African Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a cricketer who plays Tests, One Day International and Twenty20 matches for South Africa. At dome

Is a cricketer who plays Tests, One Day International and Twenty20 matches for South Africa. At domestic level he plays for the Warriors having previously represented Eastern Province, he has also played county cricket for Kent. In 2010, Parnell was signe

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and Sout

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and South Africa.Roberts hails from Strandfontein on the Cape Flats where he was schooled at Strandfontein High.

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine times. He made his debut for South Africa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in a match against Spain. His usual position is as a centre.Julies played for the Bulls in the 2007 Super 14 season. Also in the Super 12/14, he has been with the Cats and the Stormers. He is also a part of South Africa's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, having been called in as an injury replacement for Jean de Villiers, who tore a biceps during the pool stages. He moved to France in 2009 to play for Pays d'Aix RC.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.

Is a former cricketer. Born in Luanshya, Zambia, he played intermittently at first-class and List A

Is a former cricketer. Born in Luanshya, Zambia, he played intermittently at first-class and List A level for Orange Free State, Boland, Eastern Transvaal and their successors Easterns, and (once) for Impalas.

Is a former tennis player from South Africa.1992 was Ferreira's breakthrough year on the tour. He st

Is a former tennis player from South Africa.1992 was Ferreira's breakthrough year on the tour. He started out by reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open. He then won his first top-level singles title at Queen's Club, London. His second singles title came just a few weeks later at Schenectady, New York.

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.

Is a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Based in South Africa, he has won a number of important inter

Is a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Based in South Africa, he has won a number of important international Group One races. He is well remembered for riding Irridescence to victory over the great Ouija Board in the 2006 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin

Was a professional boxer and IBF Super Bantamweight Champion. Ncita was born in Mdantsane, South Afr

Was a professional boxer and IBF Super Bantamweight Champion. Ncita was born in Mdantsane, South Africa.Known as "The Hawk", Ncita turned professional in 1984 and in 1994 captured the International Boxing Federation Super Bantamweight Title with a victory over Fabrice Benichou. Ncita defended the title six times before losing it to Kennedy McKinney in 1992. He lost a rematch by decision to McKinney in 1994, a fight in which McKinney was knocked down in round five, but Ncita's left eye swelled shut midway through the bout. Ncita retired in 1998.

Is a Solomon Islands weightlifter. Hale represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Solomon Islands weightlifter. Hale represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was her country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament she ranked 12th in the 58 kg category, with a total of

Is a writer, playwright and performer based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She established the Ki-Yi Mbock

Is a writer, playwright and performer based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She established the Ki-Yi Mbock theatre troupe in 1980 and founded the Ki-Yi village in 1985 for the artistic education of young people.

Is a former South African rugby union player. He played for Western Province in the Currie Cup and f

Is a former South African rugby union player. He played for Western Province in the Currie Cup and for the Stormers in the Super 14 until a neck injury forced him into retirement in January 2007. [1] Greeff also played 12 Tests for South Africa.Greeff was a talented utility back, but his career was blighted by a succession of injuries: a broken hand, damaged shoulder, injured knee, and, finally, a career-ending neck injury. He made his international debut in June 2002, when he came on as a substitute against Argentina, and went on to win a further 11 caps, all but one as a starter. The only time he did not start as a fullback was in his last international appearance, against Georgia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, when he played centre.

Better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences fo

Better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences for In Youpendi, a song from The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane".

Is a football player who currently plays for SS Capricorne in the Réunion Premier League and for th

Is a football player who currently plays for SS Capricorne in the Réunion Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a forward. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

Is a professional tennis player from South Africa.Moodie first came to public notice when he reached

Is a professional tennis player from South Africa.Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the 3rd round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the USA later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating #5 seed Mario Ancic in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4.

Is a tennis player.Whitehouse is now retired from the ATP tour. In 1997 he was Wimbledon Tennis Juni

Is a tennis player.Whitehouse is now retired from the ATP tour. In 1997 he was Wimbledon Tennis Junior Champion defeating Daniel Elsner of Germany 6–3 7–6(8–6).

Was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. H

Was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. He was voted the 11th greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned for life from professional cricket for his role in a match-fixing scandal.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Windhoek. My

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Windhoek. Myburgh made his List A debut for the side during the 2009-10 season, against Griqualand West. From the tailend, he scored 5 runs. Myburgh's first-class debu

Is a Namibian cricketer. Van Vuuren made his first-class debut for the side during the 2009-10 seaso

Is a Namibian cricketer. Van Vuuren made his first-class debut for the side during the 2009-10 season, against Gauteng. He scored 2 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 32 runs in the second. At 16 years and 226 days, he was one of the younge

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the S

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Saracens F.C. in the Guinness premiership, and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks. Before his move to the Bulls, he was the captain of the Cats (Now known as the Lions). He weighs 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) and stands 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall. Van Heerden is known for his high work rate, toughness as well as his leadership experience, despite having captained perpetually unsuccessful teams [such as the Cats/Lions during the 2004-6 Super 12/14 seasons in which, only 4 games from 35 were won].

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He represen

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He represented the Namibian Under-19s cricket team in two consecutive Under-19 Cricket World Cups in 1998 and 2000. Slabber made his first appearance for Namibia for

Is a football player from Cameroon, playing in the team Convoy Sun Hei in the Hong Kong First Divisi

Is a football player from Cameroon, playing in the team Convoy Sun Hei in the Hong Kong First Division League. His position is defensive midfielder.

Is a footballer from Burkina Faso, who currently plays for Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova. Balima began

Is a footballer from Burkina Faso, who currently plays for Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova. Balima began his career with US Ouagadougou and joined than in January 2005 to Sheriff Tiraspol, here won in 2006 the league and cup also the double with FC Sheriff. He wins the Moldova championship and cup in 2008. The french club as Stade Brestois and Chamois Niortais had made offer for him, his Playeragent is the rogolese, Hughes Rhodes. The midfielder has played for the Burkina Faso under-21 team and is current member of the senior national team from Burkina Faso.

Is a Burkinabé footballer, currently playing for Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds, on loan from 1.

Is a Burkinabé footballer, currently playing for Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds, on loan from 1. FC Köln.