation claim instituted against the paper. He subsequently exposed Adrian Niewoudt's Kubus milk culture pyramid scheme, later exposed as the biggest postal fraud in American history. He was later appointed as a consultant to the US Justice Department and helped expose Frans Theron as the Kubus mastermind in the US. He also worked on South Africa's Info scandal, and helped exposed wrongdoing by apartheid-era cabinet ministers.[1]

Is a German professional footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln. Matip was born to a Cameroonian fathe

Is a German professional footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln. Matip was born to a Cameroonian father and a German mother, and as such is eligible to represent either nation.

Was the first African American and Native American (Chippewa) woman to gain fame and recognition as

Was the first African American and Native American (Chippewa) woman to gain fame and recognition as a sculptor.She was born Mary Edmonia Lewis in July 1845 in Albany, New York. Her inspiration for most her artwork came from her ethnic background. Lewis's

Was a South African political activist and is considered to have been the first female trade unionis

Was a South African political activist and is considered to have been the first female trade unionist in the country.Accounts on how Fitzgerald acquired her nickname differ. According to some sources she spoke at a protest meeting during a strike by tram workers in 1911, brandishing a pick handle that had been used by police to break up the strike. Other sources attribute the name to an incident in the same year, when a group of protesting women broke into a hardware store armed with pick handles.

Was a Scottish born novelist and poet who came to South Africa with her family in 1920. She lived in

Was a Scottish born novelist and poet who came to South Africa with her family in 1920. She lived in Johannesburg where she was an influential book reviewer for The Rand Daily Mail and Sunday Times for 40 years. She wrote five novels, including one in collaboration with her sister, novelist Elizabeth Charlotte Webster and several collections of poetry.

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national foo

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football team between 1997 and 2006.

Is a football forward from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently playing for Bulgarian club Vih

Is a football forward from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently playing for Bulgarian club Vihren Sandanski. Moke has played for PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, PFC Cherno More Varna and Vihren Sandanski in the Bulgarian A PFG.

Is a professional boxer.Nicknamed "Hawk", Makepula turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBO li

Is a professional boxer.Nicknamed "Hawk", Makepula turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBO light flyweight title with a decision win over Jacob Matlala in 2000. He vacated the title and moved up in weight after the win. In 2006 he lost an eliminator to Jorge Arce by TKO.

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Supersport United.He

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Supersport United.He has recently been recalled for a second trial with Tottenham Hotspur, a high profile team in the English Premier League.

Is a football midfielder who currently plays for the South African team Ikapa Sporting. Maseti signe

Is a football midfielder who currently plays for the South African team Ikapa Sporting. Maseti signed for Ajax CT in 2004, having come through their youth academy, and made his first team debut in the same year.

Is a Cape Verdean football player. He plays for Frenaros FC 2000.He also holds a Portuguese passport

Is a Cape Verdean football player. He plays for Frenaros FC 2000.He also holds a Portuguese passport.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for the Namibian team against Uganda in the 2

Is a Namibian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for the Namibian team against Uganda in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In the same competition the following year, he took 8-34 against Ireland, albeit in a losing cause. van Zyl also appeared in

Is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays on the wing.His pare

Is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays on the wing.His parents, Rod and Linda's home is in Hout Bay, Cape Town. He is currently living in Bath with close friend Matthew Spelman but is shortly moving into a flat in the middle of bristol with fellow bristol rugby player Dan Norton.Turner is considered to be one of the greatest wingers in Bishops rugby to date. He was part of the 2006 Bishops rugby team, rated as one of the finest in the school's history. In the 2006 season, Turner scored 25 tries, averaging more than one try a match. He was, however, overlooked for selection when the Western Province Craven Week side was selected, a decision considered by many to be a travesty.

Is a footballer from Cameroon, formerly of Olympic Mvolyé, Racing FC Bafoussam and NK Metalac, he c

Is a footballer from Cameroon, formerly of Olympic Mvolyé, Racing FC Bafoussam and NK Metalac, he currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb. After impressing with NK Metalac in Croatian second division, he joined Dinamo in summer 2005. He has made few appearances

Is a professional Cameroonian footballer currently playing for R.E. Mouscron.He is the older brother

Is a professional Cameroonian footballer currently playing for R.E. Mouscron.He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Benoît Assou-Ekotto.

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in Benin for Mesagne.Edjekpan began

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in Benin for Mesagne.Edjekpan began now his professional career with Urbino who played 28 from 34 matches in the season 2004/2005, after ending of the season signed for Grottaglie in July 200

Is a South African politician and lawyer. A member of South Africa's Parliament, Motshekga holds a l

Is a South African politician and lawyer. A member of South Africa's Parliament, Motshekga holds a leadership position within the African National Congress. He was also the second Premier of Gauteng province. Outside of politics, he is a lecturer in the department of law at the University of South Africa.[1]

Is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Haras El Hodood.And as of 2004 was playing

Is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Haras El Hodood.And as of 2004 was playing for Cotonsport Garoua, he moved in January 2005 to Racing FC Bafoussam before in July 2005 transferred to Egypt club Haras El Hodood.

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made one Test and 15 Women's One Day International appearances

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made one Test and 15 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2007.

Is a French-Congolese football striker playing for US Boulogne in the French Ligue 1. On February 3,

Is a French-Congolese football striker playing for US Boulogne in the French Ligue 1. On February 3, 2007 he played his first Ligue 1 match for Saint-Etienne against Sedan. In 2006 he was called up to represent the national team of the Republic of the Con

Is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier

Is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Celtic in August 2004. Unfortunately, Pattison was put on the sideline for the whole 2004-2005 season with two knee ligament injuries that threatened to end his career before it had really begun.However, he showed his resilience and made his competitive first team debut on February 25, 2006 in a Premiership match against Everton, coming on as a substitute. Pattison made his first start for the club later in the same season against West Bromwich Albion, before being substituted after 80 minutes. Pattison was later named man of the match for the impressive contribution he made during the 3-0 win.