Famous People with Name Wynand

Wynand Claassen            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Wynand Claassen: is a South African rugby player. He started as a Blue Bulls eighth-man when he arrived in the province in the late 1970s.During his sporting career he earned acclaim after moving to Natal (now known at the Natal Sharks). There he helped take them from a B-league team to one of the premier rugby union teams in South Africa.On 12 August 2008, Wynand Claassen and a delegation of former Springbok captains met with the South African Rugby Union as part of their campaign to express concerns and lobby against the use of race to determine team selection.

Wynand Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Wynand Malan: is a liberal Afrikaner South African politician.A lawyer, Malan entered politics in the 1977 South African election when he was elected to the South Africa's all white parliament as the National Party MP for Randburg.A member of the NP's reform wing, he was critical of P.W. Botha for being too timid in his constitutional reforms in the 1980s and was also critical of the state of emergency implemented by Botha. In the 1987 general election, he left the NP[1] and was elected as a representative of the new Independent Party which he co-founded with Denis Worrall. He subsequently helped form the new liberal opposition Democratic Party becoming its co-leader and retaining his parliamentary seat in the 1989 general election by defeating former Ambassador to Canada Glenn Babb who was running for the NP. Malan remained in the DP's leadership until 1993.

Wynand Olivier            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Wynand Olivier: is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past. Oliver made his provincial rugby debut for the Blue Bul