Piet Retief

Piet Retief

male, deceased (1838)
Pieter Retief (usually referred to as Piet Retief), was born about 1780 in the Cape Colony, South Africa, and died 6 February 1838 in what is now...
Simon van der Stel

Simon van der Stel

male, deceased (1712)
Simon van der Stel October 14, 1639 – June 24, 1712, was the first Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. He was the son of Adriaan van der Stel, an of...

Paul Roos

male, 131 years old
Paul J. Roos (1878 - 19??) (also known as "Oom Polla" - Afrikaans for "Uncle Polla") was the first South African Springbok rugby captain and led...
Conrad Stoltz

Conrad Stoltz

male, 36 years old
Conrad Stoltz (born October 23, 1973) is an athlete from South Africa. He competes in triathlons and was twice crowned "World Champion" of the...
Chris Brink

Chris Brink

male
Chris Brink is the former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, South Africa, a post he took up in January...
Anton Rupert

Anton Rupert

male, deceased (2006)
Dr. Anthony Edward Rupert was an Afrikaner-South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist. He was born and raised in the...
Marlene van Niekerk

Marlene van Niekerk

female, 55 years old
Marlene van Niekerk is a South African author who is best known for her novel "Triomf". Her graphic and controversial descriptions of a poor...
Jp Pietersen

Jp Pietersen

male, 23 years old
Jon-Paul Roger "JP" Pietersen (born 12 July, 1986 in Stellenbosch, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. He generally plays...
Johann Rupert

Johann Rupert

male, 59 years old
Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is the eldest son of the late Afrikaans South African business tycoon Anton Rupert and Huberte Rupert and is...
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr

male, deceased (1909)
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (July 4, 1845 - October 11, 1909), South African politician affectionately known as "Onze Jan", "our Jan" in Dutch, was born in...