African Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a South African linguist working mainly on African languages. Realizing that the grammatical str

Was a South African linguist working mainly on African languages. Realizing that the grammatical structures of Bantu languages are quite different from those of European languages, he was one of the first African linguists of his time to abandon the Euro-centric approach to language description for a more locally grounded one. A most prolific writer, he published a string of grammars, several dictionaries, comparative work, and a history of Bantu linguistics.

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Thanda Royal Zulu and

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Thanda Royal Zulu and South Africa.

Was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known ten

Was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight.Drysdale changed his nationality from South African to American after retiring as a player. Today, he serves as a tennis commentator on ESPN. He is also the founder of Cliff Drysdale Tennis (along with partners Don Henderson and Tom Brownhill) which specializes in resort, hotel, and club tennis management.

A South African athlete and actor, most famous for his portrayal of Ba'al in Stargate SG-1.In 1982,

A South African athlete and actor, most famous for his portrayal of Ba'al in Stargate SG-1.In 1982, after serving his two year term, Simon moved to the He landed a job teaching windsurfing and waterskiing at a resort hotel. As fate would have it, a stage show was in production at the resort and Simon was informed by one of the performers that the choreographer was looking for a gymnast. Simon somehow knew that this was going to be the first step towards a career on stage. To cut a long story short, Simon performed all over the world in various stage productions as a dancer/acrobat, culminating in his dream role as a performer at the world famous Moulin Rouge, Paris in 1989.

Was a South African footballer who played as a winger.After being educated at the King Edward VII Sc

Was a South African footballer who played as a winger.After being educated at the King Edward VII School in his hometown Johannesburg, Durandt began his football career with Marist Brothers. In May 1957 he was selected to play for a South Africa XI against tourists Wolverhampton Wanderers, where his display earned him a move to the English club.As a junior, he played in Wolves' 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph, before making his senior debut on 4 October 1958 in a 4–0 rout of Manchester United. This was his only appearance of the campaign in which the club retained the league championship.

A Zambian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Bidvest Wits.He was part of the Zambian 2006 Afr

A Zambian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Bidvest Wits.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. In 7th of January 2008 he was bought and signed in a fee of 600,000$ by Maccabi Petach Tikva FC.He is known to be a quick and creative winger whose qualities have been praised as rare and akin to zambian great Kalusha Bwalya. When playing for zambia u-20s at last years world youth Championship he caught the eye of several european clubs most notably spanish giants Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands. His silky skills were demonstrated especially against Nigeria u-20s at the African youth championships when his team lost in the semi-finals

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.Ngoben

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.Ngobeni is a talented but injury-prone midfielder who has been on trial with Ajax Amsterdam in the past.

Is a South African professional golfer.Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in

Is a South African professional golfer.Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1990 and has competed predominantly on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour since then, where he has won three tournaments, including the Philips South

Is a South African writer and performer. He made his first professional appearance singing the lead

Is a South African writer and performer. He made his first professional appearance singing the lead role in Menotti’s opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors at age twelve. His poetry has been published internationally, while he is also known for penning several plays and collections of short stories, as well as the fictional biography of a guru, Sunshine - The Booklet of the Biography.

(born on 24 December 1970 in Johannesburg) is a South African golfer.

(born on 24 December 1970 in Johannesburg) is a South African golfer.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1951 to 1958. He also played i

Is a former South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1951 to 1958. He also played international rugby union for England.

Is a South African-born and UK based (resident in Cayman Islands for tax purposes) record executive

Is a South African-born and UK based (resident in Cayman Islands for tax purposes) record executive and businessman.He was the founder of the Zomba Music Group which he sold in 2002 for $1.8bn to the German-based media group Bertelsmann.

Is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricke

Is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49. He was controversially left out of the squads for the one-off Test against the Wes

He played seven Tests and six One Day Internationals for South Africa. In sixteen seasons at Transva

He played seven Tests and six One Day Internationals for South Africa. In sixteen seasons at Transvaal (later Gauteng) he took 398 wickets at 30.05, also captaining the team for three seasons.

Was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1964.

Was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1964.

A Zambian football (soccer) defender.He comes from the southern part of Zambia and has a sister and

A Zambian football (soccer) defender.He comes from the southern part of Zambia and has a sister and two other brothers.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. Hachilensa is currently playing for ZESCO United F.C.. In 2007 he played for IFK Mariehamn in Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. He made his debut in "The Islanders" on the 4th of August 2007 against FC KooTeePee. He scored a goal on his debut to secure his team a 3 - 2 win, and has already become a popular player among the fans.He was also part of the squad who played the 2008 African cup of nations in Ghana and their team were sent out in group stages.

Is a Cameroonian football defender, he currently plays for DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda in the Slovak S

Is a Cameroonian football defender, he currently plays for DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda in the Slovak Superliga

Is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Brumbies in Super 14 and internation

Is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Brumbies in Super 14 and internationally for Australia. He began his Australia career as a centre, but now mainly plays wing.He spent his entire childhood in Durban and played most of his rugby as a South African junior, representing South African Schools and even captaining the under-21 national team to victory in the 2002 U21 Rugby World Cup. In the same year, he made his debut in the then-Super 12 for the Sharks. However, at the end of 2002, he chose to move to Australia, for which he was qualified to play by virtue of having an Australia-born paternal grandmother.

Is a South African professional golfer who, as well as being a regular winner on the South African t

Is a South African professional golfer who, as well as being a regular winner on the South African tour, enjoyed several victories on the British and Australian circuits in the 1960s.

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.

Is an educator and a feminist poet. She attended the University of Strasbourg and later the Ludwig M

Is an educator and a feminist poet. She attended the University of Strasbourg and later the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. In Benin she served as Director of the National Institute of Training and Research into Education from 1977 to 1981. She a

Is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.

Is a South African cricketer who currently plays for the Warriors. He represented South Africa at th

Is a South African cricketer who currently plays for the Warriors. He represented South Africa at the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Ingram made his First Team debut at the age of 14 and continued to play at this level throughout the rest of h

Was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabi

Was a lawyer and a politician of Southern Africa, Member of the House of Assembly, Senator, and Cabinet Minister in the government of Jan Smuts.He practiced as a lawyer in Pretoria and then in Bloemfontein, where he was elected as deputy leader of the National Party. He served in the capacity as Deputy Minister of Justice from 1915 to 1928, under Tielman Roos.He resigned this mandate in 1928, and left the political life for a short period, before joining United Party in 1936 and was once again reelected to Parliament in 1938.

Was, along with his wife, Margaret (1933 - 2007), an anti-apartheid activist and political exile.In

Was, along with his wife, Margaret (1933 - 2007), an anti-apartheid activist and political exile.In 1934 Colin Legum began working at the Sunday Express in Johannesburg. Later he became became the newspaper's political correspondent. He joined the South African Labour Party and, in1942, he was elected to the Johannesburg City Council.In 1951 he joined the UK's Sunday Observer. He served as the newspaper's diplomatic editor and its Commonwealth correspondent. In 1960 he married Margaret Jean Roberts. In 1964 Colin and Margaret Legum published South Africa: Crisis for the West, in which they argued for economic sanctions against the South African government to bring an end to apartheid. In 1968 Colin Legum became editor of the annual Africa Contemporary Record. Legum was the author of over 20 books including Congo Disaster (1960), Pan-Africanism: A Brief History (1962), and Africa: A Handbook of the Continent (1962).