African Famous Names Starting with Letter C

A Zambian footballer. He is nicknamed The Hurricane.Mbesuma made his debut for Zambia in 2003 and ha

A Zambian footballer. He is nicknamed The Hurricane.Mbesuma made his debut for Zambia in 2003 and had won four caps by the end of that year, while at the same time being a key member of Zambia's under-23 side that almost qualified for the Athens Olympics.His performances for the Olympic team caught the attention of Kaizer Chiefs who bought him in January from Roan United in Zambia, where he averaged a goal every other game.He scored on his debut in South Africa's Premier Soccer League in 2004 against the Black Leopards but injured himself in the process and spent several weeks on the sidelines.

Is a Beninese football player who currently plays in Benin for Tonnerre d'Abomey FC. He began his ca

Is a Beninese football player who currently plays in Benin for Tonnerre d'Abomey FC. He began his career in his native Togo for Etoile Filante de Lomé and signed in January 2007 for Tonnerre d'Abomey FC. Akakpo is in the extended squad from the Benin nati

Is a former South African military commander and politician. He is partly credited with preventing t

Is a former South African military commander and politician. He is partly credited with preventing the outbreak of armed violence by disaffected Afrikaners prior to the 1994 elections.Viljoen is credited by some with kick-starting the Afrikaners' self-examination that lead to their acceptance of universal suffrage and free elections, with his famous speech at the Broederbond annual assembly in Voortrekkerhoogte, saying of the black South Africans in his army - As hulle kan veg vir Suid-Afrika, kan hulle stem vir Suid-Afrika! ("If they can fight for South Africa, then they can vote for South Africa!").

Is a South African visual artist.He spent most of his childhood in Ladybrand, a bordertown on the So

Is a South African visual artist.He spent most of his childhood in Ladybrand, a bordertown on the South Africa - Lesotho border. After completing his schooling, Corne studied fine arts at the University of Pretoria from 1993. He studied under such well-known South African artists as Andre Naude and Diane Victor and some of his fellow students included now well-known artists such as Wim Botha and Fredirik Eksteen. Corne's whimsical nature however took over and he dropped his studies and spent several years working as a designer in several fields, including positions as menswear designer and interior designer.

Wrote under the pen name C.J. Langenhoven and was better known as Sagmoedige Neelsie (Gentle Neelsie

Wrote under the pen name C.J. Langenhoven and was better known as Sagmoedige Neelsie (Gentle Neelsie) or Kerneels. He had a formidable role in South Africa's Afrikaans literature and cultural history, and was one of the young language's foremost promoters

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Canterbury Wizards . Kruger is a Wicket Keeper Batsma

Is a South African cricketer who plays for the Canterbury Wizards . Kruger is a Wicket Keeper Batsman. He has been a professional cricket player over the last 10 years in South Africa, New Zealand and Scotland as well. Kruger also lead the Canterbury Wiza

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who p

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who plays for Free State and Eagles cricket teams. de Villiers made his first-class debut in 2006, scoring a total of 49 runs and taking one wicket for Free Sta

Is a former South African cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1992. He is also a form

Is a former South African cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1992. He is also a former national assistant coach. He has been appointed coach of South Africa National cricket team following the resignation of Mickey Arthur.

A South African boxer.

A South African boxer.

Was a heavily-hyped [1] professional boxer in the Heavyweight division in the 1990s. In his native l

Was a heavily-hyped [1] professional boxer in the Heavyweight division in the 1990s. In his native language his name means "Quiet warrior".Known as "No Limit", Tshabalala began his career in 1993 with great promise, winning his first 19 fights as he was featured on major fight cards and on ESPN. His progression was shockingly halted [3] by journeyman Brian Scott in 1996 in a TKO loss and then in 1997 in a TKO loss to Darroll Wilson, although Tshabalala dropped Wilson twice in the 1st round.

Was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin).[note 1] He arose on a political scene where one'

Was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin).[note 1] He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey they lived. Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gr

Is a South African first class cricketer for the Warriors. He is a right-handed opening batsman and

Is a South African first class cricketer for the Warriors. He is a right-handed opening batsman and made his highest score of 200 against the Eagles at Kimberley.

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

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and South Africa.Bianchi hails from Elsie's River on the Cape Flats. He made his senior debut as a 16-year-old in 1994.

Is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.

Is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.

Played in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cups and plays first-class cricket.

Played in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cups and plays first-class cricket.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in eighteen Tests and fifty six ODIs from 1991 to 199

Is a former South African cricketer who played in eighteen Tests and fifty six ODIs from 1991 to 1997.

Is a former South African football (soccer) player currently managing South African Premier Soccer L

Is a former South African football (soccer) player currently managing South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town.Rosslee enjoyed success as a player with Cape Town Spurs, Hellenic and Santos. He made his league debut for Cape Town Spurs in 1990 and retired in 2004 due to several shoulder injuries. Rosslee was ranked among the better defenders of his time in South Africa but was not capped at international level for South Africa.

Is a Namibian cricketer. Williams made his first-class debut for the Namibian cricket team in 2007,

Is a Namibian cricketer. Williams made his first-class debut for the Namibian cricket team in 2007, in a Three-Day South African Provincial Challenge match against North West. Williams bowled four overs in the first innings of the match, conceding 23 run

Is a naturalized Togolese football defender, who plays for Brusque in the Brazilian Série D. He pla

Is a naturalized Togolese football defender, who plays for Brusque in the Brazilian Série D. He played for Hong Kong First Division League team South China as a loan player before after joining the team in the middle of the 2006-07 season. Cris and other

Was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his moth

Was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his mother, Maria De Wit and father, Robert Everson. He continued this tradition and all his children were brought up as Afrikaners.Everson wrote the first Afrikaans opera, and most of his other vocal works were in Afrikaans. His works consist of five sonatas, a trio, an opera, a set of inventions, four song-cycles, a piano suite, miscellaneous movements for the piano and guitar and an incomplete symphony and string quartet.

Was a South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1951.

Was a South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1951.

Was a South African diplomat, school teacher and politican with the African National Congress. Born

Was a South African diplomat, school teacher and politican with the African National Congress. Born in Louis Trichardt, Nkondo was a life-long activist with the ANC. He was a high school teacher at Lamula High School in Meadowlands, Gauteng and eventually became the chairman of the Soweto Teachers Action Committee before being suspended for educating against apartheid. In 1983, he became the Vice President of the United Democratic Front coalition and in 1985, chairman of the Release Mandela campaign which advocated for ANC leader Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Following independence, Nkondo became South Africa's High Commissioner in neighboring Namibia. He died on December 3, 2009

Is an African-American actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois as Cynthia Williams, she was known by her

Is an African-American actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois as Cynthia Williams, she was known by her birth name of Cindy Williams until she started her film career. At that time, the graduate of Ball State University changed her first name to "Cynda" to av

Was President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his death when his plane was shot down on 6 Apri

Was President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his death when his plane was shot down on 6 April 1994.Ntaryamira was born in the Mageyo zone's commune of Mubimbi, Bujumbura Rural Province, in what was then the Belgian-dominated United Nations Trust T

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for his club Bay United.Nzama made 44 appearances for

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for his club Bay United.Nzama made 44 appearances for the South African national football team from 2000 to 2007.[1] He was also a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.